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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia, North Korea lost 'up to a battalion' of soldiers in Kursk: Zelenskyy Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2025 -- Russian and North Korean forces "lost up to a battalion of infantry" in two days of battles near the village of Makhnovka in Russia's Kursk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, estimating total North Korean casualties at about 3,800.
• Fierce Clashes In Kursk Region As Ukraine Launches Fresh Drive RFE/RL 05 Jan 2025 -- The Ukrainian military has launched a new assault in Russia's Kursk region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry and battlefield reports, with Kyiv stating that "combat clashes" were under way in the region
• Russia: Ukraine launches new Kursk region offensive VOA 05 Jan 2025 -- Russia said Sunday that Ukraine has launched a new counterattack in the western Kursk region aimed at repelling Russian and North Korean troops trying to retake territory that Kyiv's forces captured last August.
• Russia-Installed Officials Declare Oil-Spill Emergency In Occupied Sevastopol RFE/RL 05 Jan 2025 -- Russia-installed occupation officials in Crimea declared a regional emergency on January 4 as oil came ashore in the city of Sevastopol from a spill that has plagued the region since last month.
• Behind Closed Doors: How Russia Tried Its Opponents In Crimea In 2024 RFE/RL 05 Jan 2025 -- After over a decade under Russian occupation, Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula is a less free place - especially for those who dare to oppose the Kremlin.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the drone attack in the DPR killing a Russian journalist and wounding his colleagues Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jan 2025
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (12:00 5 January 2025) Russia MoD 05 Jan 2025 -- 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 05 Jan 2025 -- Over the past night, air defence systems shot down 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. 37 UAVs were destroyed over Rostov region, 20 over Bryansk region, two over Voronezh region, one over Belgorod region, and one over Orlov region.
• Russian Troops Repel Ukraine's Counterattack in Kursk Region Sputnik 05 Jan 2025 -- The Ukrainian armed forces launched a counterattack in the direction of the Berdin farm in Russia's Kursk Region at around 9:00 a.m. Moscow time [6:00 GMT] on Sunday, and Russian troops defeated the assault group and destroyed two tanks, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
• Russian Aerospace Forces Down Ukraine's MiG-29 Fighter Sputnik 05 Jan 2025 -- The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of the special military operation and the key achievements of the Russian army in the last 24 hours.
• Russian Investigators Open Criminal Case Over Drone Attack on Russian Journalists in DPR Sputnik 05 Jan 2025 -- A criminal case has been opened into the death of Izvestia newspaper correspondent Alexander Martemyanov and the wounding of four other Russian journalists in a drone attack in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Investigative Committee told Sputnik on Sunday.
• Russian Military Says Ukraine's ATACMS Attack on Belgorod Region Will Not Go Unanswered Sputnik 05 Jan 2025 -- The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it would respond to the attempt by the Ukrainian armed forces to strike Russia's Belgorod Region with ATACMS missiles.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Small-size missile ship Uglich crew of Caspian Fleet trains to fight for survivity Russia MoD 05 Jan 2025 -- The small-size missile ship Uglich crew of the Caspian Fleet conducted a combat survivity training at the home station.

Foreign Policy

News Reports

• The 'State Breaker': Putin's Long Rule RFE/RL 05 Jan 2025 -- Taking Russia's reins a quarter-century ago, Vladimir Putin said Russia had chosen democracy and vowed to protect basic freedoms he called the "fundamental elements of a civilized society." What went wrong?
• Moldova's Breakaway Transdniester Region Braces For Power Cuts, Freezing Cold RFE/RL 05 Jan 2025 -- Moldova's pro-Moscow breakaway Transdniester region is bracing for additional rolling power cuts and business closures after the supply of Russian natural gas was stopped on January 1 due to the expiration of a contract with Ukraine.