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• Operational information on 18.00, 25.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 25 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 12.00, 25.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 25 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 06.00, 25.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 25 Mar 2022
• Operational information on 24.00, 24.03.2022 regarding the russian invasion Ukraine MOD 25 Mar 2022
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 25 Mar 2022
• In Ukraine, Russian Activity Now More Focused on Donbas Than Kyiv DoD News 25 Mar 2022 -- In Ukraine, the Russians are still launching airstrikes on the capital city of Kyiv, but it appears the Russian military is less interested now in conducting ground operations there than they have been in the past and are instead now focused on an eastern area of the country known as the Donbas.
• Ukraine Tactics Disrupt Russian Invasion, Western Officials Say VOA 25 Mar 2022 -- Western defense officials say Ukraine has been employing agile insurgency tactics to disrupt Russia's invasion, and in the suburbs northwest and east of Kyiv, to push their adversaries back.
• Russia Says 1,351 Of Its Soldiers Have Died In Ukraine, Well Below Western Estimates RFE/RL 25 Mar 2022 -- Russia says 1,351 of its soldiers have died in the fighting in Ukraine, the first casualty update that Moscow has given in more than three weeks and a figure well below Western intelligence and Ukrainian estimates.
• Mariupol Officials Say About 300 Civilians Dead In Russian Strike On Theater RFE/RL 25 Mar 2022 -- Authorities in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol say that according to eyewitness accounts, about 300 civilians died in a Russian air strike on a historic theater that was being used as a bomb shelter by hundreds of civilians.
• Russian armed forces take control of Ukraine's Izyum city People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- Russia's armed forces have taken control of the city of Izyum in Ukraine's Kharkov region, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Thursday.
• Ukraine sets up 7 humanitarian corridors People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine set up seven humanitarian corridors on Thursday to evacuate civilians, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

Ukraine

• The construction of temporary housing is envisaged within the new program of support for IDPs - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 25 Mar 2022
• Speech by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak during the participation in the video meeting of the Atlantic Council President of Ukraine 25 Mar 2022
• By restraining Russian actions, our defenders are leading the Russian leadership to the idea: talk is necessary - address by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 25 Mar 2022
• If Russia had known what it would face in Ukraine, it would have definitely been afraid to come here - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 25 Mar 2022
• Speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting of the European Council President of Ukraine 25 Mar 2022
• Ukraine Accuses Moscow Of Deporting Civilians To Russia RFE/RL 25 Mar 2022 -- Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine's ombudswoman, has accused Moscow of forcibly removing hundreds of thousands of civilians from obliterated Ukrainian cities to Russia to put pressure on Kyiv to surrender.

Russia

• Russian Military Official Shifts Rhetoric, Says Army Now Focusing On 'Liberation' Of Eastern Ukrainian Regions RFE/RL 25 Mar 2022 -- Russia's Defense Ministry has indicated that it has scaled back its goals in Ukraine, announcing on March 25 that the first phase of its military operation was complete and it would now focus on two eastern regions claimed by Russia-backed separatists.
• Ex-president says sanctions won't sway Russia as conflict enters second month Press TV 25 Mar 2022 -- Former president Dmitry Medvedev says sanctions won't sway Russia as the West cranks up pressure on Moscow and the conflict with Ukraine enters the second month.
• Russia says Pentagon directly involved in bioweapon development in Ukraine People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Defense was directly involved in developing biological weapon components in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the UN Security Council vote on the Russian draft resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Mar 2022
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the UN General Assembly vote on the French-Mexican draft resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Mar 2022 -- On March 24, the resumed 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly voted for the French-Mexican resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund, Moscow, March 25, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Mar 2022

United States

• Remarks by President Biden and President Andrzej Duda of Poland in Briefing on the Humanitarian Efforts for Ukraine The White House 25 Mar 2022
• Biden Visits Poland as US Says Russia Shifting Offensive Away From Kyiv VOA 25 Mar 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden praised Poland's response to the refugee crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a visit to Poland on Friday, as the United States said Russia appeared to have shifted its military offensive away from Ukraine's capital of Kyiv and toward the country's east.
• Biden Thanks U.S. Troops in Poland for Their Sacrifices, Service DoD News 25 Mar 2022 -- President Joe Biden thanked U.S. troops deployed to Poland for their efforts in response to the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
• Biden Lands In Polish City Close To Ukrainian Border As Russia Signals New Focus RFE/RL 25 Mar 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has visited U.S. troops near the Polish border with Ukraine amid signals from Moscow that the Kremlin has scaled back its goals in its unprovoked attack on its neighbor to concentrate on capturing territory claimed by Russia-backed separatists.
• Remarks by President Biden During Visit with Service Members of the 82nd Airborne Division The White House 25 Mar 2022

NATO

• NATO Secretary General visits exercise Cold Response in Norway NATO 25 Mar 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met troops participating in exercise Cold Response in northern Norway on Friday (25 March 2022). The Secretary General said Cold Response shows NATO unity and strength in action, with forces from Europe and North America training together.

