Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:59 The White House announced a new $2.35 billion package of military aid to Ukraine. It will include, in particular, interceptor missiles for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems, missiles for HAWK air defense systems, ammunition for HIMARS, 155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells, mortar shells, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems, TOW anti-tank missiles, ammunition and grenades for small arms, etc.
21:02 Erdogan called for a ceasefire in Ukraine at a meeting with Putin in Astana: "Turkey will continue to make efforts to establish peace in the region and the world. Turkey can lay the foundation for a consensus to end the war between Russia and Ukraine first by achieving a ceasefire and then achieving peace. A fair peace that can satisfy both sides is possible."
20:27 Fourteen people were injured in Kharkiv as a result of today's Russian shelling, including a baby and an eight-year-old child, the regional prosecutor's office reported. One of the strikes hit an open area in the outskirts of the city, and two more hit residential buildings in the Kievsky district. Private residential buildings, multi-story buildings, cars, a post office, a service station, and a gym were damaged. The strikes were carried out by the UMBP D-30 (unified interspecific gliding munition, 30 cm caliber) from the village of Batratskaya Dacha in the Belgorod region.
19:08 Russians have been attacking Poltava Oblast for the third day, OVA chief Filipp Pronin reported. According to preliminary information, one person was killed and three were injured as a result of today's attack. There were hits, and a school and a kindergarten in Poltava Oblast were damaged by debris.
19:05 In Dnipro, the number of victims as a result of today's attack has increased to 53, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
18:59 Scholz said Germany would not support a ceasefire that would require Ukraine to capitulate. The chancellor called Putin's proposal "strange." According to him, this shows "how cynical their thinking is, and that the Russian leader has no intention of ending his war of conquest."
18:51 On Thursday, July 4, hourly shutdown schedules will be in effect throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 07:00 to 13:00 and from 23:00 to 24:00, two queues of shutdown schedules will be in effect, and three queues during other hours.
18:48 Russians carried out at least three KAB strikes in the Kievsky district of Kharkov, destroying two private houses. At the moment, six victims are known, including an eight-year-old child, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
18:20 The fire on the Russian missile ship Serpukhov in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, on April 7 was a special operation by the GUR, said military intelligence spokesman Andrei Yusov. The fire on the ship was started by a Russian serviceman, now a recruit for the Freedom of Russia Legion. He served on the Serpukhov and helped the Ukrainian special services for a long time, and then carried out the sabotage. The Russian was taken to Ukraine along with secret documents.
17:34 The new Minister of Defense of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans assured of continued support for Ukraine: "The Netherlands remains committed to supporting Ukraine as much as we can and for as long as necessary. We and our allies are united in our determination to return peace and security to Ukraine." In turn, Zelensky said that he personally congratulated Dick Schoof on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
17:01 In the Czech Republic, the Czech-Ukrainian company UAC has launched serial production of Leleka-LR reconnaissance drones and Bulava strike drones exclusively for the Ukrainian army, writes the Czech publication E15. The company has launched serial production in the Czech city of Kolin and plans to supply about 100 reconnaissance and strike drones per year.
16:56 Over the first six months of 2024, the Ministry of Defense codified and approved for operation more than 70 models of unmanned aerial systems. All of these drones are domestically produced. Over the entire last year, the Ministry of Defense approved about 60 UAVs for various purposes, the department reported.
16:29 A human body has been found under the rubble of a multi-story building in Dnepr that the Russians attacked on June 28. The death toll from the Russian strike has risen to three, the city's mayor Boris Filatov said.
16:15 Russia can now hit any point in Kharkov with a FAB-500, said OVA chief Oleg Sinegubov. According to him, the 500-ton guided missile has been modified, increasing its strike range to 80 km. Because of this, "real" air raid sirens are sounding in the city for 12-16 hours.
16:11 Zelensky reported that he held a meeting in Kiev with the head of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis.
16:03 Five people were killed and 47 injured in Dnipro as a result of a massive Russian attack, including a 14-year-old child, the prosecutor's office reported. Residential buildings, medical institutions, kindergartens, educational institutions, gas stations, and a shopping and entertainment center were damaged.
