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• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on July 19, 2022 Ukraine MOD 20 Jul 2022
• Another step taken in the Ramstein format to strengthen the defense of Ukraine - Oleksii Reznikov Ukraine MOD 20 Jul 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 20.07 Ukraine MOD 20 Jul 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on July 20, 2022 Ukraine MOD 20 Jul 2022
• Ukraine Strikes Key Bridge In Russian-Occupied Territory As Moscow Struggles To Achieve 'Minimal Gains' RFE/RL 20 Jul 2022 -- The Ukrainian military used modern Western-made artillery to strike and seriously damage a strategic bridge in Moscow-occupied southern Ukraine as Russia's top diplomat warned that Moscow's "geographical" objectives in the war had changed and now extend beyond the previously stated goal of occupying the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Ukraine

• The representatives of Ukraine did not stop working for a single day to obtain an effective air defense system - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 20 Jul 2022
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy supported the First Lady of Ukraine during her speech in the US Congress President of Ukraine 20 Jul 2022
• President of Ukraine held a meeting with the ministers of Austria and the Czech Republic President of Ukraine 20 Jul 2022
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with the President of the European Council President of Ukraine 20 Jul 2022
• The Office of the President conducts weekly briefings on the use of the received weapons so that our partners do not have any questions - Andriy Yermak in an interview with НВ. President of Ukraine 20 Jul 2022
• Andriy Yermak had a phone conversation with the Ranking Member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee President of Ukraine 20 Jul 2022
• Ukraine calls for ramp-up of US precision rocket system deliveries Press TV 20 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine has called on the West to scale up significantly its supply of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), an advanced multiple rocket launcher, to resist Russian advances in its territory.
• Ukraine's First Lady Appeals For More Weapons In Address To Members Of Congress RFE/RL 20 Jul 2022 -- The first lady of Ukraine has requested more defensive weapons from the United States that can be used to prevent Russian air strikes that "kill children in their strollers" and that can protect Ukrainians from Russian "terrorist attacks."
• Ukrainian First Lady Pleads to US Lawmakers for Anti-Missile Systems VOA 20 Jul 2022 -- Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska on Wednesday showed pictures of casualties of Russia's war on her country to U.S. lawmakers, delivering an emotional appeal for a supply of more air defense systems to fight off Moscow's missile attacks.
• Ukraine's Naftogaz Reportedly Requests $5Bln in Gov't Subsidies to Buy Gas Ahead of Winter Sputnik 20 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine's state-run oil and gas company Naftogaz has requested 150 billion Ukrainian hryvnias ($5 billion) in subsidies from the government to purchase enough gas ahead of the heating season, the RBC Ukraine news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the firm's letter to the government.

Russia

• Russia's Lavrov Says Moscow Wants More Territory; US Sees a Grinding War VOA 20 Jul 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow wants to capture territory in southern Ukraine beyond the eastern Donbas region as the U.S. and its allies committed more military aid to Ukraine.
• Russia's objectives in Ukraine now extend beyond Donbas: Lavrov Press TV 20 Jul 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow's military "tasks" in Ukraine have now gone beyond the eastern region of Donbas due to constant supplies of Western equipment, weapons, and ammunition to Kiev.

United States

• U.S. To Send Ukraine Four More HIMARS As Russia Says Goals Now Go Beyond Donbas RFE/RL 20 Jul 2022 -- The United States will send four more high-mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) to Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow's military "tasks" in Ukraine now go beyond the eastern Donbas region.
• Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Fourth Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) DoD 20 Jul 2022
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark A. Milley Hold a Press Conference DoD 20 Jul 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark A. Milley
• Defense Leaders Meet to Bolster Ukraine Support DoD News 20 Jul 2022 -- Defense leaders from some 50 nations met today as part of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group to discuss the ongoing international support provided to Ukraine as it fights to maintain its sovereignty following an illegal invasion by Russia.
• Bidens Welcome Ukraine's First Lady To White House RFE/RL 20 Jul 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, welcomed Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, to the White House on July 19.
• Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Debt Service Relief by Group of Creditors of Ukraine US Treasury 20 Jul 2022 -- Today, the Group of Creditors of Ukraine, including the United States, announced their intent to honor Ukraine's request for a coordinated suspension of debt service through the end of 2023. A suspension of debt service will provide substantial support for the Government and people of Ukraine in the face of Russia's unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression.
• Aspen Security Forum Fireside Chat: CIA Director William Burns / NBC Correspondent Andrea Mitchell CIA 20 Jul 2022

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• International Creditors Grant Ukraine's Request For Debt Freeze RFE/RL 20 Jul 2022 -- Ukraine has asked its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years so it can use its financial resources in the war against Russia.
• Statement by the Group of Creditors of Ukraine US Treasury 20 Jul 2022 -- We, the Group of Creditors of Ukraine, express our solidarity with and support for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia's unjustified, unprovoked and illegal war of aggression.
• FAST-CARE: Council adopts negotiating mandate on further help for refugees from Ukraine and on addressing the consequences of Russia's aggression EC/CEU 20 Jul 2022 -- The permanent representatives of the 27 EU member states today agreed on the Council's negotiating mandate for further support to countries and regions hosting displaced persons from Ukraine, as well as for tackling some of the adverse economic effects of Russia's aggression.
• Three Central European Foreign Ministers Make Surprise Trip To Kyiv RFE/RL 20 Jul 2022 -- The foreign ministers of the Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovakia have made a surprise visit to Kyiv in a show of support for Ukraine as it battles to repel an invasion launched by Russia five months ago.
• Syria cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine People's Daily 20 Jul 2022 -- Syria on Wednesday severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kiev last month.
• Syria cuts diplomatic relations with Ukraine Press TV 20 Jul 2022 -- Syria has severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to Kiev's cutting of ties with Damascus, after the latter established ties with two self-proclaimed republics in in eastern Ukraine.

News Reports

• Why Russian Soldiers Are Refusing To Fight In The War On Ukraine RFE/RL 20 Jul 2022 -- For 4 1/2 months, Corporal Ilya Kaminsky and his fellow soldiers from the 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade have waged war, as part of the grinding Russian military offensive that has slowly pushed Ukrainian troops back in eastern Ukraine.