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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on April 18, 2022 Ukraine MOD 18 Apr 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 18.04 Ukraine MOD 18 Apr 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on April 18, 2022 Ukraine MOD 18 Apr 2022
• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing, April 18, 2022 DoD 18 Apr 2022
• Defense Official: Russia Adds 11 Battalion Tactical Groups in Ukraine DoD News 18 Apr 2022 -- There are now 76 Russian battalion tactical groups in the Donbas region of Ukraine and in the country's southeast. About 11 of those were added over the last several days, a senior Defense Department official said today.
• Russian 'Shaping' Operations in Donbas Point to More Aggressive Plans in Future DoD News 18 Apr 2022 -- Recent Russian activity in the Donbas region of Ukraine, the Defense Department believes, portends future, more aggressive operations, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a briefing today.
• Day 54: Five 'powerful' missiles hit Lviv as Russia ups the ante Press TV 18 Apr 2022 -- Five "powerful" Russian missiles struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Monday amid a blitz of explosions in different cities as Moscow upped the ante after seizing control of the strategic southern port of Mariupol.
• Russian Strike Wipes Out Logistics Base Near Lvov Containing Large Amounts of Western Arms: MoD Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- The US and its allies have sent billions of dollars-worth of weaponry to Ukraine over the years, and committed billions more after Russia and its Donbass allies began a military operation in the country in February. Last week, US officials said Moscow had "warned" the White House to stop sending advanced arms or face "unpredictable consequences"
• Developments in Ukraine: April 18 VOA 18 Apr 2022
• Ukraine Cease-Fire Elusive, UN Efforts Continue VOA 18 Apr 2022 -- U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths abruptly canceled a trip to Turkey late Monday after he tested positive for COVID-19. He had planned to leave Tuesday to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Ankara's help in trying to achieve some level of humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine.
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy Says Battle for Eastern Ukraine Has Begun VOA 18 Apr 2022 -- Ukraine says Russia has begun its offensive to take control of eastern Ukraine while a Russian missile attack hit the western city of Lviv, killing at least seven people.
• Zelenskiy Says Battle For Donbas Begins After Deadly Missile Strikes Hit Lviv RFE/RL 18 Apr 2022 -- Russia's large-scale offensive in the eastern Donbas region has begun, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on April 18.
• Russian forces start battle for Donbas: Ukrainian president People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- Russian forces have begun the battle for the Donbas region, but Ukraine will defend itself, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on Monday.
• Russian MoD Discloses Data With Documented Losses of Ukrainian Forces Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces have lost more than 23,300 people over the course of Russia's special operation in the country.
• Russian armed forces destroy ammunition plant in Kiev region People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- Russia's forces have destroyed an ammunition plant in Ukraine's Kiev region, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
• Mariupol capture could be 'a crucial turning point' for Ukraine-Russia conflict Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- As Russian claimed that its troops had cleared the urban area of Mariupol, the strategically important port city in southeastern Ukraine, setting a deadline for Ukraine troops in the city to surrender, some experts considered that the battle could be seen as a crucial turning point for the Ukraine-Russia conflict that would have last for two months. Taking Mariupol will help lay the foundation for Russia's next phased military operations in the Donbass and taking the port city could create a land corridor from Lugansk to Donetsk to Crimea.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Brigade Accused Of Bucha War Crimes Awarded Honorary Title RFE/RL 18 Apr 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed an honorary title on a brigade accused by Ukraine of committing war crimes in the town of Bucha.
• 64th Detached Motor Rifle Brigade receives honourary Guards title President of Russia 18 Apr 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Conferring Honourary Title on the 64th Detached Motor Rifle Brigade.
• Greetings to command and staff of 64th Guards Detached Motor Rifle Brigade President of Russia 18 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the command and staff of the 64th Guards Detached Motor Rifle Brigade on receiving the honorary title Guards.
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 18 Apr 2022 -- The President held a meeting on economic issues, via videoconference.
• Putin: Russia Has Withstood West's 'Economic Blitzkrieg' Attempt Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- The US and its allies have slapped a grand total of over 9,600 sanctions against Russian officials, the state, companies, tycoons and other entities in connection with the crisis in Ukraine. Moscow now has more restrictions against it than Iran, Syria, North Korea, Venezuela and Myanmar combined.
• Ambassador Antonov Accuses US of Stealing Russian Money After Central Bank Assets Frozen Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- Russia's ambassador in Washington, Anatoly Antonov, has accused the United States of stealing Russian money in relation to sanctions, which include a freeze on the Russian central bank's assets in the West.
• Russia warns NATO of 'unintended incidents' over its Arctic military activity Press TV 18 Apr 2022 -- Russia has raised concern about the increased military activity of the US-led NATO alliance in the Arctic, fearing risks of "unintended incidents" occurring in the region.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune President of Russia 18 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
• Telephone conversation with President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas President of Russia 18 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, at the latter's initiative.
• U.S. Treasury Secretary To Call For Increased Pressure On Russia At IMF-World Bank Meetings RFE/RL 18 Apr 2022 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week will call on her counterparts to ramp up the economic pain on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, a Treasury Department official told reporters on April 18.
• US Plans to Take Apart Russia's 'War Machine,' Disrupt Supply Chain, Treasury Says Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- The United States wants to take apart Russia's "war machine" by disrupting its defence industry and supply chain, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Monday.
• German Employers, Unions Oppose Immediate Ban On Russian Natural Gas RFE/RL 18 Apr 2022 -- Groups representing German employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate ban on natural-gas imports from Russia, saying such a move would lead to factory shutdowns and the loss of jobs.
• Russia Expels Several Bulgarian Diplomats Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- Russia is expelling several employees of the Bulgarian embassy, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

News Reports

• 'Missing On The High Seas?!': Father Expresses Outrage As Russia Keeps Quiet About Fate Of Sailors RFE/RL 18 Apr 2022 -- Dmitry Shkrebets knows the true fate of his 20-year-old son, even if Russia won't yet tell him.
• Moscow Mayor Says 200,000 Jobs At Risk In City As Western Companies Leave RFE/RL 18 Apr 2022 -- Some 200,000 people risk losing their jobs in the Russian capital because Western companies have suspended operations over the invasion of Ukraine, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on April 18.
• Historian Adam Michnik: Putin's Invasion Of Ukraine Will End Like Brezhnev's Afghan War, And Spark A 'New Wave' RFE/RL 18 Apr 2022 -- Vladimir Putin "has driven Russia into a trap" by invading Ukraine, the former Polish dissident Adam Michnik has said, predicting ultimate defeat for the Russian leader and a chance for much-needed liberal reforms afterward.
• Russia's FSB Says Thwarted Terrorist Attack in Cherkessk, 3 Daesh Supporters Detained Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday thwarted a terrorist attack in the city of Cherkessk and detained three supporters of the Daesh*.
• Safe ISS Operation Should Remain Priority, Space Foundation Says, as Russia Reviews Cooperation Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- All countries participating in the International Space Station (ISS) project should focus on maintaining its safety and continued work, and keep in mind the long history of cooperation, as Russia is reviewing the future of its participation after sanctions, Space Foundation CEO Tom Zelibor told Sputnik.