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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 19.10 Ukraine MOD 19 Oct 2022
• Ukraine Forced To Restrict Electrical Power As Damage To Network Takes Toll RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian officials on October 19 told citizens to expect power outages and restrictions on electricity supply as the country copes with damage to its infrastructure caused by Russian air strikes.
• Putin Declares Martial Law in Annexed Regions of Ukraine VOA 19 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in four of Ukraine's regions, parts of which are under the control of Russian troops, as Ukrainian forces continue to liberate occupied territories in the country's east.
• Executive Order on measures implemented in Russian regions following Presidential Executive Order of October 19, 2022, on introducing martial law in the DPR, LPR and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Measures Implemented in the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation in Connection with Presidential Executive Order No. 756 of October 19, 2022.
• Executive Order introducing martial law in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- The President of Russia signed Executive Order On Introducing Martial Law in the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions.
• Putin declares martial law in former Ukrainian regions amid Kherson evacuations Press TV 19 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in the former Ukrainian regions that recently joined the Russian Federation amid reports that Ukraine is gearing up for a large-scale offensive in the Kherson region.
• Putin Declares Martial Law In Moscow-Seized Regions As Kherson Evacuation Begins RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced martial law in four of Ukraine's regions, parts of which are under the control of Russian troops, as Ukrainian forces continue liberating occupied territories in the country's east despite another barrage of air attacks across the country.
• What Putin's Declaration of Martial Law in Frontline Areas Will Mean for Kiev Sputnik 19 Oct 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday instituting martial law in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye, and indicated that the heightened security measures are being adopted in the face of Kiev's "openly terrorist methods," including the shelling of civilian areas, sabotage attacks, and assassinations of officials.
• Putin Declares Martial Law in New Russian Territories Amid Kiev's 'Terrorist' Shelling Sputnik 19 Oct 2022 -- The Russian president convened a meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the Russian regions bordering the conflict zone. A day earlier, General Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces taking part in the special operation in Ukraine, characterized the situation in Kherson as "very difficult."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting of the Security Council President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- The President held a videoconference meeting of the Russian Federation Security Council.
• Instructions on supporting drafted citizens and their families President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions on providing support to citizens mobilised for military service and their families.
• Instructions on meeting the needs of the special military operation President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- The President approved a list of instructions on meeting the needs arising during the special military operation.

Foreign Policy

• Statement by Mr. Konstantin Vorontsov, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the Thematic Discussion on Nuclear Weapons in the First Committee of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 17 October 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Oct 2022
• Five Russian Nationals and Two Oil Traders Charged in Global Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering Scheme US DOJ - USAG for the Eastern District of New York 19 Oct 2022 -- The Defendants Obtained Military Technology from U.S. Companies, Smuggled Millions of Barrels of Oil and Laundered Tens of Millions of Dollars for Russian Oligarchs, Sanctioned Entities and the World's Largest Energy Conglomerate
• Justice Department Announces Charges and Arrests in Two Cases Involving Export Violation Schemes to Aid Russian Military US Dept. of Justice 19 Oct 2022 -- In Two Separate Cases, Charges Filed Against Two Companies and Half a Dozen Individuals Arrested for Alleged Illegal Sale and Export of Powerful Dual-Use Technologies
• Imposing Sanctions on Russia's Technology Procurement US Dept. of State 19 Oct 2022 -- In coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Treasury designated Russian procurement agent Yury Yuryevich Orekhov (Orekhov) and his companies Nord-Deutsche Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (NDA GmbH) and Opus Energy Trading LLC (Opus Energy Trading) pursuant to Executive Order 14024.
• Treasury Sanctions Russian Military Technology Procurement Network in Coordination with Law Enforcement Action US Treasury 19 Oct 2022 -- Today, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a Russian network that procured military and sensitive dual-use technologies from U.S. manufacturers and supplied them to Russian end-users.
• On Russia's Acquisition of UAVs from Iran US Dept. of State 19 Oct 2022 -- "Today, the United States joined the United Kingdom and France in raising the issue of Iran's transfer of UAVs to Russia at a meeting of the UN Security Council, where Council members received expert briefings from the UN Secretariat on reports of the transfer of these dangerous weapons."
• Russia: Speech on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate on the possible recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Oct 2022
• India Vows to Continue Russian Oil Purchases Despite West's Intention to Cap Oil Price Sputnik 19 Oct 2022 -- The Group of Seven wealthy nations, commonly known as the G7, is working on a proposal to cap the price of Russian oil, intending to curb the country's earnings from fuel exports. However, Russia has warned that it will stop oil supplies to any country that joins the West in capping the price.

News Reports

• U.S. Jury Acquits Russian Researcher On Charges He Lied To FBI Over Dossier On Trump RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- A U.S.-based Russian analyst who gathered information for the so-called Steele Dossier alleging ties between former President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia has been acquitted on charges he lied to the FBI about the sources of his intelligence.
• Russia's Rosatom, Turkish Companies Discuss Joint Efforts to Build Sinop NPP in Turkey Sputnik 19 Oct 2022 -- Russian state-run atomic energy agency Rosatom and its Turkish partners are discussing cooperation in construction of the Sinop nuclear power plant (NPP) project on Turkey's Black Sea coast, Rosatom's head, Alexey Likhachev, said on Wednesday.
• More Than 50 Multinationals Relocate From Russia To Kazakhstan Over War In Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- Kazakh officials say more than 50 international companies have relocated from Russia to Kazakhstan since Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February.