Monday, July 17

Russia’s war against Ukraine

Tamila Tasheva gives an interview to Ukrinform National News Agency in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo credit should read Kirill Chubotin / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Official: Ukraine expects to kick out Russians who illegally moved to Crimea after annexation.

Tamila Tasheva, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s permanent representative for Crimea, told Newsweek on July 16 that Ukraine will have to deal with an estimated 500,000 to 800,000 Russian citizens who came illegally to Crimea after annexation.

Official: US to let European countries train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s.

The U.S. will allow European countries to launch much-anticipated training for the Ukrainian pilots to use F-16 fighter jets after reports that Europe was awaiting formal approval, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN.

Military: Ukrainian forces advance over 1 kilometer in Berdiansk direction.

Ukrainian forces have advanced more than one kilometer in the Berdiansk direction, military spokesperson Valerii Shershen reported on July 16.

General Staff: Russia attacks dozens of settlements in 6 oblasts.

Russian forces have conducted six missile strikes and 38 airstrikes and shelled around 30 locations over the past day, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported in its evening update on July 16.

Military: Situation on eastern front escalates.

Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar reported on July 16 that the situation along the eastern front line had escalated, with Ukrainian troops gradually advancing in the Bakhmut direction but on the defensive near the Kupiansk direction.

Fire reported at military hospital in Russia.

Russian media on July 16 reported a fire at a non-functional military hospital in the Russian city of Bryansk.

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Yellen: Redoubling Ukraine support ‘single best thing’ for global economy.

Redoubling support for Ukraine is the best way to improve the international economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on the sidelines of a G20 summit of finance ministers in India, according to AFP.

Trump claims he could get Zelensky, Putin to make peace deal ‘in one day’.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a July 16 interview with Fox News that, if elected president again, he would ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to make a peace deal.

Border Guard Service: Wagner mercenaries in Belarus do not pose threat to Ukraine.

The Wagner mercenaries currently stationed in Belarus do not pose a serious threat to Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service’s spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on national television on July 16.

Loud explosions heard in occupied Luhansk, Berdiansk, Mariupol.

Explosions were reported in the occupied cities of Luhansk, Berdiansk, and Mariupol on social media on the morning of July 16.

Russian drone shot down over Sumy, local auhthorities say.

A Russian drone was shot down over Sumy by Ukrainian air defenses at 11:30 a.m. on July 16, according to the regional military administration.

Bulgarian president blames Ukraine for war, prime minister hits back.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev blasted Ukraine while speaking to journalists on July 14, claiming that Kyiv “insists on waging war,” while “Europe pays for everything.”

UK Defense Ministry: Wagner elements arrive in Belarus, group expected to continue Africa operations.

Wagner Group’s interim arrangements with the Russian state are taking shape, according to the latest intelligence update from the U.K. Defense Ministry published on July 16.

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Ukraine war latest: US to formally allow European countries to train Ukrainians on F-16s

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN that U.S. President Joe Biden will allow European countries to launch the much-anticipated training for Ukrainian pilots to use F-16 fighter jets.

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Ukraine gets a fraction of what it wanted at NATO summit

Ukraine collected many promises at Vilnius, except the one it craved the most.

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Human Cost of War

Russia shells 9 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1.

Russian forces shelled nine communities in Sumy Oblast on July 16, injuring one civilian, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on Telegram.

Russia hits Kherson Oblast with guided bombs, killing 1.

Russian forces have struck Kherson Oblast with two guided aerial bombs, killing a woman, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on July 16.

Update: 1 killed, 3 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv.

Russian forces have attacked Kharkiv with two S-300 missiles, killing one civilian and injuring three others, the General Prosecutor’s Office reported on July 16.

Russian forces shell Kherson Oblast, injuring 2.

Russian forces shelled Kherson Oblast and injured two people on July 16, the Kherson Oblast Military Administrated reported.

Two children injured after unknown explosive detonation in Kherson Oblast.

Two boys, ages 8 and 10, were injured by an explosive in Tryfonivka on July 16, according to the Kherson Oblast Military Administration.

Zaporizhzhia shelling injures one, causes blackout in one neighborhood.

Russian forces shelled Zaporizhzhia overnight on July 16, cutting electricity to part of one neighborhood of the regional capital city and injuring one person, acting mayor Anatoliy Kurtiev reported.

General Staff: Russia has lost 237,680 troops in Ukraine.

The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on July 16 that Russia has lost 237,680 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in February 2022, with an estimated 500 casualties on July 15.

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