Ukraine – 7/5/2023 Sitrep
By: Bohdan Chomiak & Robert Homans
July 5th, 2023
The Playing of the 1812 Overture in Boston
Starting on July 4th, 2024, the Boston Pops Orchestra should stop playing the “1812 Overture” by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky at its annual July 4th performance on the Boston Esplanade, accompanied by cannons and as a prelude to the fireworks display along the Charles River. Instead, why not begin a new tradition - replace the 1812 Overture with the “Battle Hymn of the Republic?”
Tchaikovsky composed the 1812 Overture as a commemoration of the Russian Army’s defeat of the Army of Napoleon I in 1812. It was first performed in Moscow on August 20, 1882, at a site next to the nearly completed Church of Christ the Savior, an edifice that also commemorates the accomplishments of the Russian Army. What does the 1812 Overture, and the tradition it represents, have anything to do with Americans’ fight for independence, freedom, and liberty, that Americans celebrate every July 4th?
For the last 2 years the Boston Pops Orchestra has performed the 1812 Overture on America’s Independence Day, at a time when that same Russian Army, memorialized by Tchaikovsky’s music, is invading Ukraine on a mission to deny Ukraine’s independence, freedom and liberty, by engaging in wanton destruction of Ukraine’s cities and towns, participating in the torture, rape and murder of Ukrainian citizens, despoiling Ukraine’s cultural heritage, conducting environmental destruction, and forcibly deporting thousands of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation. These performances took place in Boston of all places, a city that calls itself the “Cradle of Liberty.”
Russian performers who have voiced their support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including but not limited to the conductor Valery Gergiev and the soprano Anna Netrebko, are no longer invited to perform in Western cultural venues. Why should the 1812 Overture, that glorifies the accomplishments of the Russian Armed Forces, be used as a musical prop to celebrate our Independence Day in the City of Boston?
The Boston Pops Orchestra, and those who enjoy the annual July 4th performance of the 1812 Overture on the Boston Esplanade, will argue that it is “tradition,” and therefore not to be disturbed. However, the City of Boston has another tradition going back much further than the playing of the 1812 Overture. That tradition is the resistance of the citizens of the City of Boston, including several of my ancestors, against the occupation of Boston by the British Army, at Bunker Hill in 1775, and again during the Winter of 1775 & 1776.
Starting on July 4th, 2024, Boston Pops Orchestra should begin a new tradition.
News From the Battlefield
In Bohdan’s email he described tactics being used by Ukraine to starve Russian forces of supplies, by hitting their logistical hubs and troop concentrations, as opposed to pushing forward through Russian minefields. As it’s being applied around the Bakhmut Theater of Operations his strategy is described in the latest “Reporting From Ukraine.” He describes the use of HIMARS against Russian installations. If true, this may indicate that Ukraine has solved the problem posed by successful Russian jamming of HIMARS missiles.
“Russia has lost half its combat capability in Ukraine, says UK armed forces chief”/Financial Times
This is an article covering the appearance of Admiral Sir Tony Radakin before a committee of the British Parliament. Among other things, Adm. Radakin told the committee, “Russia has lost nearly half the combat effectiveness of its army,” Radakin said. “Last year it fired 10mn artillery shells but at best can produce 1mn shells a year. It has lost 2,500 tanks and at best can produce 200 [new] tanks a year,” he said.”
7/5/2023 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon July 3 to 12:00 noon July 5, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Wednesday July 5
8:11 am: Romania demands Germany to deploy troops on its territory on a permanent basis, - Politico.
11:30 am: The Bulgarian parliament supported Ukraine's membership in NATO after the war, BNT publication.
● The Committee on Foreign Policy of the Parliament of Bulgaria approved the draft declaration of a group of coalition parties the day before, in which it expresses support for Ukraine's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance after the end of the war.
● The document calls for the continuation of military-technical support to Ukraine. It also states that Russia should withdraw its troops from the territory of "all countries affected by it" as soon as possible.
