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07 June 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- Russia-Installed Governor Claims 22 Killed In 'Double Tap' Attack In Kherson Region RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- The Russia-installed governor of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine said 22 people were killed and 15 were injured in the town of Sadove in shelling by Ukrainian forces.
- Russia blasts Ukraine's use of US missiles to target civilians in Luhansk Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- Russia has slammed Kiev after Ukrainian forces caused dozens of casualties in a "massive" attack using US-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) long-range missiles, targeting civilian buildings in the Russian-controlled city of Luhansk.
- Total of 50 People Injured After Lugansk Missile Attack - LPR Health Minister Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- The total of 50 people suffered injuries after Ukraine attacked residential areas of Lugansk on Friday, and 10 of them are in serious condition, Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) Health Minister Natalia Pashchenko said.
- Russian Aviation Destroys 2 Unmanned Ukrainian Boats Heading Towards Crimea Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- Russian aviation has destroyed two unmanned boats of the Ukrainian navy in the Black Sea, which were heading towards Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
- Ukraine Loses Up to 2,850 Soldiers in Fights With Russia's Battlegroup Zapad - MoD Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Zapad took better positions in the past week, while the Ukrainian military lost up to 2,850 soldiers in clashes, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
- Lugansk Residential Areas Deliberately Struck by Five US-Made ATACMS Missiles - Russian MoD Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- Ukrainian forces targeted residential areas of Lugansk with five US ATACMS missiles, four of which were intercepted by Russian air defenses while one hit two apartment buildings, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated on Friday.
- Zaporozhye Plant's Relaunch Possible Only After Ukraine Conflict Settled - Governor Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP) can only be put into operation after the end of the special military operation in Ukraine, as there are no guarantees that the nuclear facility will not be targeted by the Ukrainian armed forces until then, Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky told Sputnik.
- Russia Views Macron's Remarks Very Provocative, Escalating Tensions on Continent - Kremlin Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- Russia considers the recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron on assistance to Kiev to be very provocative and escalating tensions on the continent, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
- Ukraine Used Phosphorus Munitions Near Energodar This Spring - Russian Military Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces used a drone carrying white phosphorus munitions against a town near the city of Energodar in the Zaporozhye region this March during the presidential election in Russia, a commander of one of the units of the 1197th regiment of the Russian armed forces told Sputnik.
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Foreign Policy
- Putin asserts BRICS 'huge potential', says more countries withstanding Western hegemons Press TV 07 Jun 2024 -- President Vladimir Putin has touted BRICS — a bloc comprising Russia, Iran, India, China, Brazil, and South Africa — and said the alliance, which is a geopolitical counterweight to Western power and influence, has a large potential for attracting new members.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council Malik Agar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jun 2024
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Special Representative of the President of Nicaragua for Cooperation with Russia Laureano Ortega Murillo Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jun 2024
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Vice President of El Salvador Felix Ulloa Garay Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jun 2024
- Russia, China to Open Border Crossing on Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island in 3 Years Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- A new border crossing between Russia and China on Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island in Russia's Khabarovsk Territory should be put into operation in the next three years, Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister Alexei Chekunkov told Sputnik in an interview.
- Dual U.S.-Russian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Sending Weapon Components to Russia US Dept. of Justice 07 Jun 2024 -- A dual U.S.-Russian citizen pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act by exporting firearm parts, components, and ammunition to Russia without the required authorization.
- French Citizen Arrested In Moscow On Charge Of Violating 'Foreign Agent' Law RFE/RL 07 Jun 2024 -- A court in Moscow has sent French citizen Laurent Vinatier to pretrial detention until at least August 5 on a charge of violating Russia's "foreign agent" law.
- Frenchman Vinatier Pleads Guilty to Collecting Information on Russian Military Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- French citizen Laurent Vinatier has pleaded guilty to collecting information on Russian military activities, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Friday from a Moscow court.
- Russian Investigators Charge Frenchman With Gathering Data on Russia's Military Activities Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- The French citizen detained earlier in Moscow has been charged with collecting information on Russia's military activities, Yulia Ivanova, a spokeswoman for the Moscow branch of the Russian Investigative Committee, said on Friday.
- Putin's Remark on Russian Arms Supplies to Other Regions 'Important', Orban Says Sputnik 07 Jun 2024 -- The remark of Russian President Vladimir Putin on possible arms supplies from Russia to other regions is an important statement based on facts, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
- US warns North Korea against providing Putin platform for war aims VOA 07 Jun 2024 -- The Biden administration this week warned North Korea against providing Russian President Vladimir Putin "a platform to promote his war of aggression" against Ukraine ahead of his possible trip to Pyongyang.
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