United Nations

• IOM Regional Ukraine Response Situation Report - 25 March 2022 IOM
• Update 32 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 25 Mar 2022 -- Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that there had been no rotation of technical staff at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) since 21 March and it did not know when it might next take place, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
• A month since the start of the war, almost a quarter of Ukraine's population are displaced UNHCR 25 Mar 2022 -- This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR's Representative to Ukraine - to whom quoted text may be attributed - speaking from Lviv to today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
• UN alarm over mounting Ukraine casualties, amid desperate scenes in Mariupol UN News 25 Mar 2022 -- Ongoing violence in Ukraine has left millions of people "in constant fear" of indiscriminate shelling, the UN warned on Friday, as efforts continued to reach the country's most vulnerable populations, one month on from the Russian invasion.
• UN: Russian Military Attacks on Ukrainian Civilians Likely Violate International Humanitarian Law VOA 25 Mar 2022 -- U.N. human rights monitors in Ukraine are condemning the use of explosive weapons and indiscriminate attacks by Russian military forces on civilians and civilian infrastructure as a probable violation of international humanitarian law.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN General Assembly adopts resolution on humanitarian situation in Ukraine People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues on Friday as relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution. Following are the latest developments of the situation:
• UN General Assembly adopts resolution on humanitarian situation in Ukraine People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- UN member states on Thursday adopted a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
• Ukraine war: WFP poised to support next phase of relief effort WFP 25 Mar 2022 -- Assessment on border with Slovakia shows how the World Food Programme and other agencies can provide support inside the country, says Jean-Martin Bauer

Foreign Reactions

• Background Press Call on the U.S. and the European Commission's Task Force to Reduce Europe's Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels The White House 25 Mar 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Joint Press Statement The White House 25 Mar 2022
• Joint Statement between the United States and the European Commission on European Energy Security The White House 25 Mar 2022 -- "The United States and the European Commission are committed to reducing Europe's dependency on Russian energy. We reaffirm our joint commitment to Europe's energy security and sustainability and to accelerating the global transition to clean energy. In condemning in the strongest terms Russia's further invasion of Ukraine, we express our solidarity and support for Ukraine. We share the objective of addressing the energy security emergency - to ensure energy supply for the EU and Ukraine."
• FACT SHEET: United States and European Commission Announce Task Force to Reduce Europe's Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels The White House 25 Mar 2022
• EU, U.S. Strike LNG Deal In Bid To Reduce Bloc's Dependence On Russian Gas RFE/RL 25 Mar 2022 -- The European Union and the United States have struck a deal under which the bloc will receive at least 15 billion cubic meters of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year in an effort to wean itself off Russian gas imports.
• Commissioner urges protection of humanitarian needs and human rights of people fleeing war in Ukraine Council of Europe 25 Mar 2022
• Going deeper and broader to ensure Putin fails: article by Liz Truss UK FCDO 25 Mar 2022 -- Writing in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) the Foreign Secretary explains our mission to help restore Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Russia-Ukraine conflict could trigger global food crisis, but China's agricultural security not threatened Global Times 25 Mar 2022 -- China's Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs (MOA) and the Ministry of Finance issued a notice in recent days, requiring local authorities to mull an "all-out effort" to guarantee the harvest of summer wheat and expand the planting of soybeans "by all means," said a statement on the website of the MOA on Friday.
• China fires back at NATO's ill intention on Ukraine crisis amid anniversary of Yugoslavia bombing Global Times 25 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday said NATO's act of aggression will never be forgotten by the Serbian people, the Chinese people and the people around the world, amid the bitter 23rd anniversary of the Yugoslavia bombing in 1999 and NATO's latest smear.
• U.S. double standards in Ukraine crisis testify to sole purpose of global domination People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- A month into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, picturing an endgame is challenging, with the White House poised to heap more pressure on the Kremlin while ignoring Moscow's demands for security.
• China denounces U.S.'s "prior knowledge" claim of Russian military operation in Ukraine People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- A Chinese military spokesperson Thursday denounced the claim that China had prior knowledge of Russia's military operation in Ukraine as disinformation.
• Egypt's FM stresses peaceful settlement of Russia-Ukraine conflict People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Thursday discussed with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba the latest developments of Russia-Ukraine conflict and ongoing military escalations, Egypt's foreign ministry said in a statement.
• Ukrainian, Egyptian leaders discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict over phone People's Daily 25 Mar 2022 -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received on Thursday a phone call from his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during which they discussed the latest developments of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, said the Egyptian presidency.
• Iran backs urgent peaceful resolution of conflict in Ukraine Press TV 25 Mar 2022 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations says the Islamic Republic supports urgent and peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine in line with the international law.
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Italian MFA Secretary General Ettore Sequi US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2022

News Reports

• Anti-War Protester Who Disrupted Russian News Program Charged With 'Discrediting' Army RFE/RL 25 Mar 2022 -- A Russian TV news editor who protested Russia's invasion of Ukraine by interrupting a live news broadcast on Russian state television earlier in March has been charged with "discrediting" the armed forces.