11:59 am: US President Joe Biden sees European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as the best candidate to lead NATO in 2024, The Daily Telegraph.
Tuesday July 4
12:09 am: Ukraine has the right to act cautiously during the counteroffensive, as the advance of troops is complicated by mines and other obstacles.
● This was stated by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, Reuters reports.
● "Ukrainian forces should not be pressured or criticized for not acting more quickly. Satellite images taken in April showed that Russia has created powerful fortifications, trenches, anti-traffic barriers and other obstacles to slow down any Ukrainian advance," he said. Bauer.
8:26 am: The invitation for Ukraine to join NATO must be clear and cannot be withdrawn, - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.
8:27 am: The USA has made its first contribution to the database regarding the investigation of the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, - Assistant Attorney General of the USA Kenneth Polit.
8:40 a.m.: I urge US President Joe Biden to immediately officially invite Ukraine to NATO — let the actual entry not even happen while the war continues — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in an interview with CNN, the full version of which will air on Wednesday night.
● "He is for us to be in NATO in the future. But an official invitation to the Alliance is needed right now, it is very important," Zelensky emphasized.
12:31 pm: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has officially confirmed that he will remain in office until October 1, 2024.
4:51 pm: Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the United States of America on Independence Day.
● "Happy 4th of July, America! Only the brave gain independence, and only the best of the brave are able to pass freedom from generation to generation. It is a great honor for us to be an ally of such a dream, courage, and freedom," wrote the President of Ukraine.
5:05 pm: Iran officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes China, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
● The decision was made at the SCO summit in New Delhi, rosZMI reports.
● At the summit, the main tasks of the SCO were declared to be the strengthening of security, the fight against terrorism and the development of economic cooperation.
7:49 pm: Ukraine will receive a new €118 million support package from the Netherlands, the country's government.
● €83 million will be directed to the restoration of infrastructure and the healthcare system of Ukraine.
● €10 million will be used to eliminate the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP.
● €25 million is allocated for grants so that companies and public organizations contribute to the recovery of Ukraine.
8:30 pm: A possible detonation of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant by Russian forces will affect the whole world and have a colossal impact on Europe.
● This was stated by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Rob Bauer, in an interview with the LBC channel.
● "If this happens, then this is a much more serious problem than just a military problem or something only for NATO. This is something that will involve the whole world, it will have a huge impact on Europe," said the head of the NATO Military Committee.
9:22 pm: The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly recognized the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism, and PMK "Wagner" as a terrorist organization.
Monday July 3
1:49 pm: The International Center for the Investigation of Russia's Intrusion into Ukraine is being opened in The Hague, Eurojust reported.
● Prosecutors from Ukraine, the USA, the International Criminal Court and representatives of the EU join its work.
● The center should investigate and collect evidence, which will be considered as an intermediate step before the creation of a special tribunal for the Russian Federation.
3:36 pm: Swiss authorities will send 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.1 million) to repair and reconstruct almost 30 Ukrainian schools in Chernihiv, Odesa and Poltava, the country's government announced.
4:41 pm: Germany and Denmark will deliver dozens of Leopard 1 A5s to Ukraine in the coming weeks.
● German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said this in an interview with Rzeczpospolita.
4:55 pm: The counteroffensive is an extremely complex operation, and the way the Ukrainians are conducting it deserves praise, said the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer.
● The head of the NATO Military Committee noted that the Ukrainian military faces defensive obstacles up to 30 km deep when they try to break through Russian lines.
● Bauer added that Ukrainian forces should not be pressured or criticized for not moving faster: "This is a very, very difficult time for them."
5:21 pm: Poland and Germany plan to agree on opening a center to repair Ukrainian Leopard 2 tanks within 10 days.
● This was announced by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius after talks with his Polish counterpart Mariusz Blaszczak.
5:45 pm: The temporary charge d'affaires of Ukraine Oleksandr Shulga was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, — Imedi.
● According to the TV channel, the call is related to the introduction of sanctions against Georgian Airways.
