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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 17.07.2923 Ukraine MOD 17 Jul 2023
• Ukrainian Forces Report Gains As Offensive In Zaporizhzhya Region Carries On RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian forces are continuing their offensive in the Melitopol and Berdyansk areas of the southern Zaporizhzhya region while recapturing some territory in the eastern region of Donetsk, the Ukrainian military said early on July 17.
• Moscow Blames Ukraine For Deadly Attack On Crimean Bridge, Vows To Repair It RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023 -- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said on July 17 that damage caused to a major rail and road bridge linking Russia with the Crimean Peninsula will be completely repaired by November 1, while President Vladimir vowed "a response" to the attack, which killed two people and seriously injured their child.
• Latest in Ukraine: 'Emergency' Halts Traffic on Bridge to Crimea VOA 17 Jul 2023 -- Russia-installed officials said traffic was halted Monday on a bridge linking Crimea to Russia's Krasnodar region, amid reports of explosions on the bridge.
• Meeting on the Crimean Bridge President of Russia 17 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting on the situation in the area of the Crimean Bridge.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2023
• Russia to release details on Crimean Bridge incident IRNA 17 Jul 2023 -- Russia will soon release information about the scale of damage inflicted on the Crimean Bridge as a result of an attack blamed on Ukrainian forces on Monday, the Russian government said in a statement on its official TASS news agency.
• Crimean Bridge situation reported to President President of Russia 17 Jul 2023
• Russia blames 'terrorist' Ukraine, US, UK for Crimean bridge attack Press TV 17 Jul 2023 -- Moscow has blamed Ukraine for an attack that struck the bridge connecting Russia and Crimea, saying the assault took place under the auspices of the United States and Britain.
• Putin Calls Crimean Bridge Incident Terrorist Attack, Promises Military Response Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a terrorist attack was committed on the Crimean Bridge on Monday which left a child orphaned.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack on Crimean Bridge Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned a deadly attack on the Crimean Bridge.
• Attack on Crimean Bridge Committed By Ukraine - Russia's Foreign Ministry Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- Overnight, traffic had been suspended on the Crimean Bridge linking the peninsula to the Krasnodar region via the Sea of Azov due to an emergency that resulted in the death of two people.
• Ukraine Admits Russian Forces Advancing in Kupyansk Direction Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar has confirmed that the Russian forces have been actively advancing in the Kupyansk direction.
• Russian Forces Destroy Enemy Infantry Trying to Attack in Zaporozhye Direction Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- Service members of the Russian "Vostok" Group of Forces have destroyed all Ukrainian infantry groups that were trying to attack in the Zaporozhye direction, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the Istanbul agreements Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2023
• Russia Suspends Participation in Grain Deal Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- The suspension of the year-old Black Sea Grain Initiative comes after months of controversy concerning Western countries' failure to implement its terms - specifically steps to facilitate the export of Russian foodstuffs and fertilizers.
• Moscow: No extension to Ukraine grain deal until Russia's demands are met Press TV 17 Jul 2023 -- Moscow says the Ukrainian grain shipment deal will not be extended unless Russia's demands are met.
• Russia's Suspension of Participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2023 -- The United States deeply regrets Russia's decision to suspend participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Russian government's continued weaponization of food harms millions of vulnerable people around the world.
• 'Senseless, unjustified war' in Ukraine must stop: UN political affairs chief UN News 17 Jul 2023 -- The UN Political Affairs chief appealed on Monday for an end to the "unjustified" war in Ukraine, which this month passed the 500-day mark.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Irkutsk Region Governor Igor Kobzev President of Russia 17 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Governor of the Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev to discuss issues pertaining to the region's socioeconomic development and measures to support the participants in the special military operation and their families.
• US-led coalition's jets violated Syrian airspace several times in past day: Russia Press TV 17 Jul 2023 -- Russia says the US-led military coalition's fighter jets violated Syria's airspace in the strategic al-Tanf region several times during the past day, amid repeated calls by Damascus for the expulsion of Washington's occupation forces from the country.

Foreign Policy

• China-Russia relations go beyond the scope of bilateral ties, become important guarantee for world peace, stability: senior CPC official Global Times 17 Jul 2023 -- China-Russia relations have gone beyond the scope of bilateral relations and have become an important guarantee for world peace and stability, Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said while meeting with a delegation of cadres from the A Just Russia party led by Sergei Mironov, Chairman of A Just Russia-Patriots-For Truth party and head of the A Just Russia party faction in the State Duma of Russia in Beijing on Sunday.
• Britain Sanctions 14 Russian Officials Involved In Forced Relocation Of Ukrainian Children RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023 -- Britain has sanctioned 14 Russian officials, including two government ministers, for what it says is their role in Russia's forced relocation of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children since the start of Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February last year.
• UK announces new sanctions in response to Russia's forced deportation of Ukrainian children UK FCDO 17 Jul 2023 -- Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has announced 14 new sanctions in response to Russia's attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity.

News Reports

• Russia: UN rights experts call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich UN News 17 Jul 2023 -- The journalist Evan Gershkovich should be immediately released following his arrest by Russian authorities on espionage charges in March, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Monday.