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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 16.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 16 Jun 2023
• Putin Deploys Nuclear Weapons to Belarus VOA 16 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Moscow's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus has already happened, reminding the West that it could not inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.
• Latest in Ukraine: Kyiv Under Attack as African Peace Delegation Arrives VOA 16 Jun 2023 -- Air defense sirens blared Friday in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as a delegation of African heads of state met with government leaders with hopes to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

Ukraine

• Each of our soldiers, each new step, each meter of Ukrainian land freed from the enemy is the most important thing - address of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 16 Jun 2023
• No one can feel protected while Russia tries to make aggression a global norm - President of Ukraine after meeting with delegation of African countries in Kyiv President of Ukraine 16 Jun 2023
• President addressed the graduates of the National Defense University: Our army is becoming stronger, our Ukrainian state is becoming stronger President of Ukraine 16 Jun 2023
• Andriy Yermak met with the Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions President of Ukraine 16 Jun 2023

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 16 Jun 2023 -- Since the beginning of the special military operation, over 10,000 servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have received special payments for destroying or seizing enemy hardware.
• Putin: Kiev Has Lost 186 Tanks, 418 Armored Vehicles, Losses Mounting Sputnik 16 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian forces launched a long-awaited counteroffensive earlier this month after stocking up on NATO weapons, including Leopard heavy tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles. The offensive has stalled after running into well-prepared Russian defensive lines, with even Kiev's Western backers expressing concerns about Ukraine's heavy losses.
• Kiev Loses Over 400 Military in 2 Directions Over Past Day - Russian MoD Sputnik 16 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine has lost more than 400 military in the South Donetsk and Donetsk directions over the past day as a result of unsuccessful offensive attempts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Putin open to any contacts on 'Ukrainian problem': Kremlin Press TV 16 Jun 2023 -- The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin remains open to any talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict.

United States

• US Congressmen move to legalize Ukraine's use of Russia's frozen assets Press TV 16 Jun 2023 -- Republican and Democratic members of US Congress introduced legislation on Thursday that would make it easier to finance Ukraine's fight against Russia using seized and frozen Russian assets.

NATO

• NATO-Ukraine Defense Council to Be Established DoD News 16 Jun 2023 -- NATO plans to invite Ukraine into a new NATO-Ukraine defense council as an equal member, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference today in Brussels.
• NATO Defence Ministers conclude two days of meetings, pledging increased support for Ukraine NATO 16 Jun 2023 -- NATO Defence Ministers concluded two days of meetings in Brussels on Friday (16 June 2023), in order to prepare for the Vilnius Summit in July.
• NATO Secretary General Says Alliance Not Involved in Belgorod Region Attacks Sputnik 16 Jun 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO countries had nothing to do with the attacks by Ukrainian sabotage groups in the Belgorod Region, because the alliance's assistance is aimed solely at protecting Ukraine's territory.
• United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Ukraine US Dept. of State 16 Jun 2023 -- The United States is providing $205 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine as part of our support for those affected by Russia's unprovoked, unjustified, and brutal war against Ukraine.

United Nations

• Update 166 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 16 Jun 2023 -- Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi this week assessed the impact of the Kakhovka dam disaster on the safety of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and reinforced the team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at the facility, during his third visit to the site in less than a year.
• IAEA Concerned About Reservoir's Depletion After Grossi Visit To Nuclear Plant RFE/RL 16 Jun 2023 -- The UN nuclear watchdog said on June 16 after a visit by its chief to the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine that it was unclear whether water from the Kakhovka dam's reservoir can still be pumped to the plant.
• Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster UN News 16 Jun 2023 -- UN humanitarians continue bringing life-saving aid to survivors of the flooding from the Kakhovka Dam, but they've warned that hundreds of thousands more people in the country's south face severe water shortages.

Foreign Reactions

• Pevkur in Brussels: Military field hospital to Ukraine with Iceland, creation of IT coalition to aid Ukraine in the works with Luxembourg Estonia MoD 16 Jun 2023 -- Yesterday in Brussels during the first day of the NATO defence ministers' meeting, the focus was on the situation in Ukraine and continuing military aid to Ukraine, discussed at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group and the NATO-Ukraine Commission.
• UK commits £60 million to NATO's Ukraine fund UK MOD 16 Jun 2023 -- As defence ministers meet in Brussels, the Defence Secretary announced a £60 million contribution to the Comprehensive Assistance Package.
• Austrian Court Orders Retrial In Extradition Proceedings For Ukrainian Businessman Firtash RFE/RL 16 Jun 2023 -- An Austrian court has ruled in favor of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash, sending his case back to the beginning as the United States looks to have him extradited to face corruption charges.
• Bulgaria Wants to Join EU Coalition Supplying Kiev With Ammunition Sputnik 16 Jun 2023 -- Bulgaria is planning to join the coalition of European countries supporting Ukraine with ammunition deliveries, though the intention has not been supported by a "political decision" yet, new Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev has said.
• African Delegation In Kyiv Makes Push For Peace Through Negotiations With Moscow RFE/RL 16 Jun 2023 -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate their conflict after talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as an African delegation launched a mission to broker peace.

News Reports

• Trench Selfies: Tracking A Russian Military Unit By Frontline Social Media Photos RFE/RL 16 Jun 2023 -- Earlier this spring, a Russian unit that trained at a Chechen military academy deployed to southern Ukraine, as Russia's military girded for an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.
• Another Crimean Tatar Activist Gets A Lengthy Prison Term in Russia On Terrorism Charges RFE/RL 16 Jun 2023 -- A court in Russia's southwestern city of Rostov-on-Don has sentenced another Crimean Tatar activist to 20 years in prison -- more than the sentence prosecutors sought -- on terrorism charges.