● We will remind you that Volodymyr Zelenskyi previously imposed NSDC sanctions against the relevant airline for resuming connections with the Russian Federation.
7:55 pm: Volodymyr Zelensky called on the Georgian authorities to hand over Mykhailo Saakashvili to Ukraine for the necessary treatment and care.
● "Right now, Russia is killing Ukrainian citizen Mykhailo Saakashvili at the hands of the Georgian authorities.
● "Today, I instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon the Ambassador of Georgia to Ukraine, express a strong protest to him and offer to leave Ukraine within 48 hours to hold consultations with his capital," the president wrote.
8:30 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
● "They coordinated positions before the Vilnius NATO summit and discussed the formats of future security guarantees for Ukraine.
● We shared assessments of the latest events in Russia and Belarus and discussed the current state of the grain agreement and the importance of its continuation," Zelenskyy writes.
10:50 pm Reuters: Tomorrow NATO members will extend the term of office of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for another year.
11:41 pm: A citizen of Tajikistan who opened fire at Chisinau International Airport has died, Moldovan police said.
11:57 pm: Local media reports a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
NATIONAL
Wednesday July 5
12:20 am: Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi in an interview with ABC announced the completion of the history of the "Wagner" PMK.
7:06 am General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: During the past day, the enemy launched a missile attack on the city of Pervomaiskyi and the village of Belyy Kolodyaz in the Kharkiv region.
● In addition, 47 airstrikes were recorded and 59 attacks from rocket salvo systems were carried out on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on the Lymansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdiyivskyi, and Marinsky directions, heavy battles are ongoing. During the day, 40 combat clashes took place.
● An increase in the number of cases of acute intestinal infections was noted in the temporarily captured Skadovska and Genicheska of the Kherson region. According to the course of the disease, it has signs of cholera.
● The so-called occupying authorities do not recognize the increase in the number of cases, are trying to hide the deterioration of the sanitary-epidemiological situation in the region, and have begun covert cholera vaccination of representatives of the so-called administrations and their closest circle.
● Over the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces has struck 13 strikes on areas where enemy personnel are concentrated, 3 on air defense systems, and 1 on enemy control points.
● In addition, our defenders destroyed 5 operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs
● During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit the area of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment of the Russian Federation, 4 ammunition depots, 18 artillery pieces in firing positions, 3 anti-aircraft weapons and 2 radio electronic warfare stations of the enemy.
7:40 am: The level of radiation on the morning of July 5 is normal throughout Ukraine. This is evidenced by the data of the Ukrhydrometeorological center.
9:30 am: The Air Force shot down 3 UAVs on the night of July 5, according to the Air Force Eastern Command.
● One Shahed was shot down in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.
9:36 am: The departure of a Tu-160 strategic bomber was recorded, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
10:25 am: Probable launches of cruise missiles by a Tu-160 strategic bomber from the Caspian Sea have been recorded, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● If the launches are real, the estimated time of the announcement of the air alert in the southern and eastern regions is 10:50.
11:10 am Operational Command South: In the Black Sea, the Russian Federation has dramatically increased the number of missile carriers.
● Currently, there are 2 surface and 1 underwater carriers in the ship group of 10 units. The total volley of "Calibers" - up to 20.
11:38 a.m.: The defense forces are succeeding in the offensive in the Klishchiivka area in the Bakhmut direction, said Andriy Kovalev, spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● To the north and south of the city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops continue to put pressure on the enemy, knocking out previously captured lines.
● It is also reported that the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Lyman, Avdiiv and Mariinsky directions.
Tuesday July 4
12:23 am: On the Eastern Front, the number of Russian troops is more than 180,000, said the spokesman of the ZSU Cherevaty.
● "A fairly powerful group has gathered there - more than 120,000 enemy troops. In our entire zone - more than 180,000 Russian soldiers. On Bakhmutsky - somewhere around 50,000," he said.
12:49 am: Training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 was supposed to begin in June, but this did not happen, despite promises, - the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuleba.