15:24 If Trump knows how to end the war in Ukraine, he should tell us about it today, Zelensky said in an interview with Bloomberg. "If there are risks to Ukrainian independence, if we lose our statehood, we want to be ready for this, we want to know... We want to understand whether we will receive strong support from the United States in November or will be left completely alone," the Ukrainian president added. According to Zelensky, he is "potentially ready" to meet with Trump to listen to his team's proposals.
Zelensky also spoke about delays in the delivery of weapons from Western allies: "This is the biggest tragedy of this war, that between the decision and the real fact we have a very, very long wait." At the same time, the president does not agree with the opinion that the war has reached a dead end. According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are now better prepared in terms of manpower than they were several months ago, and a new offensive is a matter of arming the brigades.
Zelensky also said China could play a "huge role" in resolving the conflict, as Moscow is heavily dependent on its export market. He suggested that the US and China, if they put their differences aside, could work together to end the war.
15:01 The occupation administration of the Zaporizhzhya NPP announced an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on the Raduga substation in Energodar. Eight people were injured, the city's regular power supply scheme was disrupted, as well as the functioning of a number of the station's facilities, the Russians claim.
14:55 On July 1, the Main Intelligence Directorate, together with the Foreign Intelligence Service, launched a drone strike on electrical substations in the Belgorod Region, which resulted in the Ugarov Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant in the Voronezh Region shutting down, UP reports, citing intelligence sources. The plant was completely de-energized, which caused all the electric arc furnaces in which the metal had solidified to stop. It may take several months to restart them.
Sources note that this plant is of exceptional importance for the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, since it produces high-quality steel, including alloyed types of special steel for the automotive and mechanical engineering industries.
14:46 NATO countries failed to reach an agreement on long-term support for Ukraine, DPA writes. According to the agency, Stoltenberg failed to convince the allies to make a long-term financial commitment to support Ukraine.
13:59 The death toll in Dnipro has risen to five, Zelensky said and showed a video from the site of today's attack.
13:53 Russians have completely occupied the Kanal district in the city of Chasov Yar in Donetsk Oblast, reported Revansh Battalion commander Bogdan Khodakovsky: "At the cost of huge losses and the actual destruction of all multi-story buildings, the Russians have achieved success. And despite the disproportionate losses, the loss of Chasov Yar has become closer. In the long term, this has serious consequences for changing the operational map of Donetsk Oblast. The next stop is Konstantinovka. We must organize counteroffensive actions and regain strategic positions."
13:44 NATO allies have agreed on military aid to Ukraine for next year in the amount of 40 billion euros, Reuters writes. According to the publication, the leaders of the Alliance countries will sign the corresponding commitment next week at the summit in Washington.
13:35 In Dnipro, the number of victims has increased to 34, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
13:26 Russians shelled Kherson again - two people were wounded, OVA reported.
12:17 In Dnipro, the number of people killed as a result of today's attack has risen to four, 27 people were injured, reported the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak. Of these, 11 were hospitalized, two are in serious condition.
12:10 Russians struck the village of Russkaya Lozovaya in the Kharkiv region with a KAB, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. A private house is burning, there may be people under the rubble. At the moment, two people are known to be injured.
11:36 In the morning, the Russians launched a strike with three Iskander-K ground-based cruise missiles, four Kh-59 guided air missiles and five Shahed-type attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. The main direction of the strike was the Dnipropetrovsk region. Air defense forces shot down one Iskander-K missile, all Kh-59s and Shaheds, as well as one Orlan-10 UAV.
11:17 Peskov stated that Putin and Trump are not conducting a dialogue regarding achieving peace in Ukraine.
11:09 Russians attacked the Dnieper with missiles and attack UAVs - according to preliminary information, three people were killed, 18 were injured, including a 14-year-old child. Several fires occurred, there is destruction, said the head of the OVA Sergey Lysak. Local publics write that one of the shopping centers was damaged as a result of the strike.
10:28 Head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov clarified that as a result of the night shelling of the Borovsk community of the Izyum district, one person was killed and two were injured. The enemy attacked the building of the Borovsk village council.
