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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 11.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 11 Jul 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Targets Kyiv in Drone Attack VOA 11 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian officials reported Russian aerial attacks Wednesday, including Iranian-made Shahed drones targeting the capital, Kyiv, for a second consecutive night.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian flags on Lithuanian streets prove that we are already allies - Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Vilnius during the event within the "Raising the Flag for Ukraine in NATO" campaign President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2023
• Andriy Smyrnov discussed the progress of judicial reform in Ukraine with Director-General of the European Commission for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2023
• Zelensky slams 'absurd' lack of timeline for Ukraine's NATO entry Press TV 11 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has hit out at NATO allies for their uncertainty to accept his country to the bloc, as several members, including the United States, have expressed reservations about admitting Kiev to the military alliance.

Russia

• Moscow says if US gives cluster bombs to Ukraine, Russia may use 'similar' weapons Press TV 11 Jul 2023 -- Moscow says if the United States proceeds with supplying globally-banned cluster bombs to Ukraine, Russia may use "similar" weapons, warning that the move will prolong the war.
• Ukraine steps up mercenary recruitment to conceal losses, treats them like 'cannon fodder': Russia Press TV 11 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine has stepped up its recruitment of mercenaries from across the globe in efforts to conceal the catastrophic losses of its military forces in the raging war against Russia, Moscow's Defense Ministry has declared in an official statement.
• Top Russian diplomats blast US, NATO over Ukraine aims Press TV 11 Jul 2023 -- Senior Russian diplomats have lashed out at the US for pushing a massive publicity campaign to win public support for any "anti-Russia decisions" at the NATO summit currently underway in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.

United States

NATO

• Leaders Agree to Expedite Ukraine's NATO Membership DoD News 11 Jul 2023 -- NATO leaders agreed to a package that will ultimately make Ukraine a member of the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a news conference today.
• NATO Disappoints Ukraine With No Set Timetable For Accession RFE/RL 11 Jul 2023 -- VILNIUS -- Ukraine's future is inside NATO, but the military alliance will extend an invitation to Kyiv only when "members agree and conditions are met," NATO leaders said in a declaration that disappointed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the first day of their summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• NATO agrees strong package for Ukraine, boosts deterrence and defence NATO 11 Jul 2023 -- In their first working session at the Vilnius Summit on Tuesday (11 July 2023), Allies took decisions to bring Ukraine closer to NATO, and reinforce the Alliance's collective deterrence and defence.
• Ukrainian FM says NATO eases requirements for Ukraine's entry People's Daily 11 Jul 2023 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has eased the requirements for Ukraine's membership in the alliance by canceling a requirement to follow a Membership Action Plan (MAP), Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday.
• NATO Ministers of Defence discussed implementation of decisions taken at the NATO Summit in Vilnius Lithuania MND 11 Jul 2023 -- "Historical NATO decisions have been taken in Vilnius, they will even more strengthen the security and defence of Lithuania and the whole of Alliance," said Minister of National Defence on July 11 at the NATO Defence Ministers session during the Vilnius NATO Summit which addressed implementation of the decisions taken by Heads of State and Government at the Summit.

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Statement on a joint coalition on F-16 training of the Ukrainian Air Force Canada 11 Jul 2023 -- The Ministers of Defence of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom share the conviction that continued support to Ukraine is of utmost importance in the light of Russia's brutal and unprovoked aggression.
• There's a model for Ukraine's future Euro-Atlantic integration: The Baltics Government of Norway 11 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).
• Ukraine arms influx: Long-range missile from France and more military aid from Norway Press TV 11 Jul 2023 -- France has committed to providing long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine to help Kiev strike Russian forces "deeply" while Norway also intends to boost its military aid to the ex-Soviet republic amid the ongoing NATO summit.
• Prime Minister: NATO must learn lessons from Putin's barbaric tactics in Ukraine UK FCDO 11 Jul 2023 -- As the world passes the grim milestone of 500 days since Putin's full-scale, illegal invasion of Ukraine, NATO leaders will gather in Lithuania to put the alliance on the right path to face down the threats of the future.

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