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• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 12, 2022 Ukraine MOD 12 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 12.04 Ukraine MOD 12 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 12, 2022 Ukraine MOD 12 Apr 2022
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing, April 12, 2022 DoD 12 Apr 2022
• Russian Forces, Ukrainians Vie for Mariupol DoD News 12 Apr 2022 -- U.S. officials assess that Ukrainians are still contesting the strategic city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine.
• Ukrainians Discouraged From Returning To Kyiv, Areas Near Capital RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- It is too early for people who left their homes in Kyiv and surrounding areas to return, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar has said, even as the border service said it has seen an uptick in the number of people returning to the country.
• Ukraine Investigating Reports Of Chemical Weapons Attack, Russia Rejects Accusations RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine said it was checking reports that Russia may have used chemical weapons amid heavy fighting in the port city of Mariupol as the United Kingdom warned of a "response" if the information is proven to be true.
• Russian Forces Shift Toward Donbas; Conditions Dire In Besieged Mariupol RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Russian forces have continued moving toward eastern Ukraine ahead of a major planned offensive in the Donbas region, while conditions in Mariupol remain dire, with thousands of civilians reported dead and Russian forces inching toward full control of the port city.

Ukraine

• Zelenskyy Urges EU to Sanction Russian Banks, End Oil Imports VOA 12 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the European Union to sanction all Russian banks and halt imports of Russian oil, as he issued his latest appeal Tuesday for support in ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Address of the President to the Parliament of Lithuania President of Ukraine 12 Apr 2022
• The new package of sanctions should be such that Russia does not even talk about weapons of mass destruction - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 12 Apr 2022

Russia

• Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates over Mariupol, Putin slams Bucha 'fake news' Press TV 12 Apr 2022 -- Clashes have escalated between Russian troops and Ukrainian forces over the control of the besieged port city of Mariupol as Russia's military offensive in the former Soviet state nears its 50th day and amid Western promises to flood the war-battered country with military and financial aid.
• Russia warns against NATO expansion; UK says all options on table Press TV 12 Apr 2022 -- Russia has repeated its warning against further expansion of the NATO military alliance, saying the alliance remains "a tool of confrontation".
• Putin Says Lukashenko Handed Him Documents That Expose Bucha Fake Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- Moscow has repeatedly denounced the Bucha provocation as something that was staged by Kiev specifically for the Western media to slander Russia.
• No Doubt 'Noble Goals' of Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine Will Be Implemented - Putin Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- A special operation to demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 24 February, following a request for help from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, which saw weeks of intensifying shelling by Ukrainian forces.
• Russia "in favor" of continuing negotiations with Ukraine: Russian FM People's Daily 12 Apr 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow prefers to continue its negotiations with Kiev.

United States

• Biden Decries Russia's War in Ukraine as 'Genocide' VOA 12 Apr 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden ramped up his rhetoric against Russia on Tuesday, accusing President Vladimir Putin of engineering a "genocide" in Ukraine.
• Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure The White House 12 Apr 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukraine's Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov DoD 12 Apr 2022
• DOD Ensures Ukraine Has Necessities to Counter Russian Invasion DoD News 12 Apr 2022 -- With Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine taking a new turn, the United States continues to deliver military capabilities to Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks said today.
• Defense Official: U.S. Is Rapidly Supplying Ukraine With Weapons DoD News 12 Apr 2022 -- The Defense Department assesses that the Ukrainians still have a majority of their air defense systems available to them, the official said.
• Biden ups anti-Putin rhetoric, accuses him of committing 'genocide' Press TV 12 Apr 2022 -- In a further ratcheting up of Washington's offensive against Moscow over its military action against the Kiev government, US President Joe Biden accused Russia's President Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine.
• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing, April 12, 2022 DoD 12 Apr 2022
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Johnson of the United Kingdom The White House 12 Apr 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi US Dept. of State 12 Apr 2022
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 12 Apr 2022
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with President Maia Sandu of Moldova The White House 12 Apr 2022

