Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:04 Slovakia is ready to supply weapons to Ukraine, but only for money, Defense Minister Robert Kalinak said. According to him, the government is against free military aid to Ukraine, but does not limit supplies paid for by Kiev or third countries, since in this case it would "undermine the interests of Slovakia."
20:55 DTEK plans to restore 60-70% of the generation destroyed as a result of Russian shelling by October, provided that there are no new attacks, said the company's executive director Dmitry Sakharuk. He recalled that the company has lost about 90% of its generation in total.
20:51 The task of the Defense Forces now is to ensure by all means the constant effective defeat of Russian troops, their logistics and positions not only at the front, but also throughout the entire depth accessible to our range, Zelensky said in an evening video address: "We are working with partners to increase our level of protection. But while we wait for our partners' decisions, we are looking for our own solutions, our own options for action... Ukraine should eventually achieve maximum defense independence - it is precisely such states that always find it easier to find effective allies and realize their interests."
20:39 Russian troops have built a new military base near Rostov, which they can use to supply Russian combat units, Radio Liberty reports, citing satellite images from Planet Labs. The base is located between a penal colony and two unfinished general education institutions on the site of a military facility abandoned in 2011. The base may belong to the 100th Military Logistics Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces.
19:38 The General Staff confirmed that the Slavyanin ferry was heavily damaged in the Kavkaz port of the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation. The Russians used this ferry to transport railway cars, vehicles and containers for military purposes. Slavyanin is the third and last railway ferry that the Russian Federation had in this region.
18:41 In January-June, UAH 888.4 billion (57.5% of the total expenditure of the general fund of the state budget) was allocated from the state budget to the security and defense sector, including UAH 155.6 billion in June, the Finance Ministry reported. The funds were used to pay military and police personnel, purchase equipment, weapons, ammunition, defense products, etc.
18:23 On Wednesday, July 24, power outage schedules will be in effect throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 8:00 to 20:00 and from 22:00 to 24:00, one turn of shutdowns will be in effect, and at other times - two turns simultaneously.
17:57 Russia is ignoring Turkey's requests to visit Ukrainian prisoners of war, Turkish Ombudsman Seref Malkoc said. According to him, if there is no response, Ankara also intends to appeal to the UN Secretary General on this matter.
17:40 Kuleba said that he has already arrived in China for a two-day visit. The central topic of the meetings and negotiations will be Russia's war against Ukraine and China's role in resolving the conflict.
17:36 The Russians have gathered more than 90 thousand troops in the Zaporizhia region and continue to transfer forces, said the spokesman for the Tavria group of forces, Dmitry Likhoviy. At the same time, he added that the enemy has not yet formed an offensive group in this direction. "If we take the number of enemy personnel, for example, in the Zaporizhia region itself, then there are quite a lot of Russians here, almost 90 thousand. And there is an increase in this number - somewhere in the last three weeks another two thousand have been added," Likhoviy noted.
17:28 Ukraine is actively working to reduce its dependence on missile supplies from partners, in particular for air defense, Zelensky said following a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters. The meeting also discussed changes in the operational situation, forecasts, further actions, and issues of staffing brigades for timely rotation. "We paid a lot of attention to the ability to strike behind the front line. We analyzed the effectiveness of our drones of various types, as well as the tactics of the Russian army in relation to drones. We assessed the effectiveness of electronic warfare and other methods of combating UAVs," the president added.
In addition, Zelensky reported that he had a meeting with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to discuss the consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine, constant air terror, the difficult humanitarian situation, and the results of the meeting with Pope Francis in June in Italy.
16:20 The Financial Times writes that Biden will focus on Ukraine and the Middle East in the final months of his presidency. The publication notes that the decision to drop out of the presidential race has launched a six-month race to consolidate his administration's foreign policy achievements, especially in the Middle East and Ukraine. One of Biden's top priorities will be to ensure the greatest possible support for Ukraine if Trump wins in November.
15:33 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest will not approve the allocation of 6.5 billion euros from the EU peace fund for weapons to Ukraine until Kiev resolves the issue of Russian oil transit.
15:17 In July, Ukraine will receive the first 1.5 billion euros in income from frozen Russian assets from Belgium, Shmyhal said. According to him, the funds will be used to purchase the necessary weapons - air defense, artillery shells, as well as to develop the defense industry complex.
