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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 13.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 13 Apr 2023
• Russia, Ukraine trade barbs over occupation of Bakhmut Press TV 13 Apr 2023 -- Russia and Ukraine have exchanged barbs over which country's forces have seized control of the east Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Leaders Stress Need For NATO Membership, Engagement As Bakhmut Defenders Hold On RFE/RL 13 Apr 2023 -- Ukraine's defense and foreign ministers have stressed the need for NATO engagement - including membership for Kyiv - to safeguard security in their country and the entire Black Sea region, as Russian forces continued their assault on the city of Bakhmut and elsewhere in eastern Ukraine.
• We are preparing the guys and we are looking forward to the supply of weapons promised by our partners - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2023
• We must be aware of our strength, respect our potential and all those who provide it - President at the first celebration of the Day of the Employee of the Defense and Industrial Complex of Ukraine President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2023
• The Office of the President of Ukraine hosted a briefing for the heads of diplomatic missions of the EU countries regarding the priorities of the sanctions policy President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2023
• Andriy Yermak had a meeting with representatives of state authorities on issues of child protection and safety President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2023

Russia

• Press release on the Istanbul package agreements Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2023

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 13 Apr 2023
• US Will Keep Giving Military Aid to Ukraine, White House Says Sputnik 13 Apr 2023 -- The United States is committed to making sure that Ukrainians get everything they need for sustained combat, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday.
• Humanitarian Assistance Program Livorno ships aid to Ukrainian refugees in Latvia Army News 13 Apr 2023 -- On March 28, the Humanitarian Assistance Program-Livorno (HAP-Livorno) sent aid supplies to support Ukrainian refugees in Latvia. The organization was tasked with the effort by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

NATO

United Nations

• Update 153 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 13 Apr 2023 -- The dependence of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on a single still functioning power line for the external electricity it needs poses a major risk to nuclear safety and security amid signs of continued military activity in the southern region, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Foreign Reactions

• Ammunition for Ukraine: Council agrees €1 billion support under the European Peace Facility EC/CEU 13 Apr 2023 -- The Council today adopted an assistance measure worth €1 billion under the European Peace Facility (EPF) to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This measure will allow the EU to reimburse member states for ammunition donated to Ukraine from existing stocks or from the reprioritisation of existing orders during the period 9 February to 31 May 2023.
• EU Council Approves Over $1Bln for Emergency Ammunition Supplies to Ukraine Sputnik 13 Apr 2023 -- The Council of the European Union said on Thursday that it approved 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to compensate member countries for ammunition supplies to Ukraine until May 31.
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: Wagner Group and RIA FAN added to the EU's sanctions list EC/CEU 13 Apr 2023 -- The Council today decided to add the Wagner Group and RIA FAN to the list of those subject to EU restrictive measures for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
• Federal government approves delivery of five Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine Germany - Federal Ministry of Defence 13 Apr 2023 -- The German government today approved the Polish government's re-export application to hand over five MiG-29s from former stocks of the National People's Army. During the visit of the Ukrainian President Zelensky to Warsaw on April 5, 2023, Polish President Duda announced that he would hand over all Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine.
• West seeks to prolong war in Ukraine: Iran FM Spox IRNA 13 Apr 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has categorically dismissed the recent allegations by the American publication that Iran is negotiating with Russia and China to purchase some materials with military use.
• Brazil's Lula Visits China With Ukraine Peace Talks On His Agenda RFE/RL 13 Apr 2023 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off a state visit to China in the country's financial hub of Shanghai as he seeks to position himself as a peace broker in the ongoing war in Ukraine while attempting to elevate Brazil's global status and boost economic ties with Beijing.

News Reports

• Ukraine's Naftohaz Says Russia Ordered To Pay $5 Billion For Illegal Seizure Of Assets RFE/RL 13 Apr 2023 -- Ukraine's state energy company, Naftohaz, says a Hague-based tribunal has ordered Moscow to pay the company $5 billion for the illegal seizure of its assets in Crimea, which occurred after Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
• Russia Ran 'Torture Center,' Committed War Crimes During Kherson Occupation, HRW Says RFE/RL 13 Apr 2023 -- The Russian forces who occupied Ukraine's southern city of Kherson from March until November 2022 ran a "torture center" and other similar facilities at which they unlawfully detained and tortured Ukrainian civilians, Human Rights Watch asserted in a report issued on April 13.
• Latest in Ukraine: EU Sanctions Russia's Wagner Mercenary Group VOA 13 Apr 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian Leaders Condemn Alleged Decapitation of Captive VOA 13 Apr 2023