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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 14.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 14 Apr 2023
• Russian Shells Kill At Least Eight In Attack On Slovyansk Residential Area, Ukraine Says RFE/RL 14 Apr 2023 -- Ukrainian authorities said Russian shells blasted a residential building in the eastern city of Slovyansk, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 20, while British military intelligence said Ukrainian troops had been forced to pull back from some areas in and around Bakhmut as the Kremlin's forces intensified their assault on the besieged and mostly ruined city.

Ukraine

• Only 31% of Tanks Promised to Kiev Reached Combat Zone by February End Sputnik 14 Apr 2023 -- Only 31% of the tanks promised to Kiev by the West had arrived in the combat zone by the end of February amid an ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, a American newspaper reported on Friday, citing data from leaked Pentagon documents.
• Head of President's Office meets with UK Ambassador to Ukraine President of Ukraine 14 Apr 2023
• Every meter of Ukrainian land must mean the inevitability of Russia's defeat in this war for the occupier - address of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 14 Apr 2023
• Ihor Zhovkva discusses possibilities of further support for Ukraine with diplomatic advisors of heads of governments of Northern Europe President of Ukraine 14 Apr 2023
• We must focus as much as possible on strengthening our defense capability - Andriy Yermak at a meeting with representatives of authorities, Ukrainian diplomats initiated by President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 14 Apr 2023

Russia

• Video: Russia Unleashes MT-12 Guns, Pounds Ukrainian Positions Sputnik 14 Apr 2023 -- Since its inception in the 1960s, the MT-12 is a Soviet-designed 100mm AT-gun that has continued to perform splendidly as an artillery piece thanks to its light weight and advanced ballistic properties supported by a powerful high-explosive shell.
• Russian MoD: Ukraine Loses 340 Military Over Past Day in Donetsk Direction Sputnik 14 Apr 2023 -- Ukraine has lost 340 military and 14 units of military equipment in the Donetsk direction in 24 hours, as Russia's Wagner Group private military company keeps fighting for the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

United States

• Building a Future Ukraine in Partnership with the Private Sector US Dept. of State 14 Apr 2023 -- Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said in her keynote address at the U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum on Thursday that "support for Ukraine is an investment in our own security and our own prosperity and the world that we and our children want to live in."

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Denmark to Deliver CAESAR Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine in Coming Weeks Sputnik 14 Apr 2023 -- Denmark will deliver French self-propelled CAESAR howitzers to Ukraine in the coming weeks, the Danish Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 14 April 2023 Gov.UK 14 Apr 2023
• The President: All those who committed crimes of war and aggression in Ukraine must be held to account President of the Republic of Lithuania 14 Apr 2023 -- On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Andriy Kostin, Prosecutor General of Ukraine. The meeting focused on Russia's accountability for war crimes in Ukraine and the establishment of a special tribunal to investigate the crime of aggression.
• Ukraine financially 'non-existent', unable to fund itself: Hungarian PM Press TV 14 Apr 2023 -- Hungary's prime minister says the war in Ukraine would end as soon as the West stops lavishing Kiev with money, describing Ukraine as a "non-existent country" in financial terms.
• Orban: Conflict in Ukraine to End Once US, Europe Stop Backing Kiev Sputnik 14 Apr 2023 -- Ukraine is a non-existent country in financial terms, and as soon as the US and Europe stop supporting it, the conflict will end, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
• All parties in Ukraine crisis should try to create conditions for peace talks: Chinese FM Global Times 14 Apr 2023 -- There is no panacea to resolve the Ukraine crisis and all parties should build mutual trust and create conditions for peace talks, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday in Samarkand.
• China, France share common interests in helping to end the Russia-Ukraine war, says French envoy Global Times 14 Apr 2023 -- French Ambassador to China Bertrand Lortholary said on Thursday that France and China share a common interest in helping to end the Ukraine war, and China could certainly play an important role in helping find a road to peace.
• Position of China on Ukraine crisis will not affect France-China ties; two countries share common interest in ending war, says French envoy Global Times 14 Apr 2023 -- On whether China's position on the Ukraine crisis would affect the France-China relations, French Ambassador to China Bertrand Lortholary said on Thursday that there are no preconditions raised by either China or France, and the bilateral ties should not be affected by China's position on the Ukraine crisis. The two countries shared a common interest in helping to end the war.
• Macron Backs Down on Taiwan for Beijing's Support on Ukraine, Experts Say VOA 14 Apr 2023 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has stunned allies by saying that Europe must reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting dragged into a confrontation between China and the U.S. over Taiwan, a position experts say is calibrated to persuade China to mediate the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

News Reports

• Latest in Ukraine: 8 Dead, More Than 20 Wounded in Russian Airstrike in Sloviansk VOA 14 Apr 2023 -- At least eight people were killed and 21 were wounded Friday in a Russian airstrike in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, northwest of Bakhmut.