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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Has No Navy. But It's Hammering Russia In The Black Sea. RFE/RL 19 Feb 2024 -- The grainy black-and-white video showed what appeared to be a fast-moving speedboat bobbing on the nighttime waves, swerving back and forth as it approaches a much larger warship. The ship then explodes spectacularly, and the nearly 3-minute video ends with a vessel seen rolling onto its port side just before it sinks.
• Putin congratulates military on "important victory" in Avdiivka ISNA 19 Feb 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday hailed his army's capture of the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) as an "important victory", following a hasty withdrawal by the Ukrainian forces.
• Russian Troops Completely Liberate Coke and Chemical Plant in Avdeyevka Sputnik 19 Feb 2024 -- On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian Armed Forces had taken full control of the city of Avdeyevka, a northern suburb of Donetsk.
• Ukraine Used US Chemical Weapons Against Russian Troops - MoD Sputnik 19 Feb 2024 -- Russia has recorded cases of Ukrainian troops using US chemical munitions during the special military operation, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian armed forces, said on Monday.
• Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: 23,000 people reported missing ICRC 19 Feb 2024 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seeking to clarify the fate of 23,000 persons whose families have no news of them, either because they have been captured, killed, or because they lost contact after fleeing their homes. The pain of family separation comes on top of indescribable loss and suffering. Two years after the escalation of the armed conflict, humanitarian needs are rising, including for millions of people displaced, both within and beyond the borders of the two countries.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Medvedev threatens to nuke Washington, Berlin and London if Russia forced to retreat Press TV 19 Feb 2024 -- Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has threatened Washington, Berlin, London and Kiev with nuclear attacks if Russia is forced to retreat from Ukraine.
• Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of Armed Forces of Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on violations of Chemical Weapons Convention by U.S. and Ukraine Russia MoD 19 Feb 2024
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on February 12-18, 2024 Lithuania MND 19 Feb 2024

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Havana, February 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Feb 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, Havana, February 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Feb 2024
• Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Russia's upcoming presidential elections Estonia MFA 19 Feb 2024 -- Almost ten years have passed since Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and two years since Russia's full-scale invasion and aggression against Ukraine.
• Bosnian Serb Leader Meets Lukashenka In Minsk, Plans To Meet Putin In Moscow RFE/RL 19 Feb 2024 -- Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russia president of the Serbian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, met with Belarusian President leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk and announced plans this week to travel to Moscow where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an extended journey in the region.
• Biden Considering New Russia Sanctions After Navalny Death VOA 19 Feb 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday he is "considering additional sanctions" against Moscow following the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
• Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström Government Offices of Sweden 19 Feb 2024 -- The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has today summoned the Russian Ambassador in connection with the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs underlines to the representative of Russia the responsibility of Russia's political leadership for Alexei Navalny's death Latvia MFA 19 Feb 2024 -- On 19 February 2024, the Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., of the Embassy of the Russian Federation was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to express to him the indignation and condemnation over the death of Alexei Navalny in prison.

News Reports

• Navalnaya Bolstered By EU Foreign Ministers' Vows Of Further Russia Sanctions RFE/RL 19 Feb 2024 -- European Union foreign ministers in Brussels provided strong public backing to the exiled widow of Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny, vowing additional sanctions against Moscow to hold it responsible for the death of her husband in a remote Arctic prison.
• Navalny's Widow Addresses Husband's Death, Vows to Lead Anti-Putin Opposition VOA 19 Feb 2024 -- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, vowed Monday to carry on her husband's work, saying she "will continue to fight for the freedom of our country," and, "I call on you to stand by me."
• Russia Plans to Launch Over 40 Space Rockets in 2024 for 1st Time in 30 Years Sputnik 19 Feb 2024 -- Russian state space corporation Roscosmos intends to launch more than 40 space rockets in 2024 for the first time in 30 years, Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov has said.