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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on July 18, 2022 Ukraine MOD 18 Jul 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 18.07 Ukraine MOD 18 Jul 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on July 18, 2022 Ukraine MOD 18 Jul 2022
• Agenda For Contact Group Meeting Agreed As Ukrainian Forces Claim Successful Use Of HIMARS RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- Six people have been killed after Russia's military shelled a building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk, Ukrainian emergency service officials said on July 18.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about London's reaction to a British mercenary's death in the DPR Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Jul 2022
• Russia Using Private Contractor Vagner To Beef Up Forces In Ukraine, Says British Defense Ministry RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- Russia is using the private military contractor Vagner to beef up its frontline forces in its invasion of Ukraine, British military intelligence said on July 18.
• Russian Defense Minister Orders Military Group 'Vostok' to Target Ukraine's Long-Range Weapons Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- The order comes amid Russia's ongoing special operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine, which was announced by President Vladimir Putin on February 24.
• Moscow orders troops to prioritize destroying Ukraine's Western-supplied long-range missiles Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Nearly five months into the Russia-Ukraine war, Moscow has ordered Russian troops to prioritize destroying Ukraine's Western-supplied long-range missiles, saying that the advanced projectiles are used to strike Russian supply lines.
• Putin: West cannot isolate Russia, hinder its progress by sanctions over Ukraine Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia cannot be isolated in the international community and anti-Moscow sanctions imposed by the West over the conflict in Ukraine will not hinder the country's progress and development.
• Putin, Erdogan To Discuss Ukrainian Grain Exports RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will discuss Ukrainian grain exports at their meeting on July 19 in Tehran, an adviser to Putin has said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Putin: Russia Won't Be Separated From the Rest of the World by Sanctions Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- Western countries have slapped harsh sanctions against Russia in the wake of Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, targeting Russia's businesses, economy, media, sports and even culture.

Foreign Policy

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article «Staged incidents as the Western approach to doing politics», published in Izvestia newspaper Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Jul 2022
• IEA: Europe facing disastrous gas crunch due to Russia's supply cuts over Ukraine war Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- The International Energy Agency (IEA) says European nations are facing a disastrous gas crunch due to Russia's supply cuts over the ongoing war in Ukraine.
• Russian Spy Chief Visits Armenia Three Days After CIA Director RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- The head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in Yerevan on July 18, three days after CIA Director William Burns made an unexpected visit to Armenia.
• Iran foreign minister: Tripartite summit in Tehran meant to help restore peace, stability to Syria Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the goal of a tripartite summit, which will be held in the Iranian capital on Tuesday, is to help restore peace and stability to the war-torn Syria.

News Reports

• Sanctions-hit Russia mulls introducing Islamic banking to lure Muslim investors Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Russia is reportedly drafting a new bill allowing non-credit financial institutions to specialize in Islamic banking in the country in a bid to help the sanctions-hit state banks to lure investors from Muslim nations.
• Russian Court Fines Google $370 Million Over 'Fake' Coverage Of Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- A court in Moscow has ordered Google to pay a fine of 21.77 billion rubles ($373 million) over information distributed about Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on its YouTube video-sharing platform.