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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
The Russian army carried out the largest number of attacks in the Pokrovsky direction. Fighting is taking place in the areas of 10 populated areas.
Since the beginning of the current day, 77 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Friday, July 4.
Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, 11 armed clashes with Russian invaders have occurred since the beginning of the day.
In the Yuzhno-Slobodskoye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled three attacks by enemy troops, two more clashes are ongoing. The enemy is trying to advance in the areas of Vovchansk, Glubokoe and Zelenoye.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russians tried to break through four times in the areas of the settlements of Golubovka and Zelenyi Gai. The battle is currently ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the invading army carried out nine attacks near the settlements of Nadezhda, Grekovka, Karpovka, Ridkodub, Zelenaya Dolina and Torskoye. Four combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy made three assaults towards the settlements of Romanovka, Rusin Yar and Yablunovka. One battle continues.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders carried out 30 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Novotoretskoye, Razinye, Mirolyubovka, Promen, Novoukrainka, Udachnoye, Novosergeevka, Kotlyarovka and Alekseevka. The defense forces repelled 27 assault attacks. Three clashes continue.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy is attacking in the areas of the settlements of Yalta, Zvezda, Zaporozhye, Komar, Voskresenka and Shevchenko. Eight enemy assaults have been stopped, two more attacks are continuing.
In the Orekhov direction, the enemy attacked twice in the Kamenskoye area and in the direction of Novoandreyevka.
In the Dnieper direction, our soldiers repelled two attacks in the area of the Antonovsky Bridge, and another clash continues.
Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on July 3, Russia lost more than 1,100 servicemen killed and wounded. The total number of Russian losses is approaching 1.1 million.
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[Korrespondent] The leak of information about the gathering of military personnel in Gulyaipole turned into a tragedy, believes communications expert Sergei Beskrestnov (Flash).
The command staff of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade with the honorific "General-Colonel Mark Bezruchko" died on July 1 in the area of operations. According to the evening address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the Russian strike hit Gulyaipole. How the enemy learned the exact coordinates for the attack - further in the story. BALLISTIC STRIKE
On the morning of July 1, Russian invading forces fired two Iskander ballistic missiles at Hulyaipole in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The town is located about 70 kilometers from the front line.
As a result, Colonel Sergei Zakharevich, commander of the 110th brigade, deputy brigade commander Dmitry Romanyuk, brigade chief of staff Valery Mirzayev and other brigade officers were killed. More than 30 people were also injured.
The General Staff has confirmed Zakharevich's death, and a full investigation into the circumstances of the strike is currently ongoing.
"Our army has lost another representative of the new generation of Ukrainian officers, who grew up in battle and became a model of courage and proactive military leadership," the General Staff said in an official statement.
WHO IS SERGEY ZAKHAREVICH?
Serhiy Zakharevich was a colonel in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He graduated from the Odessa Institute of Ground Forces and began serving in the reconnaissance company of the 30th Mechanized Brigade.
In 2010, he was appointed commander of the reconnaissance company of the 1st Tank Brigade. After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, he became deputy commander of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade, and in February 2025, he was appointed commander of the 110th Mechanized Brigade.
INFORMATION LEAK TURNS INTO TRAGEDY
The command of the 110th Brigade could have been killed by an Iskander strike on a military gathering due to information leaking from a messenger, communications expert Sergei Beskrestnov (Flash) reported today.
"The problem is that this event was discussed in advance in a group with several hundred participants. How the information got to the enemy is no longer of much importance, maybe it was a virus, maybe someone told the wrong person, maybe someone lost their phone," the expert wrote.
According to him, after this incident, the command began writing orders banning communication in messengers, but the expert considers such restrictions ineffective, since "horizontal communications cannot be cancelled by any orders, they are effective."
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[KavkazUzel] A police officer was hospitalized from Lenin Avenue in Nalchik with serious injuries, one of the attackers was killed, and the second is being sought, sources in the security forces reported.
The attack on traffic police officers in the center of Nalchik was committed at about 18:00 Moscow time today. According to preliminary data, two attackers were armed with knives.
One police officer was stabbed, he was taken to hospital and is undergoing emergency surgery, part of Lenin Avenue has been cordoned off, the Sapa Kavkaz Telegram channel reported. One of the attackers was shot dead, the second managed to escape, Baza reports.
The videos published by the channels show police officers chasing two fleeing people and shooting at them.
