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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 13.02.23 Ukraine MOD 13 Feb 2023
• Russia Wages New Offensive Against Ukraine VOA 13 Feb 2023 -- The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Monday endured heavy artillery fire. The Ukrainian military reported Russian shelling all along the front line and said 16 settlements had been bombarded near Bakhmut.
• Ukraine Reports 'Difficult' Situation Near Bakhmut VOA 13 Feb 2023 -- Ukraine said Monday that Russian forces were hitting the area north of Bakhmut with "intense shelling and storming actions."

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Warns Of Further Attacks After Massive Russian Strikes Targeting Energy Infrastructure RFE/RL 13 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned of the possibility of "new terrorist attacks" by Russian forces following Russia's recent strikes targeting energy infrastructure around the country.
• Every new result achieved for Ukraine means a shorter time to victory - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 13 Feb 2023
• Andriy Yermak held a meeting of the working group on the establishment of a special international tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine President of Ukraine 13 Feb 2023
• Preserving trust and respect for the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is one of the key tasks of the new Minister - President of Ukraine while introducing Ihor Klymenko President of Ukraine 13 Feb 2023
• President introduced Vasyl Malyuk to the senior staff of the Security Service President of Ukraine 13 Feb 2023

Russia

• Moscow says Russian troops gain more ground along frontlines in Ukraine Press TV 13 Feb 2023 -- Russia says its troops have managed to gain fresh ground along the frontlines in Ukraine as the war nears its first anniversary.

United States

NATO

• NATO Defence Ministers to address Ukraine, stockpiles and critical infrastructure NATO 13 Feb 2023 -- NATO Defence Ministers are meeting in Brussels this week (14-15 February 2023) to strengthen the Alliance's deterrence and defence, and step up and sustain for Ukraine.
• NATO Chief Says Military Buildup Shows Russian Offensive Has Already Begun RFE/RL 13 Feb 2023 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that a major new Russian offensive in Ukraine has already begun.

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• The President: The size and speed of military support to Ukraine are critically important President of the Republic of Lithuania 13 Feb 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda, who is visiting Norway, met with President of the Storting Masud Gharahkhani on Monday to discuss bilateral relations, the security situation in the region and Russia's war against Ukraine.
• The President discussed military support to Ukraine with NASAMS manufacturer President of the Republic of Lithuania 13 Feb 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda, currenly on an official visit in Norway, met Monday morning with representatives of Kongsberg, the Norwegian manufacturer of NASAMS medium-range air defense system.
• Polish soldiers train Ukrainian tank crews on Leopards Republic of Poland 13 Feb 2023 -- On Monday, February 13, 2022. The Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces, President Andrzej Duda, and Mariusz Blaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of National Defense, met with instructors conducting training for the soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces on Leopard tanks.
• How The War In Ukraine Is Prompting The Czechs To Rethink Ties With China RFE/RL 13 Feb 2023 -- In accepting a 15-minute phone call with his Taiwanese counterpart, Czech President-elect Petr Pavel broke decades of diplomatic protocol and set the stage for a new era of relations between Europe and China -- with his country potentially at the forefront.
• Diggers teach Ukrainian recruits skills to survive Australia DOD 13 Feb 2023 -- In a section of woodlands in southern England, a platoon of Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) recruits are developing survivability skills while on a tactical exercise as part of their infantry training.

News Reports

• President Urges 'Maximum Vigilance' Following Receipt Of Intercepted Russian Plans To 'Destroy' Moldova RFE/RL 13 Feb 2023 -- Moldovan President Maia Sandu has called for "maximum vigilance" after receiving documents from the Ukrainian intelligence services that she said showed that Russia planned to destabilize Moldova by using agents provocateurs to attack government buildings under the guise of public protests.
• Wider Europe Briefing: Unpacking Zelenskiy's Brussels Trip, Plus Sweden And Finland's NATO Stumble RFE/RL 13 Feb 2023