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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Jul 2023
• Ukrainian Military Reports Heavy Fighting In East As Russia Accuses Kyiv Of Attacking Border Region RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- Heavy fighting continues in the Bakhmut, Lyman, Avdiyivka, and Maryinka areas in the Donetsk region, the General Staff of Ukraine's military reported on July 5, adding that there had been 40 combat clashes in the area during the previous 24 hours.
• Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian Forces Hit Russia-Occupied Makiivka VOA 05 Jul 2023 -- The Ukrainian military said Tuesday it destroyed a formation of Russian forces in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.
• Russia Planning 'Dangerous Provocations' At Nuclear Plant, Zelenskiy Claims In Call With Macron RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on July 4 repeated his warning that Russia is planning "dangerous provocations" at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
• Update 171 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 05 Jul 2023-- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts present at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have in recent days and weeks inspected parts of the facility - including some sections of the perimeter of the large cooling pond - and have also conducted regular walkdowns across the site, so far without observing any visible indications of mines or explosives, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
• IAEA Experts At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Request Additional Access To Confirm No Explosives Present RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on July 5 called for additional access to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine to confirm there are no mines or explosives at the site after Ukraine and Russia accused each other of planning provocations.
• Putin's Proposed SCO Anti-Terrorist Reform Could Prevent Ukraine's Weapon Reselling Sputnik 05 Jul 2023 -- Faced with its most serious security threat in decades, the SCO is reportedly in need of reform. During his speech at the SCO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed transforming the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO RATS) into a universal center that would respond to the full spectrum of security threats.
• Ukraine Loses Over 300 Soldiers in South Donetsk, Zaporozhye Directions Sputnik 05 Jul 2023 -- The Ukrainian military lost over 300 soldiers in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Kremlin Warns Ukraine's Threat Against Zaporozhye Plant Could Cause Catastrophe Sputnik 05 Jul 2023 -- The Kremlin spokesman added that Kiev has already demonstrated that it has no limits when it blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

Defense Policy / Programs

• Northern Fleet's Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft performs scheduled flight in Arctic Russia MoD 05 Jul 2023-- Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft of the Air Force and Air Defence of the Northern Fleet carried out another scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean.
• Pacific Fleet corvettes Gromkiy and Sovershenniy make business call at Chinese naval base of Shanghai Russia MoD 05 Jul 2023-- A detachment of Pacific Fleet warships comprising corvettes Gromkiy and Sovershenniy, which are on assignment in the Asia-Pacific region, made a business call at the People's Liberation Army Navy's Shanghai Naval Base.
• Long-range aviation pilots conduct flying and tactical exercises on Kola Peninsula and in Siberia Russia MoD 05 Jul 2023-- Flight and tactical exercises of long-range aviation crews using Tu-160 and Tu-95ms aircraft have started in Irkutsk and Murmansk regions.
• Russian unprofessional behavior over Syria - 5 July 2023 CENTCOM 05 Jul 2023 -- Earlier today at approximately 10:40 A.M., Russian military aircraft engaged in unsafe and unprofessional behavior while interacting with U.S. aircraft in Syria. While three U.S. MQ-9 drones were conducting a mission against ISIS targets, three Russian fighter jets began harassing the drones. Against established norms and protocols, the Russian jets dropped multiple parachute flares in front of the drones, forcing our aircraft to conduct evasive maneuvers.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan President of Russia 05 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, at the initiative of the Armenian side.

News Reports

• Navalny Raps 'Nonsense' Evidence Presented At His Trial, Earning Laughs In Courtroom RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- Jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny tweeted on July 5 that lyrics from popular Russian hip-hop artist Morgenshtern have been entered as evidence in his current closed-door trial in which he faces an additional three decades in prison on charges of "extremism."