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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 18.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 18 Jul 2023
• Ukraine, Russia Seek Alternatives After Collapse Of Black Sea Grain Deal RFE/RL 18 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine and Russia both said they were seeking alternative ways to keep grain supplies flowing after an agreement that allowed exports to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia collapsed when Moscow refused to renew its participation in the deal as it expired on July 18.
• Russia Says Crimea Bridge Partially Reopened To Traffic After Attack RFE/RL 18 Jul 2023 -- Russia said on July 18 that road traffic has partially reopened on a major bridge that connects Moscow-annexed Crimea with Russia over the Kerch Strait after it had been damaged by at least one explosion the previous day.
• U.S. General: Ukrainian Forces Making Progress Despite Minefields, Other Obstacles In 'Tough Fight' RFE/RL 18 Jul 2023 -- The United States believes Ukraine is making progress in its counteroffensive against Russian forces and still has "significant" reserves it has yet to commit, said U.S. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.

Ukraine

• Punishing Russia for terror is a historic task for the current generation of world leaders - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 18 Jul 2023
• Ukraine hopes to continue grain deal without Russia: Zelensky People's Daily 18 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that his country hopes to continue the Black Sea grain deal after Russia's withdrawal, Zelensky's spokesman Sergii Nykyforov said on Facebook.
• Special international tribunal should become an effective way to punish Russia for its aggression against Ukraine - Andriy Smyrnov President of Ukraine 18 Jul 2023
• Andriy Yermak had a phone call with Jake Sullivan President of Ukraine 18 Jul 2023
• Ihor Zhovkva had a conversation with the Assistant Secretary for the EU and International Division at the Department of the Taoiseach of Ireland President of Ukraine 18 Jul 2023

Russia

• Press release on the UN chief's comments on the Istanbul agreements Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Jul 2023
• Russia suspends participation in Black Sea grain deal People's Daily 18 Jul 2023 -- Moscow suspended its participation in the Black Sea grain export deal, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday when the deal was set to expire.
• Russia strikes Ukraine in retaliation for Crimea attack: Defense Ministry Press TV 18 Jul 2023 -- The Russian military conducted retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian facilities used to prepare terrorist attacks on Crimea, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

United States

• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark A. Milley Hold Press Conference Following Virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting DoD 18 Jul 2023
• Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the 14th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) DoD 18 Jul 2023
• Ukraine Defense Contact Group Members Remain Unified in Support to Kyiv DoD News 18 Jul 2023 -- There is no lessening of the solidarity of members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the conclusion of the 14th meeting of the group, today.

NATO

• Secretary General to Ukraine Defense Contact Group: NATO support will continue for as long as it takes NATO 18 Jul 2023 -- Participating in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Tuesday (18 July 2023) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined the major decisions taken at the Vilnius Summit to support Ukraine for the long haul.
• NATO's Open-Door Rhetoric On Ukraine Is Running Up Against Harsh Realities RFE/RL 18 Jul 2023 -- Nikolas Gvosdev is a professor of national security studies at the U.S. Naval War College who focuses in part on Russia and U.S. foreign policy. In a recent interview with Vazha Tavberidze of RFE/RL's Georgian Service, Gvosdev argues that the recent summit in Vilnius showed NATO's failure to forge a "shared strategic outlook" on Ukraine and that the military alliance is just kicking the can down the road.

United Nations

• UN chief regrets Russia's decision to end Black Sea grain deal People's Daily 18 Jul 2023 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said he regretted Russia's decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Foreign Reactions

• The UK will support Ukraine until it wins a just peace that respects Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity: UK statement at the General Assembly UK FCDO 18 Jul 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN General Assembly meeting on Ukraine.
• Russia's war is impacting energy security: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 18 Jul 2023 -- Justin Addison (UK Delegation to the OSCE) says Russia's brutal and illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine has caused disaster and devastation, with significant impacts on energy security.
• UK to spend over $3bn to replenish munitions as Ukraine war depletes stockpiles Press TV 18 Jul 2023 -- The UK has announced plans to spend billions of dollars to replenish its military stockpiles, which have been depleted as a result of the country's assistance to Ukraine in its war with Russia.
• Czech Republic and Ukraine to strengthen defence industrial cooperation Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 18 Jul 2023 -- First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic František Šulc and Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Czech Ministry of Defence and Ukrainian Ministry of Strategic Industries at the beginning of July.
• Lithuania assembles demining coalition in assistance to Ukraine Lithuania MND 18 Jul 2023 -- Lithuania is assembling a coalition for demining Ukraine and invites countries to contribute demining personnel training or equipment need to that end for the Ukrainian military. Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas announced the plan on June 18 at the distance meeting of the Ramstein-format Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
• China calls parties involved to protect safety of civilians after Kiev's deadly bridge attack Global Times 18 Jul 2023 -- China on Tuesday called on all parties involved in the Ukraine crisis to refrain from attacking civilian facilities and objects, protect the safety of civilians and abide by international humanitarian law after Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack on the key Crimean bridge that killed two adults and injured one child.
• China calls parties involved to protect safety of civilians after Kiev's deadly bridge attack Global Times 18 Jul 2023 -- China on Tuesday called on all parties involved in the Ukraine crisis to refrain from attacking civilian facilities and objects, protect the safety of civilians and abide by international humanitarian law after Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack on the key Crimean bridge that killed two adults and injured one child.

News Reports

• From Logistics To Psychology, Effects Of Crimea Bridge Blast Will Linger RFE/RL 18 Jul 2023 -- Officials in Moscow and in occupied Crimea have been quick to say that the July 17 explosion that damaged the only bridge linking Russia to the Black Sea peninsula was not serious and that rail and road traffic over the bridge would be quickly restored. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin asserted that the structure's supporting pylons had not been damaged and that the bridge would be completely repaired by November 1.
• Latest in Ukraine: US: Too Early to Judge Ukraine Counteroffensive VOA 18 Jul 2023 -- It's too early to judge the outcome of the seemingly slow-moving counteroffensive of Ukrainian forces against Russian strongholds in eastern and southern Ukraine, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday.
• Aid Groups Decry Russia's Cancellation of Ukrainian Grain Deal VOA 18 Jul 2023 -- The Russian government's decision to suspend participation in an agreement that allowed Ukrainian grain to be shipped through the Black Sea will significantly harm efforts to provide food to millions of people around the world facing food insecurity, activist groups warned on Monday.
• Oversight of US Aid to Ukraine in the Crosshairs VOA 18 Jul 2023 -- A call for increased oversight of the billions of dollars in aid that the United States is sending to Ukraine faces an uncertain future as lawmakers in the Senate begin debate on a bill to fund the U.S. military for the coming year.