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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 12, 2022 Ukraine MOD 12 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 12.04 Ukraine MOD 12 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 12, 2022 Ukraine MOD 12 Apr 2022
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing, April 12, 2022 DoD 12 Apr 2022
• Russian Forces, Ukrainians Vie for Mariupol DoD News 12 Apr 2022 -- U.S. officials assess that Ukrainians are still contesting the strategic city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine.
• Ukrainians Discouraged From Returning To Kyiv, Areas Near Capital RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- It is too early for people who left their homes in Kyiv and surrounding areas to return, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar has said, even as the border service said it has seen an uptick in the number of people returning to the country.
• Ukraine Investigating Reports Of Chemical Weapons Attack, Russia Rejects Accusations RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine said it was checking reports that Russia may have used chemical weapons amid heavy fighting in the port city of Mariupol as the United Kingdom warned of a "response" if the information is proven to be true.
• Russian Forces Shift Toward Donbas; Conditions Dire In Besieged Mariupol RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Russian forces have continued moving toward eastern Ukraine ahead of a major planned offensive in the Donbas region, while conditions in Mariupol remain dire, with thousands of civilians reported dead and Russian forces inching toward full control of the port city.
• Ukraine Says Russian Hackers Tried To Attack Ukrainian Power Grid Again RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine says Russian hackers sought to attack and disable Ukraine's electricity grid for a second time last week but were thwarted.
• Ukrainian Politician Medvedchuk, Close Putin Friend, Captured After More Than Month On The Run RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian special forces have captured the leader of a pro-Russian political party who fled in late February while out on bail, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced.
• 'Stacks Of Evidence': Lawyer Who Prosecuted Milosevic Says Russians Could Be Tried For War Crimes In Ukraine RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- A veteran human rights lawyer who prosecuted the trial of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic says Russians could be tried for war crimes over their actions in Ukraine.
• 'Part Of Russia's Arsenal': Allegations Of Rape By Russian Forces In Ukraine Are Increasing RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- When soldiers from Russia threatened to rape a young girl in Ukraine, her mother tried to persuade them to take her instead, psychologist Vasylisa Levchenko said, recounting the story of an alleged rape victim.
• Photos Indicate Russian Looting of Radioactive Materials from Ukraine's Chernobyl VOA 12 Apr 2022 -- The scale of Russia's looting of Ukraine has become clearer with new photos indicating Russian theft of hazardous materials from a site near Chernobyl's nuclear power plant, and another image from Belarus adding to evidence that Russian soldiers mailed looted goods home.
• Biden Decries Russia's War in Ukraine as 'Genocide' VOA 12 Apr 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden ramped up his rhetoric against Russia on Tuesday, accusing President Vladimir Putin of engineering a "genocide" in Ukraine.
• Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure The White House 12 Apr 2022
• Biden ups anti-Putin rhetoric, accuses him of committing 'genocide' Press TV 12 Apr 2022 -- In a further ratcheting up of Washington's offensive against Moscow over its military action against the Kiev government, US President Joe Biden accused Russia's President Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine.
• Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates over Mariupol, Putin slams Bucha 'fake news' Press TV 12 Apr 2022 -- Clashes have escalated between Russian troops and Ukrainian forces over the control of the besieged port city of Mariupol as Russia's military offensive in the former Soviet state nears its 50th day and amid Western promises to flood the war-battered country with military and financial aid.
• Russia warns against NATO expansion; UK says all options on table Press TV 12 Apr 2022 -- Russia has repeated its warning against further expansion of the NATO military alliance, saying the alliance remains "a tool of confrontation".
• Putin Says Lukashenko Handed Him Documents That Expose Bucha Fake Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- Moscow has repeatedly denounced the Bucha provocation as something that was staged by Kiev specifically for the Western media to slander Russia.
• No Doubt 'Noble Goals' of Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine Will Be Implemented - Putin Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- A special operation to demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 24 February, following a request for help from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, which saw weeks of intensifying shelling by Ukrainian forces.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Defense Intelligence Agency Report Details Space-Based Threats From Competitors DoD News 12 Apr 2022 -- The Defense Intelligence Agency today released the new unclassified report, "Challenges to Security in Space 2022," which is a follow-up to its similarly titled report in 2019.
• Russia & China Seeking to Become Leading Space Powers, US Defense Intelligence Agency Claims Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- Russia and China seek to become leading space powers and intend to create new global space norms to undercut the United States' global leadership, the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said on Tuesday.
• Conversation with Vostochny Cosmodrome employees President of Russia 12 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with Vostochny Cosmodrome employees.
• Joint news conference with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 12 Apr 2022 -- Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made statements for the press and answered media questions.
• Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 12 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at Vostochny Cosmodrome.
• Meeting with Roscosmos General Director Dmitry Rogozin President of Russia 12 Apr 2022 -- Completing his trip to the Amur Region, Vladimir Putin met with General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities.
• Ceremony for presenting state decorations President of Russia 12 Apr 2022 -- While on a visit to Vostochny Cosmodrome, Vladimir Putin presented state decorations to three employees of the Yury Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Centre.
• Russia to Resume Lunar Programme - Putin Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- On the 61st anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into space, the Russian president announced that the country will proceed with its space exploration plans despite all the pressure from abroad.

Foreign Policy

• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Croatia's unfriendly actions Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Apr 2022
• EU Adds Airlines Licensed In Russia To Blacklist Over Safety Concerns RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Twenty-one airlines licensed in Russia have been blacklisted by the European Union over safety concerns.
• Europol Launches Operation to Identify Russian Assets Under EU Sanctions Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has announced the beginning of Operation Oscar to help EU countries identify assets owned by individuals and legal entities sanctioned in connection with Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

News Reports

• Poland Arrests Russian Man On Espionage Charge RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- A prosecutor-general's office says it has arrested a Russian national on suspicion that he allegedly collected information about Poland's military units, their supplies, and staff members at the request of Russian intelligence.
• France's SocGen Bank Sells Rosbank, Pulls Out of Russian Market at $3.36 Billion Loss Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- On Monday, French bank Société Générale announced it, too, would end its activities in Russia, following decisions to do so by France's two larger banks, BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole.
• Russia Did Not Default on Foreign Debt, All Issues Should Be Raised With US, Finance Minister Says Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- Russia made the last payment on its Eurobonds on 4 April using rubles, due to banks managing those payments refusing to convert the country's currency into dollars. The banks denied the operation citing the US sanctions imposed on Russia over its special military operation in Ukraine.
• Russia Arrests Opposition Figure Following Prediction About Putin VOA 12 Apr 2022 -- A prominent Russian opposition activist was arrested Monday near his home in Moscow and sentenced to 15 days in jail for allegedly disobeying a police order.
• EU Ends Training Program for Malian Troops, Blames Russians for Moura Killings Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- Western Europe once ruled 90% of Africa as colonial subjects and has tried to retain similar relationships with the now-independent countries in what African theorists have called "neo-colonialism." As African states look to Russia and China for fairer deals and less meddling, the West has accused them of colonialism, too.
• Ukraine crisis creates shortages in Finnish construction industry People's Daily 12 Apr 2022 -- The Finnish construction industry is experiencing unprecedented difficulties due to the Ukraine crisis, Finnish national broadcaster Yle reported on Monday.
• Biden Presses India Not To Increase Purchase Of Russian Oil RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to accelerate purchases of Russian oil, saying doing so would not be in India's interest and could hamper the U.S. response to the war in Ukraine.