31 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 523 of the invasion

At least six people have been killed in Kryvyi Rih, and two people killed in occupied Donetsk, after several strikes across Ukraine

— Three Ukrainian drones that were shot down over Moscow damaged a high-rise building containing government offices and briefly shut an international airport, according to reports

30 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 522 of the invasion

Wagner forces move closer to Belarusian city near Polish border; Ukraine defence ministry official raises the prospect of forces 'soon' entering Crimea

Pope calls on Russia to return to Ukraine grain deal — ground.news: 51 media reports — 30 July 2023 (LINK)

29 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 521 of the invasion

Russian missile strike on Dnipro injures nine and partially destroys apartment block; Moscow says it shot down Ukrainian missiles in southern Russia

Official tells AP that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in August — ground.news: main source: ap , 22 media reports — 29 July 2023 (LINK)

How much crypto Ukraine raised to fight Russia: over $225m, more than half between February and May 2022 — cryptopotato.com — 29 July 2023 (LINK)

28 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 520 of the invasion

Ukrainian soldiers say they have recpatured village of Staromaiorske; Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to attend the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg

27 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 519 of the invasion

Ukraine steps up counteroffensive; Moldova orders 45 Russian diplomatic staff to leave

Putin promises African summit that Russia will make maximum efforts to avert a food crisis — ground.news: 26 media reports — 27 July 2023 (LINK)

26 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 518 of the invasion

Russia increases conscription age limit; Putin to visit China in October

NATO will step up security in Black Sea region after Russia declares parts are unsafe for shipping — ground.news: 32 media reports — 26 July 2023 (LINK)

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics — ground.news: 21 media reports — 26 July 2023 (LINK)

Angry Russia refuses to speak at UN meeting on its attacks on Ukraine's key port city of Odesa — ground.news: ap / 38 media reports — 26 July 2023 (LINK)

25 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 517 of the invasion

Russia trying to 'make the world starve' says Odesa governor; UN nuclear watchdog finds anti-personnel mines in Zaporizhzhia

Russia extends conscription for compulsory military service up to age 30 — ground.news: 53 media reports — 25 July 2023 (LINK)

24 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 516 of the invasion

Ukrainian drone attack on ammunition depot in Crimea prompts evacuation, bridge closure; Putin and Lukashenko set to meet in St Petersburg

Russia attacks grain stores at River Danube ports — ground.news: 17 media reports — 24 July 2023 (LINK)

Russia blames Ukraine for "terrorist" drone attack on Moscow near Defence Ministry — www.reuters.com — 24 July 2023 (LINK)

Russian inflation is raging at 60%, not the reported 3.6%, thanks to the ruble's 'freefall', top economist Steve Hanke says — /markets.businessinsider.com — 24 July 2023 (LINK)

23 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 515 of the invasion

Ukrainian drone attack on ammunition depot in Crimea prompts evacuatRussian missile attack on Odesa leaves at least one dead and 22 wounded and damages historic cathedral; Putin says Ukrainian counteroffensive has 'failed'ion, bridge closure; Putin and Lukashenko set to meet in St Petersburg

22 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 514 of the invasion

Moscow 'waging war' on global food supply, US tells UN; Putin says it will use 'all means at its disposal' to defend Belarus after Warsaw moves troops to east

Crimea bridge closed after fuel depot hit: Ukrainian drone attack led to civilian evacuations and disrupted transport, Russian authorities said — www.bbc.co.uk — 22 July 2023 (LINK)

Russian journalist killed, three wounded near Ukraine frontline — ground.news: 5 media reports — 22 July 2023 (LINK)

Ukraine has started using US provided cluster munitions in combat — ground.news: 65 media reports — 22 July 2023 (LINK)

21 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 513 of the invasion

Ukraine has begun using US-supplied cluster bombs, Washington says; Kyiv warns it could target shipping out of Russian ports in tit-for-tat move

UNESCO strongly condemns Russian attack on Odesa World Heritage Site — www.kyivpost.com — 21 July 2023 (LINK)

Bill allowing termination of citizenship for people born in Russia introduced to State Duma — novayagazeta.eu — 21 July 2023 (LINK)

20 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 512 of the invasion

Third night of Russian strikes on port cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa damages property and causes multiple injuries; one person killed in Ukrainian drone-attack on occupied Crimea

Russia to deem Ukraine-bound ships 'potential carriers of military cargo' — ground.news: 65 media reports — 20 July 2023 (LINK)

— Ukraine said on 19 July it was establishing a temporary shipping route via Romania, one of the neighbouring Black Sea countries.

Putin pulls out of South Africa summit: Russian state media spin — www.politico.eu — 20 July 2023 (LINK)

19 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 511 of the invasion

Russia says it carried out 'revenge' strikes on Odesa and Mykolayiv after Crimea bridge was attacked; Kremlin warns it will be a risk for Ukraine to ship grain without Russian security guarantees

Al Jazeera: Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 511 — (LINK)

18 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 510 of the invasion

Russia attacks Ukrainian ports; arresting Putin would amount to declaration of war on Russia, South African president says

Russia raises age limit for conscription by at least five years — ground.news: 10 media reports — 18 July 2023 (LINK)

— New law allows the highest-ranking officers to serve until the age of 70. It also raises the upper age limit for men to be called up for compulsory military service, with men who have completed their compulsory service without further commitment now able to be mobilized up to the age of 40, 50, or 55 depending on their category.

