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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• 4 Civilians Killed As Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pleads For Patriot Systems RFE/RL 15 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on April 15 again called for Kyiv's Western allies to "urgently" deliver desperately needed additional air-defense systems, weapons, and ammunition as Russian artillery and missiles continued to wreak havoc among civilians and destroy critical infrastructure.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Apr 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack using a fixed-wing UAV against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Russian Troops Take Aim at French Mercenaries in Slavyansk Sputnik 15 Apr 2024 -- Fighters operating underground and based in Slavyansk, a city in the Donetsk People's Republic, have revealed a number of Russia's tactical victories in the region. The clandestine group has disclosed information on Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian energy facilities, military equipment, and enemy troops in the vicinity.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 420 Soldiers Near Donetsk in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 15 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine lost up to 420 soldiers in the Donetsk area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Joint bilateral exercise of Russian and Tajikistan armed forces starts in Tajikistan Russia MoD 15 Apr 2024 -- The opening ceremony of the exercise took place at the Kharb-Maydon mountain-desert training ground in Khatlon region of Tajikistan. The joint bilateral exercise takes place from April 15 to April 18, 2024.

Foreign Policy

• 'The Best' For Putin: How The Kremlin Stands To Gain From Iran's Attack On Israel RFE/RL 15 Apr 2024 -- After several hours of silence following Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel, Russia issued its first formal reaction: The Foreign Ministry voiced what it said was Moscow's "extreme concern" over "the latest dangerous escalation in the region."
• Russia slams UNSC for ignoring attack on Iranian consulate ISNA 15 Apr 2024 -- During an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting on Sunday, Russia's Permanent Representative, Vassily Nebenzia, condemned the Council's inaction regarding the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria, while also calling for an end to bloodshed in the Middle East.
• Iran tells Russia it will react decisively to any Israeli provocation IRNA 15 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Iran's limited operation was aimed at deterring, punishing, and warning the Zionist regime, and if this regime makes another move against Iran, it will face a very strong response.
• Designating Belarusian Networks US Dept. of State 15 Apr 2024 -- The United States is today designating one entity and five individuals for facilitating sanctions evasion for a major Belarusian defense enterprise; six revenue generating state-owned enterprises; and five entities and five individuals involved in a global arms network connected to a U.S.-designated Belarusian defense firm.
• Treasury Targets Belarusian Sanctions Evasion Networks and Cogs in Russia's War Machine US Treasury 15 Apr 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating 12 entities and 10 individuals pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14038. This action builds on U.S. sanctions imposed in response to Belarus's fraudulent August 2020 election, as well as President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's (Lukashenka) support for Russia's illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's action sustains U.S. financial pressure on the Lukashenka regime for its continuing support for Russia's war against Ukraine and the financial benefit it derives from this activity.

News Reports

• Nearly 125,000 Evacuated Due To Floods In Kazakhstan, Russia RFE/RL 15 Apr 2024 -- Almost 125,000 people have been evacuated from areas hit by massive floods in parts of Russia and Kazakhstan where water levels continue to rise in several regions.
• Tens of thousands displaced as floods engulf Kazakhstan, Russia Press TV 15 Apr 2024 -- More than 125,000 people have been displaced as floods engulfed swathes of northern Kazakhstan and Russia's Urals region.
• Pro-Russian hacking group paralyzes website of North Korea's airline Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2024 -- A pro-Russian hacking group said it attacked and paralyzed the website of North Korea's state-owned Air Koryo and later posted a mocking message on the Telegram messaging app about the airline's inadequate cybersecurity standards.