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Combat Operations

• 20 Killed in Russian Missile Attack on Odesa, More Than 70 Injured VOA 15 Mar 2024 -- A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Friday killed 20 people, including rescue workers, according to Ukrainian officials.
• Zelenskiy Vows 'Fair Response' To Attack On Odesa That Killed 20 RFE/RL 15 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the Russian forces that attacked the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa with Iskander missiles and drones on March 15 would receive a "fair response" from Kyiv's forces.

Ukraine

• The Rebuilding Of Kyiv's Navy, Far From Ukraine RFE/RL 15 Mar 2024 -- Despite having no large naval vessels on active duty, Ukraine has taken out around a third of the Kremlin's Black Sea fleet, mostly with missile and marine drone strikes amid Russia's ongoing invasion.
• The fairer responses we have towards the Russian state, the harder it will be for Putin to continue his rule, and thus, the war - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 15 Mar 2024
• Andriy Yermak discussed preparations for the first Global Peace Summit with the Ambassador of Brazil President of Ukraine 15 Mar 2024
• As part of the ongoing dialogue, Andriy Yermak had a conversation with the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India President of Ukraine 15 Mar 2024

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024-- On 14 March 2024, the Russian Armed Forces, together with the border forces of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), thwarted another attempt launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through the territory of Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, this time near Kozinka.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Mar 2024
• Ukraine Loses Over 2,700 Soldiers Around Avdeyevka in Past Week - MoD Sputnik 15 Mar 2024 -- Russia repelled 64 counterattacks in the Avdeyevka area, in the past week, where Ukraine lost over 2,700 soldiers, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
• Ukraine Hit With Over 1,500 Losses in Failed 3-Day Attempt to Invade Russia Sputnik 15 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine's attempted incursion into Russian territory in the area of the Kursk and Belgorod regions between March 12 and 14 resulted in the deaths of over 1,500 Ukrainian troops, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
• Russian Air Defense Downs 7 Vampire MLRS Missiles Over Belgorod Region Sputnik 15 Mar 2024 -- Russian air defense systems have destroyed seven Vampire MLRS missiles over the Belgorod Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

United States

NATO

United Nations

• Top UN official slams Russia's illegal elections in occupied Ukraine UN News 15 Mar 2024 -- The UN's top political affairs official on Friday briefed the Security Council and slammed ongoing Russian elections in illegally occupied areas of Ukraine.
• All efforts must be taken to prevent further loss of civilian lives in Ukraine UNOCHA 15 Mar 2024
• Moscow's Plan for Presidential Elections in Russian-Controlled Areas of Ukraine Unacceptable, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council UN Security Council 15 Mar 2024 -- The Russian Federation's intention to hold presidential elections today and over the weekend in Crimea and four other regions of Ukraine under its occupation are unacceptable, the UN's political affairs chief told the Security Council this afternoon.
• Update 216 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 15 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has regained access to its only remaining back-up power line, following an outage of more than three weeks that once again underlined persistent nuclear safety and security risks facing the site, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
• Ukraine: UN Commission concerned by continuing patterns of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law OHCHR 15 Mar 2024 -- Two years after the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilian suffering is mounting as a result of Russia's disregard for basic principles of humanitarian law and its human rights obligations, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in its report published on Friday.
• At UN, Ukraine Protests Russian Presidential Elections on Its Territory VOA 15 Mar 2024 -- Ukraine, joined Friday by more than 55 countries at the United Nations, condemned Russia's attempts to organize elections on occupied Ukrainian land, saying they were not valid.
• UN Investigators Accuse Russia of 'Horrific Treatment' of Ukrainian POWs, Civilians VOA 15 Mar 2024 -- U.N. investigators have accused Russian authorities of disregarding basic human rights principles and causing untold suffering to Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians by subjecting them to appalling treatment.

Foreign Reactions

• Ukraine appoints three experts following invocation of the OSCE's Moscow Mechanism OSCE 15 Mar 2024 -- On 19 February 2024 and following consultation with Ukraine, 45 OSCE participating States invoked the Moscow Mechanism in order to "address arbitrary deprivation of liberty of Ukrainian civilians by the Russian Federation". More specifically, the tasks of the mission of experts will include those outlined below.*
• 10 years of Crimea's illegal annexation: Statement by the Congress President Council of Europe 15 Mar 2024
• Iceland supports the training of Ukrainian naval cadets "Government of Iceland 15 Mar 2024 -- Iceland has undertaken training of Ukrainian naval cadets who will receive training in practical seamanship including navigation, maritime surveillance, and operations, including search and rescue.
• Security commitments and long-term support discussed in consultations with Ukraine Latvia MFA 15 Mar 2024 -- On 14 March 2024, consultations were held between the delegations of Latvia and Ukraine concerning a bilateral agreement on long-term support and security commitments for Ukraine.
• France to 'make sure Russia never wins Ukraine war': Macron Press TV 15 Mar 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron says his nation is prepared to make sure that Russia does not emerge victorious in the conflict in Ukraine, noting that sending troops to Ukraine was "possible."
• The Russian elections in Ukraine are a violation of the UN Charter and a fraud - nothing more: UK Statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 15 Mar 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
• German Bundestag rejects providing Taurus missiles to Ukraine People's Daily 15 Mar 2024 -- Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday once again vetoed a motion of sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

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