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MILNEWS.ca’s #UKR Top Ten for 14 July 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• The other side of the “CAN turbine caving” coin  Editorial: “Canada’s decision on Russian-owned gas turbine equipment is about helping its German NATO ally” (StCatharinesStandard.ca)
• A bit of hope?  “Deal in the Works to End Ukraine Grain Blockade, Turkey Confirms” (UKR media) – “Breakthrough at Ukrainian grain negotiations in Istanbul” (pro-UKR amplifier)
• On the kids  “Russia’s child rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova has proposed to create a database of Donbass orphaned children during her meeting with head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin. The republican database is to simplify the selection of families for orphans on the territories of Russia and Donbass, the ombudsman wrote on her social network page …” (RUS govt legal info site) – “Amid mounting reports of Ukrainian children being forcibly deported to Russia during Moscow’s brutal war against the country and its culture, savvy Ukrainian technocrats are launching a tool to fight back in cyberspace. An interactive public website will soon go live to assist expert search teams that are tracking missing children, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser on the protection of children …” (passblue.com)
• UKR, others assure folks gifted weapons are tracked  “Presidential Office Assures Transparency in the Receiving of Military Aid” (UKR media) – “Ukrainan Defence Secretary assures Kyiv tracks weapons movement amid Western fears” (UKR media) – “Yermak Proposes Rada To Create Commission To Monitor Use Of Weapons Received By Ukraine From Partners” (UKR media) – “Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra has said there is no indication of the fact that the weapons supplied by NATO allies to Ukraine gets into other party’s hands or is used for war crimes. The minister said this in The Hague on Thursday at a press conference following the Ukraine Accountability Conference. “In theory, these things are always possible, but I have no indication that it is happening. And I think both we and our allies and the Ukrainian forces are very careful to make sure this does not happen,” he said …” (UKR media) – “Ukraine Proposes Creating Commission to Control Weapons Supplied by West” (RUS state media)
• Separatist rebels reportedly holding USA civvy  “Ukraine: US crypto investor reported held by separatists” (BBC News) – “Pro-Russian Separatists Capture American Civilian in Ukraine – Reports” (RUS independent media)
• Interesting, if it’s even mostly true  “Red Cross in Russia Distributing Pro-Putin Merchandise to Ukrainian Refugees, Investigation Claims” (UKR media)
• More on RUS “volunteers” helping in the fight  “A mercenaries’ war How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a ‘secret mobilization’ that allowed oligarch Evgeny Prigozhin to win back Putin’s favor” (Meduza.io)
• Latest in the occupied territories  “Water supplies in Mariupol to be resumed this month — mayor” (RUS state media) – “Municipal authority restored in Ukrainian towns controlled by Russian army — top brass” (RUS state media) – “Kherson region government already working — military-civilian administration official” (RUS state media) – “Zaporozhye Region to come up with procedure for referendum to join Russia next week” (RUS state media)
• As opposed to all those RUS weapons shortening the war & helping people?  “Russian MFA says US arms in Ukraine extend conflict, kill people” (RUS state media)
• Interesting use of social media  “Chechnya’s Leader Captures and Kills Zelenskyy Double in Bizarre YouTube Skit” (vice.com)

MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update 150025UTC July 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• Editorial: “Canada’s decision on Russian-owned gas turbine equipment is about helping its German NATO ally” (StCatharinesStandard.ca)
• UKR MoD 14 July PM brief: “russian occupiers cynically continue to attack civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine. After today’s rocket attacks on the center of the city of Vinnytsia, the bodies of 22 dead people, including children, have been found so far. 39 people remain on the list of missing persons. In addition, about a hundred people suffered injuries of various degrees of severity. There are no major changes on the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky directions. On the last, enemy units shelled the settlements of Doroshivka and Hrabovske of the Sumy oblast …”
• “War Chronicles – Day 141” (Ukrainian World Congress)
• “Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine, Slavyansk-Kramatorsk Region, On July 14, 2022” (pro_RUS amplifier)
• “Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘terrorism’ as missile attack kills 23” (Al Jazeera)
• “Death toll from Russian missile attack on Vinnytsia rises to 22 – police” (UKR media)
• “Three Kalibr missiles hit Vinnytsia, two shot down by air defense forces – AFU General Staff” (UKR media)
• “Russian missile strike on Vinnytsia kills more than 20, injures dozens The victims include three children” (Meduza.io)
• “Shelling of Vinnytsia: Several dozen people were detained” (UKR media)
• “Russian Strikes Kill 20 as Zelensky Urges ‘Special Tribunal’ for Moscow” (RUS independent media)
• “Ukraine: Guterres condemns deadly missile attack on Vinnytsia; more than 20 killed” (UN info-machine)
• UN SecGen: “The Secretary-General is appalled by today’s missile attack against the city of Vinnytsia in central Ukraine that reportedly killed at least 22 people, including three children and wounded more than 100 others. The Secretary-General condemns any attacks against civilians or civilian infrastructure and reiterates his call for accountability for such violations.” (via UN info-machine)
• “This day once again proved that Russia must be recognized as a terrorist state – address by the President of Ukraine” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “The Russian forces struck the House of Officers in the city of Vinnitsa as the building was used for the temporary accommodation of Nazi fighters, the Russian Ministry of Defense told RT …” (english.pravda.ru)
• “The recent strike by Russian forces on a target in the city of Vinnytsa was directed against Ukrainian military officers, Russian diplomat from the country’s mission at the United Nations, Evgeny Varganov, said during a UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on Thursday. The comment came after Ukrainian representatives accused Russia of waging a war in Ukraine and allegedly indiscriminately targets civilians, including in Vinnytsa …” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine devastates Russian artillery depots ahead of offensive” (Al Jazeera)
• “Ukraine to use anti-ship missiles in case of Russia’s attempt to advance from Black Sea – Zaluzhny” (UKR media)
• “The Ukrainian military has already cleared 44 settlements in Kherson Oblast of the Russian troops, reported the acting head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, Dmytro Butriy at a briefing on July 14 …” (UKR media)
• “Causalities, sustained by Ukrainian military service personnel during the war, are kept secret to avoid providing Russia with an intelligence advantage, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said during a press briefing on July 14 …” (UKR media)
• “It’s impossible for Russia to rapidly shift active fighting back towards Kyiv, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi said during a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Birdget A. Brink on July 14 …” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian Defense In The Northern Donetsk People’s Republic Is Bulging At The Seams” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “DPR head announces an operational encirclement of Seversk” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “USA starts delivering its military secrets to Russia with Ukraine’s help” (english.pravda.ru)
• “Zaporozhye Region to come up with procedure for referendum to join Russia next week” (RUS state media)
• “Ukrainian draft officers forcing recruits to refuse to undergo medical checkups” (RUS state media)
• “Presidential Office Assures Transparency in the Receiving of Military Aid” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainan Defence Secretary assures Kyiv tracks weapons movement amid Western fears” (UKR media)
