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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion
- Russian Assault On Kharkiv Intensifies As Belgorod Hit By Presumed Ukrainian Missile RFE/RL 12 May 2024 -- Kyiv on May 12 said "all areas" of the Kharkiv region's border area are under Russian assault after Ukraine's top military commander said "decisive battles" were being fought there, while the Kremlin assailed what it called a Ukrainian attack on an apartment building in the Russian city of Belgorod.
- Ukrainians flee border areas as Russian forces advance near Kharkiv VOA 12 May 2024 -- More than 4,000 people have fled from areas around Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region since Friday, when Russia launched a surprise counteroffensive, the local governor said Sunday.
- The President was briefed on developments around residential building in Belgorod President of Russia 12 May 2024
- No Game Changer for Ukraine: Patriot Systems Fail Against Russian Ballistic Missiles Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- The missile system does not protect the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Russian Iskander and Zircon missiles, an expert has affirmed.
- Russian Forces Liberate Four Villages in Kharkov Region Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Russia's Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of special military operation and the achievements of Russian Armed Forces.
- Residential Building Partially Collapses in Russia's Belgorod From Ukrainian Shelling Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- The Kiev regime shelled Belgorod with missiles from the Tochka-U complex and projectiles from the Olkha and Vampire Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS).
- Russian Air Defense Downs 2 Tochka-U Missiles, 6 Drones Over Four Regions Overnight Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Ukraine has targeted Russian civilian infrastructure almost daily since early June 2023 in the wake of obvious military setbacks.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Sergei Shoigu appointed Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council President of Russia 12 May 2024 -- Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
- Nikolai Patrushev relieved of his post as Security Council Secretary President of Russia 12 May 2024 -- The President signed Executive Order On Nikolai Patrushev.
- Putin Fires Longtime Ally Shoigu As Defense Minister, Names Little-Known Successor RFE/RL 12 May 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose military has been criticized at home for a perceived lack of progress and heavy losses during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, announced that he was replacing longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defense minister.
- Putin Proposes Candidates for Key Defense, Security Positions in New Gov't Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed candidates for the new cabinet's ministers of defense and foreign affairs as well as chiefs of top security agencies, Russia's Federation Council said on Sunday.
- Why One of Russia's Top Economists is Being Appointed as Minister of Defense Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Notable Russian economist and Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov has been nominated as minister of defense by Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 12.
- Who is Andrei Belousov, Putin's Candidate for Russia's Minister of Defense Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Commenting on President Putin's suggestion to nominate the economist Andrei Belousov as minister of defense, presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized the need to integrate the overall economy of the security sector, particularly the Ministry of Defense, into the national economy.
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