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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 17.07.2923 Ukraine MOD 17 Jul 2023
• Ukrainian Forces Report Gains As Offensive In Zaporizhzhya Region Carries On RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian forces are continuing their offensive in the Melitopol and Berdyansk areas of the southern Zaporizhzhya region while recapturing some territory in the eastern region of Donetsk, the Ukrainian military said early on July 17.
• Moscow Blames Ukraine For Deadly Attack On Crimean Bridge, Vows To Repair It RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023 -- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said on July 17 that damage caused to a major rail and road bridge linking Russia with the Crimean Peninsula will be completely repaired by November 1, while President Vladimir vowed "a response" to the attack, which killed two people and seriously injured their child.
• Latest in Ukraine: 'Emergency' Halts Traffic on Bridge to Crimea VOA 17 Jul 2023 -- Russia-installed officials said traffic was halted Monday on a bridge linking Crimea to Russia's Krasnodar region, amid reports of explosions on the bridge.

Ukraine

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 17.07.2923 Ukraine MOD 17 Jul 2023
• Ukrainian Forces Report Gains As Offensive In Zaporizhzhya Region Carries On RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian forces are continuing their offensive in the Melitopol and Berdyansk areas of the southern Zaporizhzhya region while recapturing some territory in the eastern region of Donetsk, the Ukrainian military said early on July 17.
• Moscow Blames Ukraine For Deadly Attack On Crimean Bridge, Vows To Repair It RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023 -- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said on July 17 that damage caused to a major rail and road bridge linking Russia with the Crimean Peninsula will be completely repaired by November 1, while President Vladimir vowed "a response" to the attack, which killed two people and seriously injured their child.

Russia

• Meeting on the Crimean Bridge President of Russia 17 Jul 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting on the situation in the area of the Crimean Bridge.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2023
• Russia to release details on Crimean Bridge incident IRNA 17 Jul 2023 -- Russia will soon release information about the scale of damage inflicted on the Crimean Bridge as a result of an attack blamed on Ukrainian forces on Monday, the Russian government said in a statement on its official TASS news agency.
• Crimean Bridge situation reported to President President of Russia 17 Jul 2023
• Russia blames 'terrorist' Ukraine, US, UK for Crimean bridge attack Press TV 17 Jul 2023 -- Moscow has blamed Ukraine for an attack that struck the bridge connecting Russia and Crimea, saying the assault took place under the auspices of the United States and Britain.
• Putin Calls Crimean Bridge Incident Terrorist Attack, Promises Military Response Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a terrorist attack was committed on the Crimean Bridge on Monday which left a child orphaned.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack on Crimean Bridge Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned a deadly attack on the Crimean Bridge.
• Attack on Crimean Bridge Committed By Ukraine - Russia's Foreign Ministry Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- Overnight, traffic had been suspended on the Crimean Bridge linking the peninsula to the Krasnodar region via the Sea of Azov due to an emergency that resulted in the death of two people.
• Ukraine Admits Russian Forces Advancing in Kupyansk Direction Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar has confirmed that the Russian forces have been actively advancing in the Kupyansk direction.
• Russian Forces Destroy Enemy Infantry Trying to Attack in Zaporozhye Direction Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- Service members of the Russian "Vostok" Group of Forces have destroyed all Ukrainian infantry groups that were trying to attack in the Zaporozhye direction, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
• Foreign Ministry statement on the Istanbul agreements Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jul 2023
• Russia Suspends Participation in Grain Deal Sputnik 17 Jul 2023 -- The suspension of the year-old Black Sea Grain Initiative comes after months of controversy concerning Western countries' failure to implement its terms - specifically steps to facilitate the export of Russian foodstuffs and fertilizers.
• Moscow: No extension to Ukraine grain deal until Russia's demands are met Press TV 17 Jul 2023 -- Moscow says the Ukrainian grain shipment deal will not be extended unless Russia's demands are met.

