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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 23.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 23 Jul 2023
• Russian Missile Strikes On Odesa Kill At Least One, Wound 22, Damage Orthodox Cathedral RFE/RL 23 Jul 2023 -- At least one person was killed and 22 wounded, including four children, in fresh Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on July 23.
• Russia strikes Ukraine's facilities producing drone boats near Odessa Press TV 23 Jul 2023 -- Russia says its forces have carried out a missile strike on facilities that manufactured and prepared drone boats near the Black Sea port city of Odessa, amid Ukraine's heavily publicized counteroffensive.
• Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Decries Attack on UNESCO World Heritage Site VOA 23 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decried the Russian attacks on the city of Odesa and in particular its historic center, one of UNESCO's world heritage sites.

Ukraine

• Zelensky claims Ukraine's counteroffensive put off by lack of munitions Press TV 23 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that plans for a highly anticipated counteroffensive in early spring have been postponed due to lack of sufficient munitions despite widespread reports that the war effort have miserably failed with heavy losses.
• Despite any attempts to break our state and our people, we know that Ukraine has a future - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 23 Jul 2023

Russia

• Putin mocks Ukraine counteroffensive as failure with huge losses due to 'stupidity' Press TV 23 Jul 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ridiculed Ukraine's loss of massive number of troops and foreign mercenaries during their widely publicized counteroffensive as "stupidity."
• Russia slams US for Kiev's use of cluster bombs as journalist killed Press TV 23 Jul 2023 -- Russia has blamed the US after an attack conducted by the Ukrainian military forces using Washington-supplied cluster munitions killed Russian military correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev and injured several other journalists.
• Ukrainian Troops Deploy Foreign-Made Cluster Bombs in LPR's Village - Source Sputnik 23 Jul 2023 -- The Ukrainian troops have deployed foreign-made cluster bombs in a strike on Zolotarivka village near the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), a source from the LPR's security forces told Sputnik on Sunday.
• West's Hopes for Breakthrough in Ukraine's Counteroffensive Dashed Sputnik 23 Jul 2023 -- Western countries knew that Ukraine did not have enough weapons and training for the counteroffensive, but hoped that Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would save the day; however, these hopes have been dashed, the US press admits.
• Lukashenko Says Possible Polish Annexation of Western Ukraine Unacceptable Sputnik 23 Jul 2023 -- Russian Foreign Intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said earlier that Poland is considering establishing control over the western part of Ukraine through the deployment of its troops there.
• Foreign Mercs in Ukraine Suffering Significant Losses Due to Stupidity - Putin Sputnik 23 Jul 2023 -- Kiev kicked off its counteroffensive on June 4 after being pumped up with heavy weapons by the US and its NATO allies. A month-and-a-half on, Ukrainian forces have little to show for their operations apart from heavy losses in both troops and equipment.
• Russia Strikes Ukraine's Facilities Producing Drone Boats Near Odessa Sputnik 23 Jul 2023 -- The Russian Armed Forces launched an overnight missile strike on facilities that manufactured and prepared drone boats near the Ukrainian city of Odessa, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Russian Troops Repel Ukrainian Attempts to Attack Sputnik 23 Jul 2023 -- Russian forces have repelled attempts by Ukrainian troops to attack in four directions, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.

United States

• Blinken Says Moscow 'Failed A Long Time Ago' In War Goals, But Sees 'Very Hard Fight' Ahead RFE/RL 23 Jul 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia "failed a long time ago" in what it sought to achieve in its war against Ukraine and that Kyiv's current counteroffensive has retaken substantial territory initially seized by Moscow, but he also warned of a long, "very hard fight" in the coming months.
• Top US diplomat claims Ukraine recaptured 50% of territory from Russia amid reports of huge losses Press TV 23 Jul 2023 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed Ukraine has recaptured 50 percent of the territory originally seized by Russia amid widespread reports of the massive losses of troops and equipment suffered by the Western-backed country.
• Delivery of F-16s to Ukraine to Take Several Months - Blinken Sputnik 23 Jul 2023 -- The United States will deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine but it will take "several months" as the process involves providing training and maintenance as well, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told an American news channel in an interview on Sunday.

NATO

United Nations

• UN strongly condemns Russian strikes in Odesa, Ukraine UN News 23 Jul 2023 -- Senior UN officials have strongly condemned the deadly Russian missile strikes in the Ukrainian city of Odesa on Sunday which damaged several historic buildings.
• Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on the Attack that Hit a Humanitarian Facility in Chasiv Yar UNOCHA 23 Jul 2023

Foreign Reactions

• Targeted attacks, suspended grain deal complicate Russia-Ukraine war Global Times 23 Jul 2023 -- With a Ukrainian drone hitting a Crimean ammunition depot prompting authorities to close the Crimea bridge again and overnight Russian strikes on Odessa that destroyed buildings including the Transfiguration Cathedral over the weekend, the Chinese Embassy in the Ukraine issued a security notice on Sunday morning reminding Chinese nationals to take strict security precautions given the frequent air strikes in the south of Ukraine.

News Reports

• Wartime TV In Ukraine: Much-Needed Unity Or A 'Marathon Of Propaganda'? RFE/RL 23 Jul 2023 -- Click from one Ukrainian news channel to another these days and you're likely to find the exact same show you just surfed away from.