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Frontline situation update: July 3 (updated)
2024-07-04
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 03.07.2024 to 00:00 04.07.2024.

30 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.

Three civilians were reported injured.

DAMAGED:
Four cars,
Twelve residential buildings,
Five civil infrastructure facilities,

A total of 11 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction
A total of 19 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction
A total of 88 units of various ammunition were fired.

23:38 Rocket hit according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Sumy and Poltava regions.

It is reported that Russian aircraft used air-to-ground missiles and hit targets in the Poltava and Sumy regions.

22:50 Donetsk (South Donetsk) operational direction has recently significantly became active. Artillery and aviation are working. This is evident both from the dynamics of the advance of Russian troops and from the number of types of weapons used.

Novomikhaylovka, Netailovo, Chasov Yar and other populated areas are now hot spots and potential springboards for the development of new attacks by our troops.

21:37 Airstrikes using FABs on a forest plantation with enemy positions in the area of the village of Grigorovka near Chasov Yar.

20:49 One person was killed and one was wounded in the artillery attack of the Kharkiv village of Stantsiya Topoli by the Ukrainian Armed Forces; a total of 11 artillery rounds were fired at the settlement, chapter Russian administration of the Khar'kov region Vitaly Ganchev.

19:54 Iskander-M OTRK calculation inflicted missile strike on the Dolgintsevo airfield in Krivoy Rog.

The strike destroyed:

– frontline fighter MiG-29-1 unit;
– up to 15 militants;
– AT (cargo) – 2 units;
– aviation weapons (located near the aircraft) – 4 units;
- 2 Su-25 attack aircraft were damaged.

19:44 During the attack on the supermarket in Donetsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly applied American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, said a representative of the Russian Investigative Committee.

18:47 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating in the Yasnobrodovka area (DPR) behind the Karlovskoye Reservoir, the Russian army continues to advance.

17:54 Footage of work on the destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' anti-tank missiles by scouts from the 392nd regiment in the Zaporizhzhya direction.

17:40 Artillerymen block the way for the enemy's reserve units.

The crews of the 2S7 203mm Malka self-propelled guns of the North group of forces continue to carry out fire missions: they conduct counter-battery fire, destroy defensive structures, suppress command posts, and destroy enemy fire weapons, weapons, and military equipment.

The shooting is carried out with high-explosive fragmentation rounds, the range of which reaches 37 kilometers. As soon as the shell reaches its target, its fragments fly apart, destroying everything within a radius of 100 meters.

17:19 The Russian Armed Forces significantly advanced in the villages of Pivnichnoe and Druzhba in the Toretsk direction.

17:24 In Kremenna (LPR), four civilians were wounded by fire from Ukrainian troops, one of the victims is in serious condition, said the head of the city administration, Vyacheslav Tretyakov.

16:50 Paratroopers of the Dnepr group destroyed enemy electronic warfare station

The crew skillfully adjusted the approach of the Lancet loitering munition to the target and recorded the destruction of the station on the right bank of the Dnieper.

16:43 RF Armed Forces came ou tto the outskirts of the settlement of Makeyevka in the LPR.

15:45 Ukrainian militants lost a platoon stronghold in the Kremennaya area in the north of the LPR, suffering heavy losses, said military expert, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko.

“After two days of clashes, having suffered significant losses, the enemy abandoned their positions and fled in a southwesterly direction under cover of night,” he added.

15:35 The Russian Armed Forces launched a missile strike on the temporarily occupied city of Druzhkovka in the DPR.

15:01 A new missile strike was launched against targets in the Poltava region. Presumably, the target is again Ukrainian aircraft and helicopters at airfields.

14:50 The Russian Armed Forces continued their advance in Krasnogorovka. The Ukrainian army has almost completely abandoned the city's high-rise buildings and is holding out mainly in the private sector.

14:17 Two civilians were wounded by fire from Ukrainian troops in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, the city's mayor Kulemzin reported

14:10 Sappers of the Southern Group of Forces neutralized a Ukrainian UAV with ammunition crashed in the LPR.

An aircraft-type UAV, which was "flying" at low altitude towards one of the settlements, was promptly detected and suppressed by electronic warfare. The drone lost control and fell in a deserted area on a farmer's field.

13:52 Briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

Over the course of a day, Russian air defense systems shot down three HIMARS MLRS projectiles, as well as 39 UAVs;

Units of the Dnepr group destroyed the manpower and equipment of three brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and also destroyed the IRIS-T-SLM air defense missile system launcher;

Units of the Center group improved their tactical position, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 420 soldiers, two infantry fighting vehicles, including a Bradley;

The "West" group repelled two counterattacks, defeated five brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and suffered losses of up to 540 soldiers;

The Vostok group occupied more advantageous positions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 145 servicemen;

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 450 soldiers and 2 tanks in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces;

The North group repelled a counterattack by Ukrainian special operations forces, destroyed six enemy brigades, and lost up to 140 soldiers.

13:34 The Russian army has completely liberated the Novy district in Chasovy Yar in the DPR, the Ministry of Defense reported.

12:54 Footage of destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment by FPV crews of the 2nd battalion of the 39th Guards Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade in the South Donetsk direction: the enemy lost an infantry fighting vehicle and two vehicles.

12:20 Calculation of the Iskander OTRK destroyed Mi-24 combat helicopter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and vehicles of the aviation engineering service at the Poltava airfield.

11:59 Explosions are thundering in Krivoy Rog again; a second missile strike has been carried out.

11:50 Footage of "arrival" at the Yuzhmash plant in Dnepropetrovsk.

