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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 26.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 26 Jul 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Russian Attacks Damaging Cultural Sites, Grain Depots VOA 26 Jul 2023 -- Russian bombardments are taking a heavy toll on Ukrainian cultural sites as well as grain supplies that Kyiv had been shipping to impoverished countries.

Ukraine

• Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine had a phone call with the National Security Advisor to the President of the United States President of Ukraine 26 Jul 2023
• It is very important that the audacity of this attack by Russian terrorists was destroyed - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 26 Jul 2023
• Ihor Zhovkva met with the Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine President of Ukraine 26 Jul 2023
• Andriy Yermak had a conversation with the Director of the National Security Office under the President of Korea President of Ukraine 26 Jul 2023

Russia

• US keeps backing Kiev's 'terrorist plans' by its military aid: Russia Press TV 26 Jul 2023 -- The US government keeps sponsoring the "terrorist plans" of Kiev by sending military aid to the ex-soviet country, causing more death and suffering, Russia's ambassador to Washington has reiterated.
• Ukraine Lost Up to 210 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 26 Jul 2023 -- The Ukrainian armed forces lost around 210 troops in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Ukrainian Forces Attempt to Break Defense Lines in Zaporozhye Region Sputnik 26 Jul 2023 -- The Ukrainian military is trying to breach Russian defense lines in several areas of the Zaporozhye region on Wednesday but suffering huge casualties, Yevgeny Balitsky, the acting governor of the region, said.
• Zelensky Regime Fomenting Hatred Against Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Russia Sputnik 26 Jul 2023 -- Ukrainian lawmakers and officials are whipping up hate rhetoric against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which has led to violence against its clergy, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

United States

• US military shipment to Ukraine for first time includes spy drones Press TV 26 Jul 2023 -- The United States has announced a fresh package of military assistance to Ukraine, including nano spy drones for the first time in military supplies.

NATO

• NATO-Ukraine Council Condemns Russia's Withdrawal From Black Sea Grain Deal RFE/RL 26 Jul 2023 -- NATO allies and Ukraine on July 26 condemned Russia's decision to withdraw from the Black Sea grain deal and what they said were Russia's deliberate attempts to stop Ukraine's agricultural exports.
• NATO-Ukraine Council addresses serious security situation in the Black Sea NATO 26 Jul 2023 -- The NATO-Ukraine Council met on Wednesday (26 July 2023) to address the serious security situation in the Black Sea region following Russia's unilateral termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye.
• There will be no Ukraine if it joins NATO: Duma deputy speaker Press TV 26 Jul 2023 -- A top Russian lawmaker insists that there will be no Ukraine if the East European country joins the US-led NATO military alliance.
• Hungarian Parliament Would Veto Ukraine's Accession to NATO - Party Head Sputnik 26 Jul 2023 -- Hungary's parliament would veto Ukraine's accession to NATO because the move could lead to another world war, the leader of Hungary's national conservative political party Our Homeland Movement party, Laszlo Toroczkai, told Sputnik on Wednesday.

United Nations

• Ukraine: 'Latest attacks signal a calamitous turn', Security Council hears UN News 26 Jul 2023 -- The recent wave of devastating Russian attacks targeting Odesa and other key Ukrainian port cities marks a "calamitous turn" in the 15-month war, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Foreign Reactions

• EU Divisions Over Ukraine Grain Exports Set Stage for Bigger EU Battles VOA 26 Jul 2023 -- The past year has lifted Poland's image in the European Union from rule-of-law defier to leading Ukraine champion, welcoming more than a million refugees since Russia's invasion and providing billions of dollars in military aid to neighboring Kyiv.
• The Russian attack on the Transfiguration Cathedral in Ukraine strikes at the heart of the civilian community: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 26 Jul 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
• If Russia is serious about ensuring freedom of religion or belief in Ukraine, it should end its senseless war: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 26 Jul 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
• Russia continues to challenge the foundations of European security: UK Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 26 Jul 2023 -- Ambassador Neil Holland thanks Bulgaria for chairing the Forum for Security Cooperation professionally, despite Russia's destructive behaviour.
• Ukraine wasting Western military training: German intelligence report Press TV 26 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine's counteroffensive is failing to make progress because its army is not fully implementing the training it has received from the West, a leaked German intelligence document has revealed, blaming Ukraine's lack of success on the tactics of its commanders.

News Reports

• Ukraine Says Another Ex-Lawmaker Is Suspected Of High Treason RFE/RL 26 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) says former lawmaker Vadym Rabinovych, who is currently out the country, is suspected of high treason.