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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine says Russia targeted Odessa port; Russia denies vehemently Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine has said that Russian missiles struck the key Black Sea port of Odessa, an incident that Moscow said had nothing do to with and is looking into it very closely.
• Russia Denies Striking Port City of Odesa VOA 23 Jul 2022 -- Turkey said Russia has denied any involvement in missile strikes Saturday on the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa.
• Russia Bombs Odesa Port, Compromising Ukrainian Grain Deal VOA 23 Jul 2022 -- Russian missiles struck infrastructure in Ukraine's port of Odesa Saturday, one day after Russia and Ukraine signed U.N.-backed agreements to reopen Black Sea ports to resume grain exports.
• 'Heavy Fighting' in Ukraine, Reports Britain's Defense Ministry VOA 23 Jul 2022 -- Britain's Defense Ministry said early Saturday that in the last 48 hours heavy fighting has been taking place as Ukrainian forces have continued their offensive against Russian forces in Kherson Oblast, west of the River Dnipro.
• Ukraine Says Russian Missiles Hit Odesa Port, Key To Grain Export Deal RFE/RL 23 Jul 2022 -- Russia bombed Ukraine's port of Odesa, a strategic Black Sea terminal, on July 23, a day after a landmark deal was signed between the two warring nations to resume grain exports.
• Thirteen Russian Missiles Hit Central Ukraine, Killing At Least Three People RFE/RL 23 Jul 2022 -- Thirteen Russian missiles hit a military airfield as well as railway infrastructure in Ukraine's central Kirovohrad region early on July 23, killing at least three people, the regional governor said.
• Guterres condemns missile strikes in Ukranian Black Sea port of Odesa UN News 23 Jul 2022 -- The UN Secretary-General 'unequivocally' condemned the reported strikes this Saturday in the port of Odesa. The attack took place less than 24 hours after the signing of the Black Sea agreements on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports.
• Crimea Announces End of Energy Blockade Arranged by Kiev Sputnik 23 Jul 2022 -- The reconstruction of blown up transmission towers in the Kherson region put an end to the last remaining blockade arranged by the Kiev authorities in relation to Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to the head of the republic on information policy, said.

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Foreign Policy

• EU's Latest Sanctions Are Meant To Squeeze Putin. They Signal 'Strategic Patience' Instead. RFE/RL 23 Jul 2022 -- The European Union's latest sanctions on Russia, formally adopted on 21 July, are probably the weakest package so far from Brussels. To understand why, look no further than the bloc's other activities in recent weeks to prepare for what could be a long, cold winter.
• Hungarian PM says sanctions against Russia have failed, European governments are collapsing 'like dominoes' Press TV 23 Jul 2022 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says European governments are "collapsing like dominos" in the face of Russia, urging the European Union (EU) to stop taking sides in the war in Ukraine.

News Reports

• Interview: Military Analyst Says Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Is Now A 'War Of Attrition' RFE/RL 23 Jul 2022 -- More than five months since Russia invaded Ukraine, a war of attrition has emerged with losses of materiel and men on both sides, not advances on the ground, becoming the key barometer of the conflict, a leading U.S.-based expert on Russia's military has told RFE/RL's Georgian Service.