09:55 In the Donetsk region over the past day, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling - in Selidovo and New York. Another nine people in the region were injured over the past day, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
09:19 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on an enterprise in the Industrial District of Kharkiv has increased to four, including two teenagers aged 12 and 15, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, two people were injured as a result of enemy shelling in the village of Borovaya in the Izyum District, two more in the village of Russkaya Lozovaya in the Kharkiv District, and one each in the villages of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya and Malye Prohody in the Kharkiv District.
08:57 Yermak, during a visit to Washington, told journalists that Kiev would listen to any advice on achieving a "just peace," but would not compromise "regarding very important things and values... independence, freedom, democracy, territorial integrity, sovereignty," Reuters reports.
08:34 In the morning, Russians shelled Kherson again, one person was injured, OVA reported. Over the previous day, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, one person was killed and 15 were injured.
08:16 In the Dnipropetrovsk region on the evening of July 2, debris from a downed missile damaged residential buildings, and two people were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
07:49 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 3:
personnel - about 546,270 (+1180) people,
tanks - 8123 (+16),
combat armored vehicles - 15,583 (+17),
artillery systems - 14,712 (+57),
MLRS - 1115 (+1),
air defense systems - 876 (+2),
aircraft - 360 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 11,668 (+27),
cruise missiles - 2336 (+1),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 19,850 (+63),
special equipment - 2464 (+12).
07:35 In the Zaporizhia region, one person was wounded as a result of Russian attacks on the Polohovsky district, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
07:28 Explosions were heard in Novorossiysk at night, Mayor Andrei Kravchenko announced that an attack by unmanned boats had been repelled. The Russian Defense Ministry announced that two unmanned boats heading towards Novorossiysk were allegedly destroyed in the Black Sea at night. In addition, air defense systems destroyed five UAVs over the Belgorod Region, four over the Bryansk Region, and one over the Moscow Region.
05:04 If Russia tries to expand the front, the United States will allow Ukraine to strike with American weapons at a greater distance, said Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs James O'Brien. In this way, he responded to criticism from Republicans who said that the Biden administration's policy on strikes on Russian territory changed only after Russia's offensive in the Kharkiv direction, but even then they settled on "half measures."
02:12 Chinese and Russian companies are developing a strike drone similar to the Iranian Shahed kamikaze drone, Bloomberg writes, citing European officials. According to the agency, in 2023, companies from Russia and China held talks on the release of a copy of the Iranian Shahed drone in China, and this year they have already begun testing the version before sending it to Russia.
The West is concerned that China could produce a single drone like the Shahed much faster than Iran or Russia, the newspaper notes. Officials have not identified the drone, but Chinese defense websites and several media outlets have reported that the country is developing a kamikaze attack drone called the Sunflower 200, which is similar in appearance to Iran's Shahed 136.
01:17 Orban told Die Weltwoche that Zelensky had reservations about the idea of a ceasefire for negotiations: "He was not very enthusiastic about it... He has some bad experiences with previous ceasefires, which in his interpretation were not good for Ukraine."
Orban also reiterated that "this is not our war": "When someone comes to Ukraine, it is easy to predict what will happen. Everyone applauds, saying that we are Ukraine, we are with you, this is our war and so on. But you know, the Hungarian position is different. We do not think that this is our war. And Hungary's interest is not in the continuation of the war, but in peace. And I try to represent the interests of Europe in a fair and objective way, which is different from what they usually did before."
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces Contain Russian Attacks in Eastern and Southern Ukraine.
The largest number of confrontations are in the Pokrovsky direction.
However, the situation has also worsened in the Orekhov direction.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been more than 90 clashes along the entire front line. The enemy continues to increase the pace of offensive actions in the Donetsk region. Fighting continues in 12 directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00 on Wednesday, July 3.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, six enemy attacks were repelled in the area of Volchansk and Liptsy. The Russians threw UABs into the areas of the settlements of Liptsy, Malye Prokhody, Neskuchnoye, Slobozhanskoye.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked the Stelmakhovka area twice. One combat clash is currently ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the invaders carried out 19 attacks during the day near Nevsky, Makeyevka, Grekovka, Terny and in the Serebryansky forestry. Ten combat clashes ended without success for the enemy, another nine are ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, one enemy attack was repelled near Vyemka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russians are conducting four assaults near Kalinovka. The fighting continues.
