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• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 13, 2022 Ukraine MOD 13 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 13.04 Ukraine MOD 13 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 13, 2022 Ukraine MOD 13 Apr 2022
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing, April 13, 2022 DoD 13 Apr 2022
• Russia Says 1,000 Ukrainian Marines Surrender In Mariupol; No Confirmation From Ukraine RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- Russia's Defense Ministry said more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered to Russian forces in the besieged port of Mariupol, but Ukrainian officials said they could not comment or confirm the claim.
• Some 1,026 Ukrainian Marines, Including 162 Officers Surrender in Mariupol, Russian MoD Says Sputnik 13 Apr 2022 -- According to the Defence Ministry, at least 151 injured troops among those who surrendered received primary medical care on the spot, after which they were all taken to the Mariupol city hospital for treatment.
• New Package Of U.S. Military Aid For Ukraine Announced As Russia Claims Capture Of Ukrainian Marines RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has approved $800 million in new military assistance for Ukraine to help the country in its fight against Russia's invasion, including helicopters, artillery, ammunition, and other weapons.
• 'Smashed To Pieces': Besieged Mariupol Teeters On The Brink RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- "The city is smashed to pieces," said Mariupol journalist Yulia Harkusha, a contributor to RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service who just completed the hazardous journey from the besieged Azov Sea port city to territory held by the Ukrainian military.
• Russia's Moskva Missile Cruiser Seriously Damaged by Fire, Blast of Ammunition, Ministry Says Sputnik 13 Apr 2022 -- Russia's Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, has been hit be heavy fire and the following detonation of ammunition, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Russian forces destroy foreign supplies of missile systems in Ukraine People's Daily 13 Apr 2022 -- Russia's armed forces have destroyed air defense equipment supplied to Ukraine by a European country, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

Ukraine

• Either Russia will really seek peace, or it will leave the international arena forever as a result of this war - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2022
• Poland and the Baltic states are true friends of Ukraine and are always the first in supporting our state - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2022
• The McFaul-Yermak international expert group has developed an action plan to enhance sanctions against Russia President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2022
• In Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Presidents of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2022
• Speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Riigikogu, Estonian Parliament President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2022
• Presidents Of Poland, Baltic States Visit Kyiv, Meet With Zelenskiy In Show Of Support RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- The presidents of Poland and all three Baltic states visited the town of Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, on April 13 in a show of support for Ukraine.
• The future of Ukraine directly depends on the strength of our resistance in all its forms - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2022
• Ukraine tightens security on borders with Belarus, Moldova's Transnistria People's Daily 13 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine has tightened security measures on the borders with Belarus and Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria, the Ukrinform news agency reported Tuesday.
• Ukraine's position at talks with Russia unchanged: chief negotiator People's Daily 13 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine's negotiating position at the peace talks with Russia remains unchanged, the head of the Ukrainian delegation David Arakhamia said Tuesday.

Russia

• MoD: Russian Forces Will Hit 'Decision-Making Centres' in Ukraine if Attacks Against Russia Continue Sputnik 13 Apr 2022 -- Earlier, the governor of the Kursk region in Russia reported several attacks at border crossings perpetrated on the Ukrainian side of the crossing. The attacks with mortars and small firearms have not yet caused any casualties, the governor said.
• Kremlin Rejects Kyiv's Offer To Swap Captured Pro-Russia Politician For Prisoners Of War RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- The Kremlin has rejected Kyiv's offer to swap arrested pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk for Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian troops during Moscow's ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Kremlin: Persecution of Medvedchuk for His Political Views Exposes True Nature of Kiev Regime Sputnik 13 Apr 2022 -- On 12 April, Kiev reported that law enforcement had detained the leader of the party Opposition Platform — For Life, Viktor Medvedchuk, who had been accused of treason in 2021 for his pro-Russian views and repeated calls for normal relations with Moscow.
• US, NATO weapons transport in Ukraine 'legitimate' targets, Russia warns Press TV 13 Apr 2022 -- Russia says it views the transport of weapons by the United States and NATO in Ukraine as 'legitimate' military targets, warning of harsh response in case of any attempts by the West to threaten Russia's military.
• Ukraine crisis risks escalating amid stalled talks, rising hostility Global Times 13 Apr 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin called the situation in Ukraine "a tragedy" and peace talks had reached a "dead end" in his meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, asserting that economic sanctions imposed on Russia by nations around the world have "failed" and he had no intention of pulling back from a military campaign.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia, Belarus to deepen integration amid Western sanctions People's Daily 13 Apr 2022 -- Relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, whose latest developments are as follows:

