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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• More than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Ukraine's president says Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2025 -- The Ukrainian security service has evidence that more than 150 Chinese citizens are fighting alongside Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, following the capture of two Chinese soldiers in eastern Ukraine.
• China warns Ukraine over 'irresponsible' claim of Chinese soldiers in war Press TV 10 Apr 2025 -- China has issued a complaint against Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky's remarks after he allegedly claimed Beijing knew its citizens were fighting alongside Russia in the conflict.
• Beijing Rebukes Zelenskyy For Saying Chinese Recruits Fighting For Russia RFE/RL 10 Apr 2025 -- China pushed back against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for making what it called "irresponsible remarks" about Beijing being aware that its citizens have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
• Reply by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to a media question about Japan's decision to join NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Apr 2025
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (10 April 2025) Russia MoD 10 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 10 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 10 Apr 2025
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 10 Apr 2025
• Russian Strikes Obliterate Ukraine's Top Artillery Munitions Plants: The Details Sputnik 10 Apr 2025 -- "Our main national munitions production site has been wiped out," an officer from the Ukrainian Army's 104th Brigade revealed to Le Monde this week in an exposé on Russian drone and missile operations against strategic targets in Shostka, Sumy region.
• Ukraine's Costly Kursk Gamble Bleeds the West Sputnik 10 Apr 2025 -- Ukrainian forces have lost roughly 1,500 pieces of NATO equipment, valued at around $3 billion, during their campaign of aggression against the Kursk region, according to recent estimates by Sputnik.

Defense Policy / Programs

Foreign Policy

• Press release on Russian-American consultations in Istanbul Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Apr 2025
• Russia Frees Woman Jailed For Donating $51 To Ukraine In US Prisoner Swap RFE/RL 10 Apr 2025 -- Russian-American citizen Ksenia Karelina, who was imprisoned in Russia for donating $51 to a US-based Ukrainian aid charity, is on her way to the United States as part of a prisoner swap for Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen who allegedly exported sensitive microelectronics.
• Russia, US Exchanged Prisoners in UAE on Thursday Sputnik 10 Apr 2025 -- Russia and the United States exchanged prisoners in the UAE on Thursday morning, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, Almaty, April 10, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Apr 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Apr 2025
• Foreign Ministry refutes Russia's allegations of damage to war graves Estonia MFA 10 Apr 2025 -- Today 10 April, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia delivered a démarche to the chargé d'affaires of Russia in connection with the baseless allegations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Embassy in Estonia about damage to tombstones and the alleged removal of grave monuments in the Defence Forces Cemetery of Tallinn.
• Serbia Would Lose Over $16Bln If It Imposed Sanctions on Russia - Deputy Prime Minister Sputnik 10 Apr 2025 -- Serbia would lose at least 15 billion euros ($16.4 billion) a year if it imposed sanctions on Russia at the request of the European Union, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin said.

News Reports

• Russian Sanctions And Now Trump's Tariffs Help Chinese EVs Make Inroads In Central Asia RFE/RL 10 Apr 2025 -- Even before Chinese electric cars became a mainstay of the bustling streets of Tajikistan's capital, Tolib Raufov knew they would offer an upside to taxi drivers like him.
• Senior US Military Figures Raise Alarm On Air Defense Weaknesses In NATO RFE/RL 10 Apr 2025 -- Two former senior US military commanders have said Europe's aerial shield is not prepared to meet the scale of the threat from Russia, while the head of the US Navy's air and missile defense task force has told RFE/RL that intercepting incoming fire is "always a cat-and-mouse chase."