Russia strikes Ukraine grain port after exiting export deal — www.reuters.com ● — 18 July 2023 (LINK)

Arresting Putin during his visit to South Africa for a summit in August would be declaration of war against Russia, Ramaphosa says — ground.news: 56 media reports — 18 July 2023 (LINK)

— South Africa has previously chosen not to honor its obligation to arrest individuals with ICC warrants, as seen when it allowed safe passage to Sudan's then-President Omar al-Bashir in 2015.

17 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 509 of the invasion

'Fierce battles' in eastern Ukraine as fighting intensifies, Kyiv says; Russia seizes control of shares in Danone and Carlsberg subsidiaries

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain from Black Sea ports in a hit to global food security — ground.news: 219 media reports — 17 July 2023 (LINK)

Vital bridge linking Crimea with Russia damaged, Russian Transport Ministry says — edition.cnn.com — 17 July 2023 (LINK)

16 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 508 of the invasion

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of shelling civilians; Moscow issues criminal charges against seven in alleged plot to kill top Russian journalists

15 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 507 of the invasion

Zelenskiy says Russia doing everything it can to stop Ukrainian troop advance; Putin says he tried and failed to have Prigozhin replaced as Wagner leader in Ukraine

Paranoid Putin purges ANOTHER general as eight Russian top brass now detained or suspended in wake of Wagner rebellion — www.the-sun.com — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

— Major General Vladimir Seliverstov is the latest victim in Putin's mass-purge. Seliverstov was one of Russia's youngest and most ruthless generals who headed the 106th Airborne Division operating in the Bakhmut meat-grinder. According to local reports, the 49-year-old paratrooper was either fired, suspended or detained after he vanished from his duties. The reason for Seliverstov's removal is unknown but some have pointed to his "uncompromising nature". A Telegram channel linked to the Wagner Group posted: "[He is a commander] not used to being silent when defending issues regarding his troops."

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol makes surprise visit to Ukraine — ground.news: 53 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

14 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 506 of the invasion

Biden doesn't see 'any real prospect' Putin will use nuclear weapons; three people killed in Russian shelling

A senior Russian official has described Gen Sergei Surovikin as "resting" and "not available". The general, who previously led the invasion force in Ukraine, hasn't been seen in public since the Wagner mutiny.

13 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 505 of the invasion

Biden labels Putin 'craven' as Nato summit ends; G7 signs declaration outlining support for Ukraine

F-16 jets in Ukraine will be seen as 'nuclear' threat: Russia — ground.news: 37 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Major General Ivan Popov, the commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army in Russia, reportedly claimed that he was dismissed after notifying the military leadership about the difficult situation at the front in Ukraine. — ground.news: 19 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Russia, Belarus not invited to Paris Olympics: IOC — ground.news: 30 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

12 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 504 of the invasion

Zelenskiy fails to secure formal Nato invitation; woman killed in Russian shelling of Kherson

G7 countries sign declaration outlining long-term security guarantees for Ukraine — ground.news: 96 media reports — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

— Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed disappointment over the lack of a clear path for his country to join NATO at the conclusion of the G7 summit, while welcoming fresh commitments of weapons and ammunition from the group to fight against Russian aggression.

11 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 503 of the invasion

Russia kills seven in attack on humanitarian aid distribution point; Turkey agrees to Sweden Nato membership

10 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 502 of the invasion

Ukrainian forces claim to have registered 'a definite advance' on the southern flank of Bakhmut; an investigation suggests Russia has lost 47,000 troops in Ukraine so far

South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said next month's Brics summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to attend, will be held in-person

Biden says Ukraine 'not ready' to join Nato as he arrives in Europe for summit; Zelenskiy hopes for 'clear signal' on pathway to membership

Russian submarine commander shot dead while running inside Russia — ground.news: media reports — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

— Accused by Ukraine of killing 28 civilians in a bombing a year ago, Vladislav Rjitskiï was shot dead on Monday July 10 in Krasnodar in southern Russia. The Strava running application on which he informed his route would have made it possible to locate him.