14:42 The Cabinet of Ministers approved a decision according to which the school year for schoolchildren will begin on September 2 and end on June 30. Shmyhal clarified that regional administrations have been instructed to ensure the organization of the educational process depending on the security situation.
14:34 The National Police clarified that the enemy directed a drone at a family-type home in Marganets, Dnipropetrovsk region, where 12 children lived, three of whom were wounded.
13:58 The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to attract a grant of $3.9 billion from the United States, Shmyhal said. The funds will be used to pay salaries to rescuers, teachers, doctors, and social support programs.
13:29 Russian troops attacked Kherson from a drone, one person was wounded, OVA reported.
13:00 The Verkhovna Rada supported the extension of martial law for 90 days - from August 12 to November 9.
12:44 Peskov stated that Moscow will "respond" to the decision to use income from Russia's foreign assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine, "such thieving actions cannot remain without reciprocity."
12:18 In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian military shot down another Russian Su-25 combat aircraft, which, together with another Su-25, tried to fire at the positions of the Defense Forces units, the Khortytsia OSGV reported.
11:57 Russians have launched a suicide drone attack on Marganets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, wounding three teenagers aged 13 and 14, reported OVA head Serhiy Lysak.
11:01 Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada bills on extending martial law in Ukraine and conducting a general mobilization for 90 days, that is, until November 9. This will be the 12th vote of the parliament on these issues.
10:53 Boeing and the state enterprise Antonov signed a preliminary agreement on the joint production of unmanned systems for Ukraine. The memorandum refers, in particular, to engineering and logistics support from Boeing, as well as technical maintenance of drones (in particular, Boeing's ScanEagle).
10:25 A ferry ship was attacked at night in the port of Kavkaz, reported the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation Veniamin Kondratyev. According to him, there are injured and one dead among the crew members and port employees.
10:19 Over the past 24 hours, July 22, seven reconnaissance UAVs were shot down by air defense in the eastern and southern directions, the Air Force reported.
09:58 At least five separate hit points were recorded at the Morozovsk airbase in the Rostov region after the drone attack, analysts at The Military Watch reported, citing satellite images from Planet Labs from July 22. There may be more hit points, but the quality of the images does not allow them to be assessed. According to preliminary information from researchers, the attack hit a position of an S-300/400 air defense missile system battalion, a Su-34 aircraft parking area, a fighter jet parking area, a fuel depot, and a runway.
09:14 At night, Russians fired at Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region from a UAV, one person was wounded, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was injured in the village of Russkaya Lozovaya in the Kharkiv region, in the village of Ivanchukovka in the Izyum region, in the villages of Senkovo ​​and Podoly in the Kupyansk region.
09:00 In Donetsk region on July 22 as a result of Russian shelling 15 people were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:49 In the Kherson region, seven people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. 30 private houses, a commercial establishment, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
08:26 The Russian Defense Ministry stated that air defense systems allegedly intercepted and destroyed 21 UAVs over Crimea and the Black Sea at night, as well as two drones over Bryansk and Belgorod regions. Sevastopol "Governor" Mikhail Razvozhaev stated that the UAV attack was repelled, "no objects in the city were damaged."
08:13 At night, Russians attacked Sumy Oblast with a guided Kh-69 air-launched missile and eight Shahed-type attack UAVs. They managed to shoot down seven drones, and the enemy missile did not reach its target as a result of active counteraction, the Air Force reported.
07:35 In the morning, Russians fired artillery at the city of Ochakov in the Nikolaevsky district - four people are known to have been injured, including two teenagers aged 15 and 17. An apartment building was damaged, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
07:26 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 23:
- personnel - about 568,980 (+1220) people,
- tanks - 8288 (+4),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,000 (+20),
- artillery systems - 15,694 (+57),
- MLRS - 1125 (+2),
- air defense systems - 901 (+1),
- aircraft - 362 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,511 (+36),
- cruise missiles - 2401 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 21,202 (+64),
- special equipment - 2640 (+3).
06:52 At night, Russians carried out an airstrike on critical infrastructure facilities in the Shostka community of Sumy Oblast. There are no preliminary casualties, OVA reported.
02:15 Biden has transferred his authority over the Ukraine Support Act to the US Treasury and State Departments, the White House said. The act is the Ukrainian Economic Prosperity and Opportunity Act, which provides, in particular, for the possibility of confiscating frozen Russian assets to restore Ukraine.