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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 18.11 Ukraine MOD 18 Nov 2022
• Kyiv Says 'Almost Half' Of Energy System Downed By Russian Strikes, As Heavy Fighting Continues In The East RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on November 18 that almost half of that country's energy infrastructure has been disabled by Russian strikes, as Moscow kept up attacks causing gas and electricity cutoffs and Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in the east.
• 'Millions without power in Ukraine,' says Zelensky; Moscow blames Kiev Press TV 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine's president says that more than 10 million Ukrainians have been left without power following Russian strikes across his country, but Moscow blames Kiev's refusal to negotiate for the blackouts and their fallout.
• Kyiv Says Ukrainian Experts Are Working At Missile Blast Site In Poland RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian experts are already working at the location where a missile killed two people in the border area of southeastern Poland, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on November 18.
• Zelensky says Ukrainian experts to participate in probe of Poland's projectile falling People's Daily 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukrainian experts will participate in a probe of the deadly projectile falling in southeastern Poland, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
• Russia says 'fortifying' positions on Crimean Peninsula Press TV 18 Nov 2022 -- Russia has said it is strengthening its positions on the Crimean peninsula, a week after Russian forces completely withdrew from the neighboring Kherson region.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the shooting of Russian POWs by Ukrainian military Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Nov 2022
• Over 10 Russian Servicemen Shot, Killed in Cold Blood by Ukrainian Forces: Russian MoD Sputnik 18 Nov 2022 -- Earlier in the day, grizzly footage posted to social media from Makeevka, a settlement in the Lugansk People's Republic taken by Ukrainian forces this week, appeared to show that a dozen captured and unarmed Russian servicemen had been executed by their captors.
• Yale Researchers Cite Evidence Of 'Targeted Campaign' Of Terror By Kherson's Russian Occupiers RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- Yale researchers with U.S. State Department backing say they have documented allegations of extrajudicial detentions and disappearances under Russian occupation in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Kherson that are "consistent with an intentional and targeted campaign."

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian aircraft conduct unsafe, unprofessional overflight of NATO ships in Baltic Sea NATO 18 Nov 2022 -- On the morning of Nov. 17, two Russian fighter aircraft made an unsafe and unprofessional approach toward Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), which was conducting routine operations in the Baltic Sea.
• Turkish president says neither Russia nor U.S. to resort to nuclear weapons People's Daily 18 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that a U.S.-Russia meeting in Türkiye has shown that neither party would attempt to use nuclear weapons, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 18 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 34th meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Regions at the Foreign Ministry, Moscow, November 18, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Nov 2022
• Moscow Says It's Ready For High-Level Talks With Washington On Prisoner Swap, Arms Treaty RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Moscow is hopeful a deal can be made with Washington to exchange prisoners, including convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who currently is serving a 25-year sentence in a U.S. prison.
• A 'step towards war': Hungary decries EU sanctions on Russia Press TV 18 Nov 2022 -- Hungary has slammed the European Union's sanctions against Russia over Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine, as a counterproductive intervention in the conflict that could quickly turn the bloc into an actual "belligerent."

News Reports

• The Week In Russia: The Sledgehammer War RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- A deadly missile blast in Poland raises fears of escalation - but also shines a spotlight on the barriers to a broader war. Guilty verdicts in the MH17 trial are grim reminders that Russia's war on Ukraine began long before he February invasion. And a gruesome video serves as a disturbing sign of where Russia is today -- and where it may be headed.
• Swedish Prosecutor Confirms Nord Stream Blasts Were Sabotage RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- A Swedish prosecutor says traces of explosives have been found at the site of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, confirming that sabotage had taken place.
• UN: Shipment of Russian Fertilizer Bound for Malawi VOA 18 Nov 2022 -- The U.N. top trade official said Friday a shipment of Russian fertilizer is scheduled to leave a Norwegian port Monday bound for Malawi, helping to ease a backlog of 300,000 tons of the agricultural products currently in European ports.
• Targeting Russian Corruption in the Guatemalan Mining Sector US Dept. of State 18 Nov 2022 -- The United States took action today to promote accountability for Russia-linked actors engaging in corruption in Guatemala. We remain steadfast in our commitment to identify acts of corruption that threaten the United States and the democratic institutions of our partners and allies.
• Treasury Targets Russian-Backed Corruption in Guatemala Mining Sector US Treasury 18 Nov 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned one Russian national, Dmitry Kudryakov, and one Belarusian national, Iryna Litviniuk, for their role in exploiting the Guatemalan mining sector, as well as three associated entities connected with their corruption schemes. These individuals and entities are designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world.