United States

• Russia's Suspension of Participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative US Dept. of State 17 Jul 2023 -- The United States deeply regrets Russia's decision to suspend participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Russian government's continued weaponization of food harms millions of vulnerable people around the world.
• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 17 Jul 2023
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov DoD 17 Jul 2023
• White House: Neither US nor NATO ready to enter war with Russia Press TV 17 Jul 2023 -- The White House says granting NATO membership to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict will inevitably drag the United States and the military alliance into war with Russia, a scenario for which neither party is prepared.
• State Partnership Program Turns 30: A Crucial Arrow in Ukraine's Quiver DoD News 17 Jul 2023 -- When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, some of the first phone calls from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, were to Sacramento, California.

NATO

• Wider Europe Briefing: What Ukraine Got -- And Didn't Get -- At The NATO Summit RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023

United Nations

• 'Senseless, unjustified war' in Ukraine must stop: UN political affairs chief UN News 17 Jul 2023 -- The UN Political Affairs chief appealed on Monday for an end to the "unjustified" war in Ukraine, which this month passed the 500-day mark.
• UN chief regrets Russia's decision to withdraw from grain dea UN News 17 Jul 2023 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday that he deeply regrets Russia's decision to terminate the Black Sea Initiative, in effect ending a "lifeline" for hundreds of millions worldwide facing hunger and spiralling food costs.
• Secretary-General's statement to the press on the Black Sea Initiative UN Secretary-General 17 Jul 2023

Foreign Reactions

• OSCE and Spain's Guardia Civil improves capacity of Ukraine's border management agencies in combating illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) OSCE 17 Jul 2023 -- The OSCE, in partnership with the Guardia Civil of Spain, trained canine team instructors in detection of weapons, ammunition and explosives (WAE) through a four-month course to support Ukraine's capacities in countering illicit trafficking of SALW.
• OSCE human rights office monitoring finds evidence of torture and sexual violence in Ukraine as violations continue OSCE 17 Jul 2023 -- Allegations of arbitrary imprisonment and enforced disappearances of civilians living in areas under occupation are occurring with alarming frequency, with widespread reports of the use of torture and ill-treatment, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today in a new report summarising its ongoing monitoring of violations of international law following Russia's military attack in Ukraine. According to the many credible testimonies, torture and ill-treatment have been widespread in detention in all Russian-occupied areas.
• Britain Sanctions 14 Russian Officials Involved In Forced Relocation Of Ukrainian Children RFE/RL 17 Jul 2023 -- Britain has sanctioned 14 Russian officials, including two government ministers, for what it says is their role in Russia's forced relocation of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children since the start of Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February last year.
• UK announces new sanctions in response to Russia's forced deportation of Ukrainian children UK FCDO 17 Jul 2023 -- Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has announced 14 new sanctions in response to Russia's attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity.
• Swedish Government adopts new development assistance strategy for Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 17 Jul 2023 -- The Government has adopted a new strategy for Sweden's recovery and reform cooperation with Ukraine for 2023-2027. The strategy will provide a total of approximately EUR 522 million (SEK 6 billion) and is Sweden's largest-ever bilateral development assistance strategy.
• Swiss expertise bolsters humanitarian demining efforts in Ukraine Federal Council - Swiss Government 17 Jul 2023 -- The Swiss Confederation is using Swiss expertise to support humanitarian demining in Ukraine. It supports the Ukrainian authorities' activities and contributes to the clearance of mines and unexploded ordnance through projects carried out by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) and the Fondation suisse de déminage (FSD).

News Reports

• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Ends Ukraine Grain Export Deal VOA 17 Jul 2023 -- Russia said Monday it is ending its participation in a nearly year-old agreement that allowed Ukraine safe passage to export its grains from three Ukrainian ports past Russian warships on the Black Sea.
• Understanding the Implications of No Black Sea Grain Deal VOA 17 Jul 2023 -- Russia said Monday it is ending its participation in a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine safe passage to export grain from three Ukrainian ports past Russian warships on the Black Sea.