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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Launches Drone Attacks On Dnipro, Kharkiv After Kremlin Rejects Offer Of 30-Day Cease-Fire RFE/RL 29 Apr 2025 -- Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro late on April 29, killing one person and setting homes on fire, the regional governor said.
• Zelenskyy Says Putin's Cease-Fire Proposal Over Victory Day Would Only Provide 'Silence For His Parade' RFE/RL 29 Apr 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a three-day cease-fire in the Ukraine war to coincide with annual Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.
• Russia Focused on Bringing Peace to Ukraine - Kremlin Sputnik 29 Apr 2025 -- The government spokesman touched upon the most pressing policy issues with emphasis on the Ukrainian crisis and the geopolitical turmoil surrounding it.
• Russia's Air Forces Down Ukrainian Su-27 Sputnik 29 Apr 2025 -- Russia's Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft, while aviation and artillery struck the infrastructure of military airfields, the training center of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, strike drone launch sites, ammunition depots, and air defense systems, destroying 189 drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Tuesday.
• Russian Figures Highly Praise Feats of Combat Sub-units of DPRK Armed Forces in Liberating Kursk Area KCNA 29 Apr 2025 -- The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry and a military expert highly praised the combat sub-units of the armed forces of the DPRK for making a great contribution to annihilating the Ukrainian army which invaded the territory of Russia.
• Russian President Issues Statement on Participation of Combat Sub-units of DPRK Armed Forces in Operations for Liberating Kursk Area of Russia KCNA 29 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, issued a statement on April 28 as regards the participation of the combat sub-units of the armed forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the operations for liberating the Kursk area of the Russian Federation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• New NATO Members Become Targets for Russian Armed Forces by Default - Medvedev Sputnik 29 Apr 2025 -- The countries that joined NATO have entered a bloc hostile to Russia and have automatically become targets for the Russian armed forces, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Foreign Policy

• Great Heritage, Common Future International Forum of the Union State President of Russia 29 Apr 2025 -- The presidents of Russia and Belarus took part in the plenary meeting of the Great Heritage, Common Future International Forum of the Union State.
• Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 29 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a bilateral meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Volgograd.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions summing up the outcomes of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Council meeting, Rio de Janeiro, April 29, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Celinda Sosa Lunda Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Maris Sangiampongsa Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov PRC MofA 29 Apr 2025 -- On April 28, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Rio de Janeiro.
• Chinese FM meets Russian counterpart in Brazil, vows to uphold UN Charter and defend multilateralism Global Times 29 Apr 2025 -- Russia and China have worked hand in hand to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, safeguard fairness and justice, resist unilateral bullying, and contribute positively to the defense of multilateralism.
• KPA Delegation Leaves for Russia KCNA 29 Apr 2025 -- A delegation of the Korean People's Army led by Pak Yong Il, vice-director of the General Political Bureau of the KPA, left here on April 28 to take part in the 3rd International Anti-Fascist Congress to be held in Russia.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2025

News Reports

• China tight-lipped on North Korea's Russia troop deployment confirmation Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2025 -- China avoided directly commenting on North Korea's confirmation of its troop deployment to Russia and reiterated support for a "multilateral solution" to the conflict.
• Europe's Game Plan For Ukraine-Russia Talks, And Will The Next Pope Be Hungarian? RFE/RL 29 Apr 2025