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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 13.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 13 Oct 2023
• Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Using 'Phosphorus' In Avdiyivka Offensive RFE/RL 13 Oct 2023 -- Ukraine has accused Russian forces of using phosphorus during their current assault on Avdiyivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, where heavy fighting has been reported over the past three days as Moscow attempts to break through the town located just north of Donetsk city.
• What's Going On In Avdiyivka? A Russian Offensive Challenges Ukraine In The East RFE/RL 13 Oct 2023 -- The offensive began at dawn on October 10: At least three Russian battalions -- between 2,000 and 3,000 men -- moved with tanks and armored infantry vehicles, backed by an artillery fusillade pummeling Ukrainian positions.
• UK: Lull in Strikes Likely Means Russia is Saving Missiles for Winter VOA 13 Oct 2023 -- The British Defense Ministry said Friday that it has been 21 days since Russian Air Force Long Range Aviation launched a strike against Ukraine.

Ukraine

• Ukraine's strength and our future lies in unity - President during his interaction with cadets and instructors at military academies in Odesa President of Ukraine 13 Oct 2023
• Victory is Ukraine's path to NATO - Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his interaction with cadets and instructors at military academies in Odesa President of Ukraine 13 Oct 2023
• To endure the winter and deliver a powerful rebuff to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities is the focus of all efforts now - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address President of Ukraine 13 Oct 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Odesa region holds meeting to discuss situation in the region President of Ukraine 13 Oct 2023
• We need reliable geopolitical stability in Europe and in the whole Euro-Atlantic space - address of the President of Ukraine to the leaders of the countries of the Joint Expeditionary Force President of Ukraine 13 Oct 2023
• Another extended meeting of Presidium of Local and Regional Authorities Congress under President devoted to Sumy and Chernihiv regions' issues takes place President of Ukraine 13 Oct 2023
• Training of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets underway: report People's Daily 13 Oct 2023 -- The training of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets is successfully underway, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Thursday, citing a military spokesman.

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Oct 2023 -- On 13 October at around 1.15 a.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by two fixed-wing UAVs at facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukrainian Military Casualties Reach Nearly 1,600 in Donetsk in Past Week Sputnik 13 Oct 2023 -- The Russian forces repelled 17 attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past week, where the Ukrainian troops lost nearly 1,600 soldiers as killed and injured, the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Friday.

United States

• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 13 Oct 2023

NATO

United Nations

• Update 188 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 13 Oct 2023 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed that Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is transitioning a second reactor to hot shutdown to provide warm water and district heating, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

Foreign Reactions

• EU upgrades communication capabilities of Ukrainian border guards European External Action Service (EEAS) 13 Oct 2023 -- On 13 October 2023, the EU-funded project "EU Support to Strengthening Integrated Border Management in Ukraine - Resilience (EU4IBM-Resilience)" implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, handed over 500 sets of mobile radio stations with accessories to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS).
• Parliamentary Assembly condemns Russian aggression against Ukraine, calls for comprehensive, just and lasting peace Council of Europe 13 Oct 2023 -- PACE has condemned Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, stressing the importance of upholding Council of Europe standards and calling for "a united front to stop the aggression and win a peace which is comprehensive, just and lasting, ensuring that the rule of law prevails over the rule of force."
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 13 Oct 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• More than 100,000 incidents of alleged war crimes committed during the Ukraine conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 13 Oct 2023 -- Statement by UK Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
• With Ukraine War And Now Israel, German Politician Asks 'How Bad Does It Have To Get' For West To Step Up? RFE/RL 13 Oct 2023 -- Nico Lange, a fluent speaker of Russian and Ukrainian, is a German politician from the center-right Christian Democratic Union and a senior fellow at the Munich Security Conference. Previously serving in the German armed forces, including stints in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, Lange was the chief of staff for the German defense minister from 2019-2022.

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