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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russian Missile Strike on Residential Building Kills 3 in Kryvyi Rih VOA 12 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian officials said a Russian missile hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvyi Rih Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring at least 38 others.
• Russia Strikes Apartment Buildings In Kryviy Rih, Kupyansk, Killing 3 RFE/RL 12 Mar 2024 -- Russian armed forces on March 12 struck apartment buildings in the Ukrainian cities of Kupyansk and Kryviy Rih, killing at least three people.
• Ukraine Hits Oil Facilities In Sweeping Attack Inside Russia RFE/RL 12 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian drones were used to hit multiple targets in a sweeping attack on Russia that reportedly ignited fires at two major oil facilities and saw armed groups cross into Russian territory.
• Russia intercepts, destroys dozens of Ukrainian drones Press TV 12 Mar 2024 -- Russia's defense ministry says it has intercepted and downed 25 Ukrainian drones over separate regions of the country, including the capital Moscow.
• Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attack Hit Fuel Facility VOA 12 Mar 2024 -- Russian officials reported Ukrainian drone attacks Tuesday targeting Moscow and several regions of western Russia.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Mar 2024-- In the morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation along with the Border Service of the Federal Security Service thwarted the Kiev's regime attempt to enter the territory of the Russian Federation in Belgorod and Kursk regions.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Mar 2024-- In the morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation along with the Border Service of the Federal Security Service thwarted the Kiev's regime attempt to enter the territory of the Russian Federation in Belgorod and Kursk regions.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 12 Mar 2024
• Ukraine Loses 234 Fighters During Attempt to Cross Border - MoD Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine lost 234 fighters, seven tanks and three Bradley infantry fighting vehicles during an attempt to cross Russia's border on Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.
• Plans to Resolve Ukraine Conflict Ignoring Russia Will Not Result in Peace - Erdogan Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- Plans to resolve the Ukrainian conflict without participation of Russia will not result in peace, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
• Russian Armed Forces Take Control of Nevelskoe Settlement in Donetsk Area - MoD Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine has lost more than 380 soldiers in the Avdeyevka area, over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russia Foils Attempt by Ukrainian Armed Formations to Break Into Belgorod and Kursk Regions Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- Russian military, together with units of the border service of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), thwarted Ukraine's attempt to break into the Russian border territory in the Belgorod and Kursk regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Ukraine's Attempt to Attack Russia With RM-70 Vampire MLRS, Tochka-U Foiled - MoD Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine has attempted to attack Russia with the RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and the Tochka-U tactical missile system, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russia Foils Ukraine's Attempt to Carry Out Terrorist Attack Using 25 UAVs Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- Russian air defenses destroyed 25 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia, China, and Iran's Navy ships launch Sea Security Belt-2024 naval exercise in Gulf of Oman Russia MoD 12 Mar 2024-- The Pacific Fleet's detachment of ships, made of the missile cruiser Varyag and frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, has begun to practise the Sea Security Belt-2024 joint naval exercise with ships of the Iranian and Chinese navies.
• Il-76 Military Plane Crashes During Takeoff in Russia's Ivanovo Region - Defense Ministry Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- The Il-76 military transport aircraft crash on Tuesday in Russia's Ivanovo Region killed military pilots from Tver and Orenbrug regions, the regional governors said.
• China, Iran, Russia launch joint drills near Gulf of Oman, safeguard regional maritime security Global Times 12 Mar 2024 -- The naval forces of China, Iran and Russia on Monday launched an exercise near the Gulf of Oman in a joint effort to safeguard regional maritime security, without targeting any third country or current regional tensions, experts said on Tuesday.
• Iran, Russia, China begin joint naval drills in Sea of Oman IRNA 12 Mar 2024 -- Naval forces from Iran, Russia and China have begun conducting joint drills in the Sea of Oman, their fifth common military exercise in recent years.
• Russian, Chinese warships arrive in Iran's territorial waters for joint drills IRNA 12 Mar 2024 -- Russian and Chinese warships have arrived in Iran's territorial waters to participate in joint naval drills dubbed "Maritime Security Belt 2024".
• Iran, Russia, China to start joint naval exercise ISNA 12 Mar 2024 -- Naval forces from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and China will start a combined naval exercise in the northern tip of the Indian Ocean, where various divisions of their militaries will conduct large-scale maritime maneuvers.
• Iran, Russia, China kick off joint naval drills in Sea of Oman Press TV 12 Mar 2024 -- Naval forces of Iran, Russia and China have started a joint exercise in the Sea of Oman amid heightened tensions in the region over the Israeli campaign of death and destruction in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Armenian Leader Again Threatens To Leave Russian-Led Defense Bloc RFE/RL 12 Mar 2024 -- Armenia will leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) if its lingering security concerns are not addressed by the Russian-led military alliance, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian warned again on March 12.

Foreign Policy

• Russia Steps Up Spy War on West VOA 12 Mar 2024 -- Russia has successfully relaunched its spy operations against the West after hundreds of its operatives were ejected following Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, according to analysts. They warn that the Kremlin is using a network of proxies to infiltrate European nations and carry out a range of intelligence operations.
• Press release on banning entry to the Russian Federation to representatives of the Baltic states hostile to our country Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Mar 2024
• Press release on a demarche to the Ambassador of Switzerland to Russia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Mar 2024
• Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Swiss Ambassador Over Russian Assets' Confiscation Plan Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it had summoned Swiss Ambassador in Moscow Krystyna Marty Lang in connection with decision of the Swiss parliament on a mechanism that would allow the confiscation of Russian assets.
• Russia Refuses To Reverse Decision To Open Polling Stations In Moldova's Separatist Transdniester RFE/RL 12 Mar 2024 -- Russia's ambassador to Chisinau says Moscow will not reverse its move to open six polling stations in separatist Transdniester for presidential elections in Russia this week despite an official protest over the move by Moldova.
• Russia: Israel deliberately impeding probe into crimes committed in Gaza Press TV 12 Mar 2024 -- Russia says Israel is deliberately obstructing investigations into crimes it has committed in the besieged Gaza Strip.

News Reports

• Meduza, Russian-Language News Outlet, Says It Faced Unprecedented Attacks RFE/RL 12 Mar 2024 -- Meduza, an independent, Russian-language media outlet, accused the Russian authorities of carrying out an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks last month with the intent to "destroy" it.
• Yuan's share in Russia's trade settlements expands in January, sign of steady internationalization progress Global Times 12 Mar 2024 -- The share of the yuan in Russia's trade settlements in January further expanded, signaling steady progress for promoting the internationalization of the yuan.