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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Expected Russian Forces To Fight Back In Kursk, Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 12 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on September 12 that Ukraine anticipated the recent Russian military attacks that have taken place in the Kursk region.
• Red Cross Condemns Attack On Aid Truck That Killed 3 Workers In Donetsk Region RFE/RL 12 Sep 2024 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has condemned an attack that killed three of its workers who were distributing aid in the frontline Donetsk region of Ukraine.
• Civilian Cargo Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain Hit By Russian Strike In Black Sea RFE/RL 12 Sep 2024 -- Ukraine accused Russia on September 12 of using strategic bombers to fire missiles at a civilian ship carrying Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea.
• Ukraine says it downed 44 of 64 Russian drones VOA 12 Sep 2024 -- Officials in northeastern Ukraine said Thursday a Russian drone attack injured at least 14 people in the town of Konotop.
• Answer to a media question President of Russia 12 Sep 2024 -- "Therefore, it is not a question of allowing the Ukrainian regime to strike Russia with these weapons or not. It is about deciding whether NATO countries become directly involved in the military conflict or not. If this decision is made, it will mean nothing short of direct involvement - it will mean that NATO countries, the United States, and European countries are parties to the war in Ukraine."
• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (12 September 2024) Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to crush the enemy's grouping of troops, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Royal Navy and RAF shadow Russian ships and intercept Russian aircraft to protect UK national security UK MOD 12 Sep 2024 -- HMS Iron Duke and HMS Tyne shadowed four Russian vessels in UK waters and RAF jets intercepted a Russian Bear aircraft approaching the UK area of interest
• Meeting with BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for security matters President of Russia 12 Sep 2024 -- The President of Russia held a meeting with high-ranking representatives of BRICS states responsible for security matters at the Constantine Palace.
• Interaction 2024, Search 2024, Echelon 2024 exercises completed in Kyrgyzstan Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- Today, the active phase of the CSTO CRRF Interaction 2024 command post exercise, Search 2024 and Echelon 2024 special exercises concluded on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Northern Fleet Arctic group repels mock air enemy close to Northern Sea Route Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- As part of the Ocean 2024 strategic command post exercise in the eastern Arctic Ocean, the Northern Fleet's expeditionary force conducted a training exercise to repel a mock air attack.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: NBC protection troops place aerosol screen at Pacific Fleet Submarine Force's homeport on Kamchatka Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- On Kamchatka, at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Force's home station, chemical units trained setting an aerosol screen along the mooring line within the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Northern Fleet's pilots drop bombs on ground targets Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- As part of the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, the Northern Fleet's pilots of the mixed aviation corps hit ground targets of the mock enemy.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Baltic Fleet's surface action group destroys mock warships Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, a surface action group of the Baltic Fleet made up of the small missile ships Sovetsk and Zelyony Dol, practised launching a missile strike against targets simulating ship battle forces and coastal objects of the mock enemy located at a considerable distance. The ships carried out electronic launches of Kalibr missiles during this episode of the exercise.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Baltic Fleet's Su-24 and Su-30SM aircraft train in bombing Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- Naval aviation pilots of the Baltic Fleet trained to cover ground troops from the air during the Ocean 2024 CPX.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Caspian Flotilla's coastal troops protect bases and positions of Bal coastal missile system Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- The Coastal Troops of the Caspian Flotilla involved in the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills have deployed Bal coastal missile systems equipped with Kh-35 anti-ship missiles. They are on combat alert duty to protect a naval surface group from the shore.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Baltic Fleet's surface action group in Lake Ladoga conducts electronic launches of Kalibr missiles against mock warships and coastal military infrastructure Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- A surface action group made up of the small missile ships Grad and Naro-Fominsk carried out electronic missile launches against targets simulating a detachment of warships and coastal military infrastructure of a mock enemy in Lake Ladoga within the framework of the Ocean 2024 CPX.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Caspian Flotilla ships destroy mock UAVs and uncrewed surface vehicles Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, warships of the Caspian Flotilla destroyed mock enemy unmanned aerial vehicles and trained to eliminate uncrewed surface vehicles posing an attack threat.
  During the exercise, the crews employed passive jamming systems, 30-mm Palash anti-aircraft missile artillery systems and artillery systems, and AK-306 automatic artillery systems.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: two Tu-22m3 long-range bombers fly over neutral waters of Baltic Sea Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- Tu-22m3 supersonic long-range bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces operated over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea waters during the Ocean 2024 CPX and trained to eliminate a ship detachment of the mock enemy.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Russian and Chinese ships perform artillery live fires at naval and aerial targets in Sea of Japan Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- Warships of the Pacific Fleet and PLA Navy as a part of a joint detachment practised organisation of all types of defence when changing an area of performance of tasks within the Ocean 2024 CPX in the central part of the Sea of Japan.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Pacific Fleet ships hit target-missile of mock enemy by air defence missiles and artillery Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- According to the training plan, a missile boat from Primorye Flotilla (Pacific Fleet) launched a Moskit target-missile in the interests of a detachment of ships operating in the Sea of Japan.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Baltic Fleet's helicopters trained anti-submarine warfare Russia MoD 12 Sep 2024 -- Within the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, the Ka-27 and Ka-27M shipborne anti-submarine helicopters of the Baltic Marine Naval Aviation underwent drills to search for, track, and destroy mock enemy submarines in the Fleet's maritime training zone.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the US intention to use the OSCE ODIHR to interfere in the Georgian elections Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Sep 2024
• Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi President of Russia 12 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi.
• Meeting with National Security Advisor of India Ajit Kumar Doval President of Russia 12 Sep 2024 -- The President of Russia had a meeting with National Security Advisor of the Republic of India Ajit Kumar Doval at the Constantine Palace.
• Meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Ahmadian President of Russia 12 Sep 2024 -- The President of Russia had a meeting with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Ahmadian.

News Reports

• Plenary session of United Cultures Forum President of Russia 12 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the 10th St Petersburg International United Cultures Forum.
• U.S. Citizens Convicted of Conspiring to Act as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government US Dept. of Justice 12 Sep 2024 -- A jury today convicted Omali Yeshitela, 82, Penny Hess, 78, Jesse Nevel, 34, all of St. Louis, and Augustus C. Romain Jr., 38, of Atlanta, of conspiracy to act as agents of a foreign government. The defendants were charged in a superseding indictment on April 13, 2023.
• Putin admires Kim Jong Un, unlike other world leaders, North Koreans are told Radio Free Asia 12 Sep 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin looks up to Kim Jong Un with the utmost admiration and respect, North Koreans were told at this week's mandatory lectures at neighborhood watch unit meetings, two residents told Radio Free Asia.