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Ukraine Invasion

• Kyiv Presses On In Kursk As Russians Claim To Take Key Town In Ukraine RFE/RL 06 Jan 2025 -- Ukraine on January 6 pressed its new assault in Kursk amid claims by Kyiv of major Russian losses there, while Moscow said its forces had taken a key town in eastern Ukraine as both sides bid for strategic positions ahead of any potential cease-fire talks.
• Russia claims capture of town in Ukraine's Donetsk region VOA 06 Jan 2025 -- Russia's military said Monday its forces captured an important town in eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials cited tens of thousands of Russian casualties in the fighting in Russia's Kursk region.
• Commentary by Foreign Ministry's Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on ongoing attacks by Kiev regime on Russian nuclear power infrastructure facilities Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Jan 2025
• Russia MoD 06 Jan 2025 -- In the course of active offensive operations, the Yug Group of Forces' units completely liberated Kurakhovo - the largest settlement in the south-western part of Donbass.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 485 Soldiers in Kursk Region Over Past Day Sputnik 06 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian forces lost up to 485 soldiers and 10 tanks in and around Russia's Kursk Region over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russia Foils Ukraine's Drone Attack on Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Sputnik 06 Jan 2025 -- The Ukrainian military launched drones at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the city of Energodar on January 5, but the attack was thwarted, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russian Army Liberates Settlement Of Dachenskoye In Donetsk People's Republic Sputnik 06 Jan 2025 -- Earlier the Russian Armed Forces took control of the city of Kurakhovo, dealing another serious blow to Ukrainian troops.
• Russian Armed Forces Liberate Key City of Kurakhovo in Donbass Sputnik 06 Jan 2025 -- The Ukrainian army lost 80% of its military personnel in the city of Kyrakhovo. The liberation of the city provides the Russian Armed Forces with the operational freedom that will boost its pace in liberating the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
• Russian Air Defense Downs 12 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Sputnik 06 Jan 2025 -- Russian air defense systems destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones over the Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions and Crimea on Monday night, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Foreign Policy

• Iran, Russia to sign comprehensive cooperation agreement in 'mid-January' Press TV 06 Jan 2025 -- The presidents of Iran and Russia will sign a comprehensive agreement for long-term cooperation in Moscow in mid-January, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says.

News Reports

• Joint Expeditionary Force activates UK-led reaction system to track threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor Russian shadow fleet UK MOD 06 Jan 2025 -- Joint Expeditionary Force partners and NATO will be alerted by the system of any ships deemed a risk to key areas of interest
• 2 Georgians Among Detained Crew From Ship Suspected Of Damaging Baltic Sea Cable RFE/RL 06 Jan 2025 -- The captain and another crew member of the seized oil tanker suspected of damaging an electric power cable in the Baltic Sea last month are Georgian nationals.
• Moldovan Government, Energy Firm To Send Supplies To Some Transdniester Settlements RFE/RL 06 Jan 2025 -- The Moldovan government on January 6 said it will provide natural gas to 14 localities in the Moscow-backed Transdniester breakaway region as residents there suffer through the brutal winter after Russian supplies were cut off on New Year's Day.
• Brazilian Lab Sends Data From Doomed Flight's Recorders To Kazakh Investigators RFE/RL 06 Jan 2025 -- A lab run by Brazil's air force has sent data from the flight recorders recovered from the Brazilian-made Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed last month to the Kazakhstan authority investigating the crash.