NATO

United Nations

• Update 50 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 12 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that there had been no significant new developments related to nuclear safety and security over the past 24 hours, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
• Statement on Ukraine from the OPCW spokesperson OPCW 12 Apr 2022 -- The Technical Secretariat of the OPCW is monitoring closely the situation in Ukraine. The Secretariat is concerned by the recent unconfirmed report of chemical weapons use in Mariupol, which has been carried in the media over the past 24 hours. This follows reports in the media over the past few weeks of shelling targeted at chemical plants located in Ukraine, together with accusations levelled by both sides around possible misuse of toxic chemicals.
• UN Watchdog 'Concerned' Over Reports Of Chemical Weapons Use In Ukraine RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- The UN's chemical-weapons watchdog says it is "concerned" about unconfirmed reports of the use of chemical weapons in the Ukrainian port of Mariupol.
• Food Crisis Caused by Ukrainian Conflict May Cost World $8-9Bln, UN WFP Says Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- The food crisis feared in the aftermath of the conflict in Ukraine could cost the world up to $9 billion, David Beasley, the United Nations World Food Programme (UN WFP) Executive Director said on Tuesday.
• Ukraine war could increase shocks for developing countries, UN warns UN News 12 Apr 2022 -- The fallout from the war in Ukraine could dramatically worsen the economic outlook for developing countries already grappling with debt financing related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said in a report published on Tuesday.

Foreign Reactions

• Ukraine: EU humanitarian operation in the Republic of Moldova enhances assistance for refugees European Commission 12 Apr 2022 -- Since the start of Russia's invasion on 24 February, the refugee influx of civilians fleeing Ukraine to reach neighbouring countries has resulted in skyrocketing humanitarian needs.
• Germany Reportedly Ready to Provide Cold-War Era Tanks to Ukraine Amid Leadership's Hesitation Sputnik 12 Apr 2022 -- If German authorities approve the delivery of the tanks, they will join a number of other EU countries that have lately transferred tanks and other armored vehicles to Ukraine, or have declared preparations to do so.

News Reports

• 'Stacks Of Evidence': Lawyer Who Prosecuted Milosevic Says Russians Could Be Tried For War Crimes In Ukraine RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- A veteran human rights lawyer who prosecuted the trial of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic says Russians could be tried for war crimes over their actions in Ukraine.
• 'Part Of Russia's Arsenal': Allegations Of Rape By Russian Forces In Ukraine Are Increasing RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- When soldiers from Russia threatened to rape a young girl in Ukraine, her mother tried to persuade them to take her instead, psychologist Vasylisa Levchenko said, recounting the story of an alleged rape victim.
• Photos Indicate Russian Looting of Radioactive Materials from Ukraine's Chernobyl VOA 12 Apr 2022 -- The scale of Russia's looting of Ukraine has become clearer with new photos indicating Russian theft of hazardous materials from a site near Chernobyl's nuclear power plant, and another image from Belarus adding to evidence that Russian soldiers mailed looted goods home.
• Ukrainian Politician Medvedchuk, Close Putin Friend, Captured After More Than Month On The Run RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian special forces have captured the leader of a pro-Russian political party who fled in late February while out on bail, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced.
• Ukraine Says Russian Hackers Tried To Attack Ukrainian Power Grid Again RFE/RL 12 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine says Russian hackers sought to attack and disable Ukraine's electricity grid for a second time last week but were thwarted.
• Ukraine conflict putting global trade recovery at risk: WTO UN News 12 Apr 2022 -- The war in Ukraine has created immense human suffering but it is also putting the fragile recovery of global trade at risk, and the impact will be felt across the planet, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday.
• Russia-Ukraine War Threatens Recovery of Global Economy VOA 12 Apr 2022 -- The World Trade Organization reports the war in Ukraine has dealt a severe blow to the global economy, shattering expectations of a recovery from the damaging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on world trade and business confidence.
• Ukraine crisis creates shortages in Finnish construction industry People's Daily 12 Apr 2022 -- The Finnish construction industry is experiencing unprecedented difficulties due to the Ukraine crisis, Finnish national broadcaster Yle reported on Monday.