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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 31.07.2023 Ukraine MOD 31 Jul 2023
• At Least 11 Civilians Killed In Russian Strikes As Ukraine Gains Some Ground In South RFE/RL 31 Jul 2023 -- At least 11 Ukrainian civilians, including a child, were killed in Russian shelling and air strikes, regional officials and the military said, as Kyiv's forces reportedly made further territorial gains in the south amid heavy fighting on the entire front line.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Strikes String of Ukrainian Towns VOA 31 Jul 2023 -- Russian attacks on Ukrainian towns have left a trail of dead and injured, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stress Ukraine's need for long-range weapons.

Ukraine

• To protect the lives of Ukrainians, our military must have enough long-range weapons - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Brazil and President Lula da Silva could help implement one of the points of the Ukrainian Peace Formula President of Ukraine 31 Jul 2023
• Ukraine Receives $1.25Bln in US Grant Funds for Paying Wages, Social Assistance Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine has received a new grant from the United States worth $1.25 billion to reimburse state budget expenses, including wages for state employees and social benefits, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said on Monday.
• Ukrainian FM Claims Ukraine, Croatia Agree to Use Croatian Ports for Grain Transit Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine has reached an agreement with Croatia to use the country's ports on the Danube River and in the Adriatic Sea for the transit of Ukrainian grain after the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday.

Russia

• Kremlin: No peaceful settlement in Ukraine as long as Kiev serves as West's tool in war with Russia Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Russia has dismissed the possibility of a peaceful settlement for the ongoing war with Ukraine, saying necessary preconditions for such a settlement are currently missing.
• US may intensify Ukraine conflict during 2024 vote: Russian MP Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- The US might heighten the raging Ukrainian conflict during its 2024 presidential elections in efforts by both dominant political parties to win votes, says a top Russian legislator, predicting "a terrible if not catastrophic event."
• Russia says Ukraine drone attack struck a police station, caused no casualties Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Russia has reported another Ukrainian drone attack in a border region, striking a police station but causing no casualties.
• Ukraine: Talks with US 'guarantee to win' war with Russia Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- A Ukrainian presidential aide has declared upcoming talks between Kiev and Washington aimed at obtaining "the most reliable security guarantee" that ensures Kiev's "ability to win" its war with Moscow prior to gaining NATO membership.
• Ukraine's Counteroffensive Fails, Special Military Operation to Continue - Kremlin Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine's counteroffensive is unsuccessful in all directions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, adding that Russia will continue its special military operation.
• Ukraine Loses Over 20,000 Soldiers During Battles in July - Shoigu Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine launched its much-touted counteroffensive in early June after repeatedly delaying the campaign over a lack of military supplies from its Western donors.
• Four Killed, Ten Wounded in Ukrainian Shelling of Donetsk Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Earlier, Donetsk Mayor Aleksey Kulemzin said that the central Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk was shelled by Ukrainian troops on Monday morning.
• Moscow: Ukraine Rejects Mediation Ideas, Fixates on Ultimatums to Russia Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Ukraine rejects all ideas of mediation since it is fixed on ultimatums to Russia "packed" in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's peace formula, Aleksey Polishchuk, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's second department for the Commonwealth of Independent States' countries, told Sputnik.
• Russian Forces Prevent Attempts by Ukrainian Troops to Conduct Reconnaissance-in-Force Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- Units of the Russian "Vostok" Group of Forces have prevented two attempts by Ukrainian troops to conduct reconnaissance-in-force in the Zaporozhye direction, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
• Russia would have to use nuclear weapon if Ukraine succeeded to tear off part of our land: Medvedev Press TV 31 Jul 2023 -- Former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, says his country would have been forced to use a nuclear weapon if Ukraine was successful in its ongoing counteroffensive to tear off part of the Russian territory.

United States

• US Orders Tech Support for Abrams Tanks Used by Ukraine - Pentagon Sputnik 31 Jul 2023 -- The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) an almost $34 million contract extension to provide technical support for Abrams Main Battle Tanks including those provided to Ukraine, the Department of Defense announced in a release.

NATO

United Nations

• Ukraine: War intensifies and so do the needs, says UN relief official UN News 31 Jul 2023 -- The ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine are resulting in a surge in humanitarian needs, the top UN humanitarian official for the country said on Monday, urging increased funding to ensure assistance for those in need.
• Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on the Latest Attack on Kryvyi Rih and Other Cities UNOCHA 31 Jul 2023

Foreign Reactions

• Congress supports Ukraine in strengthening dialogue between national, regional and local authorities Council of Europe 31 Jul 2023 -- Invited to open a meeting of a new body - the Ukrainian Congress - created by President Zelenskyy to consult with Ukrainian local and regional authorities, the Council of Europe Congress stressed the importance of sustaining local democracy to ensure a full democratic recovery after the war.
• Russia is inflicting terror on the Ukrainian people, and suffering on its own population and millions across the world: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 31 Jul 2023 -- Statement by UK Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
• Croatia supports UN project to demine and release productive agricultural land in Ukraine WFP 31 Jul 2023 -- The Government of Croatia donated €1 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today to help farmers and food producers resume work in regions most affected by explosive remnants of war.

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