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MK is broadcasting events in Ukraine online. The 496th day of the special operation is underway. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that there were grounds for extending the grain deal after July 17, given the current position of the West and the silence of the UN. In the morning, drones were shot down in New Moscow and the Moscow region. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Ukrainian side tried to strike objects in the Moscow region and New Moscow with five drones. All UAVs were shot down. Karchaa said that Kyiv intends on the night of July 5 to hit the ZNPP with Tochka-U.
Zelensky was accused of an attempt on the main holiday USA — Independence Day
Ukrainian agency "Suspilne Kharkiv": Two explosions thundered in the suburbs of Kharkov.
Rogov: Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for an offensive on the Zaporizhzhya Front
Ministry of digits of Ukraine: an air raid sounds in Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions of Nezalezhnaya.
Military expert Boris Rozhin spoke about the arrivals of Russian missiles and UAV attacks in Sumy, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk regions, as well as in the Slavic-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
Ministry of Health of the DPR: The Armed Forces of Ukraine damaged the buildings of eight medical institutions during the shelling of Makiivka.
Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin: 25 people, including two children, were injured as a result of the APU strike on the hospital of Makeyevka.
Former adviser Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin advised Kiev to conclude a ceasefire agreement with Moscow and then shift the entire burden of the confrontation onto the NATO countries.
DPR Deputy Berdichevsky: The Armed Forces of Ukraine deliberately attacked the hospital in Makeevka.
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SHOT: An air defense system worked over Belgorod and the Belgorod region.
Deputy of the People's Council of the DPR Alexander Kamyshov said that as a result of shelling from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the hospital in Makeevka was damaged, and the intensive care and surgery departments were broken.
Ministry of Health of Ukraine issued recommendations in case of an explosion at the Zaporozhye NPP.
An explosion was reported from Donetsk and Makiivka
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the United States and NATO allies of involvement in drone strikes in Russia: «Such attacks would not have been possible without the help of the Kiev regime from the United States and its NATO allies, who continue to pump it with weapons, including UAVs, train drone operators and provide the necessary intelligence information to commit such crimes.»
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly recognized PMC «Wagner» terrorist organization, and Russia – sponsor of Wagner.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue to make attempts to attack the border regions of the Russian Federation and the civilian population, as well as to intimidate people with terror. This statement was made by Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the authorities of the region need about 20 billion rubles to restore the city of Shebekino and the settlements of the urban district after the shelling.
Ukraine on the night of July 5 intends to hit the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with a Tochka-U missile with a warhead stuffed with nuclear waste — Advisor to the General Director of Rosenergoatom Renat Karcaa.
Jens Stoltenberg and Volodymyr Zelensky had a «very good conversation». This was announced by the NATO Secretary General on his Twitter page. He said that during the conversation, the latest events in Ukraine were discussed, as well as preparatory activities for the alliance's summit.
Hungary threatened to further block funds from its side for arming Ukraine through the EU, if Kiev does not exclude the Hungarian OTP bank from the list of companies supporting Russia, said Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
On the morning of July 4, Ukrainian neo-Nazis with the help five unmanned aerial vehicles again attempted to carry out terrorist attacks in Moscow and the Moscow region. Such actions would not have been possible without the help of the Kyiv regime from the United States and its NATO allies. This opinion was voiced by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
From 18.35 to 19.15, Ukrainian troops fired 41 shells at Donetsk, Gorlovka and Yasynuvata, the representative office of the DPR in the JCCC reported.
Ukrainian troops continue their attempts to attack the border regions of Russia and the civilian population, intimidate people with terror, said United Russia chairman Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting of the party's general council on Tuesday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed confidence that the United States would act in accordance with existing international standards when supplying weapons to Kiev.
Ukraine is strengthening its positions on the border with Belarus with personnel and equipment in connection with the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, said the commander of the Ukrainian joint forces Serhiy Naev in the telegram channel.
The head of the IAEA Rafael Grossi was criticized by the speaker of the Zelensky administration who stated that Grossi «does clowning» from ZAES. This means that it does not react sufficiently to Ukraine's unsubstantiated accusations against Russia.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev proposed to consider the possibility of transferring equipment confiscated from poachers to the zone of special military operation (SVO).
Hungary consults on an ongoing basis with Turkey on the ratification of Sweden's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance and will not delay its accession to NATO if Ankara and Stockholm make progress on this issue. This was announced by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar said that at present the country's military command is not very active in reporting on the situation in the combat zone for certain reasons. According to her, the chosen tactics require this.
