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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• 1 Dead After Ferry Attacked In Russian Port, Regional Official Says RFE/RL 23 Jul 2024 -- A drone attack on a ferry in southern Russia has killed at least one person and injured several others, a regional official reported, while traffic on a bridge over the Kerch Strait has been temporarily halted and the Crimean port of Sevastopol was also targeted, according to reports by local officials.
• Deadly Ukrainian drone attack hits ferry port in Krasnodar, Russia says VOA 23 Jul 2024 -- Russian officials said Tuesday a Ukrainian drone attack hit a ferry port in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar, killing at least one person and injuring at least five other people.
• Ukrainian Troops Abandon Positions in Makeyevka in Lugansk People's Republic Sputnik 23 Jul 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have suffered serious losses and abandoned their positions in the Makeyevka settlement in the Lugansk People's Republic, retreating to reserve positions to the northwest, Andrei Marochko, a retired army officer of the Lugansk People's Republic and a military expert, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
• Russia Strikes at Western Instructors Near Kharkov With Iskander-M Missiles Sputnik 23 Jul 2024 -- A crew of the Iskander-M missile system struck a temporary deployment point for instructors and mercenaries from Western countries in the Kharkov region, killing about 50 instructors, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Accounts Chamber Chairman Boris Kovalchuk President of Russia 23 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Boris Kovalchuk.
• Baltic Fleet minesweeper Aleksandr Obukhov practises combat training missions in Baltic Sea Russia MoD 23 Jul 2024 -- The Baltic Fleet minesweeper Aleksandr Obukhov practised a series of solo drills for the surface ship.
• Russian corvettes return to Pacific Fleet homeport after Maritime Interaction 2024 Russian-Chinese drills Russia MoD 23 Jul 2024 -- The corvettes Rezhsky, Gromky, and Sovershennyy of the Pacific Fleet returned to Vladivostok after participation in the Russian-Chinese exercise Maritime Interaction 2024 and maritime patrols with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PRC) in the waters of the Asia-Pacific region.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings to the organisers and participants in the roundtable discussion dedicated to the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Syria Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Jul 2024
• Russian prosecutor chief in North Korea for cooperation talks Radio Free Asia 23 Jul 2024 -- Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov is visiting North Korea to improve cooperation, his office said, marking the first visit by a chief Russian prosecutor to the isolated North.
• Vice-Chairman of SPA Standing Committee of DPRK Meets Russian Delegation KCNA 23 Jul 2024 -- Kang Yun Sok, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a talk in a friendly atmosphere with the delegation of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation headed by Director Igor Krasnov, which paid a courtesy call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Monday.
• Talks Held between Directors of Prosecutors Offices of DPRK and Russia KCNA 23 Jul 2024 -- Talks between Kim Chol Won, director of the Central Public Prosecutors Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Igor Krasnov, director of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, were held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall here on Monday.
• Delegation of Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation Arrives KCNA 23 Jul 2024 -- A delegation of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation headed by Director Igor Krasnov arrived here on Monday.

News Reports

• UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in Russia UN News 23 Jul 2024 -- Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a "threatening message" to all journalists.