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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russian Strikes Take Mounting Toll As Zelenskiy Set To Visit Turkey RFE/RL 07 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian officials reported that a Russian missile strike on the northeastern city of Sumy caused an unknown number of civilian injuries and deaths in the latest in a series of intensified deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure sites.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 07 Mar 2024
• Ukraine conflict may escalate into full-scale war in Europe: Russian general Press TV 07 Mar 2024 -- The battle in Ukraine may intensify into a large-scale war across Europe and there is a growing likelihood of Russia's forces getting engaged in new conflicts, warns a high-ranking Russian military official.
• Why Russian Gains in Chasov Yar in Donetsk Region Are Significant? Sputnik 07 Mar 2024 -- Having successfully liberated the city of Avdeyevka from Ukrainian occupation, Russian troops now advance on another city in the Donetsk People's Republic held by the Kiev regime forces - Chasov Yar.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 390 Soldiers Near Avdeyevka in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 07 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine has lost up to 390 soldiers in the Avdeyevka area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with graduates of the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School President of Russia 07 Mar 2024 -- Ahead of March 8, the President visited the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School, named after Hero of the Soviet Union Anatoly Serov, and met with its graduates.
• NATO Preparing for New Wars, Drills in Europe Increase Tensions - Russian Security Council Sputnik 07 Mar 2024 -- NATO is preparing for new wars, and drills conducted by the alliance in Europe increase tensions in the world, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Thursday.
• Russian Military Destroys 2 Militant Bases, 20 Terrorists in Syria's Idlib Province Sputnik 07 Mar 2024 -- On March 5, Russian aerospace forces destroyed two bases of militants involved in the shelling of Syrian military positions in the Syrian province of Idlib, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Thursday.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on summoning US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy to the Foreign Ministry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Mar 2024
• Russia summons US ambassador for 'meddling' in internal affairs Press TV 07 Mar 2024 -- Moscow has summoned the US ambassador in protest against funding "anti-Russian" non-profit groups and interfering in the domestic affairs of Russia.
• Moscow Warns U.S. Embassy, Designates 3 NGOs As 'Undesirable' RFE/RL 07 Mar 2024 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador to Moscow Lynne Tracy and delivered a stern warning for Washington to stay out of Russia's internal affairs ahead of a presidential election widely expected to hand incumbent Vladimir Putin another term in office given the absence of opposition candidates on the ballot.
• Biden Reaffirms Need to Free American Journalist Jailed in Russia VOA 07 Mar 2024 -- During his State of the Union address on Thursday night, U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to secure the release of Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist jailed in Russia for nearly one year on espionage charges that are widely viewed as politically motivated and baseless.
• China-Russia Trade in January-February 2024 Up to $37.01Bln Sputnik 07 Mar 2024 -- The China-Russia trade in January-February of 2024 has increased by 9.3% year-on-year and amounted to $37.01 billion, data of the Chinese General Administration of Customs showed on Thursday.
• China, Russia forged a new paradigm of major-country relations different from obsolete Cold War approach: Wang Yi Global Times 07 Mar 2024 -- China and Russia have forged a new paradigm of major-country relations that differs entirely from the obsolete Cold War approach, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday, adding that the relation is of great value in maintaining global strategic stability.
• China's FM Reveals Trade With Russia Hit Record High Sputnik 07 Mar 2024 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi held a news conference Thursday on the sidelines of a political gathering in Beijing.
• Minister of Defence issues directive to end the sales of products in the ministry's area of government that continue to be available in Russia Estonia MoD 07 Mar 2024 -- Goods from manufacturers who continue to operate in Russia and thereby contribute to the financing of the Russian war machine will be removed from sale outlets on the territory of the Estonian Defence Forces and other locations under the governance of the Ministry of Defence.

News Reports

• Russia Says It Thwarted Bombing VOA 07 Mar 2024 -- Russia's Federal Security Service, the FSB, said Thursday it shot dead a Belarusian man who planned to blow up an administrative building in Russia's northern Karelia region on behalf of Ukraine.