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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 30.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 30 Jun 2023
• Zelenskiy Girds Northern Ukraine As Kyiv Claims New Hold On 'Strategic Initiative' RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine's president said on June 30 that he ordered his generals to gird the northern border after the leader of an abortive mutiny in Russia was said to have arrived in Belarus, while a senior defense official claimed Ukrainian troops have wrested the "strategic initiative" from Russia in the 15-month full-scale fight.
• Latest in Ukraine: US Confident About Counteroffensive Despite Slow Going VOA 30 Jun 2023 -- The failure of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian troops to make rapid advancements is not causing any panic among top U.S. military officials.

Ukraine

• President of Ukraine strengthens interaction with businesses - Rostyslav Shurma on the results of the meeting of the Head of State with entrepreneurs President of Ukraine 30 Jun 2023
• Ukraine and Ukrainians are much stronger than anyone thinks about us - address of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 30 Jun 2023
• Oleksiy Kuleba meets with director of International Republican Institute in Ukraine President of Ukraine 30 Jun 2023
• On the instructions of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak had a phone call with national security advisors in the Quad format President of Ukraine 30 Jun 2023
• The first meeting of the International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War took place in Kyiv President of Ukraine 30 Jun 2023

Russia

• Press release on a meeting with Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia Hector Arenas Neira at the Russian Foreign Ministry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Jun 2023
• Russian Forces Repel Five Ukrainian Attacks in Donetsk Direction - MoD Sputnik 30 Jun 2023 -- The Russian armed forces have repelled five Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Russia Sees No Grounds for Grain Deal Extension Sputnik 30 Jun 2023 -- On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the media in Moscow on the situation in Ukraine, including humanitarian issues and the current international agenda.

United States

• US Top General Says Not Surprised Ukrainian Counteroffensive Going Slower Than Predicted Sputnik 30 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine launched its much-touted counteroffensive in early June after multiple postponements. The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly said that Ukrainian troops are trying to advance in the South Donetsk, Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Zaporozhye directions, but without success.
• Pentagon: US not providing ATACM missiles to Ukraine Press TV 30 Jun 2023 -- The US Defense Department has dismissed American media reports about its decision to provide Ukraine with ATACM long-range missiles.

NATO

• Ukraine's NATO aspirations to be discussed after Vilnius summit: Stoltenberg People's Daily 30 Jun 2023 -- Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that Ukraine's aspirations to join the alliance will be discussed after the NATO summit in Vilnius, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.

United Nations

• Update 168 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 30 Jun 2023 -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have so far found no visible indications of mines or other explosives currently planted at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), but they still need additional access to carry out further such checks at the site, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

Foreign Reactions

• EU Leaders Vow Ukraine Military Support 'For As Long As It Takes' RFE/RL 30 Jun 2023 -- A two-day summit of European Union leaders dominated by talk of the Ukraine war and boosting defenses continued overnight on June 29-30 with a statement reiterating commitments "to provide sustainable military support to Ukraine for as long as it takes."
• EU leaders: We will continue to strongly support Ukraine Finnish Government 30 Jun 2023 -- The EU Member States condemned in the strongest terms Russia's war against Ukraine and reiterated their unwavering support for Ukraine for as long as it will be needed. The meeting of the European Council, which started in Brussels on Thursday 29 June, held a video conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• The appointment of the tribunal for Russia's aggression against Ukraine discussed in Warsaw Republic of Poland 30 Jun 2023 -- On 30 June, the 4th meeting of the core group of legal advisors and directors of legal departments at Ministries of Foreign Affairs of 38 states and international organizations took place in Warsaw.

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