Good. We aren’t keen on that kind of thing.
The injured police lieutenant is in serious condition, the attacker managed to stab him several times, Telegram channel 112 reports.
The information about the injury of a traffic police officer in Nalchik was confirmed by the state news agency TASS, citing a source in law enforcement agencies.
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[NewsFront] 20:09 Main news today (04.07.2025):
Russia has returned another group of troops from Ukrainian territory.
The Russian Armed Forces liberated Predtechino in the DPR.
A total of 48 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by air defense systems.
Russian military launched a massive attack on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities.
18:34 From 16:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
11 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Ryazan region, and
One UAV each over the territories of the Smolensk and Oryol regions.
18:04 Calculation of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled guns of the Center group destroyed firing point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. Having received target designation, the artillery crew destroyed the enemy mortar along with its personnel after a series of shots. The target was confirmed by UAV operators.
16:19 In the period from 13:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Seven UAVs - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Five UAVs - over the territory of the Oryol region.
15:49 Forests in the Melovye area are under the control of the Russian army, –MAP.
15:19 Servicemen of the 90th Guards Tank Division during combat operations deploy mobile points with installations for jamming and suppressing reconnaissance and attack UAVs. The mobile group of such a point includes two EW specialists and two shooters with rifles and automatic weapons.
13:14 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
13 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region and
One UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region.
12:57 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation from June 28 to July 4, 2025
Tonight, in response to the terrorist acts of the Kyiv regime, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with long-range precision weapons of land-based, the Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missile system, long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles on industrial enterprises engaged in the development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles, FPV drones and other robotic mobile systems, various military equipment in Kyiv, as well as the infrastructure of a military airfield and an oil refinery.
The strike target has been achieved. All designated objects have been hit.
During the week, units of the North military group in the Khar'kov region liberated the village of Melove in the Khar'kov region.
The units of two mechanized, airborne assault, motorized infantry brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defense brigades and a border detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine were defeated.
In Sumy Oblast, they continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. Concentrations of manpower and equipment of three mechanized, three airborne assault, a Jaeger brigade, three assault regiments, an assault battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and the GUR special forces unit "Khimera" were destroyed.
Over the course of a week, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy's losses amounted to over 1,360 servicemen, five tanks, 17 combat armored vehicles and 37 automobiles. 34 field artillery guns, six ammunition and material depots were destroyed.
The units of the "West" group of forces have improved their tactical position. Formations of four mechanized, two assault, an airmobile brigades, a regiment of unmanned systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades have been defeated.
The enemy lost more than 1,550 troops, a tank, 14 armored combat vehicles, including a British-made Snatch armored vehicle, as well as an HMMWV armored vehicle and an M113 armored personnel carrier made in the United States. A total of 72 vehicles, ten field artillery pieces, including two NATO-made, 16 electronic warfare stations, and 28 ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Predtechino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of five mechanized, airmobile, assault, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and the Azov special forces brigade.
Over the course of a week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,180 servicemen, two tanks, an HMMWV armored vehicle, and an M-113 armored personnel carrier made in the United States. 16 vehicles, 14 field artillery guns, three electronic warfare stations, and 15 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces continued offensive actions on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Dnepropetrovsk region. The settlements of Novoukrainka and Razino of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated.
The following formations were defeated: five mechanized, assault, airborne assault, mountain assault, airborne brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two brigades of naval infantry, two territorial defense brigades and two brigades of the National Guard.
The enemy lost up to 3,180 troops, 17 armored combat vehicles, including two M113 armored personnel carriers, two HMMWV armored vehicles, and three U.S.-made MaxxPro armored vehicles. 45 vehicles and 13 field artillery pieces were destroyed.
Over the past week, units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Chervona Zirka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and a national guard brigade.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,310 servicemen, two tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 44 cars, 17 field artillery pieces and seven electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanized, mountain assault brigades, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 520 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, and 48 vehicles. 12 artillery pieces, 36 electronic warfare stations, 23 ammunition, material, and fuel depots were destroyed.
Over the course of the week, air defense systems shot down seven British-made Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, six US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, a Neptune long-range guided missile, 36 guided air bombs, and 1,172 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
66,978 unmanned aerial vehicles,
612 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,124 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
1,573 multiple launch rocket systems,
26,910 field artillery pieces and mortars,
37,637 units of special military vehicles.
