War
The General Staff reported 256 combat engagements on the front line over the past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, there have been 256 combat engagements on the front line. Russian forces engaged in the most intense fighting in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk and Huliaipole sectors.
In the Kyiv region, the number of injured has risen following the Russian attack; residents of Vyshneve have been urged not to go out onto the streets
In the Kyiv region, the number of casualties has risen to 15 following a massive Russian attack, including a nine-month-old girl. In Vyshneve, due to the risk of unexploded ordnance detonating again, residents have been urged to remain in shelters and not to go outside.
The General Staff reported that more than 1,420 occupying forces had been eliminated over the past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Defence Forces have eliminated a further 1,420 Russian soldiers. The Russian army has also lost dozens of pieces of military equipment, including three air defence systems.
The Russian Federation’s combined attack on Kyiv claimed the lives of nine people, with dozens more injured
Nine people were killed as a result of Russia’s massive combined attack on Kyiv on the night of 6 July. Forty-six people were injured, including five children. Rescue operations are ongoing.
Israel has deployed the ‘Iron Dome’ to another country for the first time
For the first time in history, Israel has deployed its ‘Iron Dome’ air defence system outside its own territory. The system was handed over to the United Arab Emirates to strengthen defences against missile and drone attacks
A special tribunal on Russia’s aggression will be based in the Netherlands
The Dutch Government has agreed to host on its territory not only the preparatory stages but also the full operational phase of the Special Tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine
A soldier with the call sign ‘Trump’ has given his prediction on when the war will end
A soldier from the 128th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade ‘Dyke Pole’, with the call sign ‘Trump’, shared his own prediction regarding the end of the war after six months of continuous service at positions near Stepnogorsk. In his view, the fighting will continue until at least 2027
Fire in Stavropol: a factory producing trailers for KamAZ lorries has caught fire in Russia
On 4 July, a major fire broke out at a car trailer factory in Stavropol, Russia. The blaze was reported by Russian media and local Telegram channels
The Main Intelligence Directorate destroyed a Russian MiG-29 at the Belbek airfield in Crimea
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has reported a successful operation in the temporarily occupied Crimea. According to Ukrainian intelligence, a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet was destroyed as a result of a strike on the Belbek military airfield
Melania Trump helped bring more than 20 Ukrainian children back from Russia
US First Lady Melania Trump has joined the efforts to bring back Ukrainian children whom Russia has illegally taken from the occupied territories. According to The Telegraph, her involvement has helped bring more than two dozen children home
KAB strikes on Sumy: a 5-year-old child is among the dead
On the evening of 3 July, Russian forces launched an attack on the Sumy community using five guided aerial bombs. One of the guided bombs struck the town centre. Four people were killed in the attack, including a 33-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter
Conscription after the age of 60 in Ukraine: can men be forcibly conscripted?
Reports of the alleged compulsory mobilisation of men over the age of 60 have recently been circulating widely on social media and messaging apps. However, current Ukrainian legislation does not provide for the compulsory conscription of citizens who have reached this age
