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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 25.02.23 Ukraine MOD 25 Feb 2023
• UK: Russia Running Low on Iranian Drones VOA 25 Feb 2023 -- Russia has likely depleted its supply of Iranian one-way-attack uncrewed aerial vehicles or OWA-UAVs, the British Defense Ministry said Saturday in an intelligence update.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian flags on the streets of Danish cities show love of freedom and courage - President's address to the Danish people on the occasion of the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2023
• Sanctions against Russia will continue to be introduced so that nothing remains of the potential of Russian aggression - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2023
• With our courage and weapons, we can restore peace and create a safeguard against any aggressions - Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to participants of the event of the Federal President of Germany dedicated to solidarity with Ukraine President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2023
• We will make the Ukrainian Peace Formula the basis of a new security in Europe and the world - address of President of Ukraine to participants of International Forum in Kaunas President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2023
• Zelensky welcomes China peace plan, but Western allies reject it Press TV 25 Feb 2023 -- President Volodymyr Zelensky cautiously welcomed China's peace plan to end Russia's offensive against Ukraine but said the plan is only acceptable if it leads to the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian lands.
• Zelenskiy Says Pressure On Russia Must Increase Even After Latest EU, U.S. Sanctions RFE/RL 25 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the pressure on Moscow must increase and called for "decisive steps" against Russia's nuclear industry in addition to more pressure through sanctions on the Russian military and banking sectors.

Russia

• Russia's Security Council Deputy Head: US Military Aid to Ukraine to Reach $50Bln Soon Sputnik 25 Feb 2023 -- Total US military aid to Ukraine will amount to about $50 billion in the near future, not counting European "transfers," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.
• Dozens Of Coffins Stacked In Novosibirsk Airport Hint At Soaring Recent Russian Losses In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Feb 2023 -- Dozens of crates are stacked in rows at what is said to be a hangar at Tolmachevo Airport in Novosibirsk, in Russia's Siberia region, a video that has gone viral in recent days shows.
• Russia halts oil supplies to Poland after Warsaw decides to deliver battle tanks to Ukraine Press TV 25 Feb 2023 -- Poland's biggest refiner PKN Orlen says Russia has halted oil supply to the European country through Ukraine, following Warsaw's decision to deliver its first Leopard 2 battle tanks to the former Soviet state.
• Russia commends China paper on Ukraine crisis settlement People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday praised a paper released by China stating its position on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.

United States

NATO

United Nations

• UN Security Council Hears Proposal For Peace In Ukraine But Solution Remains Elusive RFE/RL 25 Feb 2023 -- Western leaders and high-level diplomats called for peace but argued over how to achieve it at a special session of the UN Security Council on February 24, the first anniversary of the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• UN chief calls for peace on anniversary of conflict in Ukraine People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for preventing further escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and giving peace "a chance."

Foreign Reactions

• G20 Finance Ministers Fail to Bridge Differences Over Ukraine VOA 25 Feb 2023 -- The finance ministers of the Group of 20 countries wrapped up a two-day meeting Saturday in India without issuing a joint statement after China and Russia objected to references that other members wanted to make on Moscow's aggression in Ukraine.
• G20 Finance Ministers Conclude Meeting In India With Most Condemning Russia For War In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Feb 2023 -- Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers failed on February 25 to reach a consensus on a joint communique on the global economy, but they issued a statement at the conclusion of a two-day meeting in India that strongly condemns Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
• Wagner Group: Council adds 11 individuals and 7 entities to EU sanctions lists EC/CEU 25 Feb 2023 -- The Council decided today to impose additional restrictive measures against individuals and entities linked to the Wagner Group in view of the international dimension and gravity of the group's activities, as well as its destabilising impact on the countries where it is active.
• One year of Russia's full-scale invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine, EU adopts its 10th package of economic and individual sanctions EC/CEU 25 Feb 2023 -- On the sad commemoration of one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Council adopted today a tenth package of additional restrictive measures giving another turn of the screw to the government of the Russian Federation and those responsible for Russia's continuing war of aggression.
• 10th package of sanctions on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: the EU includes additional 87 individuals and 34 entities to the EU's sanctions list EC/CEU 25 Feb 2023 -- Within the comprehensive tenth package of sanctions adopted earlier today, the Council decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 87 individuals and 34 entities. This was decided in response to the gravity of the continued Russian full-scale invasion and military aggression against Ukraine, which was launched one year ago today on 24 February.
• EU agrees 10th package of sanctions against Russia European Commission 25 Feb 2023 -- The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of a 10th package of sanctions against Russia and those that support it in its illegal aggression against Ukraine.
• Questions and Answers: tenth package of restrictive measures against Russia European Commission 25 Feb 2023
• EU agrees on 10th package of sanctions against Russia People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- The European Union (EU) has agreed on the 10th package of sanctions against Russia, said the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU on Twitter Friday night.
• EU approves 10th package of sanctions against Russia Press TV 25 Feb 2023 -- The European Union has approved a tenth package of sanctions against Russia, following Washington's announcement of imposing sweeping restrictions on the country.
• Erdogan holds phone talks with Russian, Ukrainian presidents People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held phone talks respectively with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on Friday, the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
• Exclusive: Wang Yi's visit to Russia, Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine 'completely different in nature,' says Chinese envoy to EU Global Times 25 Feb 2023 -- The nature of the latest visit of China's top diplomat Wang Yi to Russia and that of the surprise trip of US President Joe Biden to Ukraine is completely different in nature, although the timing coincided, Chinese envoy to the EU Fu Cong told the Global Times in an exclusive interview.
• China to continue to play responsible, constructive role in addressing Ukraine crisis: envoy People's Daily 25 Feb 2023 -- China is ready to continue to play a responsible and constructive role in resolving the Ukraine crisis, a Chinese envoy said Friday, while expounding China's position on the political settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.

News Reports

• Central Asians Pressed To Fight In Ukraine With Russian Troops Returning Home In Coffins RFE/RL 25 Feb 2023 -- Dozens of families in Central Asia have received the bodies of their loved ones killed in Ukraine fighting alongside Russian forces in the year since Moscow's full-scale invasion began.
• Vitali And Wladimir Klitschko On Ukraine: 'It's A Mistake To Think The War's Far Away' RFE/RL 25 Feb 2023 -- Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, the brothers who together dominated international heavyweight boxing for a decade, are much more than Ukrainian ambassadors to the world.