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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 12.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 12 Jul 2023
• Russia Launches Fresh Drone Strikes On Kyiv, Other Ukrainian Cities Amid Heavy Fighhting In East, South RFE/RL 12 Jul 2023 -- Russia on July 12 launched more kamikaze drones on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for a second day in a row, while shelling of other cities and towns in eastern Ukraine caused death and injuries as Russia announced that the Wagner mercenary group is completing its handover of weapons to the Russian Army.
• Ukrainian Ambassador Praises French Decision To Send Long-Range Missiles, Calls On Others To Follow Suit RFE/RL 12 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova praised the recent French decision to send Ukraine long-range missiles at a forum in Washington on July 12 and said any other county that has this type of missile should also send them to Ukraine's front lines.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russian Drones Target Kyiv for 3rd Consecutive Night in Drone Attack VOA 12 Jul 2023 -- Officials in Ukraine's capital said Thursday at least one person was killed after Russian drones attacked Kyiv.

Ukraine

• Ukraine sets up coalition with 11 countries to train F-16 pilots People's Daily 12 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine signed a memorandum with 11 countries to create a coalition for training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Tuesday.
• NATO Summit Removed Any Doubts About Ukraine's Future Membership In Alliance, Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 12 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine "removed any doubts and ambiguities about whether Ukraine will be in NATO" during the alliance's two-day summit in Vilnius that ended on July 12.
• Kuleba Says Ukraine's NATO Path Shorter Despite 'Mixed' Feelings Over Declaration RFE/RL 12 Jul 2023 -- Despite failing to receive a detailed plan or timeline to join NATO, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the military alliance's members have made the country's path to joining the alliance "shorter" and "absolutely irreversible" at a summit in Vilnius.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not rule out that Russia will try to block humanitarian initiatives after the G7 countries agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• President: Ukraine must prepare for the NATO Summit in 2024 in Washington President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy: There is certainty that Ukraine will be in NATO President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the President of the European Council President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Joseph Biden in Vilnius President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• With the participation of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, G7 leaders agreed on a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• President: Declaration of support for Ukraine will consolidate security guarantees for our country until NATO membership President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• Security is our key task at the NATO Summit - Volodymyr Zelenskyy following the meeting with Jens Stoltenberg in Vilnius President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Emmanuel Macron in Vilnius President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Mark Rutte in Vilnius President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Prime Minister of Australia in Vilnius President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• Head of State had a meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Olaf Scholz in Vilnius President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the Prime Minister of Canada in the framework of the NATO Summit President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023

Russia

• Ukraine lost over 26000 forces during its counteroffensive: Russia Press TV 12 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine's armed forces have so far lost more than 26,000 soldiers and more than 3,000 pieces of military hardware during their counteroffensive that supposedly began on June 4, Russia's defense minister has declared.
• Russia warns NATO military aid to Kiev only brings WW III closer Press TV 12 Jul 2023 -- Russia has warned against NATO's increasing military assistance to Ukraine, saying such assistance could bring World War III closer.

United States

• Biden Speaks on Ukraine's Future With NATO in Vilnius DoD News 12 Jul 2023 -- "Ukraine's future lies at NATO," President Joe Biden said today in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• Remarks by President Biden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine Before Bilateral Meeting | Vilnius, Lithuania The White House 12 Jul 2023
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine The White House 12 Jul 2023
• Remarks by President Biden, Prime Minister Kishida of Japan, and President Zelenskyy of Ukraine in a G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine | Vilnius, Lithuania The White House 12 Jul 2023

NATO

• NATO Leaders Meet With Zelenskyy at Vilnius Summit VOA 12 Jul 2023 -- NATO leaders met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Lithuania's capital as they close a summit that has included emphasis on supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion and discussion of Ukraine's future within the alliance.
• Secretary General welcomes President Zelenskyy to the NATO Summit ahead of inaugural NATO-Ukraine Council NATO 12 Jul 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine to the Vilnius Summit on Wednesday (12 July 2023) ahead of the inaugural meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
• Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of Heads of State and Government, with Sweden NATO 12 Jul 2023
• NATO Allies Sign Pact on F-16 Jet Training for Ukraine Sputnik 12 Jul 2023 -- NATO allies and Sweden signed a declaration that formalized a coalition for teaching Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, the Romanian Defense Ministry Said on Wednesday.
• NATO fails to give timetable for Ukraine membership at summit People's Daily 12 Jul 2023 -- Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday failed to set a timetable for Ukraine's membership of the alliance, following the first day of the NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