11:37 Footage ofdestruction of unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Novorossiysk area.

11:17 Statement of head of the press center of the "West" group

Units of the West group of forces occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the formations of the 14th and 115th Mechanized, 3rd Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Pershotravnevoe in the Khar'kov region, Nadiya and Stelmakhovka in the Luhansk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 475 servicemen, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, five vehicles, a 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, and a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

In addition, three artillery ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.

11:00 Consequences of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on the Kievsky district of Donetsk –video.

10:48 In the morning, the enemy confirms the complete loss of the Kanal microdistrict in Chasov Yar, the breakthrough of Russian troops in the southern part of New York and the loss of Yuryevka, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces to the north of Staromayorskoye in the direction of Makarovka.

10:20 In the Ministry of Defense showed T-80, which participated in the liberation of Staromayorskoye. The tank crew equipped their vehicle with additional protection against FPV drones and magnetic mines.

09:57 Collapsed heavy mortar fire on the enemy.

Crews of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West Forces Group deployed mortars, aimed them using a drone and destroyed a crew of an AGS-17 automatic mounted grenade launcher and a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV operators.

Objective control data from a reconnaissance UAV confirmed the destruction of the targets.

09:27 A series of explosions thundered in Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye.

In particular, at least seven explosions were heard in Dnepropetrovsk. A missile strike was carried out on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities.

08:50 Frontline report for the morning of July 3, 2024:

In the Artemovsky direction, Russian paratroopers reported taking control of the Kanal microdistrict in the eastern part of Chasov Yar. This information is confirmed by enemy resources;

In the Severny direction, there are clashes in the area of ??Sporny and to the north of it;

In the Liman direction, east of Makeyevka (LPR), Russian troops advanced along two forest belts in the direction of the village to a depth of 1.5 km;

In the Svatovsky direction, east of Stelmakhovka, the Russian Armed Forces managed to gain a foothold along the southern forest belt of the ravine to a depth of 1.6 km. In the Stelmakhovka area, high intensity of military operations remains;

In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, Russian troops advanced on the eastern outskirts of Kirovo, taking up new positions on Zheleznodorozhnaya Street;

In the Avdeevka direction, the Russian Armed Forces expanded the zone of control in the fields northwest of Novopokrovskoe and began fighting for a large fortified area south of Sokol;

On the Zaporozhye front, they report a gradual advance of Russian troops near Novopokrovka;

In the Kherson direction, no changes. Exchange of drone and artillery strikes;

In the Volchansk direction, fierce fighting continues in the city itself. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to improve their position with counterattacks, but are encountering difficulties. To the east of the city, the enemy is trying to find weak spots in the defense of the Russian troops.

Russian Armed Forces, taking advantage of the weakened flank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces west of Volchansk, crossed the Seversky Donets and took a bridgehead opposite the village of Prilipka. Not far from Prilipka is one of the main supply points of the Volchansk group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, located in the village of Vilcha. If Russian troops reach Vilcha, the enemy forces in the city itself will be encircled with completely disrupted supplies.

08:19 Enemy reports:

"The Russian Armed Forces have captured Novoselovka, advanced near Vladimirovka, Progress, Lozovatskoye, in Krasnogorovka, Chasovy Yar, the Donbass dacha settlement (near Karlovka), Yuryevka, New York and Makeyevka. A gray zone has appeared near Novoselovka Pervaya, Kalinovka and in the Orlova tract nature reserve."

08:17 German self-propelled gun PzH 2000 tried to "run away" from our 203mm 2S7 "Malka" through the forest near Novoalexandrovka, but it didn't work out for her.

After the reconnaissance copter spotted the German self-propelled gun, the target coordinates were transmitted to our artillerymen. Despite the enemy's attempts to camouflage the gun between the forest plantations in the Novoalexandrovka area, the FRG self-propelled gun was destroyed by precise fire from Russian servicemen.

08:15 Footage of combat work of the UAV reconnaissance crews of the 51st Parachute Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division during the assault on Razdolovka.

08:12 Air strikes on camouflaged enemy equipment and manpower from a Mi-28NM helicopter

"Today we performed a combat flight on this helicopter. We hit the target with unguided S-13 missiles. We hit the target right on target. Manpower and light armored vehicles were destroyed," said Denis, the navigator of the Mi-28NM combat helicopter.

After successfully hitting the targets, the pilots performed an anti-missile maneuver using the onboard defense system.

08:10 Over the past 24 hours, the Dnepr group of forces has not allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to regroup in the Dnepr island region and destroyed floating craft from which the enemy wanted to land on the left bank of the river. This was reported by the head of the group's press center, Roman Kodryan.

08:09 Video: The image of an Iskander “flying” into a Ukrainian military airfield appeared on social media.

It is reported that the footage shows the Mirgorod airport near Poltava, where yesterday the Russian Armed Forces disabled 6 enemy aircraft at once.

This time, it is claimed, the Mi-24 helicopter, ground equipment and service personnel were hit.

08:07 SPG 152mm 2S19 "MSTA-S"workson enemy positions in the Zaporizhzhya direction.

This machine works only on targets. Due to the constant accumulation of enemy UAVs in the sky, the crew shoots back and immediately changes positions.

08:04 Paratroopers of the Dnepr group of forces using the Lancet loitering munition and the Zala complex destroyed on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, an electronic warfare station of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported.

08:00 Another Abrams destroyed in the Avdeevka direction, an American tank was burned by artillerymen from the Center group of forces using a Krasnopol precision-guided munition.

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