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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Faces Electricity Cuts Due To Summer Demand, Effects Of Russian Strikes RFE/RL 01 Jul 2024 -- Ukrainian electricity provider Ukrenerho warned of blackouts and other restrictions on July 1 because of the effects of Russia's ongoing campaign of attacks targeting energy infrastructure combined with increased demand due to high summer temperatures.
• Russia suffers massive losses in Ukraine, but effect on Kremlin policy unclear VOA 01 Jul 2024 -- Several recent journalistic investigations have provided statistics showing that Russia's military has suffered staggering losses since launching its February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones VOA 01 Jul 2024 -- Russia's defense ministry said Monday the country's air defenses shot down 36 Ukrainian aerial drones that were involved in attacks on Russian regions along the border with Ukraine.
• Russian Air Defense Repels Ukrainian Missile Attack on Sevastopol Sputnik 01 Jul 2024 -- The Russian air defense repelled a Ukrainian missile attack on the Black Sea city of Sevastopol on Monday, with fragments of downed aerial targets falling in the coastal area of the city, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said.
• Russian UN Ambassador Dismisses Zelensky's So-Called Peace Formula as 'Non-Starter' Sputnik 01 Jul 2024 -- The so-called peace formula of Volodymyr Zelensky is a non-starter, and Russia will not even discuss it, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said on Monday.
• Russia liberates two more eastern Ukrainian villages Press TV 01 Jul 2024 -- Russia has claimed two new east Ukrainian villages, fighting fiercely against the Ukrainian forces, who struggle to hold the Russian troops back.
• Russian Troops Liberate Stepovaya Novoselovka Near Kharkov and Novopokrovskoye in DPR Sputnik 01 Jul 2024 -- Russian military forces from the Zapad Battlegroup have liberated Stepovaya Novoselovka in the Kharkov region and inflicted damage on five Ukrainian brigades in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), resulting in a loss of up to 475 soldiers, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Monday.
• Air Defense Shoots Down 36 Ukrainian Drones Over Russian Regions - MoD Sputnik 01 Jul 2024 -- Russian air defense systems suppressed and destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod Regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia to Equip Small Missile Ships With Extra Defense Against Sea Drones Sputnik 01 Jul 2024 -- Russia will start equipping its small missile ships, which are in use in all four Russian naval fleets, with additional anti-maritime-drone protection, based on lessons drawn during the special military operation in Ukraine, Renat Mistakhov, the CEO of Russia's Ak Bars shipbuilding corporation, told Sputnik.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Russia's UN Security Council presidency in July 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jul 2024
• Foreign Ministry statement on imposing personal sanctions on Canadian citizens Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jul 2024
• Kremlin Expresses Concern Over Ukrainian Troop Movements Near Belarus Border Sputnik 01 Jul 2024 -- Statements about Ukraine's dislocation of troops to the Belarusian border are a cause for concern for Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna: Sanctions on Belarus make it harder for Russia to avoid sanctions Estonia MFA 01 Jul 2024 -- Entering into force today, the European Union made sanctions imposed on Belarus stricter to limit the country's ability to take part in Russia's aggression against Ukraine and prevent the circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia by going through Belarus. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said it was important progress because it makes it much more difficult for Russia to circumvent sanctions.

News Reports

• Deepening Russia-North Korea ties test US-South Korea deterrence strategy VOA 01 Jul 2024 -- The United States' commitment to providing extended deterrence to South Korea is being put to the test, with some South Korean politicians publicly questioning the effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear umbrella after Russia and North Korea reached a new defense pact.