● "There was a promise to start training in June from one of the countries, now they say that they are continuing preparations for the start of training, that they also made a mistake in their calculations, they need a little more time. But we don't have time, so we are speeding everything up as much as possible," - Kuleba explained.
7:42 a.m. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Tonight, the Russian Federation struck another blow with the Iranian attack UAV "Shahed". Information regarding the consequences of the Russian terrorist attack is currently being clarified,
● the Russians are concentrating their main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv, and Marin directions, heavy fighting continues. Over 40 combat clashes took place during the day.
● In Makarove settlement of Luhansk region,
● on the territory of the children's health camp, Russian military personnel set up a military hospital, where more than 100 wounded Russians are located, -
● Military equipment of the Russian Federation and roadblocks are scattered throughout the territory of the camp. Residential buildings of the local population are located in the immediate vicinity.
● The situation is similar in the city of Liman. There, the territory of the camp is also used to store military equipment.
● Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has carried out 16 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel of the Russian Federation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● During the day, units of missile troops and artillery struck 3 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2 areas of concentration of manpower, 26 artillery pieces in firing positions and a Reb station.
9:16 am: Activity of Russian tactical aviation in the southeast direction. Do not ignore the air alarm signal, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:17 am: The commission of the Ministry of Culture again arrived at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
● The demand of the administration of the building to the UOC to leave the Lavra by July 4.
12:41 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson.
● "They discussed the situation on the battlefield, the latest events on the territory of Russia, the pace of implementation of previous agreements regarding defense support from Sweden. They agreed to coordinate efforts to bring Ukraine and Sweden closer to membership in NATO," the President of Ukraine said.
12:56 pm: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi appointed Colonel Oleksandr Okhrimenko as the head of the Odesa Regional Staffing Center (Military Committee).
● Before his appointment, he was the commander of the 14th mechanized brigade named after Prince Roman the Great. Zaluzhny called Okhrimenko one of the best commanders.
1:56 pm: Currently, the Armed Forces are more focused on exhausting the Russian army, rather than moving forward, said Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security Council.
● "Task number one is the maximum destruction of the manpower, equipment, fuel depots, armored personnel carriers, command posts, artillery and air defense forces of the Russian army. The last days are particularly fruitful. Now the war of destruction is equal to the war of kilometers. More destroyed - more released." - said Danilov.
3:26 pm: Preparatory work on the construction of main water pipelines for the regions affected by the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP has begun in Ukraine.
● This was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov.
● The water supply system will consist of 3 main water supply lines with a length of almost 150 km. Implementation of the project will provide water to at least a million people from the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, Kubrakov said.
5:21 pm: Ukraine has decided to strengthen the northern border with equipment and personnel, - commander of the United Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Serhiy Naev.
● "In connection with the recent events around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, a decision was made to strengthen the northern border of our state with both personnel and military equipment," Nayev said.
Monday July 3
12:52 pm: The National Commission for Energy and Communal Services canceled its decision to raise water tariffs. In her statement, there is confirmation that tariffs for water utilities were to increase by an average of 32% from July 1.
● It is known that the regulator has started consultations with the government regarding additional financing to cover the costs of water utilities.
1:28 p.m.: Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that the past week at the front was difficult, but the Armed Forces are making progress.
● "We are moving forward, we are moving step by step. Thank you to everyone who defends Ukraine, to everyone who leads this war to Ukrainian victory! Glory to our heroes!", the president wrote.
2:31 pm: As long as Crimea is under Russian occupation, it means only one thing: the war is not over yet, Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in an interview with CNN.
● The President of Ukraine also noted that the scenario in which there could be peace without Crimea would not be a victory.
● Putin's response to the mutiny of the Wagnerites was weak, the dictator is losing control over his own people - Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
● The President of Ukraine emphasized that the entire vertical of power that he (Putin - ed.) had is simply collapsing. At the same time, half of Russia supports the PKK leader Prigozhin.
3:16 pm: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny discussed with representatives of "Energoatom" actions in the event of an explosion at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
● They visited the Rivne NPP and agreed with the plant's management to exchange information for planning actions in the event of a terrorist attack at the ZNPP.
