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Ukrainians strike Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 23 Sep 2023

On September 23 a Ukrainian missile struck the HQ in Sevastopol. Videos have shown the building burning. Storm Shadow missiles provided by France and the UK were used in the attack. Russia said it shot down some missiles over Crimea. Ukraine has been concentrating its attacks on Crimea. Ukraine i...

Zelensky in Canada
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 22 Sep 2023

On September 22 the Ukrainian President went on an unannounced visit to Ottawa. He was recently in New York for the UN General Assembly. He will address the Canadian Parliament. Canada has provided over USD 6 billion worth of arms since 2022. This is a lot considering Canada's 33 million populati...

Poland bans Ukrainian grain and ends arms supplies
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 22 Sep 2023

On September 21 Poland made the announcement due to a row. Poland said it has given Ukraine 320 tanks and 14 fighter jets (all Soviet era). Overall it has donated a third of its military assets. Poland said it must now concentrate on its own defense. What it has donated to Ukraine is being replac...

China refuses to sell drones to Russia, causing shortage
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 22 Sep 2023

On September 18 the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported the story. On September 1 China stopped selling UAVs and their components to Russia. China said it is stopping the sale of such items if they might be used militarily but said this was not aimed at any country in particular. Customs data s...

Russian draftees more likely to be killed than professional soldiers
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 21 Sep 2023

On September 21 IStories and the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) published a report saying 1 in 5 mobilized Russian soldiers are killed within 60 days of being sent to the war. They used open sources to compile this data. The report was based on 3,000 draftees who have been killed since Septembe...

Azerbaijan halts advance on Armenian positions
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 20 Sep 2023

On September 20 Baku said it would not retake more of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian forces there promised to lay down their weapons and negotiate about giving the region back to Azerbaijan. The ceasefire was mediated by Russian peacekeepers. This is a success for Azerbaijan. But Armenia would have l...

Azerbaijan attacks Armenian-held territory
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 19 Sep 2023

On September 19 Azerbaijan confirmed its operation to retake Nagorno-Karabakh. The region is legally Azerbaijani but has been held by Armenia since 1991.  There were loud explosions in Armenian-held Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan says it is using high precision weapons saying it is an anti-terroris...

Russian dry dock in Crimea damaged
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 18 Sep 2023

On September 13 in Sevastopol two dry docks were damaged by Ukrainian drones. A ship and a submarine in it were also damaged. It could take months to repair them and remove the debris. Ukraine used 10 British cruise missiles for the strike. Cruise missiles are very expensive and in short supply. ...

Central Asian countries discuss water shortages and trade
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 17 Sep 2023

On September 14 the presidents of the 5 countries met in Tajikistan. This is the 5th summit for Central Asian presidents. They started in 2018. They also invited the President of Azerbaijan. His country is not considered part of Central Asia, but it has a maritime border on the Caspian Sea with T...

North Korean leader tours Russian defense installations
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 16 Sep 2023

On September 16 Kim Jong Un continued his tour of the Russian Far East. He went to an aircraft factory and visited a warship.  This is only Kim's 7th visit abroad in his 12 years in power. This underscores the importance he attaches to his relationship with Russia. This is his first trip abroad s...

Pro-Putin party wins Russian regional elections
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 14 Sep 2023

On September 14 all the results were in. The United Russia won a handsome victory. It controls the great majority of regional legislatures and governorships. This includes Russian-controlled Ukraine. But United Russia is less popular in the Far East than elsewhere. This is a relatively poor area....

Putin meets North Korean leader
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 13 Sep 2023

On September 13 the leaders met at a space center in the Russian Far East. Putin said they met there because Russia wishes to help North Korea build satellites. He noted that North Korea wants to develop its rocket technology. The US speculates that North Korea will offer Russia shells and missil...

Putin addresses Russian Far East Forum
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 12 Sep 2023

On September 12 he was in Vladivostok. He said that Russia has a new generation of weapons. The main state news agency said this alluded to lasers and ultra-sonic weapons. He said that the Ukrainian counter-offensive is failing. He claimed that Ukraine has lost 72,000 soldiers since June 2023. Th...

Mayor of Moscow re-elected
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 11 Sep 2023

On September 11 the results were declared. It was no surprise, and Sergei Sobyanin won 76% of the vote—carrying every Moscow district. He vowed to continue to upgrade the city. He defeated four candidates all of whom are pro-Putin. Sobyanin is a long time Putin confrere. He is a member of United ...

Russia withdraws troops from Belarus
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 10 Sep 2023

On September 7 it was reported that Russia has pulled its regional task force from Belarus. Ukrainian border authorities have confirmed this as have Belarusian oppositionists. They were deployed to Belarus in 2022 when Lukashenko said that Ukraine was plotting to invade. Ukraine said that a few R...

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