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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 16.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 16 Mar 2023
• Russia Launches More Attacks On Bakhmut, 'Regardless Of Losses,' As U.S. Warns Of 'Tough Fight' Ahead RFE/RL 16 Mar 2023 -- Russian troops launched several waves of attacks on Ukrainian positions in and around Bakhmut over the past day, Ukraine's military said on March 16, as the monthslong battle for the city in the eastern region of Donetsk continued at high intensity.

Ukraine

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: All Rashists will be held accountable for every Ukrainian life taken President of Ukraine 16 Mar 2023
• We want all Americans to understand that Ukraine's victory is in the interests of the United States - Andriy Yermak President of Ukraine 16 Mar 2023
• Further support of Ukraine is in the interests of the United States and all those who value freedom - Andriy Yermak in his address to the World Affairs Council of San Antonio President of Ukraine 16 Mar 2023
• President of Ukraine had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Latvia President of Ukraine 16 Mar 2023
• Ihor Zhovkva met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia President of Ukraine 16 Mar 2023

Russia

• Don't Call It Mobilization: Across Russia, Military Recruiters Send Out New Orders RFE/RL 16 Mar 2023 -- In Voronezh, south of Moscow, military recruiting offices are sending out orders to draft-age men, telling them to update their contact information.
• Russia's Wagner Mercenary Group Turns To Pornhub For Ukraine War Recruits RFE/RL 16 Mar 2023 -- The Russian mercenary group Wagner has placed advertisements on Pornhub, the world's largest pornographic website, as it tries to recruit fighters to reinforce its troops fighting as part of the Kremlin's war against Ukraine.

United States

• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 16 Mar 2023

NATO

United Nations

• Russia's energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe UN News 16 Mar 2023 -- Russian forces in Ukraine faced fresh accusations of war crimes on Thursday as UN-appointed independent human rights investigators released the latest findings of their ongoing probe.
• UN: Russian Attacks on Civilians in Ukraine Could Amount to War Crimes VOA 16 Mar 2023 -- United Nations investigators accused Russian authorities of a pattern of grave, wide-ranging human rights violations against Ukrainian civilians that, in many cases, could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• War crimes, indiscriminate attacks on infrastructure, systematic and widespread torture show disregard for civilians, says UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine OHCHR 16 Mar 2023 -- Russian authorities have committed a wide range of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in various regions of Ukraine, many of which amount to war crimes, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a new report Thursday.
• UN Report: Russia Committed Torture, War Crimes, Possible Crimes Against Humanity In Ukraine RFE/RL 16 Mar 2023 -- Russia has perpetrated large-scale violations of international human rights and humanitarian norms - some of them amounting to war crimes - since the start of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago, the UN-backed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a report released on March 16.

Foreign Reactions

• New European Bauhaus: launch of capacity-building programme to start Ukraine's reconstruction European Commission 16 Mar 2023 -- Today, the Commission is launching the New European Bauhaus capacity-building programme for the reconstruction of Ukraine in partnership with Ukrainian organisations.
• Poland's Transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine Does Not Change US Stance on F-16s: White House Sputnik 16 Mar 2023 -- Poland's transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine does not affect the United States' position on the transfer of its F-16 jets to Kiev, National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on Thursday.
• Ukrainians are forced to endure horrors in their fight for freedom: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 16 Mar 2023 -- Ambassador Bush shares testimonies from three of the brave Ukrainians who spoke at a recent event held by the British Embassy in Kyiv.
• PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 16 March 2023 Gov.UK 16 Mar 2023
• Chinese FM expresses hope for dialogue over crisis in phone call with Ukrainian FM Global Times 16 Mar 2023 -- China hopes Russia and Ukraine will keep alive the possibility of dialogue and negotiation and not close the door to a political solution, no matter how difficult and challenging it may be, Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call on Thursday.
• China urges Ukraine, Russia to restart peace talks to end war Press TV 16 Mar 2023 -- China's foreign minister has urged Kiev and Moscow to restart peace talks "as soon as possible" to end the Ukraine war.
• Canada to send more ammunition, missiles to Ukraine Press TV 16 Mar 2023 -- Canada says it will send thousands of rounds of combat and training ammunition and air defense missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks.
• No: 75, 16 March 2023, Press Release Regarding the Ninth Anniversary of the Illegal Annexation of Crimea Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Mar 2023 -- Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by the Russian Federation nine years ago today (16 March), based on an illegitimate referendum and in violation of international law.

News Reports

• Ukraine's Ex-President on Future Grain Shipments, Military Aid, and China's Role as Mediator VOA 16 Mar 2023 -- A United Nations-brokered deal that Ukraine and Russia struck last year to allow grain shipments from Black Sea ports is due to expire Saturday, although negotiators are working on a 120-day extension.
• Central Africa Calls for Investments to Counter Impact of Russia's War VOA 16 Mar 2023 -- Central African economy ministers are calling for investing in energy and farming as Africa's poorest region struggles to recover from natural disasters, armed conflicts, and fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Heads of state from the six nations of regional bloc CEMAC meet Friday to discuss the challenges.