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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on July 03, 2022 Ukraine MOD 03 Jul 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 03.07 Ukraine MOD 03 Jul 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on July 03, 2022 Ukraine MOD 03 Jul 2022
• Russia Claims Capture of Lysychansk, Solidifying Hold on Luhansk Province VOA 03 Jul 2022 -- Russia claimed Sunday it has taken control of the industrial city of Lysychansk, the last remaining Ukrainian-held territory in the eastern Luhansk province.
• Russia Says Blasts in Russian Border City Kill 3 VOA 03 Jul 2022 -- Blasts Sunday in a Russian city bordering Ukraine have killed at least three people, Russian officials said.
• Moscow: Ukraine missile attack kills 3, damages buildings in south Russian city Press TV 03 Jul 2022 -- At least three people have reportedly been killed and dozens of residential buildings damaged in a missile strike in a Russian border city as Moscow blames Kiev for the attack.
• Russia says Ukraine's last major stronghold in Luhansk captured Press TV 03 Jul 2022 -- Russia says its troops have taken full control of Lysychansk as the push to drive Ukrainian forces out of the eastern Donbas region goes into high gear.
• Russian Forces Blast Key Donetsk City After Claiming Capture Of Luhansk Region RFE/RL 03 Jul 2022 -- Russian forces stepped up their onslaught on Ukraine's Donetsk region on July 3, shelling the key city of Slovyansk after claiming earlier in the day to have taken the entire territory of the neighboring Luhansk region.
• Kiev says Turkey detained Russian ship carrying Ukrainian grain Press TV 03 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine says Turkey has detained a Russian cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-seized port of Berdyansk, more than four months into Moscow's military operation in the ex-Soviet country.
• Kyiv Says Turkey Detains Russian Cargo Ship Believed To Be Carrying Ukrainian Grain RFE/RL 03 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine's ambassador to Ankara said Turkish authorities have detained a Russian cargo ship that is believed to be carrying stolen Ukrainian grain that Kyiv says set off from Berdyansk, a Ukrainian port occupied by Russian forces.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes on residential areas of Belgorod and Kursk Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Jul 2022
• MoD: Shoigu Briefs Putin on Liberation of Lugansk People's Republic Sputnik 03 Jul 2022 -- The news comes amid reports of Russian troops entering Lisichansk - the last major city in the Lugansk People's Republic under Ukrainian forces' control./li>
• Kiev Launched Premeditated Strikes on Russia's Belgorod and Kursk Overnight, MoD Says Sputnik 03 Jul 2022 -- Previously, the governor of Russia's Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that three people were killed and at least four injured after air defenses were triggered./li>
• Two Ukrainian Drones Shot Down by Russian Air Defense Near Kursk, Governor Says Sputnik 03 Jul 2022 -- Russia's air defense forces overnight shot down two Ukrainian Strizh drones on their approach to the Russian city of Kursk, with no casualties reported, Governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoit said Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Britain Seeking Pretext for Navy to Enter Black Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Says Sputnik 03 Jul 2022 -- London is trying to find pretexts for the UK Royal Navy to intrude into the Black Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.

Foreign Policy

• UK Defense Ministry Threatens to Cut Off Fuel Suppliers Over Use of Russian Oil Sputnik 03 Jul 2022 -- The UK Ministry of Defense has threatened to abandon fuel suppliers that use Russian oil, a ministry spokesman said on Sunday.

News Reports

• Ukrainian Refugees In Russia 'Losing Hope' Of Receiving Putin's Promised Payment RFE/RL 03 Jul 2022 -- As Russian forces pounded Mariupol with heavy artillery, reducing the city to rubble, Anastasia fled the Ukrainian city with her son to the only destination it seemed possible to reach: Russia.
• Ailing Russian Scientist Accused Of Treason Dies In Custody RFE/RL 03 Jul 2022 -- A Novosibirsk scientist who was detained on June 30 on suspicion of treason has died, Russian media reported on July 3.