3:58 pm: According to SBU materials, a novice of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP) of the Pochaiv Assumption Lavra, who praised the Russians, will spend 5 years behind bars with confiscation of property, SBU press service.
● He spread Kremlin propaganda on Russian social networks, praised the highest military and political leadership of the Russian Federation and called on the faithful to pray for the victory of the invaders. He also had an outstanding conviction for murder. He lived on the territory of the monastery since 2017.
4:25 pm: ZNPP was connected to a backup power line for the first time in four months, — IAEA.
● IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi noted that connecting the ZANP to the 330 kV line is an important step, as the plant has relied on a single 750 kV trunk line for external electricity in recent months. It was necessary for reactor cooling and other important nuclear safety functions.
4:31 pm: Enemy tactical aircraft activity observed in southeast direction. There is a threat of using aviation weapons — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
6:03 pm: Last week, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed high-priority enemy targets, on average, every 70 minutes.
● This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Hanna Malyar.
● In 7 days, the following were hit: 94 places of concentration of troops, 22 anti-aircraft missile complexes, 19 ammunition depots, 7 command posts.
6:21 p.m.: The Lviv court has chosen a preventive measure for "EU" deputy Serhii Alekseev — detention for 60 days with the possibility of bail in the amount of more than 2.2 million hryvnias, — mass media.
● According to the investigation, he is suspected of fraud "on a particularly large scale" - a bribe of 50,000 dollars for solving extradition problems for a foreigner.
7:00 pm: The decision on the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi to the NATO summit in Lithuania will depend on the situation on the front line.
● This was stated by the presidential spokesman, Serhii Nikiforov, in a comment to "Suspilno".
● "You need to pay attention to the president's statements, he clearly described these circumstances," Nikiforov said.
7:18 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on July 3:
● "[...]during the day, the Russian occupiers used 3 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the S-300 air defense system and 20 Iranian strike UAVs of the "Shahed" type against civilian infrastructure facilities in the Sumy, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
● [...]14 attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type were destroyed.
● The enemy carried out 44 airstrikes and carried out about 50 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● "The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on the Lymansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdiyivskyi and Marinskyi directions, heavy battles are ongoing.
● During the day, more than 30 combat clashes took place."
● "For a day, the aviation of the defense forces made 14 strikes on areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
● During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 2 areas of concentration of enemy manpower, weapons and military equipment and 5 of his artillery means in firing positions.
9:52 pm: Ukraine received the second tranche of $890 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
● This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.
● Currently, Ukraine has already received $3.59 billion from the IMF, and the total financing under the program is $15.6 billion.
11:22 pm: Released on bail of UAH 805,000. the head of the Ternopil Regional Council Mykhailo Golovko, who is suspected of extorting a bribe, has returned to work, - mass media.
● Golovko stated that the raised suspicions are "complete madness, absurdity and provocation", since the regional council "has not had anything to do with the budget for almost two years now".
MORDOR – Russia
Wednesday July 5
8:10 am Institute for the Study of War: Russia is unlikely to cause a radiation incident at the Zaporizhia NPP now.
10:35 am: In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, the town of Valuyki was under fire in the morning.
● According to preliminary information, there are no victims. Two private residential buildings and 5 cars were damaged.
11:41 am: a Russian propagandist confirms that the Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked out Russian troops from Klishchiivka.
● Also, according to him, Bakhmut is now under fire control of Ukrainian forces.
Tuesday July 4
7:22 am: Two drones were shot down in New Moscow, rosZMI reports.
● Another drone was destroyed in the Kaluga region. It is reported that now several flights to Vnukovo airport, the main airport used by Russian Government officials, have been rescheduled. And some of the planes that were supposed to land there this morning have already been redirected to Sheremetyevo.
7:23 am: There is a drone strike in the administrative building in Kubinka, Moscow region, — rosZMI
● According to preliminary information, a military unit was attacked.
10:48 am: Russia has improved tactics to slow down the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces, British intelligence.
