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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 19, 2022 Ukraine MOD 19 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 19.04 Ukraine MOD 19 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 19, 2022 Ukraine MOD 19 Apr 2022
• Senior Defense Officials Hold a Background Briefing, April 19, 2022 DoD 19 Apr 2022
• Ukraine Defiant As Russia Launches Massive Offensive In East RFE/RL 19 Apr 2022 -- The Ukrainian military says Russian forces have launched "aggressive actions" along almost the entire front line in eastern Ukraine, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was the start of the long-anticipated offensive in the eastern Donbas region.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky says Ukraine won't give up territories to end conflict People's Daily 19 Apr 2022 -- The Russia-Ukraine conflict continued as Ukraine's western city of Lviv reported missile strikes on Monday morning. The following are the latest developments:
• Russian forces seize east Ukrainian city in new phase of offensive Press TV 19 Apr 2022 -- Russian forces have seized control of the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine after the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the area, as Moscow launches a new phase of its military offensive in the former Soviet republic.
• Day 55: Russia launches new stage of operation in Ukraine Press TV 19 Apr 2022 -- Russia says it has launched a new stage of military operation in Ukraine, carrying out dozens of airstrikes in eastern Ukraine overnight on the 55th day of the conflict.
• Russia says foreign weapons destroyed near Ukraine's Lviv People's Daily 19 Apr 2022 -- Russian troops destroyed a depot of weapons supplied by Western countries near west Ukraine's Lviv on Monday morning, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
• Russian forces try to start active phase of offensive in eastern Ukraine: Ukraine's security chief People's Daily 19 Apr 2022 -- Oleksiy Danilov, the Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said Monday that Russian forces tried to start an active phase of the offensive in eastern Ukraine, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
• Latest Developments in Ukraine: April 19 VOA 19 Apr 2022
• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: New Phase of Special Operation in Ukraine Has Begun Sputnik 19 Apr 2022 -- The Russian foreign minister stressed that the Ukrainian people should decide their fate for themselves.

Defense Policy / Programs

• West's "economic blitzkrieg" against Russia fails: Putin People's Daily 19 Apr 2022 -- Western countries' "economic blitzkrieg" strategy against Russia has failed, President Vladimir Putin said Monday at a government meeting on economic issues.
• Russia says military drills planned with Vietnam Radio Free Asia 19 Apr 2022 -- As fighting rages across Ukraine, Russia and Vietnam are planning to hold a joint military training exercise, Russian state media reported Tuesday, a move that analysts described as "inappropriate" and likely to "raise eyebrows" in the rest of the region.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 19 Apr 2022 -- At Novo-Ogaryovo, Vladimir Putin held talks with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan who is paying an official visit to Russia.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with India Today television channel, Moscow, April 19, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Apr 2022
• Russia Expels 36 Belgian, Dutch Diplomats In Tit-For-Tat Move RFE/RL 19 Apr 2022 -- Russia says it is expelling 36 diplomats from two EU countries in retaliation for similar steps taken against Moscow's foreign envoys over the Kremlin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia Announces Expulsion of 15 Dutch Diplomats VOA 19 Apr 2022 -- Russia said Tuesday it will expel 15 Dutch diplomats, saying they have two weeks to leave the country. The retaliatory move following the Netherlands' expulsion last month of 17 Russians whom Dutch officials said were intelligence officers posing as diplomats.
• Russia expels Bulgarian diplomats in retaliation People's Daily 19 Apr 2022 -- Russia is expelling a number of Bulgarian diplomats in response to the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats from Sofia last month, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
• U.S. Senators Urge Serbian President To Impose Sanctions On Russia RFE/RL 19 Apr 2022 -- A U.S. Senate delegation visiting Belgrade has urged Serbia to join Western democracies in backing sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
• Canada imposes additional sanctions on close associates of Russian regime Canada 19 Apr 2022 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in response to the Russian regime's illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.
• Moldovan President Signs Law Banning Symbols Of Russia Aggression; Lithuanian Parliament Passes Similar Ban RFE/RL 19 Apr 2022 -- Moldovan President Maia Sandu has signed into law a bill banning the ribbon of St. George, a black and orange military symbol of Russian patriotism and aggression against Ukraine, as well as the signs "Z" and "V" used by Russian armed forces to mark their vehicles and equipment during Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Greece Seizes Russian Tanker As Part Of EU Sanctions Over Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Apr 2022 -- Greek authorities say they have seized a Russian oil tanker in the Aegean Sea as part of European Union sanctions imposed against Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• India to Ramp Up Russian Oil Purchases - Reports Sputnik 19 Apr 2022 -- India's state oil companies plan to buy as much Russian oil as possible, changing their procurement strategy from bids to longer term contracts, Indian newspaper Economic Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the situation.
• Iran emphasizes cooperation with Russia on Energy ISNA 19 Apr 2022 -- Iran's ambassador to Russia said, "Tehran and Moscow which possess rich oil and gas reserves have a good opportunity to develop the cooperation in this field".

News Reports

• Russia Restricts Access To HRW Website Over Statements On War In Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Apr 2022 -- Russia's communications regulator says it has restricted access to the website of Human Rights Watch (HRW) as a result of the group's statements over Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
• Western Sanctions on Russia May Have Repercussions for Azerbaijan VOA 19 Apr 2022 -- As Western sanctions against Russia continue to mount, observers in Azerbaijan are concerned about the potential ramifications in a country with close economic ties to Moscow.