12:34 Units of the "Southern" group of troops continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and released the settlement of Predtechino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:33 From June 28 to July 3, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive and five group strikes, which resulted in the destruction of military-industrial complex facilities and oil refineries of Ukraine, the control system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, radar stations, ammunition and material depots, production workshops, storage sites, launch sites and control points for attack unmanned aerial vehicles, storage sites for unmanned boats, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists and foreign mercenaries.
11:40 Between 8:00 a.m. Moscow time and 11:00 a.m. Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Three UAVs - over the territory of the Udmurt Republic,
Two UAVs - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV - over the territory of the Samara region.
11:00 Military personnel are restoring transport infrastructure in the Vologda region.
Servicemen of the 462nd Separate Bridge Battalion of the Russian Armed Forces' logistics are carrying out tasks to restore transport infrastructure in the Nikolsky and Nyuksensky districts. By the end of August 2025, the battalion will have restored 8 emergency bridge structures.
10:06 Novopavlovskoye direction. The Far Easterners are advancing west, have entered the villages of Tolstoy and Poddubnoye, –MAP.
09:15 Strike inflicted in Kramatorsk, where the rear bases of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located.
07:31 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
Melove in the Khar'kov region was liberated;
Razino in the DPR was liberated;
Control zone in the area of Mirny and Mirolyubovka was expanded.
07:28 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 48 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
26 over the territory of the Rostov region,
12 over the territory of the Kursk region,
Six over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three over the territory of the Oryol region,
One over the territory of the Lipetsk region.
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[REGNUM] Five years ago, on July 4, 2020, the updated version of the Russian Constitution came into force. The amendments to the Basic Law — which citizens approved in a nationwide vote and which the president approved by his decision — were not just a “legal fact.”
The main document of the country, adopted back in 1993, now reflects modern realities. But the main thing is that the changes made to the Constitution also change the life of the country, determining its future. Five years after the amendments were approved, this is becoming obvious.
POTENTIAL IS NOT EXHAUSTED, DEVELOPMENT IS NECESSARY
At the beginning of 2020, when a discussion arose in society on the topic of “Is it time to adopt a new Constitution or significantly change the current one?”, Russia faced new challenges. The pandemic tested the country's economy and social security system, and the sanctions pressure of “Western partners” exacerbated the issue of protecting the country's sovereignty. The state and society faced serious tests, which meant that the country's legislative foundation required strengthening.
"More than a quarter of a century has passed since the adoption of the 1993 Constitution. Social and state realities have changed so much since then that at a certain point society demanded that these changes be reflected in the basic law," Pavel Krasheninnikov, head of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation, told Regnum News Agency.
It is therefore not surprising that proposals to update the Constitution became the main topic in the message that Vladimir Putin addressed to legislators on January 15, 2020. The President, we recall, then indicated that a number of political and public associations were raising the issue of a new Basic Law.
"I would like to answer right away - I believe that there is no such need," the head of state clarified. " The potential of the 1993 Constitution is far from exhausted, and the fundamental foundations of the constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, I hope, will remain a solid value base for Russian society for many decades to come."
The country's leader then explained how, from his point of view, the Constitution should be developed and strengthened for the sake of "further development of Russia as a legal social state in which the highest value is the freedoms and rights of citizens, human dignity, and well-being." Putin formulated ten proposals for amendments - or rather, for entire blocks of these amendments and additions.
Among the things that the president announced at the time were: guarantees of the priority of Russian laws over international agreements, a ban on foreign citizenship for senior officials (as well as for parliamentarians and judges), and the consolidation of a "link" between authorities and local government. The head of state also mentioned a clear list of powers of the State Council, tougher requirements for candidates for the post of president, and an expansion of the powers of the chambers of parliament.
WE DECIDED IT TOGETHER
But the process of updating the Constitution was not limited to the president's proposals. The main thing that the country's leader pointed out on January 15, 2020, was that the amendments should take shape after discussion in society. On the same day, Putin ordered the creation of a working group, which included not only lawyers and officials, but also public figures and experts in various fields. Any citizen could submit proposals.
Thus, in addition to the changes developed by specialists, "people's amendments" appeared in the project. They secured the special role of family values and the Russian language, they spoke about the inalienability of Russian territories, about the state's responsibility for preserving nature. The supplemented and new articles of the Constitution, which included "people's amendments", significantly changed the appearance of the Basic Law.