● It is noted that the basis of this approach was the very intensive use of anti-tank mines by Russia. In particular, the density of minefields in some areas indicates that Russia has probably used far more mines than its military doctrine allows.
● According to intelligence data, having slowed down the offensive of the Armed Forces, Russian troops then try to strike Ukrainian armored vehicles with kamikaze drones, attack helicopters and artillery.
11:34 am: In Chechnya, the journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" Elena Milashina was beaten and naked - "Novaya Gazeta" publication.
● According to human rights defenders, the car of Nemov and Milashyna was blocked by armed men on the way from the airport, then they beat the journalist and the lawyer with their feet, took away and smashed the equipment.
● Oleksandr Nemov and Olena Milashyna flew to Grozny for the sentencing of the wife of the ex-judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, Zarema Musaeva, who was abducted from Nizhny Novgorod by Chechen security forces in January 2022.
2:41 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
● rosZMI reports that World War II ammunition found in Gilza Bay is being detonated at the Kara-Koba test site.
4:36 pm: A MiG-31 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in Kamchatka Krai, reports rosZMI with reference to the Pacific Fleet.
● The plane was flying without ammunition, search and rescue forces were sent to the crash site.
6:04 pm: A large-scale production of "Shahids" has been launched in Tatarstan, - rosZMI.
● Strike drones are produced in the special economic zone "Alabuga". Next year, it is planned to transfer the production of some parts to the territory of the Russian Federation, and then to implement the automation of production.
● It is reported that the resulting collection efficiency should exceed the Iranian one tenfold. Russia is allegedly ready to replace all Shahid components with its spare parts, except for the warhead, which will probably continue to be supplied from Iran.
8:49 pm: In Veliky Novgorod, the Russian Federation, the gas turbine Luzka thermal power plant is on fire, rossMI reports.
8:59 pm: The adviser to the head of Rosenergoatom, Karchaa, said that Ukraine is allegedly going to attack the ZNPP using high-precision weapons and kamikaze drones on the night of July 5.
10:05 pm: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation approved the procedure for restricting the rights of drivers of evaders, - rosSMY.
● Now, Russian conscripts who have not appeared at the military commissariat within 20 days of receiving the summons will not be able to drive a vehicle.
Monday July 3
5:20 pm: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Mariupol, residents report.
10:13 pm: the Russian Federation is considering the possibility of postponing the so-called "elections" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
● This was stated by the head of the Russian Central Committee Pamfilov at a meeting with Putin.
● According to her, Moscow is still preparing to hold "elections" there, but in case of "unforeseen circumstances" it is ready to postpone this process.
11:28 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
KYIV
Tuesday July 4
10:28 pm: In Kyiv, the "Motherland-Motherland" monument was illuminated in the colors of the American flag in honor of the Independence Day of the USA.
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CHERNIHIV
Tuesday July 4
12:26 pm Chernihiv RMA: the Russians struck the center of the village of Buda-Vorobiivska, Novgorod-Siversky district.
● Three wounded. Two wounded had to be evacuated during the shelling.
SUMY
Wednesday July 5
12:28 am: Sumy region - threat of enemy use of attack UAVs. This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Tuesday July 4
7:26 am: Sumy region - probability of use by the Russians of attack UAVs, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:53 am: In Sumy, the number of victims as a result of the July 3 attack has increased.
● Three people died, 21 were injured, the mayor of the city, Oleksandr Lysenko, said. Four remain in hospitals.
1:41 pm Operational Command North: OC "Pivnich" informs that on July 3 it became known about the death of two residents of the border settlement of the Sumy region and the wounding of another as a result of an attempt by Russians to penetrate into the territory of Ukraine.
● Not achieving the goal, the Russians opened fire on the civilian population in order to intimidate.
● The investigation into the circumstances of the emergency is ongoing.
Monday July 3
1:07 pm: As a result of a Russian UAV strike in the city of Sumy, 1 person died in a five-story residential building, the head of the OP reported.
