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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Deadly Russian missile attack hits Ukraine's Mykolaiv VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- Officials in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region said Tuesday a Russian missile attack killed at least one person and injured 16 others.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (15 October 2024) Russia MoD 15 Oct 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev President of Russia 15 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds meeting with Vice Chairman of Central Military Commission of People's Republic of China Russia MoD 15 Oct 2024 -- The defence departments of Russia and China are united in estimating the global processes, and have a common understanding of the actions that must be taken, said Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov during a meeting with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia on Tuesday.
• Kharbmaydon training ground hosts operational training for command of Central Asian region's Collective Rapid Deployment Forces Russia MoD 15 Oct 2024 -- From 14 to 16 October, an operational training is being held at the Kharbmaydon training ground in Tajikistan with the command of the Central Asian region's Collective Rapid Deployment Forces, on the topic of 'Basics for preparing and conduction combat activities of the Central Asian region's Collective Rapid Deployment Forces to destroy illegal armed formations that have entered the territory of the CSTO member state'.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on October 7-13, 2024 Lithuania MND 15 Oct 2024

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Luxembourg: EU's recent decisions make it more difficult for Russia to continue its aggression Estonia MFA 15 Oct 2024 -- Yesterday 14 October, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna was in Luxembourg to attend a meeting of European Union foreign ministers, covering Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, on the Horn of Africa and in Venezuela.
• East Asia fails to adopt South China Sea statement amid finger pointing Radio Free Asia 15 Oct 2024 -- A U.S. official accused China and Russia of blocking a joint declaration at the recent East Asia Summit in Laos over a sub-clause on the South China Sea but Moscow said it was Washington's fault.

News Reports

• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Moldova: the choice of Moldovans must be their own, not the EU's or Russia's and should be based on facts instead of fear Estonia MFA 15 Oct 2024 -- Today 15 October, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and his Nordic and Baltic colleagues (NB8) were on a visit to Moldova, where they met with Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi.
• Western Foreign Ministers In Moldova In Show Of Support RFE/RL 15 Oct 2024 -- Moldova has signed a memorandum of understanding with a group of Western countries to counter Russia's hybrid attacks just days ahead of crucial elections that could cement Chisinau's path toward Euro-Atlantic integration and untether the former Soviet republic from decades of Moscow's influence.