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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 13 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on May 13, 2022 Ukraine MOD 13 May 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 13.05 Ukraine MOD 13 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on May 13, 2022 Ukraine MOD 13 May 2022
• Ukrainian Forces Appear To Destroy Russian Armored Battalion; Scholz Urges Cease-Fire In Call With Putin RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- Ukraine says it has foiled an attempt by Russian forces to cross a key river in the east, costing Moscow a sizable number of troops and important armored equipment in another setback for the Kremlin in its invasion of Ukraine as Germany urged President Vladimir Putin to agree to a cease-fire as soon as possible.
• Reports: Odesa Military Source Says Ukraine Struck Russian Naval Ship In Black Sea RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- A spokesman for the Ukrainian military in the southwestern Odesa region said on May 12 that a strike by Ukrainian naval forces damaged a Russian logistics ship in the Black Sea.
• Russian forces attack major oil refinery in central Ukraine People's Daily 13 May 2022 -- Russian forces carried out a rocket attack on a major oil refinery in Kremenchuk town in Ukraine's central Poltava region on Thursday, said the head of Poltava regional military-civilian administration Dmytro Lunin.
• Ukraine: Amid fresh Russian claims, no trace of secret bioweapons programme UN News 13 May 2022 -- Amid new claims by Moscow of a covert biological weapons programme in Ukraine, the Director of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) affirmed on Friday that the UN is not aware of any such programme and has neither the mandate nor the technical operational capacity to investigate it - a message first delivered to the Security Council on 11 and 18 March, by High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu DoD 13 May 2022
• US, Russia defense chiefs speak for first time since Ukraine operation Press TV 13 May 2022 -- For the first time since the Krelim launched a military operation in Ukraine nearly three months ago; US defense secretary Lloyd Austin and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu spoke over the phone on Friday.
• U.S., Russian Defense Chiefs Speak For First Time Since Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used his first conversation with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu since the start of the Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine to call for an immediate cease-fire there, the Pentagon has said.
• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 13 May 2022 -- The President held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions following the CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting, Dushanbe, May 13, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 May 2022
• Condolences on the death of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of Russia 13 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent messages of condolence to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, its Minister of Defence and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on the death of United Arab Emirates President and Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz President of Russia 13 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz at the German side's initiative.
• Germany braces for energy sanctions by Russia: minister People's Daily 13 May 2022 -- Germany is bracing for energy sanctions imposed by Russia, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck said during his speech in the country's lower house of parliament Bundestag on Thursday.
• Telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 13 May 2022 -- At the initiative of the Tajikistani side, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
• U.K. Adds 12 Russians To Sanctions List, Including Putin's Alleged Girlfriend RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- Britain has added a dozen people to its list of sanctions over Russia's war against Ukraine, this time targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and the network of those around him, including his ex-wife and cousins.
• UK sanctions the shady network funding Putin's lavish lifestyle UK FCDO 13 May 2022 -- Today sanctions hit Putin's financial network, tightening the vice on the President and his inner circle.
• Russia is trying to distract us with disinformation: UK Statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 13 May 2022 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN
• Ukraine urges G7 to appropriate Russian assets, rechannel them to Kiev Press TV 13 May 2022 -- Ukraine's top diplomat has asked foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations to appropriate Russian assets and rechannel them to Kiev for use to rebuild the conflict-stricken country.
• Despite US Nudging, No Condemnation of Russia in US-ASEAN Summit VOA 13 May 2022 -- Despite U.S. President Joe Biden's urging that Southeast Asian countries take a firmer stance on the Ukraine war, the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit ended Friday without condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a sign of the geopolitical complexities in the region as the administration seeks to broaden the coalition against Moscow beyond Europe.

News Reports

• Trial Opens In Ukraine Of First Russian Soldier Accused Of War Crimes RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- The first trial of a Russian soldier accused of war crimes for killing a Ukrainian civilian during Moscow's unprovoked invasion has opened in Kyiv.
• Ukraine Thwarts Russian Forces as War Crimes Trial Begins for Russian Soldier VOA 13 May 2022 -- Ukrainian forces repelled Russian troops trying to cross a strategically important river in the eastern Donbas region, British intelligence officials said Friday, as the conflict entered its 79th day.
• Russian State Energy Company Cuts Electricity To Finland As Helsinki Readies NATO Bid RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- The Finnish subsidiary of Russian state-owned energy provider Inter RAO has announced a halt in electricity supplies to Finland as of May 14 over unpaid bills.
• Russia to cut electricity to Finland as Helsinki moves toward NATO bid Press TV 13 May 2022 -- Russia is likely to suspend electricity supplies to Finland this weekend as Helsinki seems adamant about pursuing its ambitious bid of joining the US-led NATO military alliance amid the raging war in Ukraine.
• The Week In Russia: Ambition And Reality RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- Like the coronavirus pandemic, Russia's war on Ukraine is something that President Vladimir Putin cannot control - so the Kremlin is fudging the numbers and seeking to shape the narrative. Putin's speech on the May 9 martial holiday signaled that the killing could continue for months or more.
• Moscow Warns Russians Not To Travel To 'Unfriendly' Britain RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- Russian has warned its citizens not to travel to Britain, citing what it called London's "unfriendly course" toward Russia.
• Moldova 'Fragile But Calm' Despite 'Internal' Efforts At Destabilization, Says Foreign Minister RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- Moldova's foreign minister says there are "internal forces" in the country seeking to "destabilize the region" in the shadow of Russia's war on Ukraine but that Chisinau is working to ensure that such efforts don't spread the conflict.
• Transdniester Separatists Say Fuel Depot, Conscription Center 'Targeted' In Tiraspol RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- Authorities in Moldova's breakaway Transdniester region said on May 13 that two attempted attacks were carried out on a fuel depot and conscription center in the regional capital, Tiraspol.
• South Ossetian President Sets Referendum on Joining Russia for July 17 Sputnik 13 May 2022 -- South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov scheduled a referendum on the entry of South Ossetia into Russian Federation for July 17, the statement on his website says.
• Georgian Separatist Leader Schedules July Vote On Joining Russia RFE/RL 13 May 2022 -- The de facto leader of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has set a date of July 17 for a referendum on uniting with Russia that is bound to be dismissed as a sham by Tbilisi and most outsiders.