Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:19 The Patriot air defense system from Germany has arrived in Ukraine, Zelensky said in an evening video address. He also said that he heard Syrsky's report on the frontline situation today: "The commander-in-chief himself toured some of the brigades. The key issue is the provision of our military. What exactly is missing - in each direction, in all our main positions. The distribution of shells and a sufficient number of drones, first of all."
In addition, the president heard a report from the Air Force commander - "both on the work of our fire groups - on shooting down "shahids" and on countering Russian missiles." There was also a report from the head of the SBU. "Good results in countering collaborators. There are also some things that we cannot talk about publicly now. It is simply not worth it. The occupier must feel it," Zelensky noted.
21:58 Russia lost about 20,000 of its soldiers during its offensive on the Kharkiv region, Zelensky said in an interview with the BBC: "But we stopped this offensive, their offensive failed, and that's a fact. Their maximum penetration from the border was 10 km. We stopped them. About 20,000 of their people died. These villages in this gray zone cost them this... I don't see success in this operation. And when our reserves are full, we will restore our positions."
20:47 In Sumy Oblast, Russians attacked a combine harvester with an FPV drone during harvesting in the Belopolskaya community of Sumy district - one person was killed, one was injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
19:59 The Russian army is preparing a new offensive in the Kharkiv region, said Nazar Voloshin, spokesman for the OSGV Khortitsa. According to him, assault brigades of the 11th Army Corps, the 155th Marine Brigade and the 18th Motorized Rifle Division have been spotted in the area of ​​Glubokoe. The enemy is also remotely mining the area using UAVs. According to Voloshin, the Russian assault groups are also being regrouped in the area of ​​Vovchansk.
18:43 On Monday, July 22, power outage schedules will be applied throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 01:00 to 05:00, one turn of shutdowns will be in effect, from 18:00 to 23:00 - three turns, and at other times - two turns.
18:31 From May 18 to July 16, 4,690,496 conscripts updated their military registration data in compliance with the law on mobilization, said Defense Ministry spokesman Dmitry Lazutkin. In particular, 510,000 conscripts updated their data through territorial recruitment centers, 1,152,000 people through administrative service centers, and more than 3 million people through the Reserve+ application.
16:45 Russian troops shelled residential areas in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson - four people were wounded, OVA reported. Two more people were injured in Kizomys, where the Russians dropped explosives from a drone. In addition, in the morning the enemy attacked Novoberislav with a kamikaze drone - one person was seriously wounded.
12:54 Zelensky said that the difference between the killed and wounded among Ukrainians and Russians is very big: "If we have one killed for 6-8 wounded, then for them it is every second or third." "I know how many people we lose every day. I see these changes every day. And they are not for the better. There are no fewer," the president noted.
10:56 On the night of Saturday, July 20, Kiev was attacked by a new unknown drone - it was flying at a very low altitude of 20-30 meters and was officially reported as an "unidentified type of UAV". The specialized publication Defense Express showed photos of this drone, which show that it really is very different from the Shahed-136. According to experts, the drone slightly resembles the Russian ZALA 421-20, but this UAV is a reconnaissance one, and therefore would hardly fly at such a low altitude. Moreover, drones of this type are rare and are unlikely to be produced. The remains of this drone are currently being examined.
09:01 At night, Russians fired from S-300 at the village of Bely Kolodets in the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region - two people were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Another person was injured in the same village the day before as a result of an FPV drone strike. In addition, two people were wounded in the evening of July 20 in the village of Kazachya Lopan in the Kharkiv district and one in the village of Pechenegi in the Chuguevsky district, where the Russians attacked a private enterprise with an Iskander missile.
08:55 On the evening of July 20, Russians launched a missile attack on the Bashtansky district of the Nikolaev region - a fire broke out in the warehouse of an agricultural enterprise, and private houses were damaged by the blast wave. Two people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
08:47 Air defense destroyed 35 of 39 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. In addition, Russia attacked with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles and two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles. The Kh-59/69 missiles did not reach their targets due to active counteraction. Air defense operated in Sumy, Poltava, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odessa, and Cherkasy regions.
08:19 In the Donetsk region, eight people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling on July 20, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:11 In the Kherson region, four people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. The premises of the humanitarian headquarters, 17 private houses, and a power line were damaged.
07:43 In the morning, Russians launched a missile strike on critical infrastructure facilities in the Shostka district of Sumy Oblast, OVA reported.
07:29 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 21:
- personnel - about 566,710 (+1100) people,
- tanks - 8266 (+9),
- combat armored vehicles - 15,963 (+46),
- artillery systems - 15,586 (+44),
- MLRS - 1121 (+0),
- air defense systems - 896 (+1),
- aircraft - 362 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,402 (+52),
- cruise missiles - 2401 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 21,036 (+68),
- special equipment - 2616 (+9).
05:48 At night, the Russians again tried to attack Kiev with attack drones, all of them were destroyed on the approaches to the capital, said the head of the KGVA, Sergei Popko. At this moment, there are no damages or casualties in Kiev.
02:12 Russian troops captured the village of Progress in Donetsk Oblast, the analytical project Deep State reports. The enemy also advanced in Krasnogorovka, Peschanoye, near Lozovatskoye, Novooleksandrivka, Progress and Andreyevka.
00:03 After talks with Trump, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote a column for the Daily Mail, in which he outlines his vision of a possible end to the war in Ukraine. Thus, in his opinion, Russia should retreat to the borders as of February 24, 2022, and the territory controlled by Kiev should be recognized as a free country with the prospect of early accession to the EU and NATO. Johnson also believes that the West should allow Ukraine to strike airfields on Russian territory with its weapons and increase military aid to Kiev. When the aggressor's troops are pushed back, Putin "could offer an agreement," Johnson believes.
After the war ends, some Ukrainian troops could be redeployed to European countries to replace some of the 70,000 U.S. troops deployed to deter potential Russian aggression. That would allow Trump to "save money, bring American troops home, and force Europeans to do more to defend themselves, which is one of his key goals," Johnson said.
Russia could then declare that the so-called "special military operation" had accomplished its task and "denazified" Ukraine. Special protective measures would have to be introduced for the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.
Johnson also noted that with President Trump in the White House, "there is a real prospect of some global rapprochement with Russia, and with Putin, a return to the days when Russia was a respected partner of the G8 and even NATO."
Johnson writes that Trump understands that the defeat of Ukraine will be a huge defeat for the United States. And Putin, in turn, will become a threat to all countries of the former USSR. At the same time, a threat will arise for Taiwan from China and for Israel from Hezbollah, and the United States will have to choose: either give up world leadership or enter the war. In general, Johnson believes that Trump can end the war on terms favorable to Ukraine and the West. "I'm not saying it will be easy. It will require strength. It will require determination. It will require nerves of steel," Johnson sums up.