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• Ukraine Renews Offensive In South As Russian Missiles Hit Historic Central City RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian forces have struck at least three Russian military sites in southern Ukraine as they intensified their counteroffensive in the region, while Russia maintained its shelling of towns and cities in the east, south, and center of the country.
• Ukraine: Russian Airstrikes Hit Vinnytsia, Killing 22 VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian officials said Russian missiles struck the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on Thursday, killing at least 22 people and wounding about 100 others.

Ukraine

• This day once again proved that Russia must be recognized as a terrorist state - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 14 Jul 2022
• Andriy Yermak held a meeting of the Presidium of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President at which the plan for the recovery of Ukraine was presented President of Ukraine 14 Jul 2022
• All Russian criminals must face a mandatory and principled punishment - President's speech at the International Conference in The Hague on holding Russia accountable for crimes in Ukraine President of Ukraine 14 Jul 2022
• The Yermak-McFaul International Expert Group became a key platform for the formation of the sanctions policy of the allies on the aggressor country - Head of the Office of the President President of Ukraine 14 Jul 2022
• Ukraine is interested in the transparency of the process of receiving military aid more than anyone else in the world - Andriy Yermak President of Ukraine 14 Jul 2022
• Ukraine, Russia make some progress at talks on grain exports: Zelensky People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine and Russia have made some progress at the talks on grain exports in Istanbul that also involved representatives of Turkey and the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.

Russia

• Russia Could 'Take Advantage' Of Iranian-Made Combat Drones In Ukraine Conflict RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- Iran has supplied unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to its proxies in the Middle East and employed them during reconnaissance, sabotage, and attack missions in the region.
• 'The Orchestra Needs Musicians': Behind The Covert Mobilization To Reinforce Russian Troops In Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- The flyer appeared earlier this month, pasted to the walls of apartment building entryways in the Moscow suburb of Odintsovo -- and hard to miss above the announcement for when the building's hot water would be shut off for maintenance.
• Russian Diplomat Responds to Ukraine Accusations About Vinnytsa Strike at UN Forum Sputnik 14 Jul 2022 -- The recent strike by Russian forces on a target in the city of Vinnytsa was directed against Ukrainian military officers, Russian diplomat from the country's mission at the United Nations, Evgeny Varganov, said during a UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on Thursday.

United States

NATO

United Nations

• Emergency in Ukraine - External Situation Report #17 WHO 14 Jul 2022
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN chief hails progress in talks over Ukraine grain exports People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis:
• Update 86 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 14 Jul 2022-- Ukraine has received a large batch of vital radiation protection and monitoring equipment offered by Australia and France and delivered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this week, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

Foreign Reactions

• OSCE Releases the Second Expert Mission Report on Human Rights Abuses and International Humanitarian Law Violations in Russia's War Against Ukraine US Dept. of State 14 Jul 2022 -- With Ukraine's assent, the United States and 44 other countries invoked the OSCE Moscow Mechanism for a second time on June 2, establishing an expert mission to examine the further human rights abuses and humanitarian impacts of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.
• Ukraine: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on Russian attacks against civilian targets European Commission 14 Jul 2022-- Today, the Russian invading forces in Ukraine attacked a civilian building and a cultural centre in the city of Vinnytsia, killing more than 20 people and injuring scores of others, many of them critically.
• Moscow Mechanism experts present findings to OSCE Permanent Council on Ukraine OSCE 14 Jul 2022 -- The OSCE Moscow Mechanism mission of experts undertaken by Professor Veronika Bílková, Professor Laura Guercio and Professor Vasilka Sancin presented their findings to the OSCE Permanent Council on 14 July 2022, collected in the report entitled 'Report on Violations of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Ukraine (1 April - 25 June 2022)'.
• OSCE Expresses 'Grave Concerns' Over Alleged Russian Mistreatment Of Ukrainians RFE/RL 14 Jul 2022 -- A report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) expresses "grave concerns" of alleged mistreatment by the Russian authorities of tens of thousands of Ukrainians who had been forcibly deported from their country and sent to so-called "filtration centers."
• Russia's war in Ukraine: UK statement on OSCE's second Moscow Mechanism expert report UK FCDO 14 Jul 2022 -- Deputy Ambassador Brown welcomes the publication of the second independent OSCE report, and highlights two new alarming phenomena in Russia's war.
• Russia's war in Ukraine: Joint statement on OSCE's second independent Moscow Mechanism report UK FCDO 14 Jul 2022 -- On behalf of 46 OSCE states, Albanian Ambassador Gjermeni thanks the three experts for a second independent OSCE report on Russia's war in Ukraine.
• Countries Pledge Funds, Coordination for Ukraine War Crimes Investigations VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- The United States has joined some 45 countries in agreeing to coordinate investigations into alleged war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, with the Netherlands raising the possibility of creating a special tribunal to judge them. An international meeting in The Hague comes amid reports of another deadly Russian missile attack in Ukraine.
• Turkey Notes Progress in Talks on Stalled Ukrainian Wheat Exports VOA 14 Jul 2022 -- Turkish officials say there is a potential breakthrough in efforts to release Ukrainian grain to world markets as global food prices soar amid Russia's war with Ukraine. Turkey's defense minister, Hulusi Akar, said an agreement is likely to be announced soon following four-way talks Wednesday among Russian, Ukrainian, United Nations, and Turkish officials in Istanbul.
• Ukraine breaks diplomatic ties with N Korea over recognition of breakaway regions Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine's foreign ministry says it severed diplomatic relations with North Korea after Pyongyang officially recognized Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republics (LPR), Ukraine's two eastern breakaway regions.
• DPRK Officially Recognizes Donetsk and Lugansk KCNA 14 Jul 2022 -- The DPRK foreign minister sent letters to her counterparts of the People's Republic of Donetsk and the People's Republic of Lugansk on Wednesday.

News Reports

• Ukraine, Russia near deal on grain exports Press TV 14 Jul 2022 -- Russia and Ukraine have made substantive progress on a deal to resume grain exports from the latter country's Black Sea ports, raising hopes of an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation.
• Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, UN start talks on grain exports in Istanbul People's Daily 14 Jul 2022 -- Military delegations from Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine met with a United Nations delegation in Istanbul on Wednesday to find ways to deliver Ukrainian grain to global markets.