21 February 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News

More Than 45,000 Russian Soldiers Believed Killed Since Start Of Ukraine War RFE/RL 21 Feb 2024 -- At least 45,123 Russian troops have been killed since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago, according to research by journalists from Mediazona and the BBC's Russian Service who have established the deceased soldiers' identities.
Some 60 Russian Troops Reportedly Killed By Strike While Waiting In Formation RFE/RL 21 Feb 2024 -- A Ukrainian strike on a training ground in Moscow-occupied Donetsk has killed at least 60 Russian troops, the BBC's Russian Service quoted sources as saying.

Ukraine Loses Up to 450 Soldiers Near Avdeyevka in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 21 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine has lost up to 450 soldiers in the Avdeyevka area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.
Up to 1,000 Ukrainian Troops Believed to Be Captured in Retreat From Avdeyevka - Reports Sputnik 21 Feb 2024 -- Between 850 and 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers appear to have been captured or are unaccounted for during the Ukrainian retreat from Avdeyevka, a former Ukrainian stronghold north of the city of Donetsk, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two Ukrainian soldiers.
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the crisis in Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024

Visiting the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant President of Russia 21 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin visits the capital of Tatarstan and the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant.

Presentation of state decorations to military units and divisions of the Aerospace Forces President of Russia 21 Feb 2024 -- The President presented state decorations to the military units and divisions of the Aerospace Forces at Chkalovsky airfield.

Meeting with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 21 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon in Kazan.
Meeting with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev President of Russia 21 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Kazan.
Meeting with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov President of Russia 21 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov in Kazan.

Meeting with President of the Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik President of Russia 21 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik in Kazan.
Dodik Doubles Down On Refusal To Join Sanctions Against Moscow In Meeting With Putin RFE/RL 21 Feb 2024 -- Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russia president of the Serbian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 and reaffirmed the entity's refusal to join Western sanctions against Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the United Mexican States Alicia Barcena Ibarra Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Celinda Sosa Lunda Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024
Press release Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of Paraguay Ruben Ramirez Lezcano Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the G20 ministerial meeting on the G20's role in addressing ongoing international tensions, Rio de Janeiro, February 21, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the Brazilian newspaper O Globo, February 21, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Feb 2024

EU Approves New Russia Sanctions Over Its War on Ukraine VOA 21 Feb 2024 -- The European Union agreed Wednesday to enact a new round of sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow's continued war in Ukraine.
EU Approves 'One Of Broadest' Sanctions Packages Against Russia So Far RFE/RL 21 Feb 2024 -- The European Union has approved a new package of sanctions against Russia, its 13th since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago, in what the bloc's rotating president Belgium said was "one of the broadest approved by the EU."

UK sanctions heads of Arctic penal colony where Alexei Navalny was killed UK FCDO 21 Feb 2024 -- The UK has sanctioned 6 individuals heading up the penal colony where Alexei Navalny died on 16 February 2023.

Supreme Court Rejects Nadezhdin's Latest Appeal Over Decision To Bar Him From Russian Presidential Vote RFE/RL 21 Feb 2024 -- Russia's Supreme Court on February 21 threw out anti-war presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin's latest appeal of the Central Election Commission's (TsIK) decision to bar him from next month's presidential election.

Russia Adds Navalny's Self-Exiled Brother To Its 'Wanted List' Again RFE/RL 21 Feb 2024 -- Russia's Interior Ministry on February 20 again added self-exiled Oleg Navalny, a younger brother of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, who died in Russian prison last week, to it "wanted list" on unspecified charges.

Best Way To Honor Navalny, NATO Chief Says, Is Ensuring Russia's Defeat In Ukraine RFE/RL 21 Feb 2024 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the death of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny and the first Russian gains on the battlefield in months should help focus the attention of NATO and its allies on the urgent need to support Ukraine.

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