19 March 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News

Use Of Drones On Battlefield Becoming Priority For Ukraine, Says Top Commander RFE/RL 19 Mar 2024 -- The commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces on March 18 again touted the use of drones on the battlefield, saying that they are becoming more and more important in the fight against Russian forces.
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russia's Oil Revenues VOA 19 Mar 2024 -- A recent series of Ukrainian drone and missile strikes targeting Russian oil refineries has significantly hurt Moscow's processing capacity, according to analysts.

Russian Military Preemptively Strikes Ukrainian Saboteurs on Border - MoD Sputnik 19 Mar 2024 -- The Russian armed forces launched a preemptive strike against Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the forest in the border area with the Belgorod region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Putin: All Attempts by Ukrainian Sabotage Groups to Break Through Russian Border Have Failed Sputnik 19 Mar 2024 -- The Ukrainian military launched large-scale offensive operations to try to break into the Russian border regions of Belgorod and Kursk last week. The Russian military responded with a large-scale campaign of ground and air-based operations to destroy these forces.
Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 19 Mar 2024 -- At around 10:30, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation using RM-70 Vampire MLRS projectiles.
Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 19 Mar 2024 -- At around 8:45 Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled the Kiev regime's attempt to launch a terrorist attack using a fixed-wing UAV against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 19 Mar 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled attempts by the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation using fixed-wing UAVs.

Meeting of Federal Security Service Board President of Russia 19 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Federal Security Service Board.

Telephone conversation with President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania President of Russia 19 Mar 2024
Telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov President of Russia 19 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at the Turkmen side's initiative.

Telephone conversation with President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi President of Russia 19 Mar 2024

Blinken Blasts Russia For 'Sham' Presidential Election RFE/RL 19 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Kremlin's marginalization of civil society and the "intense repression" of independent voices in Russia mean a weekend presidential election that saw Vladimir Putin claim a fifth presidential term in a landslide "can only be described as undemocratic."
On Russia's Presidential Elections US Dept. of State 19 Mar 2024 -- Russia's recent presidential election occurred in an environment of intense repression of independent voices and the imprisonment, death, or exile of virtually all genuine political opposition.
Russia presidential elections Australia DFAT 19 Mar 2024 -- Australia is aware that Russia held presidential elections between 15 and 17 March 2024. These elections were not free, fair, inclusive or credible.

Estonia is expelling a member of the staff of the Russian embassy Estonia MFA 19 Mar 2024 -- Today 19 March, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Russian embassy to present a diplomatic note on declaring a member of the Russian embassy's staff with diplomatic status persona non grata.

Shpilkin's Razor: How A Statistical Model Raises Questions About Putin's Election. Again. RFE/RL 19 Mar 2024 -- Eight years ago, when voting results in Russian parliamentary elections pointed to a massive win for the Kremlin-aligned ruling party United Russia, an award-winning data analyst published a statistical analysis of voting patterns that he said indicated massive fraud.
Navalnaya Tells World Not To Recognize Putin As 'Legitimate' Leader RFE/RL 19 Mar 2024 -- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, has urged the international community to refuse to recognize President Vladimir Putin as a "legitimate" leader of the country after elections last weekend that have "no meaning."

IOC Calls Russia's Friendship Games 'Cynical Attempt To Politicize Sport' RFE/RL 19 Mar 2024 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on the world's athletes to ignore Russia's plans to organize a so-called Friendship Games, saying the plan is a "cynical attempt to politicize sport."

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