In the Toretsk direction, the number of enemy attacks has increased to 12. The enemy is concentrating its efforts on attempts to advance towards Belaya Gora, Toretsk, Deliyevka, Pivnichny and New York. Three combat clashes are ongoing.
The largest number of confrontations are in the Pokrovsky direction. Since the beginning of the day, the Russians have already carried out 19 assaults in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Novoaleksandrovka, Progress, Evgenyevka, Novoselovka Pervaya, Yasnobrodovka and Kalinovo. The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and have repelled 13 attacks, six battles are still ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, 11 attacks were repelled in the areas of Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Konstantinovka and Paraskoveevka.
In the Vremevsky direction, two assaults were repelled near Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, there was one unsuccessful attempt to attack near Charivnoye.
The situation in the Orekhovskoye direction has worsened. Since the beginning of the day, two attacks have been repelled in the areas of Novoandreyevka and Rabotino. Seven enemy attacks in the areas of Novodanilovka, Shcherbaki and Rabotino continue. The enemy has also used aviation in the area of Kamenskoye.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked our defenders twice near Krynki.
Let us recall that on July 2, about 1,200 Russian invaders were eliminated at the front. The total number of losses of the aggressor country Russia is approaching 550 thousand people.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces have defeated manpower and hardware of the 57th Motor Infantry Brigade, the 71st Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 113th and 125th Territorial Defence brigades and the 13th National Guard Brigade close to Volchansk, Neskuchnoye, Malye Prokhody, Staritsa, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
In addition, one counterattack by a group of the Vostok Special Operations Forces' centre has been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 140 soldiers, one Tunguska anti-aircraft gun combat vehicle, eight pickup trucks, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous positions and defeated formations of 14th, 63rd, 115th, 116th Mechanised brigades of the AFU and the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade close to Sinkovka and Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Grigorovka, Torskoye, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).
During the day, two counterattacks by the 3rd Assault Brigade of the enemy have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 540 soldiers, one armoured fighting vehicle, and four motor vehicles.
In addition, in the course of counter-battery warfare, one Czech-made Vampire multiple-launch rocket system launcher, one 155mm US-made M777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 105mm U.S.-made M119 gun, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun have been hit.
Three AFU field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have completely liberated Novy district of Chasov Yar locality (Donetsk People's Republic) and improved the situation along the front line.
In addition, AFU 24th, 30th, 93rd Mechanised, 56th Motorised Infantry, 81st Airmobile brigades, 109th, 114th, and 119th Territorial Defence brigades have been hit near Vasyukovka, Kalinina, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Krasnogorovka, Raigorodok, and Vesyoly Gai (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counterattacks by formations of the 46th Airmobile Brigade, the 79th Air Assault Brigade, and the 214th 'Opfor' Battalion of the AFU have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 450 troops, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and ten pickup trucks.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, three 152mm D-20 guns, one 105mm U.S.-made M119 gun, two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery warfare station have been hit.
Four AFU field ammunition depots have been also destroyed.
The units of Tsentr Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. Russian troops have defeated formations of 31st, 118th Mechanised, 79th Air Assault, 142nd Infantry brigades of the AFU, and the 2nd Brigade of the National Guard near Kirovo, Yevgenovka, Selidovo, Voskhod, Vozdvizhenka, and Progress (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, five counterattacks by assault detachments of 95th air assault, 23rd, 41st, 47th Mechanised, and 68th Jaeger brigades of the AFU have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 420 troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley IFV, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 105mm U.S.-made M119 gun, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun have been hit.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more favourable lines and also defeated manpower and hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 120th, 125th, and 128th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU close to Velikaya Novosyolka, Rovnopol, Vremevka, and Novoukrainka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have repulsed three counterattacks by assault detachments of 108th and 123rd Territorial Defence brigades.