United States

• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 13 Apr 2022
• Statement by President Joe Biden on Call with President Zelenskyy and Additional Security Assistance to Ukraine The White House 13 Apr 2022
• Readout of Roundtable Meeting With Prime Contractor CEOs on Ukraine Security Assistance DoD 13 Apr 2022
• $800 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 13 Apr 2022 -- This afternoon, April 13, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to an additional $800 million tailored to meet urgent Ukrainian needs for today's fight as Russian forces shift the focus of their ruthless aggression to eastern Ukraine. This authorization is the seventh drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
• US to Send $800 Million in New Military Aid to Ukraine VOA 13 Apr 2022 -- The White House on Wednesday reinforced President Joe Biden's surprise statement Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be committing genocide in Ukraine.
• Biden announces additional $800m in military aid to Ukraine Press TV 13 Apr 2022 -- US President Joe Biden has authorized $800 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, which includes artillery, helicopters and armored personnel carriers.
• $800 Million in Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 13 Apr 2022 -- Against tremendous odds, with extraordinary courage, and in the face of Russia's relentless brutality against civilians, Ukraine's forces are regaining ground, as Russian forces retreat from Kyiv and the surrounding region. Still, Russia's premeditated, unprovoked, unjustified, and brutal war against Ukraine is far from over. Russia is repositioning its forces for renewed attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine. The United States, its Allies and partners must take action now to surge additional military assistance as Ukraine prepares for the next phase in the fight for its freedom and its very future.
• New Package Of U.S. Military Aid For Ukraine Announced As Russia Claims Capture Of Ukrainian Marines RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has approved $800 million in new military assistance for Ukraine to help the country in its fight against Russia's invasion, including helicopters, artillery, ammunition, and other weapons.
• Howitzers, Helicopters, Humvees Headed to Ukraine DoD News 13 Apr 2022 -- An additional $800 million drawdown package of security assistance is on its way to Ukraine. Efforts to get the newly authorized equipment and supplies to the Ukrainian military will begin immediately, said Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby.
• Multiple Factors Contribute to Ukraine's Battlefield Successes DoD News 13 Apr 2022 -- The United States is supplying an immense amount of materiel to Ukrainian forces, said a senior Defense Department official who briefed the media today.
• US to announce $750 million in new military aid for Ukraine Press TV 13 Apr 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden is expected to authorize the transfer of $750 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, which is under Russian military strikes.
• US Readying More Military Aid as Ukraine Appeals for Support VOA 13 Apr 2022 -- The United States is expected to soon announce up to $750 million in additional security assistance to Ukraine as Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals for more help to beat back Russian forces.
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Appeals To China To Use 'Special Relationship' With Russia To Help End War RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has appealed to China to help end Russia's war in Ukraine and warned against any attempts to undermine sanctions against Moscow.
• US Treasury Secretary: China Must Push Russia to End Ukraine Conflict VOA 13 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday called on China to use its influence with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, warning that a failure to act by Beijing would affect its economic relations with countries that have opposed the Russian invasion.
• U.S. Rights Report Warns Of Global 'Backsliding,' As Blinken Slams Russia Over Ukraine RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has decried an "alarming recession of democracy" and respect for human rights in many parts of the world over the past year, with governments growing "more brazen" in reaching across borders to threaten and attack critics.

NATO

• Government report discusses changes in Finland's security environment Finnish Government 13 Apr 2022 -- On Wednesday 13 April, the Government adopted a report on changes in the security environment and submitted it to Parliament for consideration. The report assesses fundamental changes in Finland's foreign and security policy environment following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The report does not include any conclusions or present new security policy guidelines.
• Prime Minister Marin meets with Swedish Prime Minister in Stockholm Finnish Government 13 Apr 2022 -- Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm on Wednesday 13 April. The prime ministers discussed how to strengthen the security of Finland and Sweden in the changed security environment. The security situation in Europe has changed fundamentally following Russia's attack on Ukraine.
• With Eye on Russia, Finland, Sweden Move Toward NATO Membership RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- Finland's prime minister says Helsinki is moving toward a decision on applying to join NATO "within weeks" against the backdrop of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

