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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Raises Flag on Snake Island, but Russia Quickly Attacks Black Sea Outpost VOA 07 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine hoisted its blue-and-yellow flag on Snake Island in the Black Sea on Thursday in a show of defiance against Russia, but Moscow quickly responded with an attack that destroyed part of the Ukrainian outpost there.
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on July 07, 2022 Ukraine MOD 07 Jul 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on July 07, 2022 Ukraine MOD 07 Jul 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 07.07 Ukraine MoD 07 Jul 2022
• Ukrainian Cities Hit By Deadly Air Strikes As Russian Forces Continue Push To Seize Donbas RFE/RL 07 Jul 2022 -- Russian forces used more air strikes to push ahead with their effort to take control of the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine amid a warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia has not yet started its campaign in earnest.
• Russia Says Warplane Hits Snake Island After Ukrainian Forces Raise Flag There RFE/RL 07 Jul 2022 -- Russia's military said a Russian jet attacked Snake Island overnight, after Ukrainian troops claimed to have raised their flag on the strategic Black Sea outpost.
• Putin Says Russia Hasn't Even Started In Ukraine As He Dares West To Try To Defeat Russia On Battlefield RFE/RL 07 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia has barely started its military action in Ukraine and challenged Western countries supporting Kyiv to try to defeat Russia on the battlefield.
• Putin: Russia has not started Ukraine campaign 'in earnest' Press TV 07 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of decades of aggression towards Moscow, warning that any attempt to beat Russia on the battlefield would bring tragedy for Ukraine.
• Russia claims destroyed two US-supplied advanced missile systems in Ukraine Press TV 07 Jul 2022 -- Russia claims it has destroyed two US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) missile launchers in eastern Ukraine.
• Ukraine Isolated Donbass, Carried Out Genocide Against Its Inhabitants, Putin Says Sputnik 07 Jul 2022 -- The Russian president has repeatedly charged Kiev with carrying out "genocidal" policies against the people of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. In his February 24 speech announcing the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, he said it had become "impossible to tolerate" any longer the "humiliation and genocide" of the Donbass.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia Info Ops Home In on Perceived Weak Links VOA 07 Jul 2022 -- Russian influence peddlers appear to have narrowed their focus as they continue attempts to sow disunity and undermine Western efforts to support Ukraine, according to new research from the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
• Meeting with State Duma leaders and party faction heads President of Russia 07 Jul 2022 -- At the Kremlin, in the St Catherine Hall, the President met with the leaders of the State Duma and the heads of party factions in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

Foreign Policy

• Russia's contempt for international law is clear: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 07 Jul 2022 -- Deputy Ambassador Brown reiterates that Russia alone is responsible for the horrific war in Ukraine, and it is failing to meet its international commitments.
• Kazakh President Calls For New Oil Export Routes After Russia Suspends Key Pipeline RFE/RL 07 Jul 2022 -- Kazakhstan's president called for diversifying the country's oil supply routes, a day after a Russian court suspended operations on a major export pipeline.
• Kazakh President Says Trans-Caspian Project Priority for Country's Oil Exports Sputnik 07 Jul 2022 -- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Thursday set the task of diversifying oil supplies during a meeting on the development of transport and transit potential of the country.

News Reports

• Russia says 'can claim back Alaska' in response to US seizure of assets Press TV 07 Jul 2022 -- The chairman of the Russian State Duma says Russia can "claim back" Alaska if the United States continues to freeze Russian assets abroad, more than 150 years after the US purchased the exclave from Russia.
• Junta bid for Russian deal to address Myanmar's energy shortages faces hurdles Radio Free Asia 07 Jul 2022 -- Myanmar's junta is in talks with Russia to address the country's fuel and electricity shortages, although inking a deal may be difficult amid Western sanctions and other obstacles, according to observers.
• Finland Moves To Fortify Border With Russia RFE/RL 07 Jul 2022 -- Finland moved toward fortifying its border with Russia, as lawmakers authorized barriers and allowed the closure of the entire 1,300-kilometer border under exceptional circumstances.