Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
13 March 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- Ukraine's New War Strategy: Dig In, Hold On, Find More Soldiers, Hope For U.S. Weaponry RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- The Russians are advancing. The Ukrainians are digging. Weeks after notching their biggest battlefield win in nearly a year, the capture of the industrial city of Avdiyivka, Russian forces are advancing -- in some places, slowly, in other places, quickly.
- Ukraine's SBU Said Behind Massive Attacks On Russian Oil Refineries RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) was behind a sweeping wave of drone attacks on several Russian regions on March 13 that reportedly set a Rosneft refinery on fire and targeted other economic and military objectives, a Ukrainian intelligence source told RFE/RL.
- Ukraine conducts wave of attacks in Russia, over 30 drones shot down Press TV 13 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine has launched a wave of drone attacks on several border regions in Russia for a second day in a row, and Russian forces managed to detect and destroy over 30 drones.
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024
- Putin: Russia Prepared for Nuclear Warfare if Its Sovereignty Threatened VOA 13 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow is prepared to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, warning the U.S. again that if it sends troops to fight in Ukraine it would be considered a major escalation of the conflict.
- Foreign Ministry statement on the second anniversary of returning the Zaporozhye NPP to Russian jurisdiction Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Mar 2024
- Moscow Slams CIA's Remarks on Supporting Crimea Strikes as Incitement Sputnik 13 Mar 2024 -- The recent statement by CIA Director William Burns that US aid will help Kiev attack Crimea is an incitement to escalate the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
- Ukraine Loses Up to 460 Soldiers Near Avdeyevka in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 13 Mar 2024 -- Russia repelled 12 counterattacks and Ukraine has lost more than 460 soldiers in the Avdeyevka region over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.
- Russian Air Defense Systems Intercepted, Destroyed 58 UAVs Overnight - MoD Sputnik 13 Mar 2024 -- Russian air defense systems have intercepted and destroyed 58 Ukrainian drones in the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Leningrad and Ryazan regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
- Russia deploys 'game changer' weapon as US says Ukraine's ammo shortage costs dearly Press TV 13 Mar 2024 -- Russia's air force has started deploying powerful aerial bombs to counter Ukraine amid Kiev's shortages of ammunition provided by the US and other Western allies.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Interview to Dmitry Kiselev President of Russia 13 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin answered questions from Dmitry Kiselev.
- Russia Ready With Nuclear Response If Sovereignty Threatened, Putin Warns RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin, speaking two days before the start of an election he is expected to easily win, has issued his latest of many warnings that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened, saying he hopes Washington will not do anything to trigger such a conflict.
- Putin names Russia's most important and powerful weapon ISNA 13 Mar 2024 -- National unity and patriotism have helped Moscow prevail against the West, the president has said.
- Russia 'ready' for nuclear war: Putin warns West Press TV 13 Mar 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin has warned the Western countries that Russia is "fully prepared" for a nuclear war, emphasizing that any deployment of United States troops to Ukraine would be regarded as a substantial escalation of the ongoing military operation.
- Corvette Gremyashchy, Pacific Fleet, carries out artillery live-fire drills in Peter the Great Bay Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024-- The corvette Gremyashchy of the Pacific Fleet is conducting scheduled exercises with artillery live-fire in the Peter the Great Bay.
- Active phase of the Sea Security Belt-2024 International Naval Exercise takes place in the Gulf of Oman Russia MoD 13 Mar 2024-- The Pacific Fleet's detachment of ships, made of the guards missile cruiser Varyag and frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, practised joint tactical manoeuvres and underwent signal drills with crews of the Iranian and Chinese navies within the framework of the Sea Security Belt-2024 International Naval Exercise.
- New IRGC warships participate in Iran-China-Russia naval drill IRNA 13 Mar 2024 -- The new warships of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have participated in a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean.
- IRGC deploys new warships in combined drills in northern Indian Ocean Press TV 13 Mar 2024 -- Three homegrown warships, recently added to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) naval fleet, have taken part in a combined naval exercise at the northern tip of the Indian Ocean, and conducted major maritime maneuvers.
- Iran, Russia, China kick off joint naval drills ISNA 13 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.
Foreign Policy
News Reports
- Lithuania Says Hammer Attack On Navalny Aide 'Likely' Organized By Russia RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- Lithuania said an attack in Vilnius on Leonid Volkov, a former close aide to late Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, "likely" organized by Moscow as part of a series of provocations in the Baltic country aimed at intimidating President Vladimir Putin's opponents abroad.
- Navalny's Widow Calls Putin A 'Gangster' Unworthy To Be Recognized As President RFE/RL 13 Mar 2024 -- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, said President Vladimir Putin is a "gangster" and Western governments should not recognize him as the legitimate leader of Russia after his inevitable reelection in the presidential vote that begins on March 15.
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