"The culture and history of Russia are now under the jurisdiction of the entire state, and not regions or public organizations. Also, thanks to these amendments, Russia affirms traditional spiritual and moral values as immutable and universally binding," noted Irina Velikanova, head of the Public Chamber's commission on culture and preservation of spiritual heritage and general director of the Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, in an interview with IA Regnum.
"The institutions of marriage, labor, and traditional religions should no longer be challenged as correct and the only true ones for the development of society. For the first time in the history of constitutional law in Russia, the Russian people and the Russian language as state-forming values have found their reflection," Velikanova emphasizes.
The project passed its main test on June 25 - July 1, 2020, when the all-Russian vote took place. Of the 67.9%, or almost 58 million Russians who cast their votes, the amendments were approved by an overwhelming majority - 77.9%. The will of the citizens was approved by the president, who signed a decree on July 3, 2020, thanks to which the amendments came into effect the next day.
REPAIR OF THE "FASTENING FRAME"
Next, deputies and senators had to update and “reboot” the current laws.
Over the past 5 years, more than two hundred documents have been adopted that change our legislation, bringing it into line with the new requirements of the Constitution, explained Deputy Krasheninnikov. The latest law, which concerns local self-government, came into force the other day.
"The amendments stabilized the changes that had taken place over the three decades since the adoption of the country's Basic Law. The changes provided an opportunity for further movement forward - slowly and not fragmentarily, as was sometimes suggested, but systematically," the interlocutor emphasizes.
The amendments made the very structure of our legislation clearer - "federal and regional laws complement and develop each other, eliminating legal uncertainty," Krasheninnikov noted. In 2021, he and his colleagues adopted a law that, developing the new section of the Constitution on the State Council, more clearly defined how this "platform" works, where heads of regions and representatives of the federal center discuss how the country's foreign and domestic policy will develop.
The fact that the work of the power mechanism and its “coupling” with society became more coordinated has justified itself both during the COVID crisis and, perhaps even more so, with the beginning of the Cold War. The Western countries that set the Kiev regime against Russia clearly expected to shake the “building” of Russian statehood, but it turned out to be stable thanks to the “repaired” framework. Not least of all thanks to the articles protecting sovereignty, including from various kinds of foreign agents.
At the same time, let us recall that the Constitution prescribed the authorities to support patriotic civil initiatives, public organizations and volunteer movements. Volunteers who worked during the pandemic and those who during the SVO help our new fellow citizens in Donbass and Novorossiya operate in the "field" created by the updated Constitution.
Now, when former “partners” are tightening sanctions, articles that require the state to support domestic science and medicine are playing an increasingly important role.
PEOPLE FELT THE CHANGES THEMSELVES
The updated Constitution not only more clearly defined the “rules of the game” at the level of ministers, deputies and governors (now that they are prohibited from having dual citizenship and accounts abroad, it will no longer be possible to be a “servant of two masters”). The changes also affected ordinary Russians, including those who need special care from the state.
The amendments, which concern increasing the state's responsibility for social guarantees, made annual increases in pensions and benefits mandatory, noted deputy Krasheninnikov. In order to make sure that the amendments are working, it is enough to refer to the data on the government website.
The Basic Law requires pensions to be indexed taking into account inflation. And, for example, in 2020, the social part of these payments was “increased” by 6.1%, in April of last year — by 7.5%, and a year later, in April 2025, by 14.75%.
The same applies to insurance pensions, which are indexed annually: for example, at the beginning of 2024 by 7.5%, and this New Year by another 7.5% (plus a one-time payment of 10 thousand rubles to all pensioners in February).
According to the requirements of the updated Constitution, the minimum wage is linked to the subsistence minimum and pension indexation.
On the government website you can see: if on January 1, 2020 the minimum wage in Russia was 12,130 rubles, then over the past five years this figure has “grown” more than once — by an average of 13% per year. This year the minimum wage is already 22,440 rubles.
THE EXPLOITS OF THE PEOPLE ARE FORBIDDEN TO BE REVIEWED
The state guarantees that it will not abandon people in the most difficult conditions and, what is no less important, the government is obliged to follow the principles that are common to most people. Yes, the Constitution still has an article prohibiting the establishment of a state ideology in Russia.
The correctness of this position was confirmed, among other things, by the fact that on the fronts of the SVO, Russia is equally bravely defended by people of the most diverse views, worldviews and party affiliations. But at the same time, the Basic Law enshrined what is dear to all of us.
