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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Jul 2023
• Ukrainian Military Reports Heavy Fighting In East As Russia Accuses Kyiv Of Attacking Border Region RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- Heavy fighting continues in the Bakhmut, Lyman, Avdiyivka, and Maryinka areas in the Donetsk region, the General Staff of Ukraine's military reported on July 5, adding that there had been 40 combat clashes in the area during the previous 24 hours.
• Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian Forces Hit Russia-Occupied Makiivka VOA 05 Jul 2023 -- The Ukrainian military said Tuesday it destroyed a formation of Russian forces in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine

• Russia Planning 'Dangerous Provocations' At Nuclear Plant, Zelenskiy Claims In Call With Macron RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on July 4 repeated his warning that Russia is planning "dangerous provocations" at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
• We are working with our partners as hard as we can to ensure that our common security in Vilnius prevails; it all depends on our partners - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 05 Jul 2023
• Briefing for diplomats of the Baltic States and Northern Europe on countering full-scale invasion of Russia was held in the Office of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 05 Jul 2023
• Andriy Yermak held a second meeting with representatives of foreign diplomatic missions on the implementation of the points of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Peace Formula Pursuant to the President's instructions, Head of the Office of the President of U President of Ukraine 05 Jul 2023
• Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine had a conversation with the Secretary of State of the Holy See President of Ukraine 05 Jul 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a conversation with the university community of Argentina: We want Latin America to join the support of the Peace Formula President of Ukraine 05 Jul 2023
• No one in the world should be left alone with the enemy of freedom who uses ecocide as his weapon and threatens with radiation catastrophe - President's address to the university community of Argentina President of Ukraine 05 Jul 2023
• International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of Flight PS752: joint statement, 5 July 2023 UK FCDO 05 Jul 2023 -- The International Coordination and Response Group have filed an application with the International Court of Justice instituting proceedings against Iran
• Four Countries Ask International Court to Hold Iran Responsible for Airliner Downing VOA 05 Jul 2023 -- Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom have asked the International Court of Justice to hold Iran responsible for the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane over Tehran that killed all on board and provide compensation to the families of those killed.

Russia

• Putin's Proposed SCO Anti-Terrorist Reform Could Prevent Ukraine's Weapon Reselling Sputnik 05 Jul 2023 -- Faced with its most serious security threat in decades, the SCO is reportedly in need of reform. During his speech at the SCO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed transforming the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO RATS) into a universal center that would respond to the full spectrum of security threats.
• Ukraine Loses Over 300 Soldiers in South Donetsk, Zaporozhye Directions Sputnik 05 Jul 2023 -- The Ukrainian military lost over 300 soldiers in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Kremlin Warns Ukraine's Threat Against Zaporozhye Plant Could Cause Catastrophe Sputnik 05 Jul 2023 -- The Kremlin spokesman added that Kiev has already demonstrated that it has no limits when it blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

United States

NATO

• NATO Summit: Will Allies Agree to Fast-Track Ukraine's Membership? VOA 05 Jul 2023 -- Renewed military support for Ukraine will top the agenda as NATO prepares for its annual two-day summit July 11 and 12 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Kyiv is urging the alliance to fast-track its membership application at the meeting.
• Ukrainian president, NATO chief hold phone conversation ahead of alliance's summit People's Daily 05 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday held a phone conversation with Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the alliance's upcoming summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

United Nations

• Update 171 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 05 Jul 2023-- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts present at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have in recent days and weeks inspected parts of the facility - including some sections of the perimeter of the large cooling pond - and have also conducted regular walkdowns across the site, so far without observing any visible indications of mines or explosives, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
• IAEA Experts At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Request Additional Access To Confirm No Explosives Present RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on July 5 called for additional access to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine to confirm there are no mines or explosives at the site after Ukraine and Russia accused each other of planning provocations.

Foreign Reactions

• For the first time, a Permanent Member of this Council, the Russian Federation, is listed for over 1200 grave violations against children: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 05 Jul 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Children and Armed Conflict.
• Russia repeatedly demonstrates complete disregard for International Humanitarian Law: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 05 Jul 2023 -- UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says that we must not become numb to the true barbarity that Russia has inflicted on the people of Ukraine.
• Iceland provides equipment for Ukrainian EOD teams "Government of Iceland 05 Jul 2023 -- Iceland, together with the Nordic countries and Lithuania, has since March this year been leading an EOD training programme in Lithuania.
• Dutch government announces second aid package for Ukraine, and new envoy for reconstruction efforts Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Jul 2023-- The Netherlands has earmarked over €118 million for its second aid package for Ukraine for 2023. A sum of €93 million will be drawn from the €2.5 billion reserved by the government for support to Ukraine this year, and the remaining €25 million will come from the Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation budget.
• Canada and Netherlands file joint written observations in Ukraine's case against Russia based on Genocide Convention at International Court of Justice Canada 05 Jul 2023
• Turkiye Backs Another Extension of Expiring Grain Deal Sputnik 05 Jul 2023 -- Turkiye is committed to extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which expires in less than two weeks, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday.

News Reports

• 'It's Not A Chess Game, It's Pure Madness': Residents Near Russian-Controlled Nuclear Plant In Ukraine Fear Catastrophe RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- The vast windows of Yevhen Yevtushenko's Soviet-era office overlook Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Its round cooling towers stand less than 10 kilometers away, across a broad stretch of the Dnieper River that is now almost dry after a disastrous dam breach downstream.
• Ukrainian Man Dies After Detonating Device Inside Kyiv Court RFE/RL 05 Jul 2023 -- A man who detonated an explosive device on July 5 inside a district court in Kyiv was killed by the explosion and two members of a rapid-response security unit were injured, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.