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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 19.10 Ukraine MOD 19 Oct 2022

Ukraine

• Ukraine Forced To Restrict Electrical Power As Damage To Network Takes Toll RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian officials on October 19 told citizens to expect power outages and restrictions on electricity supply as the country copes with damage to its infrastructure caused by Russian air strikes.
• Poll Shows 70 Percent Of Ukrainians Want To Fight Until Victory Over Russia RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- Seven out of 10 Ukrainians say their country should continue fighting until it wins the war with Russia, which includes regaining Crimea.
• Poll Shows Ukrainians Resolved to Fight Until Victory VOA 19 Oct 2022 -- A new Gallup poll released this week found that 70% of Ukrainians want to continue the war with Russia until they achieve victory, and 91% said victory means recapturing all Ukrainian territory seized by Russia, including Crimea.
• Occupiers will try to recruit men into their army, avoid this as much as you can - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 19 Oct 2022
• Kyrylo Tymoshenko calls on the Netherlands to help Ukraine overcome aftermath of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure facilities President of Ukraine 19 Oct 2022
• Head of President's Office Andriy Yermak meets with European Commissioner Janez Lenarčič President of Ukraine 19 Oct 2022
• President of Ukraine holds meeting with Foreign Minister of Greece President of Ukraine 19 Oct 2022
• Andriy Yermak discusses strengthening Ukraine's air defense with representatives of embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain President of Ukraine 19 Oct 2022
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds meeting devoted to energy supply security President of Ukraine 19 Oct 2022

Russia

• Meeting of the Security Council President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- The President held a videoconference meeting of the Russian Federation Security Council.
• Instructions on supporting drafted citizens and their families President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions on providing support to citizens mobilised for military service and their families.
• Instructions on meeting the needs of the special military operation President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- The President approved a list of instructions on meeting the needs arising during the special military operation.
• Statement by Mr. Konstantin Vorontsov, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the Thematic Discussion on Nuclear Weapons in the First Committee of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 17 October 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Oct 2022
• Putin Declares Martial Law in Annexed Regions of Ukraine VOA 19 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in four of Ukraine's regions, parts of which are under the control of Russian troops, as Ukrainian forces continue to liberate occupied territories in the country's east.
• Executive Order on measures implemented in Russian regions following Presidential Executive Order of October 19, 2022, on introducing martial law in the DPR, LPR and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Measures Implemented in the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation in Connection with Presidential Executive Order No. 756 of October 19, 2022.
• Executive Order introducing martial law in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions President of Russia 19 Oct 2022 -- The President of Russia signed Executive Order On Introducing Martial Law in the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions.
• Putin declares martial law in former Ukrainian regions amid Kherson evacuations Press TV 19 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in the former Ukrainian regions that recently joined the Russian Federation amid reports that Ukraine is gearing up for a large-scale offensive in the Kherson region.
• Putin Declares Martial Law In Moscow-Seized Regions As Kherson Evacuation Begins RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced martial law in four of Ukraine's regions, parts of which are under the control of Russian troops, as Ukrainian forces continue liberating occupied territories in the country's east despite another barrage of air attacks across the country.
• What Putin's Declaration of Martial Law in Frontline Areas Will Mean for Kiev Sputnik 19 Oct 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday instituting martial law in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye, and indicated that the heightened security measures are being adopted in the face of Kiev's "openly terrorist methods," including the shelling of civilian areas, sabotage attacks, and assassinations of officials.
• Putin Declares Martial Law in New Russian Territories Amid Kiev's 'Terrorist' Shelling Sputnik 19 Oct 2022 -- The Russian president convened a meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the Russian regions bordering the conflict zone. A day earlier, General Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces taking part in the special operation in Ukraine, characterized the situation in Kherson as "very difficult."
• Ukrainian Troops Will Not Be Allowed to Enter Russia's Kherson - Regional Authorities Sputnik 19 Oct 2022 -- Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the administration of the Russian Kherson Region, said that despite the West pushing Kiev to active military operations, Ukrainian troops will not be allowed to enter the city of Kherson.
• Joint Statement on the Results of the Consultative meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons (BTWC) under BTWC Article V, New York, October 18, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Oct 2022

United States

• White House Pushes Back Concerns That Ukraine Support Is Waning VOA 19 Oct 2022 -- White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pushed back against growing concerns that Republican lawmakers would not keep aid flowing to Ukraine should they retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the November midterm election.
• U.S. Departments of Transportation and Commerce to Establish Joint Task Force with Ukraine to Help Support Ukraine's Infrastructure Resilience US Dept. of Commerce 19 Oct 2022 -- Today U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov announced that they have signed a joint statement of intent to create a U.S.-Ukraine Infrastructure Task Force focused on Ukraine's critical war-time needs and future post-conflict infrastructure reconstruction. This announcement reinforces the United States' support for Ukraine and ironclad commitment to Ukraine's independence and territorial sovereignty.

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Foreign Reactions

• Ukraine: EU launches winter shelter programme and boosts humanitarian aid by €175 million European Commission 19 Oct 2022 -- The European Commission announces today a new emergency shelter and winterised facilities programme for Ukraine, as Russia's war continues to destroy civilian infrastructure. Furthermore, the Commission will provide an additional €175 million in humanitarian assistance to support those most in need in Ukraine and Moldova.
• EU's Von Der Leyen Says Russian Attacks On Ukraine's Infrastructure Are War Crimes RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- Russia's missile and drone attacks on power stations and other civilian infrastructure in Ukraine are "acts of pure terror" that amount to war crimes, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on October 19.
• Russia's horrendous attacks on civilians continue: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 19 Oct 2022 -- Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) says that Putin and Russia's military leadership are resorting to new depths of depravity against the Ukrainian people.
• On Russia's Acquisition of UAVs from Iran US Dept. of State 19 Oct 2022 -- "Today, the United States joined the United Kingdom and France in raising the issue of Iran's transfer of UAVs to Russia at a meeting of the UN Security Council, where Council members received expert briefings from the UN Secretariat on reports of the transfer of these dangerous weapons."
• Iran rejects untrue claims of dispatch of arms, military drones to Russia ISNA 19 Oct 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman reacts to some claims about shipment of arms including military drones by Iran to Ukraine.
• 'Submit evidence of Iranian drones if you have any,' Tehran asks Kiev Press TV 19 Oct 2022 -- Iran has once again denied providing Russia with drones in the Ukraine war, asking Kiev to submit evidence of such drones if it has any.
• Iran ready to use all its capacities to bring an end to war in Europe: Pres. Raeisi Press TV 19 Oct 2022 -- President Ibrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic of Iran opposes war and conflict in Europe and is ready to use all its capacities, including in the diplomatic sphere, in bringing an end to it.
• PM call with President Macron of France: 18 October 2022 Gov.UK 19 Oct 2022

News Reports

• No Rest: As The War Drags On, Many Ukrainian Troops Have Spent Months On End In Combat RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- Hanna, a combat medic, found herself attached to a mechanized infantry brigade in the eastern Luhansk region when Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion on February 24.
• Torture Of Detainees In Ukraine's Izyum Part Of Russia's 'Policy And Plan,' HRW Says RFE/RL 19 Oct 2022 -- The routine torture by Russian forces and their affiliates of detainees during their half-year occupation of the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum was part of a "policy and plan," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement on October 19.