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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 22.07 Ukraine MOD 22 Jul 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on July 22, 2022 Ukraine MOD 22 Jul 2022
• Slovyansk Among Eastern Ukrainian Cities Shelled On Day Grain Deal Is Signed RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- Russian troops shelled residential areas of Slovyansk using cluster munitions, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration said on July 22 after Ukraine and Russia signed a deal to free up exports of Ukrainian grain through its Black Sea ports.
• Senior U.S. Official Says Hundreds Of Russian Casualties Daily In Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- A senior U.S. defense official said on July 22 that Washington believes Russia is sustaining hundreds of casualties every day in its war in Ukraine and has lost thousands of lieutenants and captains since the start of the invasion.
• 'Running Out Of Steam': British Spy Chief Says Russian Forces Likely To Pause After 'Small' Progress In Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- Russia's military is likely to start an operational pause in the coming weeks after making only incremental progress recently on the battlefield, the chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service said on July 21.
• Black Sea grain exports deal 'a beacon of hope' amid Ukraine war - Guterres UN News 22 Jul 2022 -- An "unprecedented agreement" on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the ongoing war is "a beacon of hope" in a world that desperately needs it, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the signing ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Friday.
• Secretary-General's remarks on Signing of Black Sea Grain Initiative UN Secretary-General 22 Jul 2022
• Quadrilateral Deal for Safe Passage of Agricultural Goods on the Black Sea US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2022 -- The United Nations, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia have committed to a plan for resuming Ukrainian exports through the Black Sea and getting millions of tons of Ukrainian grain to those who need it around the world.
• Deal Signed to Get Ukrainian Grain to Global Markets VOA 22 Jul 2022 -- In a major breakthrough, Ukraine and Russia signed an agreement in Istanbul Friday that aims to get millions of tons of Ukrainian grain to world markets and ease a growing food crisis for millions in the developing world.
• Agreement Signed on Trapped Ukrainian Grain VOA 22 Jul 2022 -- The United Nations, Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine signed four-way deal in Istanbul Friday intended to deliver Ukrainian grain to world markets.
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Deal on Ukraine's grain exports to be signed to resolve food crisis People's Daily 22 Jul 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
• Russian, Ukrainian Officials Sign Grain Export Deal Aimed At Easing Global Crisis RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- Russian and Ukrainian officials have signed a UN-backed deal aimed at allowing grain exports to leave Ukraine to help ease a global food crisis caused in part by Moscow's unprovoked invasion of it neighbor.
• 'An Abyss Of Fear': HRW Documents 'Apparent War Crimes' By Russia In Southern Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Russia of perpetrating torture, unlawful detentions, and forcible disappearances of civilians in southern Ukraine's occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement regarding agreements on transporting Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports and on promoting Russian exports of food and fertilisers, Moscow, July 22, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jul 2022
• For The Kremlin, The Ukraine Endgame Is A Moving Target RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- Demilitarization and "de-Nazification." Keeping Ukraine out of NATO. Preventing "genocide" in the Donbas. And now, a land grab, seizing territory with an eye toward incorporation into Russia.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 22 Jul 2022 -- The President held a regular briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.

Foreign Policy

• Russia: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the expansion of the list of so-called "unfriendly States" EC/CEU 22 Jul 2022 -- The European Union deplores the decision of the Russian government on 20 July 2022 to add five EU member states - Greece, Denmark, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia - to the list of countries for which measures in "Response to Unfriendly Actions of Foreign States" are applicable.
• Russia Adds Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia To List Of 'Unfriendly Nations' RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- Russia has added Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Slovakia, and Slovenia to its list of nations that "carry out unfriendly actions towards Russian companies and citizens."
• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 22 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with the heads of Russian foreign policy non-profit organisations, Moscow, July 22, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jul 2022
• Article by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov for the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, the Congolese Dispatch de Brazzaville, the Ugandan New Vision, as well as the Ethiopian Ethiopia Herald, July 22, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jul 2022
• Calls Rise in US Congress to Designate Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism VOA 22 Jul 2022 -- As the war in Ukraine approaches the end of its fifth month and Russian attacks on civilian sites are reported on a near-daily basis, pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to officially designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
• Russia's aggression against Ukraine: the EU targets additional 54 individuals and 10 entities EC/CEU 22 Jul 2022 -- The Council decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 54 individuals and 10 entities in response to the ongoing unjustified and unprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine. This decision comes in addition to the "maintenance and alignment" package of sanctions adopted by the Council on 21 July 2022.
• Question and Answers: "maintenance and alignment" package of restrictive measures against Russia European Commission 22 Jul 2022
• EU imposes more sanctions on Russia People's Daily 22 Jul 2022 -- The European Union on Thursday imposed more sanctions on Russia over its conflict with Ukraine, including a ban on gold imports and the tightening of export controls on high-technology goods.

News Reports

• Nord Stream 1 resumes gas deliveries to Germany after maintenance People's Daily 22 Jul 2022 -- After ten days of maintenance work on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, gas deliveries from Russia to Germany resumed on Thursday morning.
• The Week In Russia: 'Divorced From Reality' RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- Acting on "profoundly flawed assumptions," President Vladimir Putin was wildly wrong about how the large-scale invasion of Ukraine would go when he launched it five months ago - but he seems to believe Russia is winning the war. Is he wrong again?
• Russian Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate As Inflation Eases RFE/RL 22 Jul 2022 -- Russia's central bank has cut its key interest rate from 9.5 percent to 8 percent, citing a slowdown in the annual inflation rate.