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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 13.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 13 May 2023
• Multiple Russian Jets, Helicopters Reportedly Crash Near Ukrainian Border RFE/RL 13 May 2023 -- At least one Russian warplane and a military helicopter have crashed in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, Russian emergency services were quoted by TASS news agency as saying, with several reports claiming the craft had been shot down.

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Gets Backing In Rome As Germany Announces $3 Billion Military Aid For Ukraine RFE/RL 13 May 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy received vocal backing from Italian leaders in Rome on May 13 as Germany announced a $3 billion military aid package for Kyiv -- the biggest since the start of Russia's unprovoked invasion -- ahead of a visit by the Ukrainian leader to Berlin.
• Ukraine's Zelensky Rejects Pope's Offer of Mediation Sputnik 13 May 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Pope Francis' offer of mediation in the conflict with Russia, saying he has nothing to talk about with President Vladimir Putin.
• Today in Rome, we agreed on weapons and anti-aircraft defense - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 13 May 2023
• Joint declaration by Ukraine and Italy President of Ukraine 13 May 2023
• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Pope Francis President of Ukraine 13 May 2023
• More security, more cooperation, more opportunities to restore peace - Volodymyr Zelenskyy after negotiations with Giorgia Meloni in Rome President of Ukraine 13 May 2023
• President of Ukraine meets with President of Italy in Rome President of Ukraine 13 May 2023

Russia

• Ukraine Loses Almost 300 Military, Mercenaries in Donetsk Direction Over Past Day - Moscow Sputnik 13 May 2023 -- The South Grouping of the Russian armed forces has eliminated over 285 Ukrainian military and mercenaries, as well as 17 military vehicles and a weapons depot in the Donetsk direction over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Ukraine using UK missiles to hit civilian targets in Luhansk: Russia Press TV 13 May 2023 -- Russia says Kiev used Britain's long-range cruise missiles to strike civilian targets in Russian-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine.
• Ukraine Uses 2 Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles, 1 US-Made Decoy Missile - LPR Sputnik 13 May 2023 -- Ukraine used two Anglo-French Storm Shadow cruise missiles and one US-made ADM-160 MALD decoy missile to shell Lugansk on May 12, the representative office of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of issues related to Ukraine's war crimes (JCCC) said on Saturday.

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Foreign Reactions

• EU's top diplomat calls for long-range weapons for Ukraine Press TV 13 May 2023 -- European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called on the West to promptly supply Ukraine with long-range weapons to fight Russia.
• Germany Plans to Send Ukraine Largest Military Assistance Package Worth $3Bln - Reports Sputnik 13 May 2023 -- The German government has made a decision to provide Ukraine with additional weapons worth 2.7 billion euros (almost $3 billion), which will become Berlin's largest military assistance package to Kiev, media reported on Saturday, citing sources.
• Fanning the flames: Germany plans largest arms shipment to Ukraine Press TV 13 May 2023 -- The German military has announced plans for shipping a massive package of weaponry for Ukraine worth 2.7 billion euros in its latest bid to further fuel the US-led war effort against Russia.
• Margus Tsahkna at the Lennart Meri Conference: Ukraine must receive a clear roadmap for NATO membership in Vilnius Estonia MFA 13 May 2023 -- Today 13 May, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the talk "They Rise and Sink Together: NATO on the Road to Vilnius" at the Lennart Meri Conference, emphasising that at the Vilnius summit, Ukraine must receive a clear roadmap for joining NATO.
• Edgars Rinkēvičs: The EU must make every effort to provide military support to Ukraine Latvia MFA 13 May 2023 -- On 12 and 13 May 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, took part in an informal meeting of the foreign affairs ministers of the European Union (EU), or the so-called Gymnich, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The event featured a discussion on the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the EU's relations with China, as well as a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba.
• Ukraine Can't Have Russian Assets Frozen in Switzerland, Bern Says Sputnik 13 May 2023 -- Hundreds of billions of dollars' in Russian assets were trapped in the West in February 2022 after the United States and the European Union moved to freeze them to "punish" Moscow for its military operation in Ukraine. A year later, the EU's legal service indicated that it didn't know the whereabouts of over 85 percent of these funds.
• Pope Francis Receives Ukraine's Zelensky in Vatican Sputnik 13 May 2023 -- Pope Francis had a 40-minute audience in the Vatican with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who arrived in Rome earlier on Saturday, the Holy See said.

News Reports

• Detained Ukrainian Industrialist, Suspected Of Collaboration, Requests Transfer To Russia RFE/RL 13 May 2023 -- The former head of Ukrainian engine manufacturer Motor Sich, Vyacheslav Bohuslayev, who was detained for his suspected assistance to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has asked to be exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners held in Russia, according to a handwritten request obtained by Schemes (Skhemy), the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service.