"It's been 5 years already! Today we are convinced that our citizens made the right choice. First of all, I would like to talk about the humanitarian amendments, about those innovations that affected the spiritual sphere of society's life, " Elena Velikanova emphasizes. " The country's basic law has finally enshrined a national view of history. Russia, according to the basic law, is now a country with a 1,000-year history, and not a formation that arose out of nowhere in 1991. The essence of Russia's historical existence is the feats of our people, which are prohibited from being revised."
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[Regnum] Last week, Telegram channels wrote about a holiday with a hundred animators, a crow and a city council, and much more. The most interesting ones are in our selection. CENTRAL FEDERAL DISTRICT
A free stretching class was held in Moscow's Luzhniki. According to Moslenta, the event suddenly turned into "granny gladiator fights." Elderly ladies began to crush each other for free mats: they grabbed three at a time and fought back with their elbows. It remains a mystery why they needed so many yoga mats, especially in acidic colors.
In Krasnogorsk, a hundred animators arrived for someone's birthday party, all dressed as polar bears. The celebration took place in a bathhouse. " Krasnogorsk-Online " learned that these were "almost all the bear animators that exist in Moscow and the Moscow region."
"Liptown" is happy for a bird that was rescued from a trap in Lipetsk: the bird got into the ventilation and got stuck. Having heard strange sounds, the residents called the rescuers. They had to dismantle part of the shaft. The bird was freed. At the same time, they arranged a free show for adults and children, who watched the rescue of the bird with interest.
NORTHWESTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT
An unusually absurd chase took place in the Leningrad Region. In Kudrovo, a young man approached a passerby and, threatening him with a knife, took his phone. The police quickly tracked down the criminal and began to pursue him. And he decided to climb over a high fence and ended up on the territory of the police department. He was detained literally on the porch of the building, " The Whole Essence of Petersburg " is surprised.
A wooden house, or rather its remains, was accidentally found in the Karelia National Park, which are located at the bottom of Lake Pizanets. The log house was noticed by a photographer when he was looking through the photos. A special expedition with divers will find out how the house ended up at the bottom. "It slid down," jokes " Stranoved ".
VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT
A 25-year-old resident of Cheboksary had an unsuccessful visit to a wedding. She wanted to catch the bride's bouquet, stood in the front row. But the bride threw the bouquet not upwards, but directly into the crowd, and with considerable force. The bouquet hit the girl in the eye. Hospitalization was required, the channel " About the city of Cheboksary " knows.
"Nizhny Novgorod without censorship" is surprised by camels. They have become regularly noticed on the roads of the region. No one is surprised by them anymore. Jokes about global warming are no longer jokes.
But not for Penza. "Sursky Krai" reports that the city's social networks were filled with a rather strange question for July: "When will the heating be turned on?" The weather is autumnal, cold, although usually at this time in Penza it is unbearably hot.
Saratov scientists have created a line of canned goods so nutritious that they have already been dubbed revolutionary. The "revolution" canned goods consist of specially prepared (in a vacuum) meat, legumes and pumpkin seed flour. " Saratovshchina " reports that the canned goods are not only super-nutritious, but also rich in vitamins. Probably, the most correct and healthy food will soon look like canned goods from Saratov.
SOUTHERN FEDERAL DISTRICT
A crow has been trying to get into the Volgograd City Duma for several days, tirelessly banging on the door of the building. City residents joke that it wants to get a mandate. " Stalingumrak " ironically says that the crow has definitely earned the title of "important bird".
In Sochi, a tow truck had to be called to remove an electric scooter. "Kuban 24" reports: the scooter's power exceeded 250 W, which means that a driver's license is needed to operate it. The 38-year-old man did not have a license. Therefore, the inspectors drew up an administrative protocol, and the scooter was taken to a special parking lot, as required. It looked funny: a small scooter on a large tow truck.
NORTH CAUCASIAN FEDERAL DISTRICT
"Arrows of Kazbek" decided to calculate how many natural disasters the Stavropol region has been subjected to in recent times. It turned out to be almost everything - from heat to storms, including a tornado and an earthquake! It remains to hope that the streak of bad luck in the region will soon end.
Meanwhile, despite the bad weather, a lady stylist climbed Elbrus. And gave her companion a fashionable haircut. It turned out to be the most, as noted by "Stavropolskaya Telegam", high-mountain haircut.