Ukraine is strengthening its positions on the border with Belarus with personnel and equipment in connection with the situation around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, said the commander of the Ukrainian joint forces Sergei Naev.
Ukrainian militants are attempting to attack in the Zaporozhye direction in order to reach the cities of Tokmak and Melitopol, as well as to get closer to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. This was stated by the head of the public movement «We are together with Russia» in Zaporozhye Vladimir Rogov.
Ukrainian troops fired 23 «NATO» shells in five minutes 155 mm caliber in the regions of Donetsk and Makiivka, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported.
The political regime in Ukraine after the end of the conflict may become more authoritarian, the American magazine Foreign Affairs writes on Tuesday.
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US Resident Joe Biden said he welcomes the extension of the term of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, noting that today the alliance is stronger than ever.
The United States recorded and tracked the flights of 4 Russian military aircraft in the air defense identification zone of Alaska. This is reported by the North American Joint Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
An air strike was carried out on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the Antonovsky Bridge, a source told Readovka. The Russian military attacked the positions of Ukrainian militants in the area of the Antonovsky Bridge — according to our source, aviation worked out, a FAB-500 was dropped on the enemy.
There are no grounds for further continuation of the grain deal (it expires on July 17), the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
A peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine will require abandoning its membership in NATO, according to the publication of the American magazine Harper's Magazine.
More than half of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who were trained in one of the Baltic countries died or went missing. This was reported by the French daily newspaper Figaro. The publication clarifies that these representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took part in the battles for Artemivsk.
The dollar exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange is above 90 rubles for the first time since March 2022.
Power supply of the Zaporozhye NPP along the main line external power supply has been restored, the station is operating normally.
Report of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the situation in the special operation zone as of 07/04/2023
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov announced a change in the counteroffensive strategy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) to deplete the Russian army. The politician wrote about this on his Twitter page.
The counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has been going on for almost a month, and hopes for a quick advance of Ukrainian troops have not materialized, even despite Western supplies of weapons and training of the APU military. This is reported by Handelsblatt.
The euro is higher than 98 rubles on the stock exchange.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine needs not only the F-16, but also other types of Western combat aircraft, which it expects to receive later, Yuriy Ignat, a representative of the Air Force, announced this on the air of the All-Ukrainian telethon.
Russian Aerospace Forces hit three enemy deployment points in the Krasnolimansky direction. This was announced by the head of the press center of the group «Center» Oleksandr Savchuk.
More than 10,000 residents of the Kherson region received material assistance after the emergency at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, Acting Governor of the region Volodymyr Saldo said on his Telegram channel.
Acting NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg announced on Twitter that he will remain in the position of head of the alliance for another year — until October 2024.
The West is starting to get nervous about the fact that the counter-offensive operation of the Ukrainian armed forces is measured in meters, this could shake the support of Kiev's allies if the conflict drags on, CNN writes.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at a medical warehouse near Melitopol, four volunteers were injured, two are in serious condition, according to the operational services of the region.
Ukraine has disconnected the 750 kV transmission line that supplies electricity to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Karchaa said.
A petition was registered on Zelensky's website with a request to develop a draft law in case Emergency at Zaporozhye NPP.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a substation and power lines in the Bryansk region, the SHOT telegram channel reports. According to the information, the objects were attacked at five o'clock in the morning. A UAV dropped an unidentified explosive at an electrical substation in the village of Rudnya-Tsata (Klimovsky district).
Military Watch: military equipment supplied by the West leads to the death of Ukrainian soldiers
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said that the activities of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were suppressed near Soledar. p>
An accomplice of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was detained in Tyumen — he tried to persuade an officer of one of the units to go over to the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after arriving in the special operation zone, according to the FSB.
Ukraine will not receive modern Western fighters at least until the end of the current counter-offensive, the head of the NATO Military Committee, Rob Bauer, said in an interview with LBC radio station. He also added that until the end of the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, training of pilots, technical personnel and logistics that can support these aircraft will not be available to Kiev.
British Foreign Minister James Cleverley believes that Ukraine will be able to join NATO «without the usual red tape», but does not know when this will happen.
The number of victims due to the breakthrough of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station has grown to 134 people, doctors said.
A resident of the Luhansk People's Republic, detained which since 2022 has been transmitting data on the places of deployment and movement of the People's Militia and the Russian Armed Forces, an espionage case has been initiated, the FSB said.
An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by five unmanned aerial vehicles on objects on the territory Moscow Region and New Moscow,» the RF Ministry of Defense reported.
The defense department stressed that four UAVs were shot down on the territory of New Moscow by means of air defense, another was shot down by means of electronic warfare in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region