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Russian Perspective: Operation to denazify Ukraine: operational summary July 4 (updated)
2023-07-05
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 21:20 And again, a destroyed American howitzer is on our channel. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to hide it, it didn’t work out -video

The well-coordinated work of the reconnaissance and strike crew of one of the formations of the Dnepr grouping of troops, with the help of the Lancet loitering ammunition, the target was destroyed.

21:18 In Kyivre named metro station "Lva Tolstoy Square" in "Ukrainian Heroes Square"

20:23 Fighting on the flank of Artemovsk: The Russian Army is destroying the positions and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Seversk direction -video

Artillery fire destroyed an enemy infantry fighting vehicle and a group of militants.

20:21 70 Regiment destroys advancing American armored vehicles near Orekhov on the Zaporizhia Front

The “Hunter” group is working, destroying NATO armor, which the enemy daily throws into the attack on our positions during his offensive.

19:35 "Alligator" and "Lancet" destroy enemy anti-aircraft missile systems -video

In the first video, using a kamikaze UAV, the destruction of the Strela-10 air defense system was recorded.

Onsecond In the video, the Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter of the Vostok group on the Vremevsky ledge destroys the Strela-10 air defense system with a guided missile.

19:30 "Voluntary" grave in "Nezaleznaya" continues -video

18:15 In a Kyiv hospital, a citizen of Lithuania Valerijus Polkovnikovas died, who took part in the hostilities on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artemivsk and taught the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to operate drones, including kamikaze drones.

It is noted that the death of Polkovnikovas was reported by his friend Rokas Pauliukaitis. At first, he stated that his comrade died from "wounds received in Bakhmut", but later clarified that the wounds were still not the main cause of death.

18:14 On the Zaporozhye front, ourdestroyeda group of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one was taken prisoner.

17:31 Series “sad NATO technique” —video

Our fighters destroyed the British AS90 Braveheart self-propelled howitzer with an accurate artillery strike. This is the first video confirmation of the loss of this equipment in the special operation zone.

17:29 The defeat of NATO armored vehicles while repelling an offensive on the Zaporizhia Front -video

Russian fighters in the Orekhovsky direction defeated the advancing convoy of NATO equipment and infantry, the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, some of the survivors fled.

In total, about a hundred units of enemy armored vehicles have already been destroyed near Rabotino in a month since the start of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

16:23 According to Turkish sources, there was ascheduleda high-level intelligence meeting involving various members of Western intelligence agencies. According to them, as a result of the Russian strike, there are 30 dead and dozens of wounded.

It was the death of foreigners that forced Zelensky to be involved in this story

16:21 In Druzhkovka, Kramatorsk and Konstantinovka (DPR territories, temporarily under the Armed Forces of Ukraine) applied successful missile and bomb strikes against accumulations of enemy manpower and equipment.

15:43 Personnel of objective control of intelligence of the 291st Regiment for the destruction of NATO equipment in the Orekhovskoye direction -video

15:42 Russian armydestroyed Deputy Head of Department “A” of the SBU for the Chernivtsi region, Lieutenant Colonel Lakusta Gleb Korneevich.

14:38 The main thing from the newthe briefingMinistry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continued to attempt offensive operations in the Donetsk, Krasnolimansk and South-Donetsk directions;

Up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, four infantry fighting vehicles, four armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers and one 152mm D-20 were destroyed in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the activities of the DRG were stopped;

In the Donetsk direction, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 290 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, two infantry fighting vehicles, nine vehicles, two pickup trucks, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, 152mm Msta-B and 122mm D-30 howitzers, as well as a self-propelled artillery mount "Krab" Polish production;

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy’s losses amounted to up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, self-propelled artillery mounts 152mm “Hyacinth-S” and 152mm “Akatsiya”, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, as well as an M777 artillery system made in the USA;

In the Krasnolimansky direction, three enemy attacks were repelled, the activities of the DRG were suppressed;

In the Kherson direction, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, an 152mm Msta-B howitzer, as well as a US-made M777 artillery system were destroyed;

During the day, five rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were intercepted, 14 drones were destroyed.


14:36 ​​RF Armed Forces are constantly working on Ukronazi positions, not letting them raise their heads -video

13:29 Destruction of the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Soledar, DPR —video

13:24 Night combat work of ATGM crews of the Southern Group of Forces to destroy the DRG of the Ukrofascists -video

📍Lugansk direction

12:30 Russian artillery of the Dnepr group continues to destroy important enemy targets -video

On the right-bank part of the Kherson region, a fuel and lubricants depot was destroyed, as well as a temporary deployment point for the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

More than 40 militants were liquidated!

12:28 In Ukrainepassedthe funeral of the deputy chief of staff of "Azov" Sergei Karnovich, who died from "friendly fire".

