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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 10.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 10 May 2023
• Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Warns Of 'Catastrophic Lack' Of Workers Amid Russian Evacuation Plans RFE/RL 10 May 2023 -- Enerhoatom, the operator of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, has warned that Russia plans to forcibly "evacuate" about 3,100 employees of Europe's largest nuclear station, which already faces a "catastrophic lack of qualified personnel."
• Ukrainian Forces Hold In Bakhmut As EU Considers New Sanctions On Russia RFE/RL 10 May 2023 -- Ukrainian defenders continued to hold out against a fresh wave of Russian assaults in the fiercely contested eastern city of Bakhmut despite Russian claims of advances, the military said on May 10, as the European Union discusses a fresh batch of sanctions against Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine

• It is in Ukraine that the world will see what Europe is capable of - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 10 May 2023

Russia

• Drone Attack on Military Object Repelled in Russia's Voronezh Region Sputnik 10 May 2023 -- Enemy unmanned aerial vehicles tried to attack a military facility in Russia's Voronezh region, following response measures, one deviated from the course and fell and the second one was destroyed, Governor Alexander Gusev said on Wednesday.
• Russia's Air Defenses Shoot Down Drone in Kursk Region Sputnik 10 May 2023 -- The Russian air defenses on Wednesday morning shot down a drone over the village of Tolmachevo in the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, the region's governor, said.
• Russia celebrates Victory Day amid prolonged battle with Ukraine Global Times 10 May 2023 -- Russia celebrated the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II with an annual military parade at the Red Square on Tuesday, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Ukraine's capital Kiev on the same day to mark Europe Day as the bloc is mulling 11th round of sanctions against Russia for the conflict with Ukraine.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the abduction of journalist Gonzalo Lira Lopez by Ukraine security services Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 May 2023

United States

NATO

• Further support for Ukraine urged at meeting of NATO defence chiefs UK MOD 10 May 2023 -- Military support for Ukraine and a radical overhaul of NATO's deterrence and defence topped the agenda for meeting of Alliance's Defence Chiefs

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Top British, U.S. Diplomats Discuss Importance Of Continuing Support For Ukraine RFE/RL 10 May 2023 -- The outcome of Russia's war against Ukraine will have consequences for the whole world, and the upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive "is not a movie," British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said on May 9 during a joint press conference in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
• Russia must realise that it can never win in Ukraine. If it keeps fighting, it will keep losing: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 10 May 2023 -- UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says Moscow's reprehensible actions in Ukraine corrupt the memory of past sacrifices and Russia's once-proud global reputation.
• Canadian Armed Forces to train Ukrainian junior officers in Latvia Canada 10 May 2023 -- Today, Defence Minister Anita Anand welcomed the Minister of Defence of Latvia, Ms. Ināra Mūrniece, to Ottawa. During the visit, Minister Anand reaffirmed Canada's commitment to Latvia's security. Approximately 800 Canadian Armed Forces members are currently deployed to Latvia, where Canada has served as Framework Nation of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia since 2017.
• No end in sight to war in Ukraine: Iran military chief IRNA 10 May 2023 -- The chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces says he expects the war in Ukraine will rage on unabated as the United States and Russia both appear determined to achieve their conflicting objectives at all costs.

News Reports

• Latest in Ukraine: US Sends Ukraine Cash Seized From Russian Oligarch VOA 10 May 2023 -- The U.S. said Wednesday that for the first time it has sent an unspecified amount, possibly millions of dollars, seized from the U.S. accounts of a Russian oligarch to Ukraine for use in its fight against Russia's 14-month invasion.