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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 19 Apr 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 the Vampire RM-70 multiple-launch rocket system, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, and ATACMS operational-tactical missiles.
• Russia Carries Out 34 Group Strikes on Ukrainian Military, Energy Facilities in Past Week Sputnik 19 Apr 2024 -- Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of special military operation.
• Lavrov Discloses For First Time Partial Terms of Istanbul Deal With Ukraine Sputnik 19 Apr 2024 -- The security guarantees outlined in the Istanbul agreements for resolving the conflict in Ukraine were utterly serious, nearly on par with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty (also known as the North Atlantic Treaty).
• Technical Malfunction Resulted in Crash of Tu-22MR Plane in Stavropol Region - Defense Ministry Sputnik 19 Apr 2024 -- A Tu-22M3 of the Russian aerospace forces has crashed in Russia's Stavropol Territory while returning to a home airfield after completing a combat mission, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Defence Minister inspects fulfilment of state defence order by defence industry enterprise in Omsk region Russia MoD 19 Apr 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected fulfilment of state defence order at a defence industry enterprise in Omsk region that produces tanks and heavy flamethrower systems.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the radio stations Sputnik, Govorit Moskva, and Komsomolskaya Pravda, Moscow, April 19, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Apr 2024
• Two Florida Steel Traders Sentenced for Money Laundering and Russia-Ukraine Sanctions Violations US Dept. of Justice 19 Apr 2024 -- John Can Unsalan, aka Hurrem Can Unsalan, the president of Orlando, Florida-based steel trading firm Metalhouse LLC, was sentenced to six years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering to promote violations of U.S. sanctions against Sergey Kurchenko, a pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch. Unsalan's former business associate, Sergey Karpushkin, a Belarusian national residing in Miami, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his role in the scheme.

News Reports

• Rising Rivers Force More Evacuations in Kazakhstan, Russia RFE/RL 19 Apr 2024 -- Water levels are still rising in rivers crossing Kazakhstan and Russia as floods continue to wreak havoc and force the evacuation of thousands from towns and cities.