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Ukraine Invasion
Defense Policy / Programs
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia: More than 1,900 Ukrainian troops killed in 24 hours Press TV 02 Jul 2024 -- Russia's Defense Ministry has announced that 1,940 Ukrainian military personnel were killed in 24 hours as Russian troops continued to gain ground.
• Russian Forces Knock Out Nine Ukrainian Jets, Including Seven Su-27s Sputnik 02 Jul 2024 -- Russian air defense systems struck nine Ukrainian Air Force aircraft, including seven Su-27s, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Tuesday.
• Russian Iskander Missile Strikes Location of Ukraine Aircraft, 5 Planes Destroyed - MoD Sputnik 02 Jul 2024 -- The Russian armed forces carried out a group strike against a parking location of Ukrainian military aircraft in Myrhorod in the Poltava Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander Dyukov President of Russia 02 Jul 2024 -- Alexander Dyukov briefed the President about Gazprom Neft's performance: the company is increasing the volume of petroleum products production and supply to the domestic market, developing large fields in the Arctic and Eastern Siberia and creating technologies for the extraction of hard-to-recover reserves. The Omsk Oil Refinery has been modernised, and the Moscow Oil Refinery is being upgraded.
• Tu-142 antisubmarine aircraft of Northern Fleet performs scheduled flight in Arctic region Russia MoD 02 Jul 2024 -- The Tu-142 antisubmarine aircraft of the Northern Fleet Joint Aviation Corps performed another scheduled flight over the international waters of the seas of the Arctic Ocean.
• Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in Minsk to participate in the Council of Defence Ministers of the CIS countries Russia MoD 02 Jul 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov arrives in Minsk (Republic of Belarus) with a working visit, where he will participate in the meeting of the Council of Defence Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
• Corvette Sovershenny of Pacific Fleet leaves for sea to perform tasks in Asia-Pacific region Russia MoD 02 Jul 2024 -- The corvette Sovershenny of the Pacific Fleet left Vladivostok to perform tasks in Asia-Pacific region.
• Russia Unveils Disposable Drone Equipped With Warhead to Intercept Enemy UAVs Sputnik 02 Jul 2024 -- Russia is actively developing new types of drones to modernize its military capabilities. Russia's drone development programs are focused on creating a variety of platforms to support its military operations and counter threats.

Foreign Policy

News Reports

• Vice President of Kansas Company Pleads Guilty to Crimes Related to Scheme to Illegally Export U.S. Avionics Equipment to Russia and Russian End Users US Dept. of Justice 02 Jul 2024 -- Douglas Edward Robertson, 56, of Olathe, Kansas, the former vice president of KanRus Trading Company Inc., pleaded guilty today for his role in a years-long conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by filing false export forms with the U.S. government and, after Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, continuing to sell and export sophisticated and controlled avionics equipment to customers in Russia without the required licenses from the U.S. Department of Commerce.