July 22, 2023

What we covered here

• Russia has taken a mostly defensive stance in southern Ukraine, but Kyiv's forces say they're facing fierce attacks all along the eastern front in the Luhansk region.
• Ukrainian drones hit an ammunition dump in Crimea on Saturday, according to its Russian-installed leader. Kyiv has launched a series of recent attacks on the annexed peninsula, which it vows to reclaim.
• Russian strikes killed and wounded several people across eastern Ukraine Saturday, including a cluster bomb attack that hospitalized a German journalist, according to the country's public broadcaster.
• Satellite images show trucks and equipment building up at a military garrison in Belarus. Moscow's closest ally is in the spotlight as it trains with Wagner fighters and the Belarusian president meets with his Russian counterpart this weekend.