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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine reports downing 5 Russian drones as US Senate nears vote on aid bill VOA 22 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine's military said Monday that Russia attacked the country overnight with seven drones and three guided missiles.
• Zelenskiy Says Russia Wants To Capture Chasiv Yar By May 9 RFE/RL 22 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview with a U.S. broadcaster on April 21 that Russia wants to occupy Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region before May 9, the day that Russia celebrates as Victory Day to mark the defeat of Germany in World War II.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Apr 2024 -- At around 15:40 Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled the Kiev regime's attempt to launch a terrorist attack using the Tochka-U tactical missile system against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 22 Apr 2024 -- At around 12:00 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.
• Russian Forces in Control of Novomikhailovka Village in DPR - MoD Sputnik 22 Apr 2024 -- Russian armed forces have taken control of the village of Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
• Russian Troops Improving Positions During Special Operation in Ukraine - Kremlin Sputnik 22 Apr 2024 -- The Russian troops have been improving their positions along the front line, the Kremlin spokesperson said Monday in a comment on a new Ukraine aid package that passed the US Congress over the weekend.
• Russian Forces Capture Most Powerful Model of Leopard 2 Transferred to Ukraine Sputnik 22 Apr 2024 -- In February, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Ukraine had lost more than half of the Leopard tanks delivered to it.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief takes part in opening ceremony Western Pacific Naval Symposium in China Russia MoD 22 Apr 2024 -- Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev participated in the opening ceremony of the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium as part of his visit to the People's Republic of China. The ceremony took place in Qingdao (China).

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 22 Apr 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who is in Russia on a working visit.
• Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's response to a question from the Rossiya Segodnya news agency regarding Polish President Andrzej Duda's statement on the readiness to deploy US nuclear weapons on Polish territory Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Apr 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the opening of the exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the USSR's accession to UNESCO, Moscow, April 22, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Apr 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 42nd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow, April 22, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Apr 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address to participants in the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Apr 2024

News Reports

• Additional Rescue Teams Sent To West Kazakhstan To Tackle Flood Situation RFE/RL 22 Apr 2024 -- The Kazakh government has sent additional rescue teams to West Kazakhstan Province to deal with ongoing floods, which have hit much of the country's north and west. Meanwhile, across the border in southern Russia, officials braced for the Ishim River to crest.