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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 16.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 16 Oct 2023
• Ukraine Reports More Than 50 Frontline Clashes As 600th Day Of War Marked RFE/RL 16 Oct 2023 -- The Ukrainian military said its forces fought 53 combat clashes at the front on October 16 - the 600th day of Russia's all-out invasion - and said the operational situation in the east and south "remains difficult."
• Russian Military Operations Slacken Near Strategic Town of Avdiivka VOA 16 Oct 2023 -- An operation by Russian forces to storm the strategically important city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials said Monday.

Ukraine

• We are working to provide our warriors with more air defense, more protection for our cities, so that they can maintain life - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 16 Oct 2023
• Andriy Yermak had a conversation with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta President of Ukraine 16 Oct 2023
• An expanded meeting of the Presidium of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine on the issues of Kyiv region was held under the chairmanship of Andriy Yermak and with the participation of Penny Pritzker President of Ukraine 16 Oct 2023
• President met with U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery President of Ukraine 16 Oct 2023

Russia

• Ukrainian Military Casualties Amount to 460 in Donetsk Direction Sputnik 16 Oct 2023 -- The Russian military has repelled 10 attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, and the Ukrainian troops has lost up to 460 soldiers as killed or injured, the Defense Ministry reported on Monday.
• Regional Governor Tells Citizens Russia Was Unprepared For A War 'We Don't Need' RFE/RL 16 Oct 2023 -- A Russian governor has said the country was not prepared for the war with Ukraine and that the invasion was not in Russia's interests, contradicting Kremlin propaganda.
• 'Creating Chaos Wherever He Can': Khodorkovsky Argues Ukraine War Is Taxing Putin's Hold On Power RFE/RL 16 Oct 2023 -- For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Israel-Hamas war is like every other crisis around the world: an opportunity to further Russia's aims in its invasion of Ukraine, says former oil tycoon and Russian opposition activist Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
• Opening new road facililies in the regions President of Russia 16 Oct 2023 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in a ceremony to mark the opening of new and reconstructed road facilities in the Donetsk People's Republic, Daghestan, the Krasnodar Territory, the Sverdlovsk and Leningrad regions.

United States

• Press Gaggle With Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary DoD 16 Oct 2023
• All 31 Abrams Tanks in Ukraine, US Military Confirms to VOA VOA 16 Oct 2023 -- All 31 U.S.-made M1A1 Abrams tanks promised to Kyiv by the Biden administration have arrived in Ukraine, according to the U.S. military.
• Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Pritzker and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs O'Brien Travel to Ukraine US Dept. of State 16 Oct 2023

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Denmark and Czech Republic to support Ukraine together Danish Ministry of Defence 16 Oct 2023 -- Denmark and the Czech Republic shall supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine with infantry fighting vehicles, battle tanks, heavy weaponry and other materiel from the production and stocks of the Czech defence industry. The supplies shall be financed by the Danish Government.
• Foreign Minister Kariņš in Vilnius underlines the need for Latvia and Lithuania to jointly work on continued international support to Ukraine Latvia MFA 16 Oct 2023 -- On 16 October 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Krišjānis Kariņš, made a working visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, where he met with the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis.
• Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis met with his Latvian counterpart Kariņš: "Ukraine's victory must be a strategic goal for all of us" Lithuania MFA 16 Oct 2023 -- On 16 October in Vilnius, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis will meet with the new Latvian Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prime Minister of Canada 16 Oct 2023 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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