United Nations

• Update 173 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 12 Jul 2023 -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have in recent days continued to inspect parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) - without seeing any mines or explosives - but are still waiting to gain the necessary access to the rooftops of reactor units 3 and 4 following recent reports that explosives may have been placed there, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said, adding that the nuclear safety and security situation remains very precarious.
• Türk: Accountability needed for 'shocking' violations by Russian forces in Ukraine UN News 12 Jul 2023 -- The continuing lack of accountability for the violations and abuses committed by Russian forces in Ukraine is deeply concerning, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday.
• UN Rights Chief Condemns Russia's 'Costly, Senseless' War on Ukraine VOA 12 Jul 2023 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a costly, senseless war that has killed and injured thousands of civilians and violated the human rights of millions. Türk presented an oral update on the current situation in Ukraine and Crimea on Wednesday to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.
• UN Chief Writes to Putin in Bid to Keep Grain Deal Alive VOA 12 Jul 2023 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, outlining a proposal aimed at satisfying a Russian demand that threatens to shut down the key Black Sea Grain Initiative.
• UN Chief Proposes to Preserve Grain Deal for Few Months - Reports Sputnik 12 Jul 2023 -- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to preserve the Black Sea Grain Initiative for a few more months until the European Union manages to connect a subsidiary of the Russian Agriculture Bank to SWIFT, media report says.

Foreign Reactions

• Joint Declaration of support for Ukraine President of Ukraine 12 Jul 2023
• G7 offers Ukraine wide-ranging security package at NATO summit Press TV 12 Jul 2023 -- The Group of Seven (G7) countries have offered Ukraine a long-term and wide-ranging security package at the NATO summit as Kiev strives toward membership in the US-led Western military alliance.
• PM meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 12 July 2023 Gov.UK 12 Jul 2023
• Historic security framework for Ukraine set to be agreed in major step toward ending the war Gov.UK 12 Jul 2023 -- A significant international framework for Ukraine's long-term security arrangements is expected to be agreed by G7 partners in the margins of the NATO Summit today (Wednesday).
• The destruction of the Kakhovka dam: UK statement to the OSCE, 12 July 2023 UK FCDO 12 Jul 2023 -- Deputy Ambassador Brown says Russia must bear ultimate responsibility for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
• UK minister warns West 'not Amazon' delivery service for Ukraine weapons Press TV 12 Jul 2023 -- The British defense secretary has said the West is not an "Amazon" delivery service for weapons shipment to Ukraine, in an extraordinary snub of Ukraine's repeated requests for more arms to fight against Russia.
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 12 Jul 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• MoD needs some time to prepare its second military aid package for Ukraine Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria 12 Jul 2023 -- The Ministry of Defense (MoD) needs some time to assess what to put into the second military aid package for Ukraine. This is what Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said as he spoke to media after the NATO Summit in Vilnius.
• Australia gifts further Bushmasters to Ukraine Prime Minister of Australia 12 Jul 2023 -- Australia will provide 30 additional Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles to Ukraine, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to their defence against Russia's aggression.
• Press conference - Vilnius, Lithuania Prime Minister of Australia 12 Jul 2023
• Prime Minister announces additional measures to support Ukraine and strengthen transatlantic security at NATO Summit Prime Minister of Canada 12 Jul 2023 -- In the face of Russia's ongoing, brutal invasion of Ukraine - an attack on democracy, human rights, freedom, and security everywhere - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allies are standing together, and with the Ukrainian people, for as long as it takes.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prime Minister of Canada 12 Jul 2023 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the margins of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• France Plans to Train About 7,000 Ukrainian Soldiers by End of 2023 Sputnik 12 Jul 2023 -- France has already trained 5,200 Ukrainian soldiers, and it plans to train a total of 7,000 military by the end of 2023, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday.
• Joint statement on support for Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark 12 Jul 2023 -- "We, the leaders of the Nordic countries, remain unwavering in our support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders"
• Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna in Vilnius: Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever Estonia MFA 12 Jul 2023 -- Commenting on the communique adopted at the NATO summit, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that Allies agreed on the next concrete steps for Ukraine to become a full member of NATO.
• Norway extends agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine Government of Norway 12 Jul 2023 -- 'Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine is continuing unabated. Many Ukrainians are in need of life-saving medical treatment. I am pleased that Norway is now extending the agreement with Scandinavian Airlines and the EU to transport Ukrainian patients to Norway and other European countries for medical care,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
• The President: Ukraine's future is in NATO President of the Republic of Lithuania 12 Jul 2023 -- On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in the inaugural meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
• The President: Countries around the world stand united in support of Ukraine President of the Republic of Lithuania 12 Jul 2023 -- On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda attended the Vilnius NATO Summit meeting with the leaders of the European Union and the Indo-Pacific partners (Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand).

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