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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 24.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 24 Jul 2023
• Moscow Hit By Drones As Russia Strikes Key Ukrainian Export Route On Danube Near Romania RFE/RL 24 Jul 2023 -- Two drones were reported to have hit buildings in Moscow early on July 24, according to the mayor of the Russian capital, with media reports saying debris was found not far from Defense Ministry headquarters.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Pilots to Begin F-16 Training in August - Defense Minister Sputnik 24 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Monday that Ukrainian pilots would begin training on US-made F-16 fighter jets in August.
• Massive Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's port infrastructure imperil global food security - Ihor Zhovkva in a conversation with the Advisor to the President of Portugal President of Ukraine 24 Jul 2023
• Russia must lose every day - that's fair - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 24 Jul 2023

Russia

• Foreign Ministry statement on the Ukrainian attacks on Moscow and Crimea Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Jul 2023
• Statement by the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation Russia MoD 24 Jul 2023 -- During the night of 24 July, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by seventeen unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the Crimean peninsula was foiled.
• Russia thwarts Ukraine's drone attack on Moscow: defense ministry People's Daily 24 Jul 2023 -- A drone attack launched by Ukraine on Moscow was thwarted on Monday, said Russia's defense ministry.
• Russia launches strike on Ukraine's facilities producing drone boats near Odessa: defense ministry People's Daily 24 Jul 2023 -- The Russian forces carried out an overnight missile strike on facilities that manufacture and prepare drone boats near the Ukrainian city of Odessa, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday in a statement.
• Russia warns of 'harsh retaliation' after drone strikes Press TV 24 Jul 2023 -- Russia has warned of tough retaliation against the backdrop of drone strikes on the capital Moscow and Crimea.
• Russia blames Ukraine for 'terrorist' drone attack on Moscow Press TV 24 Jul 2023 -- Russia has blamed Ukraine for a fresh "terrorist" drone attack against targets in the Russian capital.
• Ukraine Loses Hundreds of Troops in Failed Attacks on Kherson - Regional Head Sputnik 24 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian forces have lost up to 880 soldiers, over 30 boats, two tanks, and seven warehouses in the Kherson region since the beginning of July, Vladimir Saldo, the acting governor of the Kherson region, said on Monday.
• Ukrainian Casualties During Offensive Amount to Over 350 Soldiers in Past Day - Russian MoD Sputnik 24 Jul 2023 -- The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 350 soldiers over the past 24 hours during offensive attempts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday, adding that 11 Ukrainian attacks have been repelled.
• Russia Repels Ukraine's Drone Attack Over Crimea Sputnik 24 Jul 2023 -- The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that it had repelled a Ukrainian drone attack against objects in Crimea, shooting down and suppressing all 17 drones.
• Russian Troops Repel Over Dozen Ukrainian Attempts to Attack Sputnik 24 Jul 2023 -- Russian forces have repelled 13 attempts by Ukrainian troops to attack in two different directions, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
• Ukraine's Attempted Drone Attack in Moscow Suppressed - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 24 Jul 2023 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that a Ukrainian drone attack on objects in Moscow was thwarted in the early hours of Monday, there were no casualties.
• Russian Industry Minister: Monthly Munition Production Exceeds Volumes for the Whole of 2022 Sputnik 24 Jul 2023 -- Monthly production of munitions by Russia's defense industry has exceeded production volumes for entire 2022, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Monday.
• Iskander Missile Maker Reports 250 Percent Jump in Production of Some Missiles Sputnik 24 Jul 2023 -- NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has pushed Russian arms manufacturers to dramatically ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, with some enterprises working round-the-clock to meet demand. Commenting on Western weapons deliveries to Kiev earlier this year, President Putin assured that NATO wouldn't be able to outgun Russia.

United States

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United Nations

• Update 175 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 24 Jul 2023 -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have observed directional anti-personnel mines on the periphery of the site of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
• UN Chief Urges Moscow To Revive Grain Deal As Russian Drones Hit Export Route RFE/RL 24 Jul 2023 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Moscow on July 24 to restart the grain deal brokered by the world body, which allows shipments to be made from Ukraine's Black Sea ports hours after reports said Russian drones had struck a key Danube River export route.

Foreign Reactions

• The EU Foreign Affairs Council discussed support for Ukraine and relations between Europe and Türkiye Estonia MFA 24 Jul 2023 -- Yesterday, on 20 July, the European Union Foreign Affairs Council met in Brussels, focusing mainly on support for Ukraine, including on how to ensure long-term and sustainable aid for ensuring the security of Ukraine.
• State Defence Council discussed assistance to Ukraine plan of the National Defence System and significant decisions to strengthen the Armed Forces Lithuania MND 24 Jul 2023 -- On July 24 the State Defence Council of Lithuania gathered to consider Lithuania's triannual plan of military assistance to Ukraine and significant aspects of strengthening the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

News Reports

• Latest in Ukraine: US Envoy Heads to Africa to Address Russia's Grain Deal Exit VOA 24 Jul 2023 -- During a visit to Kenya and Somalia, a top U.S. Treasury official will address how Moscow's exit from the Black Sea grain deal will hurt African states.