• “Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra has said there is no indication of the fact that the weapons supplied by NATO allies to Ukraine gets into other party’s hands or is used for war crimes. The minister said this in The Hague on Thursday at a press conference following the Ukraine Accountability Conference. “In theory, these things are always possible, but I have no indication that it is happening. And I think both we and our allies and the Ukrainian forces are very careful to make sure this does not happen,” he said …” (UKR media)
• “Russia’s child rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova has proposed to create a database of Donbass orphaned children during her meeting with head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin. The republican database is to simplify the selection of families for orphans on the territories of Russia and Donbass, the ombudsman wrote on her social network page …” (RUS govt legal info site)
• “Amid mounting reports of Ukrainian children being forcibly deported to Russia during Moscow’s brutal war against the country and its culture, savvy Ukrainian technocrats are launching a tool to fight back in cyberspace. An interactive public website will soon go live to assist expert search teams that are tracking missing children, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser on the protection of children …” (passblue.com)
• “Deal in the Works to End Ukraine Grain Blockade, Turkey Confirms” (UKR media)
• “Breakthrough at Ukrainian grain negotiations in Istanbul” (pro-UKR amplifier)
• “Problem of food crisis over conflict in Ukraine exaggerated —ambassador” (RUS state media)
• “Moscow Turns to Regions to Replace Losses and Boost Forces in Ukraine” (Jamestown Foundation)
• “A mercenaries’ war How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a ‘secret mobilization’ that allowed oligarch Evgeny Prigozhin to win back Putin’s favor” (Meduza.io)
• “A history of forced conscription Russia’s first military draft of 2022 ends soon. That could spell danger for recent college graduates” (Meduza.io)
• “President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill equating adhering to the enemy in wartime with treason into law. Under the law, participation of a Russian citizen on the side of foreign troops against the Russian Federation in an armed conflict, hostilities, or other actions with the use of weapons and military equipment will be punishable by prison terms ranging from 12 to 20 years and fines of up to 500,000 rubles ($8,500) …” (RUS govt legal info site)
• ” Putin signed law on special economic measures to provide supplies to Russian army” (UKR media)
• “Recently, reports have been circulating in the Russian and Belarusian mass media about the alleged preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to carry out strikes on targets on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Among such objects, the Volga 1 missile attack warning system station is mentioned as one of the priority targets. The Public Relations Service of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is authorized to declare that such messages are a component of the system of information and psychological operations carried out by the Russian Federation with the aim of involving the Republic of Belarus in a war of aggression on the territory of Ukraine and concealing war crimes committed and continuing to be committed by the Russian occupiers on the territory of Ukraine …” (UKR mil int, Goog Eng fm Ukr)
• “Russian MFA says US arms in Ukraine extend conflict, kill people” (RUS state media)
• “Biden tries to persuade Israeli Prime Minister to supply weapons to Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Iran denied that it would supply Russia with combat drones” (pro-UKR Crimean media)
• “Russia Could ‘Take Advantage’ Of Iranian-Made Combat Drones In Ukraine Conflict” (USA govt funded media)
• “Ukraine, Latvia drafting agreement on confiscation of Russia’s state property abroad” (UKR state media)
• “Latvia approved a ban on gas from Russia” (pravda.ru)
• “Germany to Halt Russian Coal Imports ‘In a Few Weeks’ – Official” (RUS independent media)
• “EU state runs out of space for refugees” (RUS state media)
• “ICC chief calls for ′overarching strategy′ to probe war crimes in Ukraine” (DEU media)
• “Report on Violations of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Committed in Ukraine (1 April – 25 June 2022)” (OSCE via reliefweb.int)
• “All Russian criminals must face a mandatory and principled punishment – President’s speech at the International Conference in The Hague on holding Russia accountable for crimes in Ukraine” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Chechnya’s Leader Captures and Kills Zelenskyy Double in Bizarre YouTube Skit” (vice.com)
• “Sex Workers Fleeing War in Ukraine Face a Harsh New Reality” (vice.com)

MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update 141135UTC July 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• UKR MoD 14 July AM brief: “… There are no changes in the composition, position of units and the nature of the enemy’s activity in the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky directions. On the last one, the enemy shelled the Doroshivka and Hrabovske areas of the Sumy oblast with mortars and multiple rocket launchers. In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy fired artillery of various calibers in the areas of Derhachi, Cherkaska Lozova, Dementiivka, Ruski Tyshki, Cherkaski Tyshki and Slatyne settlements. In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy is carrying out fire damage near Barvinkove, Dibrivne, Kurulka, Podolivka, Chepil, Krasnopilla, and Bohorodychny. The enemy tried to conduct an assault in the direction of Kurulka, but was unsuccessful and retreated …”
• “Total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 14.07” (UKR MoD)
• UK MoD 14 July 0120ET brief: “In the Donbas, Russian forces continue to conduct artillery strikes across a broad front followed by, in some areas, probing assaults by small company and platoon-sized units … Despite 13 July 2022 talks between delegations from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the UN on grain exports and recent successfully negotiated prisoner exchanges, the prospects for wider talks to end the conflict remain low.” (via Twitter)
• UK MoD 14 July map (via Twitter)
• “Russian Invaders Attempt to Break Through to Siversk to Open Way to Bakhmut” (UKR media)
• “Prime Minister: Ukraine calls to officially recognize russia as a state that sponsors terrorism” (via UKR Cabinet info-machine)
• “According to the message, the Russians are trying in every way to mobilize Ukrainians in the occupied territories so that they fight against their own country. And although the military from such “mobilized” are not very skilled, the Russians need their participation in the war – not only as “cannon fodder”, but also for propaganda: to show the “bloody enmity” between Ukrainians. If you are a man and live in the temporarily occupied territory, the enemy can force you to fight against Ukraine. In order to avoid mobilization into the army of the Russian Federation: avoid receiving subpoenas; change your phone number and place of residence; if it was not possible to avoid service, do not carry out criminal orders; surrender to Ukrainian troops …” (UKR mil int, Goog Eng fm Ukr)
• “In the drama theater of occupied Kherson, an ammunition warehouse has been set up and Russian political technologists are waiting … The occupation administration of Kherson is expecting the arrival of a group of political technologists from the Russian Federation who are to organize the preparation and holding of the “referendum”. They are planned to be accommodated in the “Bordeaux” hotel, which is under increased armed guard …” (UKR mil int, Goog Eng fm Ukr)
• “Russia’s forced deportation of Ukrainians was planned ahead of the war, says Blinken” (UKR media)
• “Russia must immediately stop its systematic “filtration” operations in Ukraine, – US Secretary of State” (UKR media)
• “Water supplies in Mariupol to be resumed this month — mayor” (RUS state media)
• “Mariupol’s Azovstal plant may be replaced by small modern enterprise, says mayor” (RUS state media)
• “Municipal authority restored in Ukrainian towns controlled by Russian army — top brass” (RUS state media)