United Nations

• Secretary-General's opening remarks at press conference to launch of Report entitled: "Global Impact of War in Ukraine on Food, Energy and Finance Systems" UN Secretary-General 13 Apr 2022
• Update 51 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 13 Apr 2022 -- Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today that he is working closely with Ukraine to finalize the dates and other arrangements for the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to help ensure safety and security at the country's Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
• 1.4 million people without running water across war-affected eastern Ukraine UNICEF 13 Apr 2022 -- More than 6 weeks of conflict in Ukraine have devastated both water and electricity networks, leaving 1.4 million people without access to piped water in eastern Ukraine and a further 4.6 million people across the country at risk of losing water supply.
• Ukraine war, a crisis impacting us all: Guterres UN News 13 Apr 2022 -- On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief to be issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG), which he set up to study the effects of the war in Ukraine on the world's most vulnerable. Here is a summary of the findings, and some of your key questions answered, on what the Group aims to achieve.
• UNESCO: 98 Ukraine Cultural Sites Damaged, Destroyed During Russia Invasion VOA 13 Apr 2022 -- At least 98 Ukrainian cultural and religious sites have been damaged or destroyed during Russia's invasion of its neighboring country, the United Nation's cultural agency UNESCO said Wednesday.
• UN Chief: Ukraine War Fallout Threatens Economic Crisis in Developing World VOA 13 Apr 2022 -- The U.N. Secretary-General warned Wednesday that as a result of Russia's war in Ukraine, the developing world is facing a "perfect storm" threatening to devastate many of economies.

Foreign Reactions

• Russia must stop aggression and destruction of religious sites and places of worship - joint statement by Special Representatives of OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Council of Europe OSCE 13 Apr 2022 -- As the Russian military attack against Ukraine continues, we mourn the victims of war and lament the millions forced to leave their homes and their country behind, seeking shelter and safety within Ukraine, in Europe and beyond. Children, women and the elderly are particularly vulnerable. Many victims of the war suffer from profound psychological trauma.
• Moscow Mechanism experts report to OSCE Permanent Council on Ukraine OSCE 13 Apr 2022 -- The OSCE Moscow Mechanism mission of experts undertaken by Professor Wolfgang Benedek, Professor Veronika Bílková and Professor Marco Sassòli presented their findings to the OSCE Permanent Council on 13 April 2022, collected in the report entitled 'Report On Violations Of International Humanitarian And Human Rights Law, War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity Committed In Ukraine Since 24 February 2022'.
• Scholz on support for Ukraine Germany is providing aid in close cooperation with its allies Germany - Federal Government 13 Apr 2022 -- The Federal Government is supporting Ukraine with humanitarian and financial aid, as well as weapons for defence. It is important to note that the Federal Government is acting in close cooperation with all its allies. "We will not go it alone," said Federal Chancellor Scholz. In an interview, he explains how the Federal Government is taking action.
• Human Rights Commissioner Luise Amtsberg on today's publication of the report produced under the OSCE's Moscow Mechanism documenting violations of international law and human rights in Ukraine Germany Federal Foreign Office 13 Apr 2022 -- "Thanks to the commendable work of Professors Wolfgang Benedek, Veronika Bílková and Marco Sassòli, we now have the first comprehensive report on violations of international humanitarian law and human rights as well as possible war crimes and crimes against humanity during the first weeks of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine."
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine: UK welcomes OSCE Moscow Mechanism independent expert report UK FCDO 13 Apr 2022 -- UK Ambassador Neil Bush welcomes the publication of an independent expert report, invoked by 45 states under OSCE's Moscow Mechanism, on Russia's war on Ukraine.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine: joint statement on the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report UK FCDO 13 Apr 2022 -- Ambassador Stelian Stoian (Romania) gave a statement on behalf of 46 OSCE States reflecting that the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report confirms our fears about Russia's actions in Ukraine.
• Ukraine issue reveals U.S. pursuit of hegemony, bullying: FM spokesperson People's Daily 13 Apr 2022 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday said that the Ukraine issue has revealed what the United States would do in pursuit of hegemony and bullying.

News Reports

• Drone That Crashed Last Month In Zagreb Was Carrying Explosives, Investigators Say RFE/RL 13 Apr 2022 -- A drone that crashed in Zagreb on March 10 after flying for more than an hour and passing through the airspace of Romania and Hungary was carrying explosives, preliminary results of an investigation show.
• 'Ukraine Is a Full Crime Scene,' Journalist Says VOA 13 Apr 2022 -- "There were dead bodies everywhere on the street, destroyed cars with dead people inside, burned cars, some with bullet holes," said Denis Kazansky.
• 'I Don't Regret It at All': Marine Le Pen Stands by Her Recognition of Crimea as Part of Russia Sputnik 13 Apr 2022 -- The Black Sea peninsula became a Russian region in March 2014 following a referendum after a coup took place in Ukraine a month prior. More than 95% of the voters both in Crimea and in the city of Sevastopol supported reunification with Russia. Ukraine refused to recognize the results of the vote, saying that Crimea was "temporarily occupied."
• Marine Le Pen Vows to Pull France Out of NATO's Integrated Military Command if Elected President Sputnik 13 Apr 2022 -- Le Pen will face Emmanuel Macron in the second round of presidential elections, due to take place on 24 April.