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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Zelenskyy: Ukraine fighting 'first battles' with North Korean troops deployed to Russia VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that his country's forces have engaged in battle with the North Korean troops that were deployed to Russia to assist in its war on Ukraine.
• The First Battles with North Korean Soldiers Open a New Page of Instability in the World - Address by the President President of Ukraine 05 Nov 2024
• Russian Strikes On Ukrainian Cities Kill 6, Wound Several RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- A strike on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhya on November 5 killed at least six people and wounded another nine, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram, as Russia launched a fresh wave of attacks on Ukrainian cities.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (5 November 2024) Russia MoD 05 Nov 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Briefing by Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of the Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops, on threat of nuclear provocations by Ukraine Russia MoD 05 Nov 2024 -- Materials for briefing on threat of nuclear provocations by Ukraine
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 05 Nov 2024 -- Last night, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack using a fixed-wing UAV against the facilities in the Russian Federation.
• Russia Thwarted Ukraine's Operation to Seize Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant in October Sputnik 05 Nov 2024 -- Russian armed forces thwarted Ukraine's operation, called "Short Circuit," to seize the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in October, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense of the Russian armed forces, said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting of the Presidential Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian Language and Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation President of Russia 05 Nov 2024 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting, via videoconference, of the Presidential Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian Language and Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation.
• Russia warns NATO against crossing Moscow's red line on missiles Press TV 05 Nov 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned NATO countries not to cross Moscow's red line on missiles.
• Russia Will Adequately Respond to Aggression of NATO, Member States - Lavrov Sputnik 05 Nov 2024 -- Russia's foreign policy chief Sergey Lavrov delivered comments on the most pressing issues of global politics, including the Ukrainian crisis, Middle East escalation, BRICS future plans, and the situation around Transnistria.
• Orruda 2024 first joint naval drills of Russian and Indonesian navies start in Surabaya port Russia MoD 05 Nov 2024 -- The Orruda 2024 first joint naval drills of Russian and Indonesian navies have kicked off in the port of Surabaya.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Rossiya Segodnya, Moscow, November 5, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024
• Statement by the Representative of the Delegation of the Russian Federation in explanation of vote on a draft resolution "Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons" L.37 in the First Committee of the 79th session of the UNGA, New York, November 4, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024
• Statement by the Representative of the Delegation of the Russian Federation in explanation of vote on a draft resolution "Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction" (L.65) in the First Committee of the 79th session of the UNGA, New York, November 4, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Nov 2024

News Reports

• FBI Statement on Bomb Threats to Polling Locations FBI 05 Nov 2024 -- The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains. None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far.
• Russia Linked To Bomb Threats At U.S. Polling Stations, FBI Says RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- The FBI said on November 5 that polling locations in several U.S. states have been the target of bomb threats, many of which appear to originate from Russian domains.
• Officials: Bomb threats against US voting locations coming from Russia VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- A series of Election Day bomb threats sent to polling locations across the United States appears to be coming from Russia, according to new assessments from federal and state officials.
• Parcels That Exploded In Europe Reportedly Part Of Russian Plot RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- Russia is responsible for an operation aimed at igniting fires on cargo or passenger aircraft bound for North America, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Western security officials.
• Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites Kowsar, Hodhod into orbit: Envoy IRNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Iran's ambassador to Russia has confirmed that Iranian satellites Kowsar and Hodhod have been successfully launched by the Soyuz 2.1b spacecraft blasting off from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome.
• Engineer At Russian Military Plant Gets Lengthy Prison Term Amid Rising Treason Cases RFE/RL 05 Nov 2024 -- Danil Mukhametov, a former engineer at the Uralvagonzavod military facility in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on November 5 on charges of high treason.
• Report: Russia deceives OPEC on oil sales to fund Ukraine war VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Russia is "flagrantly violating" its agreements with the OPEC oil cartel by concealing the true amount of oil it is producing and selling, according to a new report that says the profits are funding Moscow's war on Ukraine.