• “Kherson region government already working — military-civilian administration official” (RUS state media)
• “US’ allegations about confiscation of Ukrainian passport are as disinformation — embassy” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine Proposes Creating Commission to Control Weapons Supplied by West” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine’s MPs can set up commission for tighter control of incoming Western weapons, – Zelensky’s top aide” (UKR media
• “Yermak proposes to create parliamentary commission to control use of weapons received from allies” (UKR media)
• “Yermak Proposes Rada To Create Commission To Monitor Use Of Weapons Received By Ukraine From Partners” (UKR media)
• “There is some progress in talks on grain exports in Turkey – Zelensky” (UKR media)
• “No obstacles on Russia’s part to export of Ukrainian grain — Russian senior diplomat” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine proposes basic algorithm for navigation in Black Sea – Yermak” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine: US crypto investor reported held by separatists” (BBC News)
• “Pro-Russian Separatists Capture American Civilian in Ukraine – Reports” (RUS independent media)
• “Neither UK nor Morocco have contacted DPR over their convicted nationals, says DPR head” (RUS state media)
• “Zelensky to address The Hague on prosecution of Russian war criminals” (UKR media)
• “Tribunal Location Announced for Prisoners in the Self-Proclaimed DPR” (UKR media)
• “Red Cross in Russia Distributing Pro-Putin Merchandise to Ukrainian Refugees, Investigation Claims” (UKR media)
• “Russian foreign ministry attacks West for giving Ukrainian forces weapons training” (pro-UKR amplifier)
• “Training of Ukrainian forces in NATO states a hybrid war against Russia — diplomat” (RUS state media)
• “Moldova needs modern weapons to protect itself if Russia attacks – Sandu” (UKR state media)
• “Is There Possibility of Belarus Entering Russia’s War on Ukraine?” (Warsaw Institute)
• “Ruling coalition in Latvia conceptually supports state defence service” (Baltic News Network)
• “Russian-speaking Latvian: Russians sick with putinisis shame my native language” (Baltic News Network)
• “Government approves removal of 69 memorial objects glorifying Soviet and Nazi regimes” (LVA media)
• “There are no negotiations with the Russian Federation concerning the end of the war, – Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine will not agree to any territorial concessions as part of a peace agreement with Russia, its Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told journalists on Wednesday. Talks between Moscow and Kiev have been in a deadlock since March. “The objective of Ukraine in this war… is to liberate our territories, restore our territorial integrity, and full sovereignty in the east and south of Ukraine,” Kuleba said …” (RUS state media)
• “Russia ready for dialogue on Ukraine, lawmakers assure Inter-Parliamentary Union” (RUS state media)

MILNEWS.ca’s #UKR Top Ten for 13 July 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• CAN PM defends breaking sanctions … “Trudeau defends decision to return turbines to Germany for Russian pipeline … Speaking at a press conference in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday, Trudeau said the decision to return the turbines was “difficult” but necessary, given the need to support Germany and other European allies in the face of threatened natural gas shortages. “We have seen Russia consistently trying to weaponize energy as a way of creating division amongst the allies,” he said. European countries have vowed to move away from Russian energy sources but the transition will take time. Trudeau said returning the turbines will help shore up European energy supplies as they make the transition …” (CBC News) – “Trudeau defends two-year deal to repair Russian pipeline turbines despite sanctions on Moscow” (Globe and Mail)
• … as we find out how “time limited” the permit is … “The Canadian government’s deal to allow the repair of Russian-owned turbines covers a period of up to two years from now and would allow the import and re-export of up to six units – a far more extensive arrangement than had previously been disclosed. Two government officials told The Globe and Mail on Tuesday that Global Affairs Canada granted the German industrial giant Siemens Energy an exemption under Canada’s Russia sanctions for two years …” (Globe & Mail) – G&M archived link
• … and get no guarantees from USSR 2.0 more gas’ll flow  “Russian energy company Gazprom appeared to cast doubt Wednesday on the prospects of quickly restoring the flow of natural gas to full capacity through a major pipeline to Western Europe. Gazprom reduced the gas deliveries through Nord Stream 1 to Germany by 60% last month. The state-owned gas company cited technical problems involving a piece of equipment that partner Siemens Energy sent to Canada for overhaul and couldn’t be returned because of sanctions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …” (Associated Press) = RUS gas company: “Gazprom does not posess any documents that would enable Siemens to get the gas turbine engine for the Portovaya CS out of Canada, where that engine is currently undergoing repairs. In these circumstances, it appears impossible to reach an objective conclusion on further developments regarding the safe operation of the Portovaya CS, a facility of critical importance to the Nord Stream gas pipeline.” (via Twitter)
• Something else CAN’s doing  “On July 13, Canada joined with governments around the world to reiterate “support for Ukraine’s application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which seeks to establish that Russia has no lawful basis to take military action in Ukraine on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations of genocide.” …” (thelawyersdaily.ca) – Joint statement: “We reiterate our support for Ukraine’s Application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which seeks to establish that Russia has no lawful basis to take military action in Ukraine on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations of genocide …” (via Embassy of France in Washington, D.C.)
• “Democratic” North Korea recognizes rebel UKR “People’s” republics (and UKR’s pissed)  “North Korea recognizes independence of Donetsk People’s Republic” (RUS govt legal info agency) – “Sovereignty of Lugansk People’s Republic recognized by DPRK” (RUS govt legal info agency) – ” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the decision of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to recognize the so-called “independence” of the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine …” (UKR MFA via Cabinet info-machine)
• Lookit who’s up to be Putin’s next Gauleiter for occupied UKR  ” ‘The president likes him — and has for a long time’ Putin is reportedly eyeing Dmitry Rogozin to manage a new federal district comprised of occupied Ukrainian territories” (Meduza,io)
• Some promise on the grain shipping front  “Shipment of Ukrainian grain: Special coordination center to be set up in Istanbul” (UKR state media) – “Guterres hails ‘critical step forward’ on resuming Ukraine grain exports” (UN info-machine) – “Ukraine makes headway on grain exports, but no deal announced yet on main ports” (Agri-Pulse.com) – “Document on grain exports expected to be signed next week — Turkish defense chief” (RUS state media)
• More on USSR 2.0’s latest “volunteers”  “Russian mercenaries: “Sobyaninsky Regiment” is being formed in Moscow for war against Ukraine, – “Meduza” (UKR media)
• Who’s giving and who ain’t coughing up in full  “Study: Only ten European countries have fully provided promised military aid to Ukraine” (actmedia.eu)
• What WOULD happen if USSR 2.0 declared war (according to the info-machine, anyway)?  “Expert reveals what will happen in case Russia declares war on Ukraine – If Russia declares war on Ukraine, Moscow will have the right to declare mobilization, revise the budget and declare martial law in the liberated regions of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics …” (english.pravda.ru)

MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update 140110UTC July 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• “Trudeau defends decision to return turbines to Germany for Russian pipeline … Speaking at a press conference in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday, Trudeau said the decision to return the turbines was “difficult” but necessary, given the need to support Germany and other European allies in the face of threatened natural gas shortages. “We have seen Russia consistently trying to weaponize energy as a way of creating division amongst the allies,” he said. European countries have vowed to move away from Russian energy sources but the transition will take time. Trudeau said returning the turbines will help shore up European energy supplies as they make the transition …” (CBC News)
• “Trudeau defends two-year deal to repair Russian pipeline turbines despite sanctions on Moscow” (Globe and Mail)
• “Trudeau defends decision to return turbines to Russia after Ukraine’s criticism” (Global News via yahoo.com)
• “Canada needed to return six turbines for a pipeline that carries natural gas to Europe from Russia in the face of Moscow’s constant attempts to “weaponize” energy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says …” (globalnews.ca)
• “Trudeau defends Nord Stream 1 turbine decision” (CTV News)
• “Nord Stream 1: Trudeau defends decision to return Russia-owned turbine” (BBC News)
• “Turbine shipment to Germany to defuse weaponization of energy by Russia: Trudeau” (The Canadian Press via Toronto Star)
• “Canada allowed not one, but six Nord Stream turbines to be returned to Russia” (UKR media)
• “Canada to fix five more turbines for Nord Stream – media” (RUS state media)
• “Russian energy company Gazprom appeared to cast doubt Wednesday on the prospects of quickly restoring the flow of natural gas to full capacity through a major pipeline to Western Europe. Gazprom reduced the gas deliveries through Nord Stream 1 to Germany by 60% last month. The state-owned gas company cited technical problems involving a piece of equipment that partner Siemens Energy sent to Canada for overhaul and couldn’t be returned because of sanctions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …” (Associated Press)
• RUS gas company: “Gazprom does not posess any documents that would enable Siemens to get the gas turbine engine for the Portovaya CS out of Canada, where that engine is currently undergoing repairs. In these circumstances, it appears impossible to reach an objective conclusion on further developments regarding the safe operation of the Portovaya CS, a facility of critical importance to the Nord Stream gas pipeline.” (via Twitter)
• “Ukrainian group asks federal court to stop Russian gas turbine’s return” (National Post via msn.com)
• “UWC Files Legal Action to Stop Return of Turbine to Russia” (Ukrainian World Congress info-machine)
• “Nord Stream 1 Siemens turbine fact sheet” (Ukraine World Congress info-machine)
• “Ukraine World Congress asks Federal Court of Canada to stop return of turbines to Russia” (CanadianLawyermag.com)
• Opinion: “Trudeau’s decision to release a half-dozen pipeline turbines, allowing Vladimir Putin to further engorge his treasury with the natural-gas money he’s extorting from Germany, was beyond embarrassing …” (Ottawa Citizen)
• “On July 13, Canada joined with governments around the world to reiterate “support for Ukraine’s application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which seeks to establish that Russia has no lawful basis to take military action in Ukraine on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations of genocide.” …” (thelawyersdaily.ca)
• Joint statement: “We reiterate our support for Ukraine’s Application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which seeks to establish that Russia has no lawful basis to take military action in Ukraine on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations of genocide …” (via Embassy of France in Washington, D.C.)
• UKR MoD 13 July PM brief: “… In the Siversky direction, the enemy is taking measures to strengthen the counter-intelligence regime in the border areas of the Kursk region. The areas of the settlements of Vovkivka, Volfyne and Pokrovka of the Sumy oblast were shelled with mortars. Also, in Sumy oblast, it conducted aerial reconnaissance by UAVs near Zarutsky, Shalygyne and Starykove. In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers are concentrating their main efforts on preventing the advance of our troops. Once again, Ukrainian soldiers repelled an enemy assault in the direction of Dementiivka. Currently, the enemy is restocking supplies and trying to replenish units that have suffered losses of personnel and military equipment …”
• ISW 13 July 1930ET brief: “… The Kremlin likely ordered Russian “federal subjects” (regions) to form volunteer battalions to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, instead of declaring partial or full mobilization in Russia … Volunteer battalions could generate around 34,000 new servicemen by the end of August if each federal subject produces at least one military unit of 400 men … …”
• “Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine, Slavyansk-Kramatorsk Region, On July 13, 2022 (Map Update)” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “War Chronicles – Day 140” (Ukrainian World Congress)
• “North Korea recognizes independence of Donetsk People’s Republic” (RUS govt legal info agency)
• “Sovereignty of Lugansk People’s Republic recognized by DPRK” (RUS govt legal info agency)
• “North Korean ambassador presents document of recognition to DPR envoy to Russia” (RUS state media)
• “DPRK recognizes DPR as independent state” (Donetsk rebel media)
• “North Korea Recognized Donetsk And Luhansk People’s Republics” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “North Korea supports LPR in its fight against Nazism — LPR top diplomat” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine severs diplomatic relations with North Korea” (UKR state media)
• “Ukraine Cuts Ties With North Korea Over Recognition of Donbass Republics” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine severs diplomatic relations with North Korea over Donbass recognition” (RUS state media)
• “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the decision of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to recognize the so-called “independence” of the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine …” (UKR MFA via Cabinet info-machine)
• “Ukraine’s artillery onslaught in Zaporizhzhya prompts fresh desertions from Russian army units” (UKR media)
• ” Destruction of Kerch Bridge and liberation of Crimea are inevitable, – General Marchenko” (UKR media)
• “Yurii Shchyhol: Creation of the Army of Drones is a step towards advanced High-Tech Ukrainian Armed Forces” (via UKR Cabinet info-machine)
• “New ‘wave’ of covert mobilization in occupied Mariupol,- reports” (UKR media)
• ” ‘The president likes him — and has for a long time’ Putin is reportedly eyeing Dmitry Rogozin to manage a new federal district comprised of occupied Ukrainian territories” (Meduza,io)
• “SSU shuts down clandestine print shop in Kyiv that counterfeited certificates of unfitness for military service” (UKR Secur Svc info-machine)
• “Ukraine’s rail operator to run evacuation train from Donets as new temporary housing made available for 395 thousand, – local officials” (UKR media)
• “Seversk under operation control of LPR, Russian forces, being mopped up” (RUS state media)
• “700,000-800,000 people living on liberated territories of Zaporozhye region — authorities” (RUS state media)
• “DPR head: Joint forces of Russia and republics of Donbass advance in four directions on DPR territory” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “Stopped On Front Lines, Russia And Ukraine Claim Victories In Negotiations” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “Kiev court commences Russian serviceman’s life sentence appeal — report” (RUS state media)
• “Pushilin assigns local administrations to liberated townships” (Donetsk rebel media)
• “The executive service of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) is prepared to carry out the death sentences of three foreign mercenaries, DPR leader Denis Pushilin told Ukraina.ru news outlet on Wednesday. “The DPR executive service has prepared a place to carry out the death sentences of foreign mercenaries,” he said. Earlier on Wednesday, Pushilin said the republic’s laws do not specify fixed dates to carry out these sentences, and the executive service would act “in accordance with its internal decisions.” He added that executions normally are “not public” and information on them “is not disclosed.” The official also said that the three convicts would be executed by firing squad if their appeals are not successful …” (RUS state media)
