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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 14.10 Ukraine MOD 14 Oct 2022
• Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing on Ukraine DoD 14 Oct 2022
• Ukraine Liberated Hundreds Of Settlements In Past Month, Kyiv Says, As Russian Strikes Continue RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine's military has recaptured more than 600 settlements from the Russian forces over the the past month, the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories said, as Moscow continued to strike dozens of cities, killing a number of civilians.
• Ukraine: Over 600 settlements freed from Russian control since last month Press TV 14 Oct 2022 -- Kiev says the Ukrainian military has managed to free more than 600 settlements from the control of Russian forces in the country's eastern and southern regions over the past month.
• Russian Forces Launch More Airstrikes Against Ukrainian Cities VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- Russian forces continued to bombard Ukrainian cities, launching at least four missile strikes on the second largest city of Kharkiv as Ukraine fought back by firing artillery inside Russia and hitting an ammunition depot.

Ukraine

• 'Situation Critical': Former Ukrainian Minister Warns Of Tough Winter After Russian Infrastructure Strikes RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Massive Russian missile and drone attacks since October 10 have damaged about 30 percent of Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure. Power stations, transformers, transmission networks, and more have been targeted and hit in the barrage.
• Ukraine Will Find Way To Keep Starlink Running, Zelenskiy Adviser Says, After Musk Signals End Of Funding RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says Ukraine will find a solution to keep the Starlink Internet service working after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company could not indefinitely fund it.
• We must restore peace, secure historic victory for our state, and we will do it - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 14 Oct 2022
• It is necessary to stop the terrorist pressure that Russia exerts on European countries - Mykhailo Podolyak in an interview with Bild President of Ukraine 14 Oct 2022
• President held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief President of Ukraine 14 Oct 2022
• Address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine President of Ukraine 14 Oct 2022

Russia

• Putin Says No Need For Further Massive Air Strikes On Ukraine, Foresees End To Mobilization RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Nearly eight months into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be striking a softer tone, saying he sees no need for continued massive air strikes and that a mobilization of troops to support his military operation will end in two weeks.

United States

• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 14 Oct 2022
• $725 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 14 Oct 2022 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $725 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's 23rd drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
• US Announces $725M More in Military Aid for Ukraine VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- The United States will send $725 million in military assistance to Ukraine, the White House said Friday, the latest U.S. security package to help Kyiv and the first since Russia's widespread missile attacks on Ukraine's civilian population.
• Ukraine Urgently Needs Air Defense Capabilities DoD News 14 Oct 2022 -- Air defense capabilities are a crucial need for Ukrainian forces battling the Russian invaders, and the United States and its allies and partners are working to get those capabilities to Ukraine, a senior defense official said today.
• $725 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 14 Oct 2022 -- In the wake of Russia's brutal missile attacks on civilians across Ukraine, the mounting evidence of atrocities by Russia's forces, and the firm and unequivocal rejection by 143 nations at the United Nations of Russia's illegal attempted annexation of parts of Ukraine, the United States is offering additional military assistance to help Ukraine's proud defenders protect their country.

NATO

United Nations

• Update 118 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 14 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian engineers have managed to restore back-up power to the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), a much-needed development after the plant twice over the past week lost all access to external electricity, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
• More Than 600 Attacks On Health-Care Facilities In Ukraine Since Start Of War; WHO Warns Of 'Brutal' Winter RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a coming "brutal winter" in Ukraine that could trigger a humanitarian crisis amid relentless Russian strikes that have caused serious damage to the country's civilian and health-care infrastructure.

Foreign Reactions

• Russia's so-called referendums in Ukraine 'null and void', says PACE Council of Europe 14 Oct 2022 -- PACE has strongly condemned the attempted annexation of Ukrainian regions by Russia, describing the so-called referendums in these regions as "an affront to international law" and "null and void, with no legal or political effects".

News Reports

• 'Their Losses Were Large': In Liberated Lyman, Ukrainian Soldiers Recall Russian Retreat RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- Sweeping low along a river near the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman, a military helicopter flew east toward Russia past the gleaming spire of an Orthodox church. In the bright morning light, the yellow and blue Ukrainian flag on its nose cone was unmistakable.
• ICRC Calls for Access to All Russian, Ukrainian POWs VOA 14 Oct 2022 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling on both Russia and Ukraine to grant it unimpeded access to all prisoners of war being held by each side.