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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russian Strikes Cut Power In Ukraine's Sumy Region RFE/RL 17 Sep 2024 -- The Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine battled extensive power outages on September 17 after an overnight attack by Russian drones that sent emergency crews and Ukrainian officials scrambling to repair damage and tap into backup facilities for water and other utility infrastructure.
• Ukraine says Russian drone attack targeted energy sites in Sumy VOA 17 Sep 2024 -- A Ukrainian Navy missile strike demolished Russian ammunition depots near the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to a statement on Tuesday from the Ukrainian navy.
• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (17 September 2024) Russia MoD 17 Sep 2024 -- The Sever Group of Forces carrying on offensive actions inflicted damage on the 22nd, 41st, and 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 1st National Guard Brigade and 112th and 129th territorial defence brigades near Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Daryino, Nikolo-Daryino, Tolsty Lug, and Plekhovo.
• Trump Jr. Says US Should Find Diplomatic Outcome to Ukraine Conflict, Not Provoke Russia Sputnik 17 Sep 2024 -- The United States should be exploring ways to end the Ukraine conflict instead of strengthening Kiev's strikes against Russia, Donald Trump Jr. said in an opinion piece jointly authored with former independent candidate for president, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
• Ukraine Loses Over 14,200 Soldiers During Operation in Kursk Area - MoD Sputnik 17 Sep 2024 -- The Russian armed forces have eliminated more than 14,200 Ukrainian soldiers and 119 tanks during military operations in the border areas of the Kursk Region, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Tuesday.
• Russia Hits Energy Infrastructure Supporting Ukraine's Military-Industrial Complex Sputnik 17 Sep 2024 -- According to the Russian Defense Ministry, air defenses also shot down a US-made HIMARS rocket and 36 drones over the past day.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 17 Sep 2024 -- Vladimir Putin chaired a videoconference meeting on economic issues.
• Laros 2024 joint Russian-Laotian drills start in Primorye region Russia MoD 17 Sep 2024 -- The Laros 2024 joint Russian-Laotian drills started at a training ground of the Eastern MD.
• Yars mobile nuclear missile launcher crews of Teykovo Missile Formation undergo intensive manoeuvring drills Russia MoD 17 Sep 2024 -- Strategic missile-men conduct tasks and events, including the performance of intensive manoeuvring actions on combat patrol routes.
• Hostile Border Conditions Prompt Russia to Boost Military to 2.3 Million Troops Sputnik 17 Sep 2024 -- The increase in the size of the Russian military is connected to an increase in the number of threats along the perimeter of the borders of the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
• Angara-1.2 rocket carrier lifts off and enters target orbit as planned Russia MoD 17 Sep 2024 -- After the lift-off, the Angara-1.2 light rocket was accepted for escort by ground-based facilities of the Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre.
• Russian Aerospace Forces successfully launch Angara-1.2 rocket carrier from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Russia MoD 17 Sep 2024 -- At 10:00, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched an Angara-1.2 light rocket to deliver spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Defence Ministry from the State Test Site (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in Arkhangelsk region.
• US Air Force general: Russia military larger, better than before Ukraine invasion VOA 17 Sep 2024 -- Russia's military is bigger and stronger than it was prior to invading Ukraine in February 2022, the commander of United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa cautioned Tuesday.

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the DPRK Choe Son-hui Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Sep 2024
• DPRK Foreign Minister Leaves for Russia KCNA 17 Sep 2024 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the DPRK, and her party left here on Monday to take part in the Fourth Eurasian Women's Forum and the First BRICS Women's Forum to be held in Russia.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with President of ICRC Mirjana Spoljaric Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Sep 2024
• Iran-Russia ties will continue to expand on lasting basis: Pezeshkian Press TV 17 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says relations between Iran and Russia will continue to expand along a permanent and lasting path.
• Shoigu Delivers Putin's Message to Iranian President in Tehran - Reports Sputnik 17 Sep 2024 -- Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, who arrived in Tehran earlier on Tuesday, delivered a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the meeting with the Iranian leader, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported on Tuesday.
• US lawmakers welcome Russian activist freed in August prisoner swap VOA 17 Sep 2024 -- U.S. lawmakers welcomed Vladimir Kara-Murza to Capitol Hill Tuesday, celebrating the release of the Russian activist from a Kremlin prison last month.
• Kara-Murza Advocates For Prisoners Still Held In Russia In Return Trip To U.S. Capital RFE/RL 17 Sep 2024 -- The Biden administration and U.S. lawmakers promised to continue fighting for the freedom of Russian and Belarusian political prisoners as they welcomed Vladimir Kara-Murza back to the U.S. capital.

News Reports

• Leaked Records Detail Vast Russian Influence Campaign Targeting Ukraine, EU RFE/RL 17 Sep 2024 -- A trove of leaked records from a Russian disinformation campaign reveals how Moscow sought to discredit Ukraine and Western governments that support it while also trying to boost support for far-right political parties in the European Union.
• Meta bans RT, other Russian state media outlets over alleged 'foreign interference activity' Press TV 17 Sep 2024 -- The US-based technology conglomerate Meta Platforms has banned Russian state media outlets, including RT, over alleged "foreign interference activity."