• “Trial hearings of Azov fighters may be open to public, DPR justice minister says” (RUS state media)
• “Shipment of Ukrainian grain: Special coordination center to be set up in Istanbul” (UKR state media)
• “Russia presents package of proposals on grain export at Istanbul talks — Defense Ministry” (RUS state media)
• “UN sees progress in talks to free up Ukraine grain exports” (Associated Press)
• “Russia and Ukraine have agreed to establish a joint coordination center on grain exports in Istanbul that will include representatives from all parties, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told local media following the four-way talks that also involved Turkey and the UN …” (RUS state media)
• “Russia, Ukraine near to grain deal as heavy shelling continues” (Al Jazeera)
• “UN Secretary General ready to go to Istanbul if agreement on grain achieved” (RUS state media)
• “Guterres hails ‘critical step forward’ on resuming Ukraine grain exports” (UN info-machine)
• “UN chief hails Istanbul meeting as critical step to ensure Ukrainian food exports” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine, Russia near deal on grain exports, says UN” (DEU media)
• “UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday praised Ukrainian and Russian negotiators for reaching a provisional agreement on getting grain shipments out of Ukraine via the Black Sea, and called for more dialogue between the sides. Shortly before Guterres spoke, negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN met in Istanbul and agreed to set up a joint coordination center in the Turkish city to oversee the shipments …” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine makes headway on grain exports, but no deal announced yet on main ports” (Agri-Pulse.com)
• “Document on grain exports expected to be signed next week — Turkish defense chief” (RUS state media)
• “Russia steals grain and vegetable oil worth $613 mln from Ukraine – KSE Agrocenter” (UKR media)
• “Sixteen cargo ships passed the river mouth of Bystre on July 12, and are waiting to be loaded with Ukrainian grain, while more than 90 vessels are waiting for their turn near the Romanian Sulina Canal, Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure press service has reported on Facebook …” (UKR media)
• “If we manage to remove the Russian threat to navigation in the Black Sea, it will remove the severity of the world food crisis – address by the President of Ukraine” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Expert reveals what will happen in case Russia declares war on Ukraine – If Russia declares war on Ukraine, Moscow will have the right to declare mobilization, revise the budget and declare martial law in the liberated regions of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics …” (english.pravda.ru)
• “30 percent of Russians say they want the war to end immediately What the latest Kremlin-commissioned opinion poll reveals about domestic support for the war” (Meduza.io)
• “Moscow doing its utmost to free captured Russian soldiers, envoy says” (RUS state media)
• “Invasion of Ukraine Has Unintended Consequences for Russian Ethnic Minorities” (Jamestown Foundation)
• “Ukrainian, Polish defense ministers discuss arms supplies to Ukraine” (UKR state media)
• “Poland may transfer another 232 tanks to Ukraine” (pro-UKR amplifier)
• “Iranian envoy is vague about possible drone sales to Russia” (Associated Press)
• “U.S. Blasts Moscow for ‘Forced Deportations’ of Ukrainians to Russia” (RUS independent media)
• “Latvian Cities Announce Halt On Accepting Ukrainian Refugees” (USA govt funded media)
• “EU refuses to recognize new Russian passports for Ukrainians” (DPA via TUR media)
• “Russia’s fast-tracking of passports for Ukrainians is ‘propaganda’, Germany says” (Reuters)
• “Hungary declares ‘energy emergency’ over threat of fuel shortages” (Al Jazeera)
• “EU Says Lithuania Must Allow Rail Transit of Russian Goods to Kaliningrad” (RUS independent media)
• “EU Says Sanctioned Russian Goods Can Transit Lithuania By Rail To Kaliningrad” (USA govt funded media)
• “Lithuania can’t connect with 5G towers resulting from army gear in Kaliningrad” (The Baltic Review)
• “Kaliningrad Region to study EC’s transit guidance — authorities” (RUS state media)
• “Long queues form on Lithuania’s borders with Russia and Belarus after EU sanctions” (Baltic News Network)
• “UN will create team of experts to help Ukraine investigate sexual violence as weapon of war, – Venedyktova” (UKR media)
• “UN Secretary General says no peace agreement on Ukraine in sight yet” (RUS state media)

MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update 131140UTC July 2022

Big #UKR, #TUR, #RUS, #UN grain meeting Wednesday – Separatist rebels confirm return of death penalty – Kremlin praises group of #RUS “volunteers” heading into the fight

• “Ukrainian group asks federal court to stop Russian gas turbine’s return” (National Post via msn.com)
• “Ukrainian World Congress files lawsuit in Canadian court to stop return of turbine for Nord Stream” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s World Congress files lawsuit against Canada for returning Nord Stream 1 turbine” (IND media)
• “Ukrainian World Congress to sue Canada for returning Nord Stream 1 turbine” (Fox News)
• “Ukrainian group to sue Canada for returning Nord Stream 1 turbine” (Reuters via yahoo.com)
• “The Canadian government’s deal to allow the repair of Russian-owned turbines covers a period of up to two years from now and would allow the import and re-export of up to six units – a far more extensive arrangement than had previously been disclosed. Two government officials told The Globe and Mail on Tuesday that Global Affairs Canada granted the German industrial giant Siemens Energy an exemption under Canada’s Russia sanctions for two years …” (Globe & Mail) – G&M archived link
• “Call to Action! Tell Prime Minister Trudeau – Stop bowing to Russian blackmail!” (Ukrainian Canadian Congress)
• “UCC calls for Committee hearings on Canadian government’s decision to bow to Russian blackmail” (Ukrainian Canadian Congress)
• “One turbine for Nord Stream gas pipeline en route to Europe — newspaper” (RUS state media)
• Opinion: “A turbine tussle and a warning to allies against complacency in backing Ukraine for the long haul” (Globe and Mail)
• UKR MoD 13 July AM brief: “… In the Volyn and Polissya directions, part of the personnel and equipment was rotated in the units of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus, which perform the task of strengthening the protection of the belarusian-Ukrainian border. The inspection of the headquarters of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Zhlobynsky District of the Gomel Region of the republic of belarus is ongoing. There is still a threat of the enemy launching missile and air strikes from the territory and airspace of this country. In the Siversky direction, the composition and position of the enemy troops did not change much. The occupiers fired mortars at the positions of our troops in the Vovkivka area of the Sumy region …”
• “Total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 13.07” (UKR MoD)
• UK MoD 13 July map (via Twitter)
• UK MoD 13 July brief: “In the Donbas, Russian forces will likely focus on taking several small towns during the coming week, including Siversk and Dolyna on the approaches to Slovyansk and Kramatorsk. The urban areas of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk likely remain the principal objectives for this phase of the operation. Russia continues to seek to undermine the legitimacy of the Ukrainian state and consolidate its own governance and administrative control over occupied parts of Ukraine …” (via Twitter)
• ISW 12 July 2010ET brief: “Russian forces remain in a theater-wide operational pause in Ukraine. Russian forces continue to regroup, rest, refit, and reconstitute; bombard critical areas to set conditions for future ground offensives; and conduct limited probing attacks …”
• “Russian forces launch rocket strikes on Dnirpo region, – local governor” (UKR Media)
• “The bodies of 30 Ukrainian soldiers will be handed over to their families for a dignified burial. The operation was carried out in the Zaporizhzhia region with the cooperation of the Commissioner for Missing Persons, the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the SBU, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies of Ukraine …” (UKR mil int, Goog Eng fm Ukr)
