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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• More Civilians Killed Amid Kyiv's Desperation For Air-Defense Systems RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- Russian forces shelled the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing one person and injuring 16, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said, as Ukraine's president and foreign minister again appealed for more air-defense systems from the United States.
• Russia Reports Thwarting Ukrainian Aerial Attack in Belgorod VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- Russia said Wednesday it thwarted rockets attacks by Ukraine targeting the Belgorod region, while Ukraine said Russia attacked overnight with 13 aerial drones.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 27 Mar 2024 -- At around 20:30, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack using the Vampire RM-70 multiple-launch rocket system.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 27 Mar 2024 -- At around 17:30 Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled the Kiev regime's attempt to launch a terrorist attack using fixed-wing UAVs against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 27 Mar 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack using the Vampire RM-70 multiple-launch rocket system.
• UN Report Accuses Russia Of Executing Ukrainian Prisoners Of War RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- A new report by the United Nations has said Russia may have executed at least 32 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in the three months to February 29.
• Children must be protected: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown strongly condemns attacks in populated cities killing and injuring civilians, including small children UNOCHA 27 Mar 2024

Defense Policy / Programs

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso President of Russia 27 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of the Congo DenisSassou-Nguesso at the initiative of the Congolese side.
• Telephone conversation with Interim President of Mali Assimi Goïta President of Russia 27 Mar 2024

News Reports

• Death Toll From Concert Hall Attack In Russia Rises To 143 RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- The death toll in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack near Moscow has risen to 143, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said on March 27.
• How False Assumptions Are Clouding The Postmortem Of Russia's Terror Attack RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- The deadly terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall outside Moscow has triggered a flood of unsubstantiated assessments spread widely in Russia.
• Russia's Ethnic Minorities Brace For 'Excesses' As Xenophobia Spikes After Crocus Attack RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- "I have a Kalmyk friend who is a doctor," a man who lives in Elista, the capital of Russia's Republic of Kalmykia, told RFE/RL. "He told me yesterday that his granddaughter in Moscow had been stopped by security forces. After all, they can't even tell whether a person is a Kalmyk, an Uzbek, a Tatar, or a Tajik. We are all the same to them.
• Uzbek Citizens Urged To Obey Tougher Security Measures In Russia RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- Uzbekistan has urged its citizens who work in Russia to comply with the stepped-up security measures that Moscow introduced following last week's deadly attack at a concert hall near Moscow.
• Central Asians in Russia Face Backlash After IS-K Terror Attack VOA 27 Mar 2024 -- Russian media and analysts are reporting a spike in hate crimes and violence against migrants from Central Asia following last week's terror attack on a Moscow concert hall, which has led to the arrests of seven people of Tajik origin.
• Malcolm Nance: 'Always Listen To A Terrorist Group And Believe Them When They Confess' RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024 -- Malcolm Nance is an expert in terrorism, extremism, and insurgency and a best-selling author of several books, including Defeating ISIS: Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe. He previously served in the U.S. Navy as a naval cryptologist, participating in antiterrorism and intelligence operations.
• China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi, Putin, And A Battle Of Narratives Over The Moscow Concert Attack RFE/RL 27 Mar 2024