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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• With New U.S. Aid, Ukraine Looks To Stabilize The Line, Seize The Initiative RFE/RL 23 Apr 2024 -- The impending $60 billion aid package for Ukraine in the United States is not coming a moment too soon.
• Ukraine reports downing Russian drones as White House pledges quick aid delivery VOA 23 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine's military reported Tuesday destroying 15 of 16 Russian drones from the latest wave of aerial attacks, hours ahead of a U.S. Senate vote on a security package that includes $61 billion in new aid for Ukraine.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 23 Apr 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack using the Olkha multiple-launch rocket system.
• Russia says will intensify strikes on Western weapons storage in Ukraine Press TV 23 Apr 2024 -- Russia says its forces will intensify attacks on Ukrainian storage bases housing Western-supplied weapons as the United States is set to get the arms moving to the country "quickly."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Defence Ministry Board session takes place in Moscow Russia MoD 23 Apr 2024 -- Today, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu holds a Defence Ministry Board session at the National Centre for State Defence Control.
• Russian media: Kremlin plans to deploy ballistic missiles on Finnish border VOA 23 Apr 2024 -- Russian media report that the Kremlin plans to deploy ballistic missiles close to its border with Finland. It's the latest in a series of military and hybrid threats that Russia has made against the Nordic state since it joined NATO in April last year in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

News Reports

• Russian Deputy Defense Minister Detained On Suspicion Of Corruption RFE/RL 23 Apr 2024 -- Russian law enforcement officials have detained Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of taking a bribe, the Investigative Committee said on April 23.
• U.S. Report Highlights Worsening Human Rights Abuses In Russia, Iran, Afghanistan RFE/RL 23 Apr 2024 -- Russia has continued to show blatant disregard for human rights both in its unprovoked war against Ukraine and in the treatment of its own citizens over the past year, the U.S. State Department has said in its latest annual report on human rights around the globe, which also highlights the abuses committed by Iran's theocratic regime and the Taliban's mistreatment of Afghans -- especially its discrimination against women and girls.