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Combat Operations

• Rosneft Refinery Damaged In Drone Attack, Local Russian Officials Say RFE/RL 22 Jul 2024 -- A large Russian oil refinery in southern Russia sustained damage after it was set on fire early on July 22, regional officials said, as the Defense Ministry in Moscow said that it repelled a large Ukrainian drone attack targeting several regions.
• Russian officials say Ukrainian drone attack damages oil refinery VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- Officials in Russia's Krasnodar region said Monday a Ukrainian drone attack damaged an oil refinery.

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Thanks Biden, Says Ukraine Respects 'Difficult But Strong Decision' RFE/RL 22 Jul 2024 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that Ukraine respects U.S. President Joe Biden's "difficult but strong decision" to withdraw his candidacy for reelection.
• The Next 5 Years Are a Window of Opportunity that Ukraine and the EU Must Use Wisely - Ihor Zhovkva President of Ukraine 22 Jul 2024
• Our Team Is Preparing Four New Security Agreements for Ukraine - Address by the President President of Ukraine 22 Jul 2024

Russia

• Ukraine Loses Up to 620 Soldiers in Clashes With Russia's Battlegroup Yug - MoD Sputnik 22 Jul 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 620 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Yug in the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday.
• Air Defense Destroys 75 Drones Over Various Russian Regions - Defense Ministry Sputnik 22 Jul 2024 -- The Russian air defense systems destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones over the Rostov Region, one each over the Belgorod, Voronezh and Smolensk Regions, eight over Kuban and 17 over the Black and Azov Seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing DoD 22 Jul 2024
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act The White House 22 Jul 2024

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: Council renews economic sanctions for a further 6 months EC/CEU 22 Jul 2024 -- The Council today renewed the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 6 months, until 31 January 2025.
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: Council renews economic sanctions for a further 6 months European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Jul 2024 -- The Council today renewed the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 6 months, until 31 January 2025.
• Escalating attacks in Ukraine are increasing civilian casualties, while evidence of torture mounts, OSCE human rights office says OSCE 22 Jul 2024 -- In recent months, the intensified large-scale attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian cities have resulted in an increasing number of civilian casualties and severe damage to civilian infrastructure, while evidence is growing of widespread and systematic torture of detained civilians and prisoners of war in Russian-controlled areas, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in its latest report on violations of international law following Russia's military attack in Ukraine.
• Czech Republic also joins the International Drone Coalition for Ukraine Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 22 Jul 2024 -- Czech Republic joined the drone coalition for Ukraine led by Latvia and the United Kingdom after its delegation signed memorandum of understanding during the NATO's 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C, on Thursday, 11 July.
• Member states of the Drone Coalition sign memorandum of understanding establishing joint fund Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 22 Jul 2024 -- Leaders of the member states of the Drone Coalition, led jointly by Latvia and the UK, who attended the NATO Washington Summit on Wednesday, 10 July, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a joint fund.
• Ukrainian FM to visit China, 'recognizing nation's constructive role' Global Times 22 Jul 2024 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is scheduled to visit China from Tuesday to Friday, with analysts saying that this shows Ukraine is increasingly realizing that China plays not only a constructive but also a significant role in helping conflicting parties in the Ukraine crisis seek a chance for political settlement. More importantly, this proves that the so-called accusation of being a "decisive enabler" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict made by the US against China has not even been accepted by Kiev.
• Sweden continues to support Ukraine's energy supply and resilience Government Offices of Sweden 22 Jul 2024 -- The Government has decided that Svenska kraftnät, Sweden's power grid authority, may provide backup power generators to Ukraine, to support the country's energy supply.
• Baiba Braže at EU Foreign Affairs Council: our security as EU Member States and Allies is closely linked to Ukraine's success on the battlefield Latvia MFA 22 Jul 2024 -- At the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council on 22 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, underlined that it is now critical to continue joint EU military support for Ukraine, which is based on Ukraine's needs, is predictable and delivered without delay.

News Reports

• VOA investigates accused Russian hacker at center of Ukraine cyber plot VOA 22 Jul 2024 -- In January 2022, on the eve of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, hackers broke into the computer networks of Ukrainian state institutions and critical infrastructure.