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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 22.02.23 Ukraine MOD 22 Feb 2023
• Russian Artillery Pounds Donbas As Zelenskiy Says Ukrainian Forces Holding Ground RFE/RL 22 Feb 2023 -- Russian forces pummeled the front line in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions with artillery and air strikes, the Ukrainian military said on February 22, as regional authorities reported heavy bombardments in the southern region of Dnipropetrovsk.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian soldiers continue training on Challenger 2 tanks UK MOD 22 Feb 2023 -- UK trains Ukrainian soldiers to operate Challenger 2 tanks as part of ongoing support to Ukraine.
• Ukraine Appeals for International Support One Year Into Russia's Invasion VOA 22 Feb 2023 -- Ukraine's foreign minister appealed to the international community Wednesday to stand by his country one year into Russia's war against his nation.
• We will not reduce the pressure on the enemy - both external and internal - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 22 Feb 2023
• You have an opportunity to make the historic victory of Ukraine part of your destiny - address by the President to the graduates of higher military educational institutions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine President of Ukraine 22 Feb 2023

Russia

• Russia's Rostec Ramps Up Deliveries of Advanced Weapons to Russian Military Sputnik 22 Feb 2023 -- The Moscow-headquartered defense conglomerate consists of over 800 subsidiaries and scientific research institutes, and is involved in the production of everything from military aircraft like the Sukhoi Su-57 and advanced drones to Armata tanks and electronic warfare equipment.
• Prigozhin Calls On Russians To Pressure Army Over Ammunition Supplies RFE/RL 22 Feb 2023 -- Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a co-founder and owner of the Wagner mercenary group, has called on Russians to pressure the army to give his fighters more ammunition amid Defense Ministry denials that it is holding back supplies for artillery and missile-launchers in Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

United States

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 22 Feb 2023
• Press Briefing on Crimes Against Humanity Designation by Dr. Beth Van Schaack, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice US Dept. of State 22 Feb 2023

NATO

United Nations

• Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine UN Secretary-General 22 Feb 2023
• Ukraine: General Assembly resumes emergency special session, taking up new text to end war UN News 22 Feb 2023 -- On the eve of the one-year mark of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UN General Assembly resumed its eleventh emergency special session on Wednesday to consider a new draft resolution aimed at restoring peace.
• Ukraine: deliberate destruction of culture must stop, say rights experts UN News 22 Feb 2023 -- Almost a year into the war in Ukraine - and amid new missile strikes targeting the eastern city of Kharkiv on Wednesday - top rights experts issued a strong appeal for the deliberate destruction of the country's cultural treasures by Russian forces to stop.
• At UN, Former Ukrainian POWs Appeal for Justice VOA 22 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian marine Artem Dyblenko spent more than four months as a Russian prisoner of war. On Wednesday, he appealed to the international community to help bring home the thousands of soldiers and non-combatants who remain in captivity and seek justice for all who have suffered human rights violations at the hands of Russia since its invasion of Ukraine nearly one year ago.

Foreign Reactions

• Ukraine: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the UN General Assembly Emergency Session European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Feb 2023
• United Nations/Ukraine: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at a joint press point with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba before the UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Feb 2023
• EP Plenary: Speech by High Representative Josep Borrell on one year of Russia's invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Feb 2023
• EU, NATO, Ukraine to ramp up arms production, procurement People's Daily 22 Feb 2023 -- Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will jointly launch a mechanism to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine, officials said here after the first meeting of the three sides' high-level representatives.
• PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 22 February 2023 Gov.UK 22 Feb 2023
• Putin has badly miscalculated in Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 22 Feb 2023 -- UK military adviser, Ian Stubbs, says that 1 year on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Putin is losing strategically and at enormous cost to the Russian military.
• Russian Security Council initiative an attempt to distract from ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine: UK Statement in the Security Council UK FCDO 22 Feb 2023 -- Statement delivered by Thomas Phipps at the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
• Poland Braces for More Refugees as Fighting Intensifies in Ukraine VOA 22 Feb 2023 -- Poland is braced for a spike in the number of refugees arriving from Ukraine, as fighting intensifies in the east ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion on February 24.
• Finland supports Ukraine's grain exports Finnish Government 22 Feb 2023 -- Finland contributes EUR 5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to support the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. With Finland's support, WFP is buying grain from Ukraine and taking it to African countries affected by the food crisis.
• Italy rejects Ukraine's request for fighter jets Press TV 22 Feb 2023 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request to supply Kiev with its old fighter jets.
• U.S. is biggest source of weaponry for battlefield in Ukraine: FM spokesperson People's Daily 22 Feb 2023 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday refuted a false claim by certain U.S. officials, saying there are more than enough facts to show the true nature of the United States as a source of trouble rather than "defender of peace" for the world.
• China to find peace plan for Russia-Ukraine conflict when West failed to mediate but only add fuel to fire Global Times 22 Feb 2023 -- China is putting in every effort to mediate the complicated and intensifying Russia-Ukraine conflict, as visiting Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials in Moscow to discuss a range of issues, including Ukraine, even as the US and Western countries are more interested in sending additional weapons to keep the ongoing fight lasting.

News Reports

• Three Reasons Most Analysts Were Wrong on War in Ukraine VOA 22 Feb 2023 -- During his unannounced trip to Kyiv this week, President Joe Biden spoke admiringly about the resilience of Ukraine's state and democracy. But a year earlier, the United States and its allies harbored grave doubts about Ukraine's ability to stand up to Russia's February 24, 2022, invasion.