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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russian Strike Kills 18 In Zelenskyy's Hometown In One Of The Worst Attacks On Civilians This Year RFE/RL 04 Apr 2025 -- A Russian missile attack that hit in a residential area of the industrial Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on April 4 killed at least 18 people, half of them children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
• Russian Drone Strike On Kharkiv Kills 3, Injures 32 RFE/RL 04 Apr 2025 -- A Russian drone attack on April 3 hit residential buildings Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, killing at least three people and injured 32, local officials said.
• New Evidence Identifies Russian Unit Behind Bucha Executions RFE/RL 04 Apr 2025 -- A new investigation by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, supported by unseen dashcam and drone footage, sheds new light on the mass executions of civilians in Bucha during Russia's occupation in March 2022.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on Kiev regime's unrelenting terrorist attacks on Russian civilians Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Apr 2025
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (4 April 2025) Russia MoD 04 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 04 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 04 Apr 2025

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Rolls Out Unique Drone Encryption System That Outsmarts the Enemy Sputnik 04 Apr 2025 -- The Mirazh (Mirage) system, which is already used by Russian forces in the special operation zone, minimizes the risks of a first-person view (FPV) drone being intercepted.
• BILATERAL NAVAL EXERCISE INDRA-2025 India PIB 04 Apr 2025 -- The bilateral Naval Exercise INDRA 2025 between Indian and Russian navies was held from 28 Mar to 02 Apr 2025
• Russian and Indian ships train artillery fire at sea- and air-based targets during Indra Navy-2025 naval exercise in Bay of Bengal Russia MoD 04 Apr 2025 -- Ships of the Russian Navy and the Indian Navy completed tasks in the Bay of Bengal as part of the Indra Navy-2025 joint naval exercise.

Foreign Policy

• Mr. Dmitriev Goes To Washington: What We Know About The Kremlin's Envoy And His DC Meetings RFE/RL 04 Apr 2025 -- Three years ago, Kirill Dmitriev, a sharp-elbowed, well-connected Kremlin insider, was persona non grata in Washington, sanctioned for his role as the head of what was described as a "slush fund for President Vladimir Putin and emblematic of Russia's broader kleptocracy."
• Russian Envoy Says Meeting In Washington Showed 'Positive Dynamic' In Restoring Relations RFE/RL 04 Apr 2025 -- Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on April 3 that he saw a "positive dynamic" in relations between Moscow and Washington, but differences remain, and several more meetings are needed to resolve them.
• Joint statement following consultations between the ministers of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation and the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS), Moscow, April 3, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Apr 2025

News Reports

• ANALYSIS: How Pro-Kremlin Media Voices Are Spinning The US-Russia Diplomatic Shift RFE/RL 04 Apr 2025 -- The United States and Russia are mending fences on the diplomatic front: Kirill Dmitriev, a senior Kremlin adviser and the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, is now in Washington to advance talks on Ukraine, the first time a senior Russian official has visited the US capital since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.