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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on July 27, 2022 Ukraine MOD 27 Jul 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 27.07 Ukraine MOD 27 Jul 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on July 27, 2022 Ukraine MOD 27 Jul 2022
• Ukrainian Forces Strike Key Bridge in South VOA 27 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian forces have struck a strategically important bridge in the southern part of the country, using what a Russia-appointed official said were rocket systems supplied by the United States.
• Ukrainian Defense Official Says Russian Troops Redeploying In Southern Ukraine RFE/RL 27 Jul 2022 -- A Ukrainian defense official says Russian troops are engaged in a massive redeployment in the south of the country, including an area where Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the OSCE ODIHR report Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jul 2022
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Odessa port strike shouldn't affect grain export deal, says Kremlin People's Daily 27 Jul 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis:

Defense Policy / Programs

• 'Annexation': Georgia Balks At Handover Of Abkhazia Land To Russia RFE/RL 27 Jul 2022 -- The looming transfer of a swathe of Abkhazia coastal land to Moscow is proving deeply controversial amid the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks following talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen, Addis Ababa, July 27, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jul 2022
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's working visit to Ethiopia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jul 2022
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to the questions during a meeting with permanent representatives of the member countries of the African Union and the diplomatic corps, Addis Ababa, July 27, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jul 2022
• Lavrov Says Russia Not to Blame for 'Food Crisis' VOA 27 Jul 2022 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lashed out at Western countries Wednesday as he wrapped up a four-nation trip to Africa with a stop in Ethiopia's capital. Moscow is seeking to bolster support from African countries, who have largely declined to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov's visit comes as the U.S. announced nearly half a billion dollars in additional aid for drought relief in Ethiopia.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Finland's proposal to ban tourist Schengen visas for Russian citizens Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Jul 2022
• U.S. Made 'Substantial Offer' To Moscow For Release Of Americans, Blinken Says RFE/RL 27 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States has made a "substantial offer" to Russia for the release of Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner, two Americans held in Russian jails on charges that the United States says are politically motivated.
• US Offers Russia 'Substantial' Deal to Bring Home 2 Detained Americans VOA 27 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will speak to his Russian counterpart in the coming days about a "substantial" offer aimed at bringing home American basketball star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, both currently detained in Russia.
• European Court Of Justice Upholds Ban On Russia's RT France RFE/RL 27 Jul 2022 -- The European Court of Justice, the EU's second-highest court, has rejected an appeal by RT France to end a ban on its broadcasts imposed in March over what the bloc said was the systematic broadcasting of disinformation by the Russian state-controlled outlet.

News Reports

• Russia to quit ISS after 2024: space chief People's Daily 27 Jul 2022 -- Russia has decided to leave the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and will start building a Russian one by that time, said Yury Borisov, director general of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos, on Tuesday.
• Russia to quit International Space Station, build own orbital station Press TV 27 Jul 2022 -- Russia says it will pull out of the International Space Station (ISS) after the country's current commitment expires at the end of 2024, ending its decades-long partnership with NASA at the orbiting outpost and launching its own, new space station soon afterward.
• Russia doing better than expected despite sanctions: IMF Press TV 27 Jul 2022 -- Russia's economy is doing better than expected despite Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund says in a new report.