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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Launches Far-Ranging Drone Attacks Amid Russia's Presidential Vote RFE/RL 17 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine launched a massive new wave of drone attacks on March 17 that reportedly killed two people as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule for another six years.
• Putin Says Russia Has Advantage on Ukraine Battlefield VOA 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that his forces had an advantage on the battlefield in Ukraine, and that it might be necessary for Russian forces to create a buffer zone on the Ukrainian side of the border to prevent attacks on Russian territory.
• Russia repels 35 Ukrainian drone attacks in several regions Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Russia says it has intercepted and downed 35 Ukrainian drones that targeted several regions across the country, including Moscow.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 17 Mar 2024 -- At about 10.15 am an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 17 Mar 2024 -- At about 08.00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack on facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation using nine shells of the RM-70 Vampire multiple-launch rocket system and three shells of the Uragan multiple-launch rocket system was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 17 Mar 2024 -- During these night and morning an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Tank Factory Repairing German Leopards - Source Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian missile strikes on Nikolayev target a tank factory repairing foreign military equipment, including German Leopard-2 tanks, leading to cordon-offs and ambulance presence, indicating possible international involvement in repairs, source say.
• Russian Forces Take Control of Mirnoye Village in Zaporozhye Region - MoD Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian forces have successfully taken control of the village of Mirnoye in the Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Russian Air Defense Destroys 35 Ukrainian Drones - MoD Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- The Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed 35 Ukrainian drones over the Moscow, Belgorod, Kaluga, Oryol, Rostov, Yaroslavl and Kursk regions, as well as Krasnodar Territory, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Defence Minister inspects work of Black Sea Fleet command post Russia MoD 17 Mar 2024 -- During the meeting, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu set the task to conduct with the personnel both day and nighttime constant training to repel terrorist attacks of the enemy, as well as to improve the survivability of ships and vessels, and the protection of infrastructure facilities in the area of responsibility of the fleet.
• Shoigu Inspects Black Sea Fleet Command Post Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made a working visit to the Southern Military District and visited the Black Sea Fleet command centre, the Russian Defence Ministry reported.

Foreign Policy

• On the results of the so-called 2024 "election" of the Russian President Latvia MFA 17 Mar 2024 -- The so-called presidential "election" held in Russia has ended without any surprises and with predictable outcomes. The individual responsible for starting the most destructive war in Europe since the end of World War II has been re-elected to the post of the President of Russia.
• Russia's presidential election is not legal, free and fair Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Mar 2024 -- On 15-17 March 2024, Russia held a so-called presidential election. The voting took place amid harsh repressions against society, preventing it from making a free, democratic choice.
• South Ossetia Discussing With Russia Possible Incorporation - Parliament Chairman Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- The topic of the possible entry of South Ossetia into Russia is being discussed in close coordination with Moscow, South Ossetian Parliament Chairman Alan Alborov told Sputnik.

News Reports

• Key Points of Vladimir Putin's Speech at Campaign Headquarters Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- Presidential candidate and Russia's incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin said he would like to thank citizens of Russia who went to polling stations and voted in the presidential election this weekend.
• Putin Wins Election with No Effective Opposition VOA 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated winning a new six-year term after an election that gave voters no real alternatives due to the intimidation or jailing of most potential opponents.
• Putin Extends Rule With Landslide Victory In Tightly Controlled Vote RFE/RL 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his nearly quarter-century rule with a landslide victory in a tightly controlled election as he seeks to demonstrate overwhelming popular support for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine and increasingly repressive policies.
• Putin wins Russia's presidential election with landslide, getting about 88% of vote Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- As counting ballots in Russia's presidential election continues, exit polls show that Vladimir Putin has won with a landslide, getting about 88 percent of the total vote to head for another six-year term in office.
• Russian Opposition Protests Unlikely To Alter Kremlin's Election Narrative As Putin Cruises To A Fifth Term RFE/RL 17 Mar 2024 -- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died suspiciously in a remote Russian prison last month, cast her ballot for Russian president at the Russian Embassy in Berlin after standing in line for more than six hours on March 17.
• Putin Says He Agreed To Swap Navalny Days Before His Death RFE/RL 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he agreed to swap his fiercest critic, Alekesi Navalny, several days before the opposition leader died in prison last month.