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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia says it reclaimed control of two Kursk villages VOA 16 Sep 2024 -- Russia's military said Monday it reclaimed control of two villages in the western region of Kursk, as part of an offensive to push back an incursion by Ukrainian troops that began in early August.
• Ukraine Invites UN, Red Cross Into Captured Russian Territory; Kremlin Dismisses Move RFE/RL 16 Sep 2024 -- Ukraine on September 16 invited the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to visit territory it has captured in its six-week-old military incursion into Russia's Kursk region to demonstrate its adherence to humanitarian law, in a move the Kremlin called a "provocation" even as it ordered that Russia's army beef up its ranks.
• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (16 September 2024) Russia MoD 16 Sep 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are repelling an attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 600 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Zapad Battlegroup - Russian Military Sputnik 16 Sep 2024 -- Russia's Zapad battlegroup has eliminated up to 600 Ukrainian servicepeople over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Ukraine Suffers Over 13,800 Troop Losses During Kursk Operation Sputnik 16 Sep 2024 -- The Russian armed forces have eliminated more than 13,800 Ukrainian servicemen and 115 tanks during military operations in the border areas of the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin to Add 2.3Mln Personnel to Russia's Armed Forces Sputnik 16 Sep 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to increase the number of the Russian armed forces to 2,389,130 personnel, including 1.5 million military members, according to a decree published on the official website for legal information on Monday.
• Putin orders military to boost troop numbers to 1.5 million Press TV 16 Sep 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country's military leaders to recruit more forces to increase its troop numbers to 1.5 million.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Caspian Flotilla ships destroy air and surface targets Russia MoD 16 Sep 2024 -- Pacific Fleet's warships destroyed air and surface targets during the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills and returned to their home port.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Baltic Fleet ships destroy mock enemy submarine Russia MoD 16 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills in the Baltic Sea waters, the small anti-submarine ship Aleksin in cooperation with the Ka-27PL naval anti-submarine helicopters of the Fleet trained in locating, detecting and destroying a submarine of a mock enemy.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Pacific Fleet's Marines neutralise amphibious assault group in Primorye Russia MoD 16 Sep 2024 -- The Pacific Fleet's marine units, operating on a training ground in Primorsky region, trained in eliminating an amphibious assault group landing on an unequipped coast.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Northern Fleet's ships strike mock enemy in Barents Sea Russia MoD 16 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills, the Northern Fleet's warships launched a strike against a mock enemy in the Barents Sea.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: Pacific Fleet and PLA Navy hold comprehensive missile and artillery live fires Russia MoD 16 Sep 2024 -- Warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, acting in a joint unit, have completed comprehensive live fires with the use of missile and artillery weaponry in the Sea of Japan during the Ocean 2024 strategic naval drills.
• Ocean 2024 CPX: four anti-submarine aircraft set up mine barriers off Kamchatka coast Russia MoD 16 Sep 2024 -- During the Ocean 2024 CPX, a group of anti-submarine aircraft of the mixed aviation regiment of the Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces set up mines at a naval training ground.
• Russia's Pacific Fleet, China's Navy Conduct Joint Drills in Sea of Japan Sputnik 16 Sep 2024 -- Russian and Chinese warships conducted missile and artillery firing drills in the Sea of Japan as part of ongoing joint exercises Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
• Iran's Pezeshkian Claims No Transfer Of Weapons To Russia Since He Took Office RFE/RL 16 Sep 2024 -- President Masud Pezeshkian claims that Iran has not transferred any weapons to Russia since he took office in late July and seemed to open the door for direct talks with the United States over nuclear issues, but only if Washington shows it is not "hostile" toward the Islamic republic.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview for the Soviet Breakthrough documentary series, Moscow, September 16, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Sep 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Sep 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty, Moscow, September 16, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Sep 2024

News Reports

• 'Finally, A Boy!': The Lonely, Secret Lives Of Putin's 'Crown Princes' RFE/RL 16 Sep 2024 -- In June, RFE/RL's Russian Service reported that satellite images showed the Valdai resort residence of President Vladimir Putin had been fortified with antiaircraft defenses, apparently intended to protect the lavish estate from Ukrainian drones.
• 'Express Your Loyalty': Russian Speakers In Latvia Face Language Test - Or Deportation RFE/RL 16 Sep 2024 -- Russian citizens who permanently reside in Latvia but have failed the required Latvian-language exam have started receiving letters warning them to leave within 30 days or face "forced deportation."
• Meeting of State Council Commission on Family President of Russia 16 Sep 2024 -- Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin chaired the first meeting of the State Council Commission on Family.