The AFU losses were up to 145 servicemen, one armoured personnel carrier, six motor vehicles, one 155mm UK-made FH-70 howitzer, and one 155mm U.S.-made M198 howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated the 141st Infantry Brigade, the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade near Nesteryanka and Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region), and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 45 troops, six motor vehicles, one German-made IRIS-T-SLM anti-aircraft missile launcher, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have destroyed one Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force at a base airfield, one workshop of an enterprise for the manufacture of tank guns and large-calibre ammunition, as well as clusters of enemy manpower in 125 areas.
The Black Sea Fleet forces have destroyed three uncrewed boats of the Ukrainian Navy during the day.
Air defence facilities have shot down three HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles, as well as 39 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 625 airplanes, 277 helicopters, 27,160 unmanned aerial vehicles, 537 air defence missile systems, 16,490 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,363 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,272 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 23,289 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[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.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Novorossiysk was attacked by unmanned boats on the night of July 3. The attacks are being repelled. This was reported on the Telegram channel by the city's head Andrey Kravchenko.
Novorossiysk was attacked by unmanned boats on the night of July 3
The mayor asked the population to remain calm and take safety measures. He also called on residents not to go out into open spaces near the sea.
Kravchenko reminded about the inadmissibility of photo and video recording of the work of the city's security forces.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the night of July 3, after an air raid alarm was announced, an explosion thundered in Kharkov.
The Russian Armed Forces have struck the storage and preparation sites for the use of unmanned boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported on July 1 by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the destruction of unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the port of Novorossiysk.
“The Novorossiysk Naval Base’s duty fire weapons destroyed two unmanned boats in the Black Sea that were heading towards Novorossiysk,” the defense department said in a statement.
The footage provided by the ministry shows coastal artillery firing at night at approaching unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As a result of repelling the attack, one of the boats explodes, leaving behind a column of smoke.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the morning of July 3, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that two Ukrainian unmanned boats, which were heading towards Novorossiysk, were destroyed in the Black Sea.
Before this, the danger regime of attack by unmanned boats was declared in Novorossiysk at about 2 a.m. Moscow time and was in effect for about 1 hour and 40 minutes. The head of the city, Andrei Kravchenko, thanked the military for their prompt response and protection of the city.
Later, the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attempt to attack Novorossiysk, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin receives reports from the military around the clock.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Western countries are deliberately prolonging the Ukrainian crisis, which they themselves provoked. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov during a meeting of the Council of CIS Defense Ministers in Minsk.
“I would like to repeat once again: it was the West that prepared and provoked the Ukrainian crisis, and is now deliberately prolonging it,” Belousov emphasized.
At the same time, he pointed out that the West is in every way condoning the Kyiv regime in the widespread imposition of Nazism and the distortion of historical truth.
At the same time, Belousov noted that Moscow values the solidarity of the CIS member countries in the fight against the glorification of Nazism.
The day before, Belousov arrived in Minsk to participate in the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Russian officials have repeatedly pointed out the obvious involvement of Western countries in the Ukrainian conflict. Thus, at the end of May, the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are already trying to strike Russian territory with American weapons. He emphasized that this speaks volumes about the extent of Washington's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.
On June 27, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted that Western countries are effectively involved in the Ukrainian conflict, despite the fact that they have no grounds for this.
He added that Western countries cannot cite the right to self-defense as a basis for this, because no one is threatening them in this situation.
On June 25, Peskov said that Moscow does not yet see any prerequisites for normalizing dialogue with the West on settling the conflict in Ukraine. The Kremlin spokesman commented on French President Emmanuel Macron's words about his intention to resume dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the future.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Defense Minister Andrei Belousov instructed the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces to take prompt response measures to provocations related to the increased activity of US drones in the Black Sea
— The Russian Defense Ministry noted the increased intensity of flights of US strategic unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea, which carry out reconnaissance and target designation for high-precision weapons supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces by Western countries in order to strike Russian targets.
— This indicates the increasing involvement of the United States and NATO countries in the conflict in Ukraine on the side of the Kiev regime.
