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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 25.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 25 Jul 2023
• Russian Drone Strike On Ukrainian Port Of Reni 'An Indirect Attack On Romania, Moldova' RFE/RL 25 Jul 2023 -- In the early hours of July 24, the Ukrainian port of Reni on the Danube River came under a massive Russian drone strike.
• Russia dismisses UN call to return to Black Sea grain deal Press TV 25 Jul 2023 -- Russia has rejected a UN call to return to a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea.
• Russia says it foiled Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea patrol ship Press TV 25 Jul 2023 -- Russia says it has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on a military patrol ship in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, in what comes after Russia's withdrawal from a deal that had granted a safe passage for Ukraine grain export ships.
• Russian Forces Seize Sergeevka Settlement After Counterattack Sputnik 25 Jul 2023 -- The Russian military have advanced in two areas in the Krasny Liman direction and liberated the Sergeevka settlement, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russia's Patrol Ship Destroys 2 Ukrainian Drone Boats in Black Sea - Defense Ministry Sputnik 25 Jul 2023 -- Russia's patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" repelled an attack of two Ukrainian drone boats overnight and neutralized them, with no member of the ship crew injured as a result of the attempted attack, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian unprofessional behavior over Syria - 23 July 2023 AFCENT 25 Jul 2023 -- ""On 23 July, 2023 at 12:23 a.m. (EST) Russian fighter aircraft flew dangerously close to a U.S. MQ-9 drone on a defeat-ISIS mission, harassing the MQ-9 and deploying flares from a position directly overhead, with only a few meters of separation between aircraft."
• Meeting on economic issues President of Russia 25 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting, via videoconference, on economic issues.
• Rosoboronexport Agency to Present Security Solutions at Russia-Africa Summit Sputnik 25 Jul 2023 -- Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will take part in the Second Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg on July 27-28, 2023 at the Expoforum Exhibition Center in St. Petersburg.
• Russian Military Delegation to Visit DPRK KCNA 25 Jul 2023 -- At the invitation of the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a military delegation of the Russian Federation led by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will pay a congratulatory visit to the DPRK on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.

Foreign Policy

• Putin to Deliver Major Speech at Russia-Africa Summit - Kremlin Sputnik 25 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will give an important speech at the plenary session of the Russia-Africa summit on Friday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday, adding that 17 African leaders will attend the session.
• Led by US, Western states pressuring African countries to sabotage Russia-Africa summit: Kremlin Press TV 25 Jul 2023 -- The Kremlin says the US-led Western states are putting an unprecedented level of pressure on all African countries to prevent them from taking part in an upcoming Russia-Africa summit, which is scheduled to be held later this week in St. Petersburg
• Grain Deal Replacement? Russia to Offer Africa New Food Security Plan Sputnik 25 Jul 2023 -- The second Russia-Africa Summit and Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum will take place in St. Petersburg on July 27-28, with President Putin expected to meet with the leaders and representatives of 49 different African countries which have confirmed plans to take part.
• The Wagner group has not and cannot deliver long-term security in West Africa: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 25 Jul 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on West Africa and the Sahel.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comment following trilateral talks with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, Moscow, July 25, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at talks with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, Moscow, July 25, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at talks with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, Moscow, July 25, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jul 2023

News Reports

• CIA, Western agencies snooping via Apple devices, warns Russian official Press TV 25 Jul 2023 -- The speaker of the upper chamber of Russian parliament, Valentina Matvienko, has suggested that officials should never use Apple devices at work due to the threat of surveillance by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other Western spy networks.
• Russian Anti-War Activist Denied Extension Of Temporary Stay In Serbia RFE/RL 25 Jul 2023 -- Serbian authorities have denied an extension of the temporary residence permit of Russian anti-war activist Vladimir Volokhonsky less than two weeks after temporarily denying entry to Peter Nikitin, the Russian national with whom Volokhonsky helped establish the nongovernmental organization Russian Democratic Society.
• Banks in Central Asia, Caucasus Suspend Cooperation With Russia's Unistream RFE/RL 25 Jul 2023 -- Several banks in Central Asia and the Caucasus have stopped working with the Russian money-transfer company Unistream after the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Moscow-based firm on July 20.
• Woman Suspected Of Killing Pro-Kremlin Blogger Handed Final Charges RFE/RL 25 Jul 2023 -- Russia's Investigative Committee has filed final charges against Darya Trepova, who is suspected of involvement in the April killing of Vladlen Tatarsky, the pen name of prominent pro-Kremlin blogger Maksim Fomin.