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Ukraine Invasion

• Rosneft Refinery Damaged In Drone Attack, Local Russian Officials Say RFE/RL 22 Jul 2024 -- A large Russian oil refinery in southern Russia sustained damage after it was set on fire early on July 22, regional officials said, as the Defense Ministry in Moscow said that it repelled a large Ukrainian drone attack targeting several regions.
• Russian officials say Ukrainian drone attack damages oil refinery VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- Officials in Russia's Krasnodar region said Monday a Ukrainian drone attack damaged an oil refinery.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 620 Soldiers in Clashes With Russia's Battlegroup Yug - MoD Sputnik 22 Jul 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 620 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Yug in the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday.
• Air Defense Destroys 75 Drones Over Various Russian Regions - Defense Ministry Sputnik 22 Jul 2024 -- The Russian air defense systems destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones over the Rostov Region, one each over the Belgorod, Voronezh and Smolensk Regions, eight over Kuban and 17 over the Black and Azov Seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Head of RusHydro Viktor Khmarin President of Russia 22 Jul 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chairman of the Management Board - General Director of RusHydro Viktor Khmarin.
• Maritime search, rescue, security exercise kicks off in Iran's Bandar Anzali IRNA 22 Jul 2024 -- The spokesperson of the 2024 Hybrid Maritime Search, Rescue and Security Exercise said on Monday that the exercise was carried out for the first time in the Caspian Sea by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and all maritime organizations active in the Caspian Sea.
• Iran, Russia kick off joint maritime search, rescue exercise in Caspian Sea Press TV 22 Jul 2024 -- Iranian and Russian military forces have staged a joint naval rescue and relief exercise in the Caspian Sea as the two countries move to build stronger defense and military relations.

Foreign Policy

• Kremlin on Biden Withdrawing From Presidential Race: This Is Not Russia's Internal Matter Sputnik 22 Jul 2024 -- The decision of US President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race does not relate to Russia's internal affairs and cannot be a priority topic for Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• New US Arctic strategy focused on Russian, Chinese inroads VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- The United States is looking to boost intelligence collection in the Arctic and enhance cooperation with allies in the region, to prevent Russia and China from exploiting the cold and icy northern region at America's expense.
• Russia convicts 2nd American journalist in secret trial VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- A Russian court confirmed Monday that American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was convicted in a closed-door trial on charges seen widely as retaliatory.
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: Council renews economic sanctions for a further 6 months EC/CEU 22 Jul 2024 -- The Council today renewed the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 6 months, until 31 January 2025.
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: Council renews economic sanctions for a further 6 months European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Jul 2024 -- The Council today renewed the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 6 months, until 31 January 2025.

News Reports

• VOA investigates accused Russian hacker at center of Ukraine cyber plot VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- In January 2022, on the eve of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, hackers broke into the computer networks of Ukrainian state institutions and critical infrastructure.