URAL FEDERAL DISTRICT
A well-groomed cat on a leash was spotted in front of a bar in Yekaterinburg. It was not allowed into the premises, and the owners had to leave it outside. "The scene is straight out of Bulgakov. I just want to say: "Why are you, citizen, shouting 'scat' to the customers?" - sadly "EAN".
There, in Yekaterinburg, they started testing a new tram. It is strange. It runs at night, and, looking at photos and videos, city residents cannot decide whether it has three or five sections. " Bazhovsky Skaz " thinks it has five. But it seems to have three.
SIBERIAN FEDERAL DISTRICT
The summer shutdown of hot water drives people to rivers, baths, fitness clubs - where they can wash away dirt and refresh themselves. Some prefer fountains. "Tomsk 1604" reports that in Tomsk a man climbed into a fountain to wash himself, which is located right in the center of the city, near the administration...
FAR EASTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT
"Nedebri" writes about a gastrofestival in Chita. It was turned into a full-fledged cultural event. The theme was the Decembrists! That's why they served dishes from the cookbooks of exiled nobles, including "tea" from Transbaikal herbs, invented in one of the Decembrist families.
"Macho from Avachi" writes about the danger of wild foxes, which are known for their treachery. Recently, on the beach, a man handed a fox a smartphone, saying that it was a tasty thing. The fox grabbed it and ran. The smartphone recorded a video of the animal running away, followed by the owner's curses. Fortunately for the man, the fox soon threw the phone away, which returned to him. Apparently, the fox did not find it tasty enough.
This is the news that the channels shared last week. Read the continuation next Friday, July 11.
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[Regnum] As a result of the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Donetsk, four people were killed. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin.
He specified that the Petrovsky district of the city was hit. Ukrainian military attacked it with shrapnel-type missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.
“Four people died: women born in 1994 and 1986, men born in 1988 and 1983,” Pushilin wrote on his Telegram channel.
In addition, one local resident received serious injuries, another one - moderately. Two men were also injured.
The head of the DPR added that all victims are receiving the necessary medical assistance.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 4, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the territory of Donetsk. The strike hit the village of Trudovskie in the Petrovsky district in the west of the city. The shell hit the road and a passing car.
Late in the evening of June 30, Ukrainian troops attacked the center of Donetsk, causing a fire. In the Voroshilovsky district of the city, a woman was killed in the attack, and a teenager and a man were injured. The Sokol market stalls, the central department store, and a bank were damaged.
According to the Investigative Committee, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used high-precision air-to-surface cruise missiles Storm Shadow. They fired at an area where there were no weapons or military equipment. The fragments and shrapnel found at the site were seized for examination.
On July 1, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Russia strongly condemns the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes on peaceful cities and is taking measures to minimize such risks.
On June 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the Kiev regime is deliberately striking civilians. The head of state also noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to strike civilian targets, residential buildings, and civilian transport, including ambulances and agricultural machinery. Putin called the methods used by Ukrainian formations and Kiev's foreign mercenaries terrorist.
The strike was carried out on the settlement of Trudovskie in the western part of the city. According to the agency, two women and two men were killed as a result of the strike. The shell hit the road and a passing car.
[IsraelTimes] The Foreign Ministry said Friday that it has approved a new humanitarian aid package for Ukraine, intended to provide clean water to areas that no longer have functioning water infrastructure as a result of more than three years of Russian bombardment.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar spoke with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, on Thursday and shared the details of the aid package with him, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“It will consist of a number of water systems, each of which will be able to supply water for tens of thousands of people. The drinking systems will be installed in Ukraine’s eastern provinces, an area where infrastructure was damaged by Russian bombings and the population suffers from water shortages,” the statement read.
“This aid package joins the humanitarian assistance that Israel has provided to Ukraine since the outbreak of the war in February 2022. As part of this assistance, Israel operated ‘air and ground bridges’ to Ukraine delivering food, medicine and other essential supplies; a field hospital was established at the beginning of the war; and during the first quarter of 2025, hundreds of electricity supply units were distributed in regions affected by the bombings,” the statement added.
In 2024, Global WASH Cluster, a UNICEF-led water sanitation monitoring network, estimated that some 9.6 million people in Ukraine, or roughly a quarter of the population, are without adequate water and sanitation services.
Israel has periodically provided humanitarian aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion in February 2022.
It has declined, however, to send military aid — a decision that has irked Kyiv — due to Jerusalem’s need to maintain diplomatic relations with Moscow.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
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