• “LPR forces to continue offensive until Ukrainian army retreats to safe distance — LPR head” (RUS state media)
• “Allied forces moving ahead in advance on Seversk, Soledar, DPR head says” (RUS state media)
• “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Donetsk People’s Republic is actively working together with the LPR to prepare an agreement that will approve the charter of the international tribunal for Ukrainian war criminals. This was stated by the head of the foreign policy department of the DPR Natalia Nikonorova. She stressed that the first tribunal will be more local, it will be held in Mariupol before the end of summer. “The next stage is an international tribunal, on the preparation for which we are now actively working …” (Donetsk rebel media, Goog Eng fm Rus)
• “DPR hopes it will keep status of republic when it joins Russia — foreign minister” (RUS state media)
• “The Donetsk People’s Republic is negotiating its recognition with the DPRK, several working meetings have already taken place. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPR Natalia Nikonorova …” (Donetsk rebel media, Goog Eng fm Rus)
• “Mercenaries in DPR to be executed if appeals denied, says Donetsk leader” (RUS state media)
• “The foreign mercenaries in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), if their appeal is not satisfied by the court, will be sentenced to death by firing, said the head of the Republic, Denis Pushilin” (english.pravda.ru)
• “The Ukrainian foreign minister says grain exports from his country’s ports won’t resume without security guarantees for ship owners, cargo owners and Ukraine as an independent nation. Military officials from Russia and Ukraine were set to hold their governments’ first face-to-face talks in months Wednesday. They planned to meet in Istanbul to discuss a United Nations plan for getting blocked Ukrainian grain to world markets through the Black Sea …” (The Canadian Press via yahoo.com)
• “Scoop: Getting Ukrainian Grain Shipping Route Up and Running May Take One Month, Source Says” (RUS state media)
• “Kuleba: Negotiations on grain exports in final phase, everything depends on Russia now” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine, Russia ‘two steps away’ from agreement on grain export — top diplomat” (RUS state media)
• “Russia and Ukraine Seek to Break Grain Impasse in Turkey” (RUS independent media)
• “Talks on Ukrainian grain are underway through the military — Kremlin” (RUS state media)
• “Russian, Ukrainian Military Delegations To Meet In Istanbul Over Grain-Export Crisis” (USA govt tunded media)
• “Russian mercenaries: “Sobyaninsky Regiment” is being formed in Moscow for war against Ukraine, – “Meduza” (UKR media)
• “Russia Reports First Female Military Death in Ukraine” (RUS independent media)
• “Investigators opened a criminal case over distribution of fake information on the use of Russia’s armed forces against opposition figure Ilya Yashin, his attorney Vadim Prokhorov told RAPSI on Wednesday. Searches are to begin soon at his place of living, the attorney added …” (RUS govt legal info site)
• “Russia awaits progress on Kaliningrad transit embargo, issue unresolved” (RUS state media)
• “Press review: Kaliningrad transit deal reached and why Kiev attacked the Kherson Region” (RUS state media)
• “The European Union and Russia have agreed on the transit of goods in the Kaliningrad region, the newspaper “Izvestia” reports, citing high-ranking sources from the Russian side. “The European Union and Russia have agreed on the transit of goods in the Kaliningrad region. Brussels has provided a document that ‘fully satisfies’ Moscow,” the message said. According to the source, negotiations on the final document between Brussels and Vilnius have been going on for several weeks …” (Bulgarian media)
• “Russia says EU ban on sanctioned goods transit to Kaliningrad ‘not resolved’ ” (Reuters)
• ” What weapons Russia has in Kaliningrad to counter possible NATO attack” (english.pravda.ru)
• “(Lithuanian) Parliament speaker: EC should soon publish its guidelines regarding Kaliningrad transit restrictions” (LTU media)
• “Kremlin Says Kaliningrad Transit Issue Not Yet Resolved” (RUS state media)
• “Unit of Ukrainian soldiers arrive in Latvia for military training” (LVA media)
• “Study: Only ten European countries have fully provided promised military aid to Ukraine” (actmedia.eu)
• “Iranian top diplomat denies selling drones to Russia” (RUS state media)
• “Europe freezes Russian assets worth EUR 13.8 billion (CAD $18 billiion)” (Baltic News Network)
• “Ukraine news: U.S., allies aim to cap Russian oil prices” (Associated Press via CTV News)

MILNEWS.ca’s #UKR Top Ten for 12 July 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• More agita over CAN caving on turbine(s?)  ” “This is a very dangerous precedent,” says Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv of the Canadian government’s decision to release Russian turbines back to Germany. “Russians are just blackmailing Europe.” …” (CBC.ca) – “Opinion: Ottawa says it stands with Ukraine. Its decision to return turbines to Russia suggests otherwise” (Globe and Mail)
• Another sad milestone reached  “Civilian toll in Ukraine conflict passes 5,000 mark, UN says” (Reuters via SaltWire.com) – “From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 11 July 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 11,544 civilian casualties in the country: 5,024 killed and 6,520 injured …” (UN via reliefweb.int)
• Feeding the “UKR is becoming decadent like the West” narrative  “Zelensky to consider replacing Catherine II monument with the statue of a gay porn star” (pravda.ru) – “Zelensky will consider a petition to replace the Odessa monument to Catherine II with a sculpture of gay porn star Billy Herrington” (pro-UKR amplifier)
• So, was it ammo, fertilizer or saltpeter in the building?  Who to believe, who to believe?  “Ukrainian rocket strike targets Russian ammunition depot” (Associated Press) – “Fire and explosions at saltpeter depots in Novaya Kakhovka are not yet extinguished” (pro-RUS amplifier) – “Ukraine’s strike at Novaya Kakhovka followed by blasts at mineral fertilizer storehouses” (RUS state media)
• More from the RUS MoD HR folks …  “With depleted arsenal in 5th month of war, Russia seeks to force companies, workers to pitch in” (CBC News) – “Russian officers do not want to go to war in Ukraine, and generals urgently transfer relatives to “safer” service in Syria” (UKR mil int, Goog Eng fm Ukr) – “150 Siberian Soldiers Refuse Ukraine Deployment, Activist Says” (RUS independent media)
• … with word of a “volunteer unit” coming from Eastern Russia to help out  “Formation of volunteer unit to take part in special operation inspires respect — Kremlin” (RUS state media)
• IRN helping drone up USSR 2.0?  “US Claims Iran Plans to Supply Russian Forces With ‘Weapons-Capable’ Drones” (RUS state media) – “White House: Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia” (Associated Press)
• Maybe UKR does have something to teach NATO about fighting peer-to-peer  “Now Ukraine not only implements NATO standards, but also can participate in the development of new standards – address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• Big grain talk coming Wednesday  “Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, U.N. to meet Wednesday on grain exports” (Reuters) – “Four-party meeting with Ukraine, UN, Turkey and Russia on unblocking Ukrainian grain planned in Istanbul on July 13 – MFA” (UKR media) – “Delegations of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, UN to discuss grain export on July 13 — Minister” (RUS state media)
• How do you “mobilize” without REALLY mobilizing?  “Russia Pushes for Economic Mobilization Amid War and Sanctions” (Jamestown Foundation)

MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update 130015UTC July 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• “Opinion: Ottawa says it stands with Ukraine. Its decision to return turbines to Russia suggests otherwise” (Globe and Mail)
