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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia forming North Korean battalion amid soldier shortage: report Radio Free Asia 16 Oct 2024 -- Russia is forming a special battalion consisting of up to 3,000 North Koreans to help push Ukraine's forces out of Kursk amid a manpower shortage on the front lines due to heavy casualties, Ukraine's media reported.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (16 October 2024) Russia MoD 16 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.
• Minister of Defence of Russian Federation Andrei Belousov congratulates command and military personnel of 15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Alexandria Brigade on liberating Mikhaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic) from enemy Russia MoD 16 Oct 2024 -- Minister of Defence of Russian Federation Andrei Belousov congratulates command and military personnel of 15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Alexandria Brigade on liberating Mikhaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic) from enemy.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 16 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting, via videoconference, with Government members.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects military and social infrastructure of Pacific Fleet on Kamchatka Russia MoD 16 Oct 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspected military and social infrastructure facilities of the Pacific Fleet as part of a working visit to Kamchatka region.
• Russian and Chinese warships conduct maritime rescue drills in East China Sea Russia MoD 16 Oct 2024 -- Russian and Chinese warships conduct maritime rescue drills in the East China Sea The joint Russian-Chinese ship detachment continue to patrol in the Asia-Pacific region.

Foreign Policy

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, October 16, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Oct 2024
• Statement by Vladimir Ermakov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the General Debate in the First Committee of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 15 October 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Oct 2024
• Georgia Warns Of Fake Video, Audio Designed To Sow Unrest Before Elections RFE/RL 16 Oct 2024 -- Georgian security officials have issued a warning about an alleged plan to distribute fake video and audio recordings to spark unrest ahead of key parliamentary elections later this month.
• Georgia struggles to emerge from Russian shadow ahead of crucial election VOA 16 Oct 2024 -- On a clear October day, the snow-capped Caucasus mountain peaks of Georgia's South Ossetia are visible from Tbilisi. Yet for most Georgians, the region is off-limits.
• Georgia's leaders stoke fears of Russian war ahead of pivotal election VOA 16 Oct 2024 -- The Republic of Georgia, which was part of the Soviet Union until independence in 1991, is preparing for a crucial election on October 26 in a vote widely seen as a choice between a future aligned with the West or Russia.

News Reports

• Russia Slashes Quotas For Residence Permits, Despite Labor Shortage RFE/RL 16 Oct 2024 -- The Russian government has approved a measure that cuts the quota for residence permits for foreigners in 2025 by almost half even as the number of workers entering the country has fallen to a 10-year low, exacerbating an acute labor shortage.
• Two US radio stations end Russian-backed 'propaganda' programming VOA 16 Oct 2024 -- Russian-backed radio programmer Sputnik no longer broadcasts in the Washington market after years of criticism that its local radio station, WZHF, carries antisemitic content and false information about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.