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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• russian army suffers record losses in military vehicles: nearly 33,000 destroyed since the beginning of the year Ukraine MOD 24 Oct 2025

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Head of the Federal Customs Service Valery Pikalev President of Russia 24 Oct 2025 -- Ahead of Customs Officer Day, Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Federal Customs Service Valery Pikalev.
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 24 Oct 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held, via videoconference, a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.
• Tu-95ms long-range bombers make scheduled flight over international waters of Sea of Japan Russia MoD 24 Oct 2025 -- Tu-95ms long-range bombers make a scheduled flight over international waters of the Sea of Japan The flight duration exceeded 11 hours.
• Tajikistan hosts active phase of Unbreakable Brotherhood 2025, Barrier 2025, and Commonwealth Anti-Terror 2025 exercises Russia MoD 24 Oct 2025 -- Today, final stages of the CSTO joint exercises, namely the Unbreakable Brotherhood 2025, the Barrier 2025 (special exercise with a joint formation of CSTO NBC Protection and medical support units), and the Commonwealth Antiterror 2025 joint counter-terrorism exercise of the Commonwealth of Independent States, were held at the Fakhrabad training ground.
• Lithuania Summons Russian Diplomat Over Airspace Violation By Two Military Planes RFE/RL 24 Oct 2025 -- Lithuania summoned the charge d'affaires from the Russian Embassy in Vilnius and issued a strong protest over what it said was the entry of two Russian planes into its airspace on October 23.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 24 Oct 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the EU adopting 19th anti-Russia sanctions package Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Oct 2025
• EU Fails To Reach Deal To Use Frozen Russian Assets For Ukraine As Belgium Balks RFE/RL 24 Oct 2025 -- European Union leaders have stopped short of a deal to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine, after Belgium - where most of the money is held -- raised legal and technical concerns about the proposal.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Oct 2025
• Moscow, Beijing condemn US sanctions on Russian energy Press TV 24 Oct 2025 -- Russia has condemned the latest US sanctions targeting its top oil companies, warning such moves by Washington will lead the world toward instability.
• Ambassadors of Russia, China, and Iran to IAEA send joint letter to Rafael Grossi IRNA 24 Oct 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has announced that the ambassadors and permanent representatives of Russia, China, and Iran have sent a joint letter to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi.
• Iran, Russia, China send letter to IAEA chief declaring UNSC Resolution 2231 terminated Press TV 24 Oct 2025 -- Iran, China, and Russia have written a joint letter to the UN nuclear watchdog chief, affirming the termination of Security Council Resolution 2231 and the agency's reporting concerning the Islamic Republic's nuclear energy program.

News Reports

• How Might China Respond To US Sanctions On Russia's Biggest Oil Companies? RFE/RL 24 Oct 2025 -- US sanctions against Russian oil giants Rosneft and LUKoil have sent shockwaves across global energy markets and left China's largest state oil companies pausing their imports of Russian crude.