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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• 20 Killed in Russian Missile Attack on Odesa, More Than 70 Injured VOA 15 Mar 2024 -- A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Friday killed 20 people, including rescue workers, according to Ukrainian officials.
• Zelenskiy Vows 'Fair Response' To Attack On Odesa That Killed 20 RFE/RL 15 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the Russian forces that attacked the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa with Iskander missiles and drones on March 15 would receive a "fair response" from Kyiv's forces.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024-- On 14 March 2024, the Russian Armed Forces, together with the border forces of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), thwarted another attempt launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through the territory of Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, this time near Kozinka.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Ukraine Loses Over 2,700 Soldiers Around Avdeyevka in Past Week - MoD Sputnik 15 Mar 2024 -- Russia repelled 64 counterattacks in the Avdeyevka area, in the past week, where Ukraine lost over 2,700 soldiers, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
• Ukraine Hit With Over 1,500 Losses in Failed 3-Day Attempt to Invade Russia Sputnik 15 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine's attempted incursion into Russian territory in the area of the Kursk and Belgorod regions between March 12 and 14 resulted in the deaths of over 1,500 Ukrainian troops, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
• Russian Air Defense Downs 7 Vampire MLRS Missiles Over Belgorod Region Sputnik 15 Mar 2024 -- Russian air defense systems have destroyed seven Vampire MLRS missiles over the Belgorod Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 15 Mar 2024 -- The President held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.
• China-Russia-Iran Maritime Drills Send Signal to West VOA 15 Mar 2024 -- China conducted joint military drills this week with Russia and Iran in the Gulf of Oman, a critical water conduit near the entry to the Persian Gulf.

Foreign Policy

• Unfriendly Countries Tried to Disrupt Voting of Russians Abroad - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 15 Mar 2024 -- Unfriendly countries have tried to do everything to disrupt the process of voting of Russians abroad in the presidential election but they have failed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.
• Committee of Ministers condemns Russia for Alexey Navalnyy's death, calls for independent international investigation Council of Europe 15 Mar 2024 -- The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers has strongly condemned the Russian authorities for the recent death of Alexey Navalnyy.

News Reports

• About One-Third Of Voters Turn Out On First Day Of Election Set To Extend Putin's Rule RFE/RL 15 Mar 2024 -- More than a third of Russia's eligible voters cast ballots in person and online on the first day of the country's three-day presidential election, the Central Election Commission (TsIK) said after polls closed on March 15 in the country's westernmost region of Kaliningrad.
• Six More Years For Putin. Five Things To Watch For. RFE/RL 15 Mar 2024 -- This we can say with high confidence: Vladimir Putin will be declared the victor of the now ongoing three-day election, ushering in another six years as Russia's president.
• Several Russians Vandalize Polling Stations In Protest On First Day Of Presidential Vote RFE/RL 15 Mar 2024 -- About a dozen Russians, defying threats from authorities of long prison sentences, have vandalized ballot boxes and polling stations across the country in protest of a presidential election that is almost certain to hand Vladimir Putin six more years as president.
• Russia holds presidential election amid rising tension with the West Global Times 15 Mar 2024 -- Russia began voting Friday in a three-day presidential election. Analysts believe the Russian election will be a high-turnout and high-vote one, and with incumbent president Vladimir Putin aiming to win a sixth term in office, the new government, even with a possible cabinet reshuffle, will be largely in line with current domestic and foreign policies, which means confrontation between Russia and the West will continue after the election, and that will also make Moscow "keep looking eastward" and enhance ties with emerging powers.
• Russians vote in presidential election amid escalating border attacks Press TV 15 Mar 2024 -- Russians have begun voting in a three-day presidential election amid an ongoing conflict and a barrage of deadly attacks on border regions.
• The Week In Russia: Flowers On The Grave RFE/RL 15 Mar 2024 -- The Kremlin will cast the March 15-17 election as a powerful popular endorsement of President Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine. The long lines of citizens who came out to support a would-be rival and to pay their respects at the funeral of Putin's most prominent opponent tell a different story.
• Top UN official slams Russia's illegal elections in occupied Ukraine UN News 15 Mar 2024 -- The UN's top political affairs official on Friday briefed the Security Council and slammed ongoing Russian elections in illegally occupied areas of Ukraine.