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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia, Ukraine Conduct Prisoner Swap, Exchange Of Bodies RFE/RL 18 Oct 2024 -- Russia and Ukraine swapped 190 prisoners of war on October 18 under an agreement completed with the help of the United Arab Emirates.
• Russia returns bodies of 501 soldiers; Western allies weigh Zelenskyy victory plan VOA 18 Oct 2024 -- Russia returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers on Friday, Ukrainian authorities said. The move appeared to be the biggest repatriation of war dead since Russia invaded in February 2022.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (18 October 2024) Russia MoD 18 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.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov sends telegrams to formations and military units Russia MoD 18 Oct 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov sent the telegrams to formations and military units who showed courage and heroism during the liberation of Nevskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
• Ukraine Loses Over 505 Soldiers in Kursk Area in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 18 Oct 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 505 soldiers in the Kursk region over the past day, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 5,080 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Battlegroup Yug - MoD Sputnik 18 Oct 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Yug eliminated up to 5,080 Ukrainian servicemen over the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• North Korea sending troops to aid Russia in Ukraine war: South's spy agency Radio Free Asia 18 Oct 2024 -- South Korea's spy agency said Friday that North Korea had decided to send "large-scale" troops to support Russia's war in Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already in Russia's Far East undergoing training.
• South Korea Accuses Pyongyang Of Sending Soldiers To Russia RFE/RL 18 Oct 2024 -- South Korea claims Pyongyang began moving special forces to Russia earlier this month, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a similar accusation that North Korea had sent soldiers and weapons to help support the Kremlin in its war against Ukraine.
• US 'concerned' by reports North Korea shipping soldiers to Russia VOA 18 Oct 2024 -- Growing evidence of an expanding military partnership between North Korea and Russia is sparking renewed concern in Washington, where officials see Moscow making a determined but desperate push to advance in its war against Ukraine.
• Russia Pressures Central Asian Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine As 'Expendable Force' RFE/RL 18 Oct 2024 -- A 24-year-old migrant worker from Kyrgyzstan, Eleman enlisted in the military at a Russian prison in 2023 with the promise of parole, big money, and Russian citizenship in return for six months of combat in Ukraine.
• Admiral of Fleet Kasatonov frigate fires missiles from Barents Sea at shore targets Russia MoD 18 Oct 2024 -- As part of planned combat training activities, the Northern Fleet's frigate Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov launched missiles using a main missile system to hit a coastal target.
• Ship battle force of Pacific Fleet finishes business call at port of Georgetown in Malaysia Russia MoD 18 Oct 2024 -- The ship battle force (Pacific Fleet) comprising corvettes Gromky, Rezky, and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov left the Georgetown port, Malaysia state after a friendly visit.
• Russian, Omani naval flotillas arrive in Iran to take part in IONS Maritime Exercise Press TV 18 Oct 2024 -- Flotillas of Russian and Omani warships have arrived in Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf to participate in the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise "IMEX 2024," which will be hosted by the Southern Fleet of the Iranian Navy in the coming days.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with journalists from BRICS countries President of Russia 18 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin answered questions from the heads of leading BRICS media agencies. The meeting was held ahead of the BRICS summit in Kazan.
• BRICS Business Forum President of Russia 18 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the BRICS Business Forum.

News Reports

• 5 Tactics The Kremlin Is Using To Meddle In 2024 Elections RFE/RL 18 Oct 2024 -- It's election season in Eastern Europe, and for the Kremlin - bogged down in Ukraine and desperately in need of allies - the stakes are higher than ever.