• UKR MoD 12 July PM brief: “… In the Siversky region, the enemy continues to hold units of the armed forces of the russian federation in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to demonstrate their presence and restrain the actions of units of the Defense Forces. Enemy artillery shelled the settlements of Starykove and Nova Sloboda of the Sumy oblast and Mykolayivka and Karpovychi of the Chernihiv oblast. In this direction, the enemy is actively using UAVs and means of radio-electronic warfare …”
• “Civilian toll in Ukraine conflict passes 5,000 mark, UN says” (Reuters via SaltWire.com)
• “From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 11 July 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 11,544 civilian casualties in the country: 5,024 killed and 6,520 injured …” (UN via reliefweb.int)
• “Ukrainian rockets hit Russian-held area as Kyiv readies southern counter-attack” (Reuters)
• “Ukraine strikes Russian-held Kherson as Kyiv plans counterattack” (Al Jazeera)
• “Ukraine update: The counteroffensive at Kherson is very, very real” (dailykos.com)
• “The Command of the (Territorial) Forces has announced a recruitment of instructors” (pro-UKR amplifier)
• “Strike Kills Nearly Every Deputy Commander in Russian Division: Ukraine strike by Ukrainian forces left all but one of the deputy commanders from Russia’s 106th Airborne Division dead, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A post on the Telegram page of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ communications office said that the deputy commanders were wiped out by HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) fire attacks near Shakhtarsk, a city in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. The one deputy commander who did not die is “in serious condition,” the post said …” (pro-UKR amplifier)
• “Russians are struggling to find doctors and nurses for Mariupol hospitals, – exiled Ukrianinan official” (UKR media)
• ” ‘Life here is going downhill’ How forced mobilization has transformed the Donbas ‘people’s republics’ ” (Meduza.io)
• “Now Ukraine not only implements NATO standards, but also can participate in the development of new standards – address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Zelensky personally ordered to shell Novaya Kakhovka in Kherson region” (pravda.ru)
• “Plant in Novaya Kakhovka cannot be restored after Ukraine’s shelling — authoritied” (RUS state media)
• “Ministry says nationalists plan to blow up bridges across Seversky Donets, blame Russia” (RUS state media)
• “Ukrainian strikes on Energodar may cause disaster at nuclear power plant — administration” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine never stops trying to attack Zaporozhye NPP — regional authorities” (RUS state media)
• “Ministries of Donetsk People’s Republic to be reformed up to Russian standards” (RUS govt legal info agency)
• Donetsk ministries (archived link)
• “Russia says Ukraine plans to film staged videos about Russian saboteurs in Odessa” (RUS state media)
• “Zaporozhye to deport people involved in terrorist attacks (to Ukraine) — official” (RUS state media)
• “391 mercenaries killed in Ukraine over three weeks, 240 flee — Russian Defense Ministry” (Donetsk rebel media)
• “About 2,700 Foreign Mercenaries Now Fighting In Ukraine – Russian MoD” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “Ukraine – Global Hotbed For Mercenaries And Terrorists” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “Breakaway east Ukraine territory defends death penalty as it opens Moscow embassy” (Reuters)
• “Russia-Backed Separatists In Ukraine Lift Moratorium On Death Penalty” (USA govt funded media)
• “Russian proxy ‘Donetsk republic’ lifts moratorium on death penalty after ‘sentencing’ British and Moroccan defenders of Ukraine to death” (UKR human rights NGO)
• “Moratorium on capital punishment execution lifted in Donetsk People’s Republic” (RUS govt legal info agency)
• “Sixteen vessels sail through Bystre Canal to be loaded with Ukrainian grain” (UKR state media)
• “Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, U.N. to meet Wednesday on grain exports” (Reuters)
• “Four-party meeting with Ukraine, UN, Turkey and Russia on unblocking Ukrainian grain planned in Istanbul on July 13 – MFA” (UKR media)
• “Delegations of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, UN to discuss grain export on July 13 — Minister” (RUS state media)
• “U.N. chief on Ukraine grain export talks: ‘still a way to go’ ” (Reuters)
• “Issue of unblocking Ukrainian grain should be resolved under auspices of UN, – Ministry of Foreign Affairs” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine says ships pass through Danube rivermouth, sparking hopes on grain exports” (Reuters)
• “Russia’s breadbasket seeing high yields as wheat harvest starts” (Reuters)
• “Russia rejects the possibility of resuming negotiations with Ukraine” (pravda.ru)
• “Formation of volunteer unit to take part in special operation inspires respect — Kremlin” (RUS state media)
• “Settlement in Russia’s Bryansk region comes under shelling from Ukraine, no one hurt” (RUS state media)
• “Russia Pushes for Economic Mobilization Amid War and Sanctions” (Jamestown Foundation)
• ” ‘We Save Everyone’: The Lawyers Helping Russian Soldiers Evade Service in Ukraine” (RUS independent media)
• “Over 100 criminal cases opened against Azov nationalist battalion members in DPR – Law enforcement bodies of the Donetsk People’s Republic are investigative more than 100 criminal cases related to the actions of the Azov nationalist battalion, according to the DPR Justice Minister Yury Sirovatko …” (RUS govt legal info agency) – archived link
• “Deputy chief of nationalist battalion Aidar to stay in Russian detention until fall – The Leninsky District Court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don on Tuesday extended the detention of Denis Muryga, deputy commander of the nationalist battalion Aidar, until September 16, RAPSI was told in the court. Muryga was arrested in April when attempting to enter Russia masquerading as a refugee. He holds dual citizenship, Russian and Ukrainian …” (Russian Legal Information Agency, RUS gov’t agency) – archived link
• “Before the last shelling of Belgorod, a US reconnaissance satellite was detected over the territories of Russian Belgorod and Kursk regions, transmitting data to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the attack, the air defense system worked in enhanced mode. This was told by a military journalist, reserve colonel Gennady Alekhin. He believes that the reason for the hit of the shells was the attempts of massive, rather than single strikes …” (english.pravda.ru)
• “Hockey star wants to serve Russia on the ice rather than in the military – lawyer” (RUS state media)
• “Today, July 12, 2022, the State Budget of Ukraine received a grant from the USA in the amount of USD 1.7 billion. These funds were provided from the Trust Fund of one donor, created by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) …” (UKR finance ministry via cabinet info-machine)
• Think tanker opinon: “Biden must stop Germany and France from wavering on Ukraine” (nypost.com)
• “Spain to gift tanks to Ukraine – reports” (RUS state media)
• “Estonia purchases liquefied gas worth EUR 300 million for heating season” (Baltic News Network)
• “Romania can now supply gas to Moldova and Ukraine – PM” (pro-UKR amplifier)
• “Russia ready to deliver natural gas, other energy resources to Western Europe” (BLR state media)
• ” Poland gets nervous after its plans to dismember Ukraine are made public” (english.pravda.ru)
• “Poland nervous about leak of plans of dismembering Ukraine — Russian intelligence chief” (RUS state media)
• “The future of Ukraine will look like the Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita), Russian political expert Semyon Uralov told the On Point online project on BelTA’s YouTube channel …” (BLR state media
• Semyon Uralov (archived link)
• “And did you know that Belarus is Lithuania? Mickiewicz’s Lithuania…” (The Baltic Review)
• “United States confident in Ukraine’s commitment to safeguard and account for arms” (UKR state media)
• “NATO, EU want to ‘track’ weapons sent to Ukraine – media” (RUS state media)
• “Zelensky to consider replacing Catherine II monument with the statue of a gay porn star” (pravda.ru)
• “Zelensky will consider a petition to replace the Odessa monument to Catherine II with a sculpture of gay porn star Billy Herrington” (pro-UKR amplifier)

MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update 121130UTC July 2022

Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.

