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• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 16, 2022 Ukraine MOD 16 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 16.04 Ukraine MOD 16 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 16, 2022 Ukraine MOD 16 Apr 2022
• Russia Defense Ministry: Mariupol's entire urban area cleared of Ukrainian forces Press TV 16 Apr 2022 -- Russia says it has cleared all the urban areas of the southwestern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol of the presence of Ukrainian forces.
• Day 52: Russia steps up strikes on Kiev after warship sinks Press TV 16 Apr 2022 -- A military hardware factory in the Ukrainian capital Kiev has been hit by strikes on the 52nd day of the conflict after Russian forces bombed a missile unit outside the city.
• Ukraine opens 9 humanitarian corridors People's Daily 16 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine on Friday created nine humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave conflict-affected areas, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram.
• Ukraine says fighting for Mariupol continues People's Daily 16 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian Defense Ministry's spokesman Olexandr Motuzyanyk said Friday that Ukrainian forces continued fighting with the Russian military for the Azov Sea key port city of Mariupol, the Ukrinform news agency reported.
• Pentagon claims Ukraine hit Russian warship with missiles Press TV 16 Apr 2022 -- The Pentagon has claimed Ukrainian forces hit the Russian warship Moskva with two Neptune missiles, causing it to catch fire and sink in the Black Sea, an apparent ratcheting up of its psychological warfare against the Russian military campaign in Ukraine.

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Urges World To Take Russia's Nuclear Threat Seriously RFE/RL 16 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned in an interview with CNN that the international community should take seriously the threat that Russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
• Zelenskiy Threatens To Break Off Talks As Russia Claims Control Of Mariupol RFE/RL 16 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has threatened to break off talks with Moscow should Russian forces wipe out the remaining Ukrainian soldiers trapped in Mariupol as Moscow claimed it had taken control of the besieged and battered port city after a weeks-long battle.
• Ukraine Locates Almost $7Bln in Bank Assets Belonging to Russian, Belarusian Firms Sputnik 16 Apr 2022 -- Ukrainian banks store $6.8 billion worth of assets belonging to Russian or Belarusian companies, Ukrainian First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yevhenii Yenin said on Saturday.
• We are fighting for a free future and the development of our country - the address of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2022
• The more Russia escalates, the less likely the President of Ukraine is to negotiate President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2022
• Ukraine needs supply of weapons from partner countries be accelerated - President President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2022
• Comprehensive approach needed to housing reconstruction in Ukraine, taking into account needs of civilians, military - Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2022
• Humanitarian center set up by President reports on results of work President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2022
• Adviser to President of Ukraine: Energy embargo should be imposed, sending money to support Russia's war crimes should be stopped President of Ukraine 16 Apr 2022

Russia

• Russian Navy Admiral Meets With Crew Of Sunken Moskva Cruiser RFE/RL 16 Apr 2022 -- Russia's state-run TASS news agency says that the head of the Russian Navy has met with the crew of the sunken missile cruiser Moskva and said members would continue their service in the navy.
• Russian MoD Dismisses Zelensky's Estimate of 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian Casualties as Lie Sputnik 16 Apr 2022 -- On Friday, the Ukrainian president told CNN that about 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of the Russian-led military operation in Ukraine in February. Kiev stopped reporting on its losses in late March, classifying the information as "classified military information."

United States

NATO

• UK troops on ground in Ukraine, training soldiers: Report Press TV 16 Apr 2022 -- British troops are reportedly on the ground in Kiev, training Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia.
• German Delivery Of Heavy Weapons To Ukraine Allowed Under International Law: Justice Minister RFE/RL 16 Apr 2022 -- The German justice minister says the delivery of tanks and other heavy weaponry to Ukraine would not -- by international law -- constitute his country's entry into the war against Russia.

United Nations

• Update 54 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 16 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.

Foreign Reactions

• PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 16 April 2022 Gov.UK 16 Apr 2022 -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon.
• Turkish Defense Minister Says No Problems Due to Mines Drifting in Black Sea Sputnik 16 Apr 2022 -- The stray naval mines in the Black Sea are not a problem for maritime traffic, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said.

News Reports

• 'Inclined Toward Treason': More And More Russian Soldiers Reportedly Refusing To Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 16 Apr 2022 -- "They called me one morning from the office of the division commander in Amur Oblast, where Pavlik served," said a woman from Russia's Tambov region who asked to be identified only by her first name, Yelena. "The man said: 'Do you know that they are searching for your son, that he is AWOL?' Pavlik was supposed to board a troop train, but he didn't. And five other soldiers were with him."
• China warns of US plan to incite Ukraine-style 'tragedy' in Asia Press TV 16 Apr 2022 -- China has blasted the US for trying to incite Ukraine-like regional tensions in the Indo-Pacific, calling on his Vietnamese counterpart to join Beijing's bid to promote "regional peace" in the face of American hostile efforts.
• Ukraine Court Orders Pro-Russian Politician Medvedchuk Held Without Bail RFE/RL 16 Apr 2022 -- A Ukrainian court has ordered that Viktor Medvedchuk, the leader of a pro-Russian political party, be held without bail following his recapture by Ukrainian special forces on April 12.
• Medvedchuk's Wife Asks Putin to Help Free Her Husband in Prisoner Swap With Ukraine Sputnik 16 Apr 2022 -- She also said that her husband has agreed to be exchanged for captured Ukrainian soldiers and be handed over to Russia if Moscow and Kiev reach such an agreement.
• Ukrainian Opposition Politician Medvedchuk Placed Under Arrest Without Possibility of Bail: Report Sputnik 16 Apr 2022 -- Earlier in the day, Viktor Medvedchuk's wife Oksana Marchenko called on the relatives of two British mercenaries captured by Russian and Donbass troops to ask their government to influence Kiev to exchange them for her husband. Marchenko also appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Saudi crown prince for help.
• Medvedchuk's Wife Asks Saudi Crown Prince to Help Swap Her Husband For UK Mercenaries Sputnik 16 Apr 2022 -- Oksana Marchenko, the wife of detained Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk, asked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on Saturday to facilitate his exchange for UK citizens who fought in Ukraine but surrendered to the armed forces of Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
• Ukrainian Opposition Leader Medvedchuk's Wife Appeals to UK to Swap Him for Captured British Mercs Sputnik 16 Apr 2022 -- The Opposition Platform - For Life Party politician has been under house arrest since May 2021 on "treason" charges. On 12 April, the Security Service of Ukraine detained him, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky releasing a photo of the politician in handcuffs, wearing a military uniform, and with a large gash on his forehead.