How many Russians have died in Ukraine? Data shows what Moscow hides: Nearly 50,000 Russian men have died in the war in Ukraine, according to the first independent statistical analysis of Russia's war dead — ground.news: 28 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

Kremlin says Putin met with Russian mercenary leader days after abortive mutiny: among 35 people invited to meeting at the Kremlin — ground.news: 276 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

9 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 501 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy announces return of Mariupol commanders from Turkey and Rishi Sunak reiterates UK's ban on cluster munitions

Mercenary fighters of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner group are preparing to move to Belarus

Poland began moving more than 1,000 troops and almost 200 units of equipment to the east of the country

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has secured Turkey's crucial backing for Ukraine's pledge to join Nato during his meeting with Erdogan in Istanbul

The UN's nuclear watchdog chief said it was "making progress" on inspecting several areas of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

?Putin reported to purge top general in charge of war against Ukraine? — metro.co.uk — 9 July 2023 (LINK)

Zelensky showing 'authoritarian traits'in election battle with rival, Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko, says Swiss intelligence report — www.swissinfo.ch — 9 July 2023 (LINK)

A confused crowd booed Belarussian after Ukrainian tennis star's Wimbledon victory — www.kyivpost.com — 9 July 2023 (LINK)

— Svitolina and her fellow Ukrainian players have made it clear that they won't shake hands with their counterparts from Russia and Belarus due to Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

8 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 500 of the invasion

Biden condemned by human rights groups for approving cluster munitions to Ukraine; Zelenskiy secures Turkey's backing for Nato membership

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has secured Turkey's crucial backing for Ukraine's pledge to join Nato during his meeting with president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. "There is no doubt that Ukraine deserves membership of Nato," Erdogan said..

7 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 499 of the invasion

Nine people killed in Lviv missile strike; US poised to send cluster munitions to Ukraine

Biden says sending cluster munitions to Ukraine was 'difficult decision,' but 'they needed them' — ground.news: 31 media reports — 7 July 2023 (LINK)

— Washington said it has received assurances from Kyiv that it would minimize risk to civilians, including by not using the munitions in populated areas. Biden has been condemned by human rights groups. Biden said the decision was "very difficult", but that Ukrainian forces were "running out of ammunition".

Ukraine reports 1km advance near eastern city of Bakhmut — ground.news: 11 media reports — 7 July 2023 (LINK)

6 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 498 of the invasion

UN observers appeal for greater access to Zaporizhzhia plant; man who detonated explosives in Kyiv courthouse dies

Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps, president of Belarus says — ground.news: 265 media reports — 6 July 2023 (LINK)

5 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 497 of the invasion

Russian strikes target military funeral in Kharkiv; Ukraine accuses Russia of planning 'provocation' at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Kremlin appears to gain control of Wagner warlord's troll farms as Patriot media operations shut down — www.theguardian.com — 5 July 2023 (LINK)

Russia has 'lost nearly half' of its combat effectiveness since invading Ukraine, UK defense official says — ground.news: 8 media reports — 5 July 2023 (LINK)

4 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 496 of the invasion

Moscow briefly closes airport amid reports of drone attack; Nineteen injured in Russian drone attacks on Sumy

— Russia has brought 700,000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, Grigory Karasin, head of the international committee in the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, said late on Sunday.

Zelenskiy and German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, called on Monday for the extension of the Black Sea Grain deal.

Russia's state-owned news agency Tass reports that Russian security forces have claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate the Russian-imposed head of Crimea.

Zelensky asked the Georgian ambassador to Kyiv to return home to try to "save" jailed ex-leader Mikheil Saakashvili, a Ukrainian citizen, after footage showed him looking emaciated.

3 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 495 of the invasion

Ukrainian and Russian troops both advancing in different areas amid 'fierce fighting', says Kyiv; Biden to visit UK and Finland on Nato summit trip

Ukraine claims to be advancing amid 'fierce fighting' on the eastern and southern fronts; international office to investigate Russia's invasion opens in The Hague

Prigozhin calls for support as Wagner continues recruiting despite Putin ultimatum — english.alarabiya.net — 3 July 2023 (LINK)

Ukraine places Unilever on 'International Sponsors of War' list; triggers protests against firm in London — ground.news: 21 media reports — 3 July 2023 (LINK)

2 July 2023

aGuardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 494 of the invasion

Putin's admission of funding Wagner could open doors for war crimes trial; Zelenskiy warns of 'serious threat' at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Putin claim that Russia funds Wagner group may make it easier to try him for war crimes — oberver — 2 July 2023 (LINK)

— Admission that Russia paid 86bn roubles (over $1bn) to Yevgeny Prigozhin's mercenaries this year is potentially significant, say legal experts

Russian 'troll factory' accused of interfering in US elections shuts down after exile of Wagner boss — — 2 July 2023 (LINK)

The US Treasury Department sanctioned gold and diamond mining concerns connected to the Wagner group in Mali and the Central African Republic after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary group's founder, attempted to stage a mutiny in Russia, but its money came from elsewhere: the government — www.vox.com ← — 2 July 2023 (LINK)

1 July 2023

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 493 of the invasion

Ukraine's counteroffensive hobbled by a lack of firepower, says military chief; Belarus president says Russian nuclear weapons in his country will not be used

21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and 'world wants to kill' Putin, Zelensky says — ground.news: 32 media reports — 1 July 2023 (LINK)

Award-winning writer Victoria Amelina, 37, dies after Kramatorsk missile strike — ground.news: 16 media reports — 1 July 2023 (LINK)

June 2023

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