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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Claims Control Over Eastern Ukrainian Town, As Rocket Strikes Kill 3 RFE/RL 05 May 2024 -- Russian forces say they have claimed control over an eastern Ukrainian town whose defenses they had broken through about two weeks ago, as Russian rockets killed at least three people in eastern villages.
• Russian airstrikes kill 3, injure 17 in Ukraine on Orthodox Easter Sunday VOA 05 May 2024 -- Russian airstrikes hit the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Kharkiv killing three people and injuring at least 17, officials said Sunday, as the two countries observed Orthodox Easter Sunday.
• Russia adds Ukraine's Zelensky on its wanted criminal list Press TV 05 May 2024 -- Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its wanted criminal list, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.
• Lavrov Says West, Ukraine Not Ready for Serious Talks With Russia Sputnik 05 May 2024 -- Neither Ukrainian nor Western politicians are ready to engage in any serious negotiations with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, describing the upcoming Swiss-hosted conference on Ukraine as a "parody of negotiations."
• Ukraine Risks Losing Key Donbass City 'Before Summer' Sputnik 05 May 2024 -- Having successfully repelled the massive Ukrainian counteroffensive last year, Russian forces have been hammering Kiev regime forces across the front line.
• Russian Forces Destroy Warehouse of Western Missiles Near Odessa Sputnik 05 May 2024 -- According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a Ukrainian fuel depot of the 218th Joint Logistics Support Center, rocket fuel production workshops, drone weapons, troops and military equipment in 108 districts were also struck.
• Russian Troops Fully Liberated Ocheretino Settlement in Donetsk People's Republic Sputnik 05 May 2024 -- Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 380 soldiers and another Abrams tank, while Russian forces improved their positions on the battlefield, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Bosnian Serb television network ATV, Moscow, May 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 May 2024
• Russia to Respond to Hostile Actions of Baltic States With Asymmetric Measures Sputnik 05 May 2024 -- Moscow will respond to the hostile actions of the Baltic states with asymmetric measures in the economic and transit spheres, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.
• DR Congo Has Right to Be Friends With Russia - President Sputnik 05 May 2024 -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the right to have good relations with Russia, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi said.
• Russian influence in Kyrgyzstan rising despite local consternation VOA 05 May 2024 -- Talas, a dusty town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, is not accustomed to foreign dignitaries. Tourists occasionally stop there, but even officials from the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, rarely visit this remote part of the country.

News Reports

• Russia Inches Toward Marriage Of Convenience With Taliban In Terror Fight RFE/RL 05 May 2024 -- Shortly after the Taliban seized power, Russia addressed the question of whether it was time to review the militant group's status as a terrorist organization.