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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 23.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 23 Mar 2023
• Ukrainian Military Reverses Claim That Russian Forces Have Left Town In Kherson Region RFE/RL 23 Mar 2023 -- The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said it mistakenly announced the withdrawal of Russian forces from Nova Kakhovka in the southern Kherson region.
• CIA satellite tipping Ukraine special forces off about Russian targets: Report Press TV 23 Mar 2023 -- A report says a satellite belonging to the United States' Central Intelligence Agency tips off Ukraine's special forces about potential targets belonging to Russia, which is conducting a special military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.

Ukraine

• Ukraine Vows Counteroffensive 'Very Soon' VOA 23 Mar 2023 -- Ukraine, asserting that Russia's attempt to capture Bakhmut has stalled, is now planning to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive "very soon," Ukraine's top ground forces commander said Thursday.
• Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense Crew Finishes Training Ahead of Schedule VOA 23 Mar 2023 -- Since January, 65 Ukrainian soldiers have been training at Fort Sill, a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma, to operate a Patriot air defense system. The troops expect to graduate in March and return to Ukraine to begin deploying the mobile air defense system.
• In the free territory of the Kherson region, more than 50 villages were almost completely destroyed by the occupier, but people are returning even to such villages - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 23 Mar 2023
• President of Ukraine spoke in an online format at a meeting of the European Council and told five key reasons protracting the war and pushing peace further away President of Ukraine 23 Mar 2023
• If Europe hesitates, evil can prepare itself for years of war, it is in your power not to allow this to happen - Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to the participants of the European Council meeting President of Ukraine 23 Mar 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting regarding the situation in the Kherson region and awarded Ukrainian defenders President of Ukraine 23 Mar 2023

Russia

United States

• DeSantis Clarifies Position on Ukraine War, Calls Putin 'War Criminal' VOA 23 Mar 2023 -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" and condemned his invasion of Ukraine, a week after coming under criticism for remarks that seemed to advocate a reduction in U.S. support for Ukrainian forces.

NATO

• NATO Secretary General to Party of European Socialists: crucial to sustain support to Ukraine NATO 23 Mar 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the Party of European Socialists (PES) on Thursday (23 March 2023), where he emphasised the importance of continuing to support Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression, both now and for the long term.

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Updated Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Needs Assessment European Commission 23 Mar 2023 -- A new joint assessment released today by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group, the European Commission, and the United Nations, estimates that the cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine has grown to US $411 billion (equivalent of €383 billion).
• Finland donates defence materiel assistance to Ukraine including more of mine-clearing Leopard 2 tanks Finnish MoD 23 Mar 2023 -- Finland will deliver more defence materiel to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 23 March 2023 on the proposal of the Government.
• Finland to Transfer 3 More Leopard 2 Mine-Clearing Vehicles to Ukraine Sputnik 23 Mar 2023 -- Finland will provide Ukraine with more military assistance, including three Leopard 2 armored mine-clearing vehicles, bringing the total number to six, the Finnish Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Bulgaria's Pro-Kremlin Leader Refuses To Send Soviet-Era Fighter Jets And Tanks To Ukraine RFE/RL 23 Mar 2023 -- With its stockpile of Soviet-era weapons, Bulgaria, home to a thriving arms industry, could be a key ally of Ukraine, which is trained on and equipped with such arms, in its war against invading Russian forces.
• President Putin's reported visits to Crimea and Mariupol: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 23 Mar 2023 -- Ambassador Bush says that the international community knows the truth behind Putin's actions in Mariupol, and throughout Ukraine.
• Iran reiterates its opposition to continuation of war in Ukraine Press TV 23 Mar 2023 -- Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian reiterates Iran's opposition to the continuation of the war in Ukraine, repeating the Islamic Republic's readiness to help resolve the conflict.

News Reports

• Kenyan Economists Say Newly-Arrived Ukrainian Wheat Could Ease Hunger VOA 23 Mar 2023 -- Kenyan economists say newly-arrived wheat imports from Ukraine could help ease hunger in drought-stricken areas and bring down high food prices. Thirty thousand tons of wheat arrived in Kenya Monday under the U.N.-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative, in which Russia agreed not to block Ukrainian grain shipments. But Russian President Vladimir Putin warned this week that Moscow could end the deal within 60 days.