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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 18.11 Ukraine MOD 18 Nov 2022
• Kyiv Says 'Almost Half' Of Energy System Downed By Russian Strikes, As Heavy Fighting Continues In The East RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on November 18 that almost half of that country's energy infrastructure has been disabled by Russian strikes, as Moscow kept up attacks causing gas and electricity cutoffs and Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in the east.
• 'Millions without power in Ukraine,' says Zelensky; Moscow blames Kiev Press TV 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine's president says that more than 10 million Ukrainians have been left without power following Russian strikes across his country, but Moscow blames Kiev's refusal to negotiate for the blackouts and their fallout.

Ukraine

• Kyiv Says Ukrainian Experts Are Working At Missile Blast Site In Poland RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian experts are already working at the location where a missile killed two people in the border area of southeastern Poland, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on November 18.
• Nowhere on the frontline do we give in to the enemy, in certain areas we are preparing future successes - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 18 Nov 2022
• African countries saw how Russia blocked the Black Sea and began to support Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a conversation with Irish students President of Ukraine 18 Nov 2022
• Russian aggression does not stop for a single day, so the pressure on Russia should not stop either, and everyone can do it at their own level - address by the President of Ukraine to the university community of Ireland President of Ukraine 18 Nov 2022
• President of Ukraine met with the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission President of Ukraine 18 Nov 2022
• Zelensky says Ukrainian experts to participate in probe of Poland's projectile falling People's Daily 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukrainian experts will participate in a probe of the deadly projectile falling in southeastern Poland, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.

Russia

• Russia says 'fortifying' positions on Crimean Peninsula Press TV 18 Nov 2022 -- Russia has said it is strengthening its positions on the Crimean peninsula, a week after Russian forces completely withdrew from the neighboring Kherson region.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the shooting of Russian POWs by Ukrainian military Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Nov 2022
• Over 10 Russian Servicemen Shot, Killed in Cold Blood by Ukrainian Forces: Russian MoD Sputnik 18 Nov 2022 -- Earlier in the day, grizzly footage posted to social media from Makeevka, a settlement in the Lugansk People's Republic taken by Ukrainian forces this week, appeared to show that a dozen captured and unarmed Russian servicemen had been executed by their captors.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the illegal activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Nov 2022

United States

• Readout of National Armaments Directors Meeting Under the Auspices of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group DoD 18 Nov 2022
• Pentagon running low on arms supplies to Ukraine: CNN report Press TV 18 Nov 2022 -- The Pentagon has become concerned about the shortage in stockpiles of artillery shells, as well as air defense and anti-tank missiles to Ukraine.
• Accountability for War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine: Recent Reporting on Unjust Detentions and Disappearances in Kherson Oblast US Dept. of State 18 Nov 2022 -- The Conflict Observatory, a program supported by the U.S. Department of State, released an independent report today that details numerous instances of unjust detentions and disappearances in Kherson, Ukraine, as they relate to Russia's ongoing filtration operations.
• U.S. reportedly running low on certain weapons to send to Ukraine People's Daily 18 Nov 2022 -- The United States is running low on some weapons and ammunition it has been sending to Ukraine amid the latter's military conflict with Russia, CNN reported Thursday.

NATO

• US tells allies not to comment about Poland incident Press TV 18 Nov 2022 -- The United States has warned its European allies to refrain from definitive statements about the Poland incident until investigations are completed.

United Nations

• UN chief welcomes renewal of Black Sea grain export deal People's Daily 18 Nov 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday welcomed the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, stressing the deal's significance in avoiding "a global food crisis."

Foreign Reactions

• Chief of Army praises Ukrainian recruits Australia DOD 18 Nov 2022 -- Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart has praised the commitment and courage of Ukrainian army recruits during a visit to a military training site in the United Kingdom.
• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 18 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Turkish president says neither Russia nor U.S. to resort to nuclear weapons People's Daily 18 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that a U.S.-Russia meeting in Türkiye has shown that neither party would attempt to use nuclear weapons, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.

News Reports

• Kyiv Faces 'Complete Shutdown' in Freezing Temperatures VOA 18 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv are warning of a "complete shutdown," as subzero temperatures are gripping the country.
• Yale Researchers Cite Evidence Of 'Targeted Campaign' Of Terror By Kherson's Russian Occupiers RFE/RL 18 Nov 2022 -- Yale researchers with U.S. State Department backing say they have documented allegations of extrajudicial detentions and disappearances under Russian occupation in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Kherson that are "consistent with an intentional and targeted campaign."
• 3 sentenced to life for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 People's Daily 18 Nov 2022 -- Dutch judges on Thursday sentenced three suspects in absentia to life imprisonment for their involvement in the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, which led to the loss of 298 people.
• Delivery of verdicts in MH17 trials in the Netherlands Australia MFA 18 Nov 2022 -- Australia has been steadfast in our enduring commitment to seeking truth, justice, and accountability for the victims of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.