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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Launches 'Massive' Attack On Ukraine's Energy Facilities RFE/RL 13 Dec 2024 -- Russia has launched massive air strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities using dozens of cruise missiles and drones in a move that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called an "act of terror."
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the IAEA Board of Governors adopting Ukrainian draft resolution "Implications of Unstable Energy Infrastructure Critical to Safety and Security of Nuclear Power Plants" Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Dec 2024
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (13 December 2024) Russia MoD 13 Dec 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Dec 2024 -- On 11 December 2024, from the from the territory of Ukraine the AFU delivered a strike by six U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles at the military airfield near Taganrog.
• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects Vostok Group of Forces Russia MoD 13 Dec 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held a working meeting at the Vostok Group of Forces' command post, where the head of the military department received command reports on the current situation, the nature of enemy actions, and the performance of combat missions by Russian troops in operational directions in the area of responsibility.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Appears To Prepare Some Military Equipment For Withdrawal From Syria RFE/RL 13 Dec 2024 -- Russia appears to be continuing to withdraw military equipment from its Hmeimim air base in Syria, according to satellite images taken on December 13 by the space technology company Maxar.
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 13 Dec 2024 -- The President held, via videoconference, a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.
• Press release on Russian-Chinese consultations on missile defence and missile aspects of strategic stability Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Dec 2024

Foreign Policy

• Press release on adoption of two UN General Assembly resolutions on Palestine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Dec 2024
• National security requirements of legislation on real estate expropriation under review Finnish MoD 13 Dec 2024 -- On 10 December 2024, the Finnish Ministry of Defence set up a project to examine the need to amend the Act on the Expropriation of Immovable Property and Special Rights to Ensure National Security.

News Reports

• Assad's Fall Is A Blow To Russia. Here's What It Means For The War In Ukraine. RFE/RL 13 Dec 2024 -- When he launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently believed Russian forces would topple the government within weeks and restore Moscow's dominance over the country after 30 years of independence.
• Romanian Court Clears Ex-Mercenary Bodyguard Of Far-Right Candidate RFE/RL 13 Dec 2024 -- A Romanian appeals court has ruled to fully release a former mercenary and chief bodyguard of far-right pro-Russian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu.