Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
24 October 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- Russian Forces Launch Deadly Attacks In Eastern Ukraine RFE/RL 24 Oct 2024 -- A Russian air strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk on October 24 killed one person and wounded 10 others, regional authorities said.
- Ukraine: North Korean troops deployed to Russia's Kursk, site of major Ukrainian incursion VOA 24 Oct 2024 -- North Korean military units have been deployed to the Russian border region of Kursk, Ukraine's military intelligence service said Thursday. Kursk was the site of a major Ukrainian incursion this summer.
- Ukraine Says Russia Deploying North Korean Troops In Kursk Region RFE/RL 24 Oct 2024 -- Ukraine's military intelligence service said on October 24 that it has detected the presence of North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk region.
- Ukraine urges North Korean soldiers to surrender, offering food, shelter Radio Free Asia 24 Oct 2024 -- Ukraine urged North Korean soldiers arriving in Russia to surrender, offering them food and shelter, as the United States and NATO confirmed for the first time they have evidence of North Koreans deployed to Russia.
- Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (24 October 2024) Russia MoD 24 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.
- Ukraine Loses Up to 280 Soldiers in Kursk Area in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 24 Oct 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 280 soldiers in the Kursk region over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
- Ukraine Loses Over 785 Soldiers in Battle With Russian Forces - MoD Sputnik 24 Oct 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Yug eliminated more than 785 Ukrainian servicepeople over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
- UN Chief Tells Putin Invasion Of Ukraine Violates International Law RFE/RL 24 Oct 2024 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 24 that his invasion of Ukraine violated the UN charter and international law, according to a UN statement following their meeting at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.
Defense Policy / Programs
Foreign Policy
- News conference following 16th BRICS Summit President of Russia 24 Oct 2024 -- The President of Russia is giving a news conference following the 16th BRICS Summit.
- BRICS leaders adopt joint declaration following summit in Kazan People's Daily 24 Oct 2024 -- BRICS leaders have issued a joint declaration covering a wide range of issues from the reform of the United Nations (UN) to ongoing global conflicts, following the association's summit that took place on Wednesday in Kazan.
- BRICS Plus/Outreach plenary session at the 16th BRICS Summit President of Russia 24 Oct 2024 -- The capital of Tatarstan hosted a plenary session of the 16th BRICS Summit in the BRICS Plus/Outreach format, bringing together leaders from CIS countries, delegations for Asian, African, Middle Eastern and Latin American countries, as well as several international organisations at the level of heads of their executive bodies.
- Meeting with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas President of Russia 24 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in Kazan with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas.
- BRICS meeting highlights geopolitical aspirations, rivalries with West VOA 24 Oct 2024 -- While U.S. officials express the view that the BRICS grouping meeting in the Russian city of Kazan is not evolving into a geopolitical rival, analysts say BRICS members are working on issues that could further decouple them from Western influences.
- Secretary-General's remarks to the 16th BRICS Summit [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 24 Oct 2024
- BRICS Summit: Guterres underscores bloc's role in boosting global cooperation UN News 24 Oct 2024 -- The BRICS intergovernmental organization can play a greater role in strengthening multilateralism for global development and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in remarks to the group's summit hosted by Russia in the city of Kazan.
- BRICS members agree to back NDB in expanding local currency financing -- declaration People's Daily 24 Oct 2024 -- The BRICS countries agreed on Wednesday to support the New Development Bank (NDB) in implementing its general strategy for 2022-2026 and in expanding local currency financing.
- BRICS says new centers of power, policy decision-making and economic growth are emerging People's Daily 24 Oct 2024 -- New centers of power, policy decision-making and economic growth are emerging in the world, BRICS countries said Wednesday in the Kazan Declaration issued at the 16th BRICS Summit.
- BRICS countries drive global economic growth in emerging multipolar world: Putin People's Daily 24 Oct 2024 -- BRICS is driving global economic growth as the world transforms to a multipolar system, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday in a speech at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan.
- Sun rising from East, truly setting in West: Iran FM says after BRICS summit Press TV 24 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has underscored the growing power of the BRICS group of countries that has overshadowed that of the West, at the conclusion of the bloc's 16th annual summit.
- "BRICS makes unique contributions to the construction of a fairer global order" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 24 Oct 2024 -- Addressing the 16th BRICS Summit, President Erdoğan said: "We believe that BRICS makes unique contributions to the construction of a fairer global order by serving the enhancement of global trade, economic growth and sustainable development goals."
- Meeting with President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith President of Russia 24 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
- Meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh President of Russia 24 Oct 2024 -- On the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, the President of Russia met with Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh.
- Meeting with President of Bolivia Luis Alberto Arce Catacora President of Russia 24 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Luis Alberto Arce Catacora during the BRICS Summit.
- Meeting with President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani President of Russia 24 Oct 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on the sidelines of the BICS Summit in Kazan.
- If Gas Transit Through Ukraine is Stopped, Prices for It in Europe Will Rise - Vulin Sputnik 24 Oct 2024 -- The Ukrainian occupation of the Russian town of Sudzha and the possible cessation of gas transit through Ukraine may lead to higher gas prices in Europe, but Belgrade will not suffer thanks to a long-term contract with Moscow, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in an interview with Sputnik.
- Russia poses a growing threat to global stability and international principles: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 24 Oct 2024 -- Ambassador Holland condemns Russia's growing threat to global stability, food security and maritime safety as it thickens ties with North Korea, steps up attacks in the Black Sea and seeks to circumvent sanctions.
- Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Resist Russia's Coalition-Building In 'Sovereignty Test' RFE/RL 24 Oct 2024 -- It seems ironic that just as Russian President Vladimir Putin was working to counter perceptions of his country's diplomatic isolation, Moscow would face two setbacks in a region where it was once confident of loyalty: Central Asia.
News Reports
- New evidence China, Russia and Iran targeting US elections VOA 24 Oct 2024 -- There is new evidence China, Iran and Russia are aggressively expanding their efforts to influence American voters to potentially sway the result of the upcoming U.S. elections.
- For Wartime Russia, Rewards, Risks, And Limits In The Volatile Middle East RFE/RL 24 Oct 2024 -- On October 16, Russian air strikes hit a furniture workshop, a sawmill, and an olive press in Syria's Idlib Province, killing 10 civilians, including a child, according to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the White Helmets civil defense force.
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