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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia downs over 40 Ukrainian drones as Putin vows 'destruction' on Kiev Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- Russia's Defense Ministry says its air forces have destroyed dozens of Ukrainian drones over five regions in the country.
• Russia Launches Massive Drone Attack As Putin Vows Revenge For Kyiv's Attack On Kazan RFE/RL 22 Dec 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed revenge over Kyiv's attack a day earlier on high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia's oil-rich republic of Tatarstan, as Russia launched a massive drone attack at Ukraine on December 22.
• Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman Accuses Russian Forces Of Executing 5 POWs RFE/RL 22 Dec 2024 -- Russian forces executed five Ukrainian prisoners of war according to the latest war crime allegation against Russian troops raised by Ukraine's ombudsman for human rights.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (22 December 2024) Russia MoD 22 Dec 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat AFU formations in Kursk region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Opening transport infrastructure facilities President of Russia 22 Dec 2024 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via video conference, in the launch ceremony for air and road infrastructure facilities in the regions.
• North Korea's mid-range ballistic missile systems spotted in Russia: expert Radio Free Asia 22 Dec 2024 -- North Korea is supplying its medium-range KN-15 ballistic missile system to Russia for its war in Ukraine, a Ukrainian defense researcher said, citing evidence of video footage of what he said was a train carrying the system through Russia.

Foreign Policy

• Putin Meets Slovak PM In Moscow For Talks About Natural Gas Deliveries RFE/RL 22 Dec 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met in the Kremlin on December 22 to discuss a soon-to-expire contract allowing for Russian natural gas to transit through Ukraine.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Egyptian Foreign and Emigration Minister Badr Abdelatty Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Dec 2024

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