— Such flights greatly increase the likelihood of incidents in the airspace with aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which increases the risk of direct confrontation between the alliance and the Russian Federation.
Responsibility for this will be borne by NATO countries.
(c) Official statement of the Russian Defense Ministry
One gets the impression that the generals are sitting in the General Staff and suffering from enemy intelligence in the skies over the Black Sea. They sit and suffer, suffer and sit. And then suddenly the Minister of Defense says: Take action. And the generals in the General Staff - rrrrrraz! and took action! And they themselves can neither accept nor propose to take measures. They can only sit and suffer.
Here we should applaud Andrei Removich, who finally decided, after two and a half years of war, to officially recognize the problem and set the task of eliminating this problem. Considering that he has only been the Minister of Defense for a month, the questions "why this was not done in 2022" are no longer relevant and should be asked to Mr. Shoigu and his team.
Moreover, this order suggests that no one bothered with this problem at all. They fly and fly, adjusting strikes on Crimea and Krasnodar and adjusting. They kill people - we will give birth to more, blow up oil refineries - we will build more (here, in Sechin's place, one could already fight).
In addition, this order points to another interesting point for experts - Russia did not shoot down American UAVs not because it wanted negotiations, was waiting for Trump, could not, was afraid of World War III, but because the Minister of Defense did not give an order to resolve this issue. Shoigu, in almost 27 months of the SVO, has not deigned to give such an order. I wonder if Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff, ever came up with an initiative himself? Isn't he the one who should first and foremost determine the existing threats?
In order for anything to move, it took an American missile strike on Sevastopol with direct reconnaissance and target designation from an American Global Hawk drone off the coast of Sevstopol.
After the order, it turns out, it is quite possible to drive away drones. Without the help of weapons, which cannot legally be considered an act of aggression. It was enough for the Russian MiG-31 to fly past the UAV a couple of times at a speed of almost 2.5 times the speed of sound, after which it retreated to Romania and for three days nothing flew at all. The Americans requested an urgent conversation between the defense ministers of Russia and the United States. They did not need these conversations for two years and then suddenly.
Later, NATO changed tactics. They sent not a UAV, but a British RC-135 WITH A CREW, after which the British Storm Shadows struck (that is, they do not even hide - the Americans give target designation to the American missiles, and the British - to the British). The board was covered by 4 fighters, two of which were flying demonstratively, and two more were hiding behind the RC. Russian fighters were nearby, observing. After the British fighters ran out of fuel, they left, and the reconnaissance aircraft bashfully flew off under the Romanian coast. They are afraid.
The TG channel Fighterbomber (its author is a former Su-34 pilot) suggests :
If everything is extremely clear with drones, they will try to bring them down, then what to do with manned reconnaissance aircraft is unclear.
I think the best thing to do here is to accompany the reconnaissance aircraft as closely as possible, to take the sides into a box, to interfere with work and maneuvering by draining fuel and satellites.
Naturally, taking into account the presence of fighter escorts for the reconnaissance aircraft. They will also need to be occupied with something. But these fighters will not be able to use weapons for exactly the same reasons as we.
What do we have so far?
Today, the US Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint electronic reconnaissance aircraft was "afraid" to approach Crimea and is working over Romania without crossing the coastline. Already a profit. It looks, but noticeably from afar.
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[Regnum] Russia will increase grain supplies to Pakistan. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
On July 3, the Russian leader held talks with the Pakistani prime minister as part of the SCO summit in Astana. During the event, the leaders agreed that Russia would increase grain supplies.
"At your request, Russia is trying to make its contribution to ensuring Pakistan's food security. We are increasing grain supplies to the Pakistani market," Putin emphasized during the meeting.
Earlier at the SCO summit, Putin held talks with Mongolian leader Ukhnagiin Khurelsukh, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, Russia has become Pakistan's main grain supplier. In March, it shipped almost half a million tons of products, thereby taking up about 70% of Pakistan's imports.
On July 2, the head of state's aide for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov, said that the Russian president would hold several important bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Kazakhstan. He would also meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Also, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the topic of negotiations between Russia, China and Turkey will be various aspects of trade and economic cooperation.
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