Reports from the Ministry of Defense, statements by politicians, comments
MK is broadcasting events around Ukraine online. It is the 498th day of the special military operation. The Airborne Forces seized strongholds of Ukrainian troops in the Kremennaya area. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 11 NATO-caliber shells at Donetsk. The Ukrainian General Staff cited Russian minefields and powerful defensive installations, as well as the Russian advantage in artillery, Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters and Lancet kamikaze drones as the reasons for the failure of Kiev's counteroffensive attempt.
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Ukraine and Slovakia have signed a contract for the joint production of 155-millimeter Zuzana 2 howitzers. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
About 100 French mercenaries are now fighting in Ukraine, the RTL radio station reported, citing its own investigation.
The Russian army went on a counterattack near the village of Pyatikhatki, Zaporozhye region, the head of the Zaporozhye public movement «We are with Russia» told RIA Novosti. Vladimir Rogov.
In Kiev, the registration of the civilian population for the passage of one-day exercises in preparation for national resistance has begun.
General Carlton-Smith: Zaluzhny refused a quick victory and saves his strength.
The Russian Ministry of Defense circulated a summary for Friday, July 7:
— The Russian Armed Forces repelled ten attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction;
— Russian troops destroyed the ammunition depot of the 44th artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Orekhov in the Zaporozhye region;< /p>
— Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the battles in the Donetsk direction amounted to more than 420 soldiers per day;
— The RF Armed Forces repulsed four attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansk direction;
— Russian troops destroyed up to 80 Ukrainian soldiers and 2 Acacia self-propelled guns in the Kherson direction; Armed Forces of Ukraine;
— The actions of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were stopped in the Krasnolimansk direction;
— The Russian troops stopped the actions of the Ukrainian DRG in the Kupyansk direction, the total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the day amounted to more than 25 military;
— The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction amounted to 95 servicemen;
— The air defense of the Russian Federation shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft in the Zaporozhye region, intercepted 21 shells of the HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems; 90 made in the UK;
— The Russian Armed Forces hit 97 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions in a day.
On July 11-12, the leaders of the NATO countries in Vilnius will approve a multi-year support package for Ukraine, which will bring it closer to the alliance, and will also discuss the prospects for its membership, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. He added that he was expecting Volodymyr Zelensky at the meeting.
Representatives of the private military company (PMC) «Wagner» have not yet arrived to inspect a possible location for the company's fighters in a tent camp near the town of Osipovichi, Mogilev Region, Belarus. Major General Leonid Kasinsky, Assistant to the Minister of Defense of the Republic, informed the journalists who arrived at the camp about this.
Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on publications in the African media, the authors of which claim that Wagner PMC fighters are leaving the Central African Republic en masse, the MK correspondent reports.
I can’t comment on anything on this topic,” he said .
Peskov also still does not have information about the whereabouts of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the situation around the return of seized funds and other property to him.
Dmitry Peskov commented on the talks between the Turkish and Ukrainian presidents, which will take place in Turkey today, the correspondent of "MK" reports.
"We will closely follow (these negotiations). We will be interested to know what will be discussed between Erdogan and Zelensky. This is important,” the Kremlin speaker said.
The city clinical hospital was damaged as a result of the shelling of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported on the telegram channel.
  ;The post office building was completely destroyed as a result of the shelling of Oleksandrivka by Ukrainian troops, a direct hit was recorded on the building, Donetsk Mayor Oleksiy Kulemzin said in his telegram channel.
Czech Prime Minister Fiala announced the country's plans to transfer to Ukraine  ;combat helicopters and ammunition.
Former Pentagon adviser McGregor: Zelensky made a dangerous mistake for Ukraine when he demanded new weapons in an attempt to raise the stakes in the conflict with Russia.
Grossi reported that IAEA inspectors got more access to the ZNPP premises.
In Simferopol, a Ukrainian intelligence agent was detained who blew up the railway tracks in Crimea on February 23, the FSB reported.
Zelensky called the reason why Ukraine is not taken into NATO is the fear of the members of the alliance before Russia.
Marochko said that losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are growing in the Soledar-Artemovsk sector.