• “Zelensky: Canada’s transfer of turbine to Russia is dangerous decision for entire democratic world” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky says Moscow will see Canada’s decision to return turbines as ‘weakness’ ” (CBC via msn.com)
• ” “This is a very dangerous precedent,” says Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv of the Canadian government’s decision to release Russian turbines back to Germany. “Russians are just blackmailing Europe.” …” (CBC.ca)
• “Lifting sanctions against Russia would lead to lower world energy prices — minister” (RUS state media)
• UKR MoD 12 July AM brief: “… The enemy is trying to improve the tactical position in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka directions. Carries out systematic fire influence on positions along the contact line with the aim of restraining the actions of units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Uses attack and army aviation. Fortification equipment of advanced positions is carried out in some areas. The enemy did not conduct active operations in the Slovyansk direction. Artillery shelling near Starodubivka, Mayaki, Raihorodok, Siversk, Kryva Luka, Donetsk, Verkhnokamyanske, Spirne and an airstrike near Serebryanka were recorded. In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired from tanks, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Yakovlivka, Berestove, Pokrovske, Soledar, Bilohorivka, Vershyna, Novoluhanske, Kodema, Bakhmut and Vesela Dolyna settlements. Airstrikes near Berestove, Bilohorivka, and Vershyna …”
• “Total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 12.07” (UKR MoD)
• UK MoD 12 July brief: “Russian troops continue to make small incremental territorial gains in Donetsk oblast with Russia claiming to have seized control of the town of Hryhorivka. Russian forces also continue their assault along the E-40 main supply route towards the cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk. Russian forces are likely maintaining military pressure on Ukrainian forces whilst regrouping and reconstituting for further offensives in the near future …” (via Twitter)
• UK MoD 12 July map (via Twitter)
• ISW 11 July brief: “… Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is likely continuing to allow Russia access to Belarusian airspace to indicate support to Russian President Vladimir Putin without risking the consequences of direct Belarusian military involvement in Ukraine. Russian forces conducted limited and unsuccessful ground assaults northwest of Slovyansk and west of Donetsk City. Russian forces continued air and artillery strikes around Siversk and Bakhmut. Russian forces conducted localized ground assaults northwest of Kharkiv City. Russian forces continued to focus on defensive operations along the entire Southern Axis …”
• “Day 139 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv is Not Happy with Canada’s Decision to return Nord Stream Turbines to Germany” (BGR state media)
• “Ukrainian rocket strike targets Russian ammunition depot” (Associated Press)
• “Death toll after Ukrainian army’s strike on Novaya Kakhovka rises to seven” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “Fire and explosions at saltpeter depots in Novaya Kakhovka are not yet extinguished” (pro-RUS amplifier)
• “Ukraine’s strike at Novaya Kakhovka followed by blasts at mineral fertilizer storehouses” (RUS state media)
• “Polyansky: Ukrainian Strike on Novaya Kakhovka Direct Consequence of US Weapons Supplies” (RUS state media)
• “5 killed, at least 80 injured in southern Ukraine shelling – official” (RUS state media)
• “General from Simferopol, five officers killed due to attacks on invaders’ HQ near Kherson – spokesperson of Odesa Regional Military Administration” (UKR media)
• “Five more Ukrainians released from Russian captivity – Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Agency” (UKR media)
• “Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War: Five Ukrainians were released from captivity during a special operationIn the course of a special operation carried out by the special unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region, five citizens of Ukraine who were held captive by the Russian occupiers were released. Among them is a serviceman of the Armed Forces, a former police officer and three civilians …” (UKR mil int, Goog Eng fm Ukr)
• “Some Ukrainians won’t flee areas caught in crosshairs of war” (Associated Press)
• “Three million Ukrainian war refugees return to their homeland” (Baltic News Network)
• “Latvian VDD investigates Russia’s crimes against Ukrainians; several eyewitnesses reported” (Baltic News Network)
• “UN to monitor Ukraine war for violations against children” (Associated Press)
• “Zelensky Plans Anti-Corruption Reforms” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky calls on Rada deputies to treat bill on status of Poles in Ukraine as conscientiously as possible” (UKR media)
• “Liberated cities in Kharkov region will not return to Ukraine — authorities” (RUS state media)
• “Over 10,000 Kherson residents receive Russian passports in one month” (RUS state media)
• “Kherson Region seeks to defend itself from Western aggression, official says” (RUS state media)
• “New Ukrainian Wheat Crop Hits 1 mln tonnes, eases spiking prices” (UKR media)
• “Turkey’s Erdogan Promises to Assist Ukraine Recover Stolen Grain” (UKR media)
• “Turkish President discussed with Ukrainian President the issue of Ukrainian grain export” (UKR media)
• “Grain from Kharkov region exported to Russia based on contracts — authorities” (RUS state media)
• “No discussion underway on resuming Russia-Ukraine talks, Kremlin says” (RUS state media)
• “With depleted arsenal in 5th month of war, Russia seeks to force companies, workers to pitch in” (CBC News)
• “Russian officers do not want to go to war in Ukraine, and generals urgently transfer relatives to “safer” service in Syria” (UKR mil int, Goog Eng fm Ukr)
• “150 Siberian Soldiers Refuse Ukraine Deployment, Activist Says” (RUS independent media)
• “US Claims Iran Plans to Supply Russian Forces With ‘Weapons-Capable’ Drones” (RUS state media)
• “White House: Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia” (Associated Press)
• “Iran to supply Russia with hundreds of combat drones, US says” (The Guardian, UK Media)
• “Iran to send hundreds of drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, U.S. says” (Washington Post, archived link)
• “Russia Is Getting Iran to Send Hundreds of Drones, White House Says” (New York Times, archived link)
• “West making plans to attack Russia, Lukashenko says” (BLR state media)
• “Fourth meeting of Ukraine Defense Contact Group to be held online on July 20 – US Dept of Defense” (UKR media)
• “Biden asks Senate to ratify Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids” (RUS state media)
• “Almost 50 UN countries have condemned Russia’s false narratives about “neo-Nazis” in Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Latvia Begins Process of Re-Instituting Military Conscription” (UKR media)