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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 10.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 10 Jul 2023
• Ahead Of Key NATO Summit, Ukraine Says It Has Made Advances In Southern Counteroffensive RFE/RL 10 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian forces have continued to make gains in the south, liberating an area roughly the size of the city of Odesa since the start of its counteroffensive, the General Staff of Ukraine's military said on July 10, as a fresh Russian strike on a town in Zaporizhzhya killed at least four people and wounded at least 13.
• Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Asks for De Facto NATO Membership Guarantees at Vilnius VOA 10 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said NATO must confirm Ukraine's de facto membership during NATO's two-day summit at Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Latest in Ukraine: Putin Met With Wagner Leader After Mutiny, Kremlin Says VOA 10 Jul 2023 -- The Kremlin said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and several Wagner commanders days after Prigozhin led a brief mutiny.

Ukraine

• Ukraine will be in NATO, we are working on the algorithm of gaining membership - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 10 Jul 2023
• Ukraine one key step closer to NATO membership amid Lithuania summit Press TV 10 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine has taken a key step toward becoming a member of NATO after a high hurdle in its way to accession was lifted during the current two-day summit of the US-led military alliance in Lithuania.

Russia

• The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces sets task of organising systematic work to identify and destroy the launching positions of AFU strike assets Russia MoD 10 Jul 2023 -- On July 9, Kiev regime made unsuccessful attempt to strike targets in Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga regions with C-200 anti-aircraft missiles, converted to strike version, in order to hit ground targets
• Statement of Russian Ministry of Defence Russia MoD 10 Jul 2023 -- Against the background of the disruption of the next wave of mobilisation in Ukraine and in order to conceal the catastrophic losses of military personnel in the AFU, the Kiev regime has stepped up recruitment work in Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern countries to attract foreign mercenaries.
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Japan's statements on ensuring security at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Jul 2023

United States

• Press Gaggle With Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary DoD 10 Jul 2023

NATO

• Biden: Ukraine cannot join NATO due to war, lagging in democratization Press TV 10 Jul 2023 -- US President Joe Biden has ruled out Ukraine's membership in the US-led NATO military alliance, citing its raging war with Russia as well as the country's failure to meet other qualifications, including "democratization."
• NB8 joint statement of foreign ministers supporting Ukraine's path to NATO Estonia MFA 10 Jul 2023 -- Foreign affairs ministers Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Denmark), Margus Tsahkna (Estonia), Elina Valtonen (Finland), Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir (Iceland), Arturs Krisjanis Karins (Latvian prime minister; acting foreign minister), Gabrielius Landsbergis (Lithuania), Anniken Huitfeldt (Norway) and Tobias Billström (Sweden).

United Nations

• One year of the Black Sea Initiative: Key facts and figures UN News 10 Jul 2023 -- For almost a year, the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative agreed by Russia, Türkiye, and Ukraine has allowed millions of tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs to leave Ukraine's ports, playing an "indispensable role" in global food security, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Foreign Reactions

• Biden Meets Sunak Amid Differences on Cluster Munitions for Ukraine VOA 10 Jul 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said relations with the U.K are "rock solid" as he visited 10 Downing Street in London to meet with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of Tuesday's NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Ukrainian ambassador Maksym Kononenko Estonia MFA 10 Jul 2023 -- Today 10 July, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Maksym Kononenko, the new Ukrainian ambassador appointed to Estonia.
• Australia to Help Protect Vital Gateway of Assistance to Ukraine Prime Minister of Australia 10 Jul 2023 -- Australia is steadfast in supporting Ukraine to defend itself against Russia's illegal and immoral invasion. Ensuring Ukraine can receive international assistance is a crucial part of that.
• Erdogan says Türkiye takes "fair, balanced stance" in Russia-Ukraine conflict People's Daily 10 Jul 2023 -- Türkiye has taken a "fair and balanced stance" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and strengthened ties with both countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday.
• Prime ministers of Finland and Ukraine held a video conference Finnish Government 10 Jul 2023 -- Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal held a video conference on Monday 10 July. Prime Minister Orpo told his Ukrainian counterpart that Finland's strong support for Ukraine will continue under the new Government.
• China warns US against sending cluster munitions to Ukraine Press TV 10 Jul 2023 -- China says the US decision to send banned cluster munitions to Ukraine could "trigger humanitarian problems."

News Reports

• Pentagon Problem-Solver Talks About 'Bucharest 15.0,' NATO's Article 5, And Ukraine As 'An Asset' To The Alliance RFE/RL 10 Jul 2023 -- U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Walter "Rick" Landgraf is a strategic and international engagements chief at the Pentagon and a fellow in the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a Philadelphia-based think tank.