He was born in the Ternopil region in 1960. Participated in the so-called ATO, involved in crimes against civilians in Donbass. In 2020, he retired from the armed forces.

After the start of the SVO, he joined the ranks of Azov and took the post of deputy chief of staff of the howitzer artillery battalion. In 2022, he was captured and held in a colony in the village of Yelenovka in the DPR, along with other Ukrainian prisoners of war.

On July 29, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack from the HIMARS MLRS directly on the barracks with people. As a result, 53 Ukrainian prisoners were killed, including Karnovich, 75 were injured.

He was buried a year after his death.

11:22 Our attack helicopters continue to dominate the armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

The crew of the Ka-52 destroys an enemy tank and two armored personnel carriers in the South-Donetsk direction of the front.

11:18 Ukrainian soul hunters from the TCC are on the hunt again -video

10:41 Our scouts disrupt the rotation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and destroy militants -video

In the Maryinsky direction, a reconnaissance group of the RF Armed Forces discovered an attempt to rotate enemy infantry in position. The rotation was disrupted by a well-timed artillery strike.

10:39 Frontline summary from Kherson direction on the morning of July 04, 2023.

Over the past day:

As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:

- a warehouse with ammunition in the area of ​​Sofiyivka;

- howitzer 152mm Msta-B with ammunition.

Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zh.s.: four KIAs; three wounded.

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:

- Four enemy watercraft in the area of ​​Kherson.

- 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it.

Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zh.s.: 4 “two-hundredths”; 3 "three hundredths".

- M-777 howitzer with ammunition.
Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zh.s.: four KIAs; wo wounded.

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:

- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zh.s.: four KIAs; three wounded.

09:22 In the NWO zone eliminated nationalists of the Azov regiment (recognized as terrorist and banned in Russia) Alexander Filon and Ruslan Ilyushik.

08:45 The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that on Tuesday morning, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by five drones on objects in the Moscow region and New Moscow was thwarted.

08:30 Two more UAVs were shot down by an air defense system in the new Moscow, no one was injured. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to emergency services. According to the agency, a total of four drones were shot down in the new Moscow.

08:30 Ka-52 helicopter crews destroyed nationalist armored vehicles with an anti-tank missile system.

The basis of the affected enemy equipment was made up of foreign tanks and infantry fighting vehicles supplied by Western countries, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Acting in combat pairs, the Ka-52 and Mi-28N pilots carried out covert approaches to the target at extremely low altitude, hitting enemy ground targets with guided and unguided projectiles.

08:25 An air raid alert has been announced in the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine, according to the online map data of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.

The alarm in the regions sounded almost simultaneously - around 8.15 (coincides with Moscow time).

08:21 After a night attack by geraniums, information is received about the defeat of several APU targets in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions

Previously, the fuel and lubricants warehouse and the repair shop were hit.

08:13 Sobyanin said that another attempt was made today to attack Ukrainian drones in New Moscow and the Moscow region. At the moment, the attacks have been repelled by air defense forces, all detected UAVs have been eliminated. No casualties or injuries have been reported, and emergency services are on the scene.

08:00 Russian fighters destroyed about 40 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka direction:

Ukrainian militants in the Avdiivka direction tried to break through the positions of the Russian army. Oncadresyou can see how the soldiers of the "Independence" are trying to pass under the cover of darkness through the positions of Russian soldiers. Our soldiers spotted the movement of militants in time and during the battle destroyed a group of 40 people.

07:20 Servicemen of the 200th Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed the ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Soledar (DPR) -video.

06:07 Calculation of the 152mm howitzer "Hyacinth-B" destroyed militants in the Zaporozhye direction of the NMD:

The combat crew of the 152mm howitzer "Hyacinth-B" dealt massive blows to the advancing Ukrainian nationalists.

“According to the intelligence of the observation posts, we found manpower, an enemy digging in at the forefront, that is, they were preparing strongholds. After that, we received the task of destroying this stronghold and the enemy's manpower. The task was received and within three minutes we opened fire,” said the battery commander with the call sign “Second”.

02:44 An air alert was announced in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Poltava regions of Ukraine, as well as in the parts of the DPR and the Zaporozhye region controlled by Kyiv.

01:42 Explosions are heard in the Dnipropetrovsk region:

Explosions are heard in the Dnepropetrovsk region - apparently, the Russian army is striking there on the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The air raid alert, in addition to the Dnipropetrovsk region, sounds in the Poltava, Kharkiv, Sumy regions and in the parts of the DPR and the Zaporozhye region occupied by Ukraine.

01:16 Ukrainian TG channels report explosions in Kramatorsk (DPR, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine).

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