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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Situation In East Has 'Deteriorated,' Ukrainian Commander Says, As Dry Conditions Aid Russia RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- Russian attacks have intensified in eastern Ukraine and conditions for Kyiv's forces have "deteriorated significantly" as dry, warmer weather is allowing the easier movement of Russian tanks and troops, according to Ukraine's top military commander.
• At Least 50,000 Russian Military Deaths, Likely Thousands More, Recorded In Ukraine War RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- An independent Russian media outlet has documented more than 50,000 deaths among Russian military personnel since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, and says tens of thousands more are believed to have died.
• Russian troops advance in eastern Ukraine VOA 13 Apr 2024 -- Russian troops are making significant gains in Ukraine's eastern region near the Russian-occupied industrial town of Avdiivka, Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi said Saturday on his Telegram channel.
• Ten People Killed in Ukrainian Strike on Tokmak City in Zaporozhye Region - Governor Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Ten people have been killed in the Ukrainian attack on the city of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye Region, while two people are missing, the region's governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, said on Saturday.
• Ukraine Prompting Poland, Romania, Spain to Send Patriot Systems - Reports Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine is encouraging Poland, Romania and Spain to supply it with their own Patriot air defense systems, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
• Russian Forces Liberate Village of Pervomaiskoye in Avdeyevka Vicinity Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the village of Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the Avdeyevka area, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• VDV for Export: What Russia Has to Gain by Helping Other Countries Build Powerful Airborne Forces Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Rosoboronexport, the Russian state intermediary agency responsible for the export of defense-related equipment and services, has offered friendly countries help with the creation of powerful airborne forces. Who's eligible? What services will Russia provide? What can Russia get out of it? Sputnik asked veteran military journalist Alexei Borzenko.
• Russia successfully tests ICBM ISNA 13 Apr 2024 -- The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that Russia conducted a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of the country's plans to expand and develop its arsenal of strategic missiles.

Foreign Policy

• Russia's Lavrov Condemns Israeli Strike on Iranian Consulate in Talks With Amirabdollahian Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov criticized the deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
• 'Shame and disgrace': Russia rebukes Japan PM's US Congress speech Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Russia has censured the Japanese prime minister for the "shame and disgrace" laid in his indignant speech at the US Congress.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2024
• US Ban on Russian Metals Trade Unjustified, Politicized Step - Ambassador Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- The US ban on trade in Russian aluminum, copper and nickel is another unjustified and politicized step, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.

News Reports

• Water Levels Rise Again To Record Levels In Southern Russia, Kazakhstan RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- The water level in the city of Orenburg continued to rise on April 13 as a deluge from heavy rains and snowmelt accelerated by unseasonably warm temperatures forced mass evacuations in southern Russia and in neighboring Kazakhstan.
• Bosnian Tycoon With Ties To Dodik Posthumously Removed From U.S. Sanctions List RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- The late Bosnian tycoon Slobodan Stankovic and his engineering company have been removed from the U.S. blacklist of sanctioned individuals.
• Uzbekistan Cracks Down On 'Religious Extremism' In Aftermath Of Moscow Terror Attack RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- Uzbekistan has intensified measures against "religious extremism" and "terrorism" recently, raiding the homes of suspected extremists, warning parents against sending children to Islamic schools abroad, and preventing imams from leaving the country.