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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 18.10.2023 Ukraine MOD 18 Oct 2023
• Several Dead, Wounded In Strike On Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya, Other Regions RFE/RL 18 Oct 2023 -- Five people were killed in an overnight rocket attack that struck an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya, the regional governor said on October 18.
• River Crossings, ATACMS, Cauldrons, Stalled Breaches: Ukraine's Battlefield Tips Into A New Phase RFE/RL 18 Oct 2023 -- The predawn skies over the outskirts of the Ukrainian port of Berdyansk lit up in oranges and reds from fires and explosions at an airfield where Russian Kh-52 and Mi-24 helicopters, used for targeting Ukrainian armor trying to breach Russian lines 120 kilometers to the north, were parked.
• Ukraine Says Deadly Russian Missile Attack Hits Mykolaiv VOA 18 Oct 2023 -- Officials in southern Ukraine said a Russian missile hit a residential area late Wednesday, killing at least two people.

Ukraine

• President of Ukraine met with the Prime Minister of Romania President of Ukraine 18 Oct 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone call with Emmanuel Macron President of Ukraine 18 Oct 2023
• President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Norway discussed defense cooperation and situation in the Middle East President of Ukraine 18 Oct 2023
• Andriy Yermak had a phone call with the British Prime Minister's National Security Adviser President of Ukraine 18 Oct 2023
• Minister of Defense presented a program of action; first steps have already been taken to resolve issues raised by the military - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 18 Oct 2023

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 18 Oct 2023 --Last night, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation using a fixed-wing UAV was foiled.

United States

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Foreign Reactions

• Russia continues to sow disinformation in the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 18 Oct 2023 -- UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says that Russia is alone in trying to justify its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
• Foreign Minister reaffirms Latvia's strong support for Ukraine Latvia MFA 18 Oct 2023 -- On 18 October 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Krišjānis Kariņš met with the Ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia, Anatolii Kutsevol.
• Canada Sanctions Nine More People, Six TV Stations For Attempts to Destabilize Moldova RFE/RL 18 Oct 2023 -- Canada has sanctioned nine more individuals and six television stations involved in actions to destabilize Moldova and to facilitate Russia's war in Ukraine.

News Reports

• Israel-Hamas War Creates Prospects, Problems For Russia As It Invades Ukraine And Seeks Clout In Mideast RFE/RL 18 Oct 2023 -- The invasion of Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas has shattered the illusion of stability in the Middle East and triggered a war that could reshape great-power influence in the region and beyond.