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• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on July 18, 2022 Ukraine MOD 18 Jul 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 18.07 Ukraine MOD 18 Jul 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on July 18, 2022 Ukraine MOD 18 Jul 2022
• Agenda For Contact Group Meeting Agreed As Ukrainian Forces Claim Successful Use Of HIMARS RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- Six people have been killed after Russia's military shelled a building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk, Ukrainian emergency service officials said on July 18.

Ukraine

• Provide information and emotional support to our people in the occupied areas, tell them about Ukraine - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 18 Jul 2022
• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky dismisses prosecutor general, security chief People's Daily 18 Jul 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis:
• Ukraine president sacks security chief, top prosecutor over 'treason' Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of the country's powerful domestic security service, the SBU, and the prosecutor general, accusing them of collaborating with Russia on security and military issues.
• Zelenskyy Says SBU Considering Dismissing Another 28 Employees Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is conducting a personnel audit during which the agency will decide on the dismissal of 28 officials over "unsatisfactory performance," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
• Ukrainian President Expands Investigation into Security Services VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expanded the investigation into his security services Monday, saying 28 more officials could be suspended, a day after sidelining two senior officials over allegations they failed to root out Russian collaborators.

Russia

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about London's reaction to a British mercenary's death in the DPR Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Jul 2022
• Russia Using Private Contractor Vagner To Beef Up Forces In Ukraine, Says British Defense Ministry RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- Russia is using the private military contractor Vagner to beef up its frontline forces in its invasion of Ukraine, British military intelligence said on July 18.
• Russian Defense Minister Orders Military Group 'Vostok' to Target Ukraine's Long-Range Weapons Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- The order comes amid Russia's ongoing special operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine, which was announced by President Vladimir Putin on February 24.
• Moscow orders troops to prioritize destroying Ukraine's Western-supplied long-range missiles Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- Nearly five months into the Russia-Ukraine war, Moscow has ordered Russian troops to prioritize destroying Ukraine's Western-supplied long-range missiles, saying that the advanced projectiles are used to strike Russian supply lines.
• Putin: West cannot isolate Russia, hinder its progress by sanctions over Ukraine Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia cannot be isolated in the international community and anti-Moscow sanctions imposed by the West over the conflict in Ukraine will not hinder the country's progress and development.
• Putin, Erdogan To Discuss Ukrainian Grain Exports RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will discuss Ukrainian grain exports at their meeting on July 19 in Tehran, an adviser to Putin has said.

United States

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov DoD 18 Jul 2022
• Strategic Port Access Aids Support to Ukraine, Austin Tells Greek Defense Minister DoD News 18 Jul 2022 -- Priority access to the Port of Alexandroupolis in northeastern Greece has allowed the U.S. military to continue to support Ukraine as that nation fights to maintain its sovereignty following the unprovoked February 24 invasion by Russia, the U.S. defense secretary told his Greek counterpart.
• New York Army Guard Troops to Help Train Ukrainian Soldiers Army News 18 Jul 2022 -- One hundred and forty New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team said farewell to their families July 15 and left on a mission to Germany to help train Ukrainian military personnel.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting With Ukraine's First Lady Zelenska US Dept. of State 18 Jul 2022

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Parliamentarians call for sanctions on Chinese firms over sales to Russia Radio Free Asia 18 Jul 2022 -- An international alliance of lawmakers has called on more countries to blacklist Chinese companies accused of providing military-industrial support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• EU Pledges More Military Aid To Ukraine While Urging Continued Unity Among Members RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- EU foreign ministers have pledged another 500 million euros ($504 million) in military aid to Ukraine as the bloc's foreign policy chief called on member states not to waver in their commitment to sanctions against Russia.
• EU Foreign Affairs Chief Says Hopeful Ukraine Grain Deal Can Be Reached This Week Sputnik 18 Jul 2022 -- European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell said that he is hopeful the deal on Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea may be finalized this week.
• IEA: Europe facing disastrous gas crunch due to Russia's supply cuts over Ukraine war Press TV 18 Jul 2022 -- The International Energy Agency (IEA) says European nations are facing a disastrous gas crunch due to Russia's supply cuts over the ongoing war in Ukraine.
• China's Belt And Road Focuses On New Eurasian Trade Routes Due To Ukraine War RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- Moving shipping containers from China through Russia to the European Union became a vital part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and the Western sanctions that followed have forced China to search for alternatives.

News Reports

• Russian Court Fines Google $370 Million Over 'Fake' Coverage Of Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 18 Jul 2022 -- A court in Moscow has ordered Google to pay a fine of 21.77 billion rubles ($373 million) over information distributed about Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on its YouTube video-sharing platform.
• Cargo Plane Carrying Munitions Crashes in Northern Greece VOA 18 Jul 2022 -- A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying 11 tons of munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late Saturday. The munitions had been bought by the Bangladeshi defense ministry.
• Kiev confirms Ukrainian cargo plane crash in Greece People's Daily 18 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko on Sunday confirmed reports that a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed overnight in northern Greece, killing all eight crew members on board.