2:56 pm: In Sumy, as of 1:00 p.m., 16 people are known to be injured, OVA reported.
● "Four UAVs of the Shahed 136 type were recorded in the center of Sumy. The administrative building and 2 multi-apartment residential buildings were damaged as a result of the hit," the message says.
3:52 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Sumy region.
6:39 pm: As of 6:00 p.m., it is known that 2 people died and 19 were injured in Sumy as a result of a Russian attack by "shahedas", Sumy OVA reports.
● "There are 4 injured people in health care facilities, 2 of them are seriously in intensive care, 2 are of moderate severity," the report says.
12:10 pm: Air defense units shot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Tavri direction.
● Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the operational-strategic group of troops "Tavria", announced this.
KHARKIV
Wednesday July 5
1:38 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kharkiv.
9:15 am Kharkiv RMA: This morning in the village of Bely Kolodyaz was shelled, an apartment building and a car were damaged. There was no information about the victims.
● Also in the village Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv district, a house was on fire as a result of shelling, without casualties.
Tuesday July 4
12:10 pm Kharkiv RMA: the Russians shelled Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, Budarka, Petro-Ivanivka, Novomlynsk with mortars and artillery during the day. No casualties.
● In Izyum, a 32-year-old man was blown up by an explosive device, received mine-explosive injuries, hospitalized in serious condition.
2:18 pm Kharkiv RMA: An explosion rang out in the city of Pervomaisky around 1:35 p.m., 12 injured people are known, including 5 children.
● According to preliminary information, the shelling was carried out with a high-explosive projectile. As a result, several cars caught fire.
3:12 pm: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine published the consequences of the attack by the Russian military on the city of Pervomaiskyi.
● 16 people were injured, including 7 children. The youngest child is one year old. Damaged high-rise building.
3:41 pm Kharkiv RMa: In the city of Pervomaisky, 31 injured persons are currently known, of which 9 are children. In particular, among them a 10-month-old baby and a one-year-old child,
● In the city, the glazing of 8 high-rise buildings was damaged. In addition, 4 cars were on fire, and 1 car was damaged.
5:44 pm: "As of 5:30 p.m. in Pervomaiskyi, 38 people are known to be injured, including 12 children," writes the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
● It is noted that the youngest victim was 3 months old, and doctors provided assistance to the child on the spot.
6:21 pm: The number of victims due to the shelling of Pervomaysky has increased to 41, - State Emergency Service.
● According to medics, the condition of the 10-month-old boy, who was admitted to the intensive care unit, has been stabilized. Other children received minor shrapnel injuries, bruises and scratches.
● As a result of the rocket attack, 8 multi-story buildings and 8 cars were damaged.
6:30 pm: The number of injured as a result of the attack on Pervomaisky has increased to 43, reported the head of Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
10:50 pm: Kharkiv region - threat of ballistic weapons use. This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:34 pm: the Russian Federation struck the Kharkiv region with S-300 missiles, Serhii Melnyk, the head of the Kharkiv garrison, said.
● "Part of the missiles remained at home." Information about possible destruction and victims is being established," he said.
Monday July 3
9:55 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Kharkiv region.
11:41 am Kharkiv RMA: the Russians launched an airstrike in the Pletenivka area. They carried out mortar and artillery shelling of Kozachoa Lopan and Vovchansk
● Masyutivka, Kislivka and Berestovka, Kurylivka, Shyykivka, Kislivka and Kruglyakivka were also under fire. Damaged houses. No casualties.
LUHANSK
Saturday July 1
8:14 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Luhansk.
DONETSK
Wednesday July 5
12:08 am: Donetsk region - the threat of using ballistic weapons. This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:08 am Social Networks Explosions are heard in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region.
12:12 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region.
11:57 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region.
Tuesday July 4
9:37 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region.
1:27 pm Donetsk RMA: In the morning, the Russians shelled Velika Novosilka — houses on two streets were damaged,
● 2 houses were damaged on the Volnovasky direction in Novoukrayinka.
● In the Donetsk direction, 6 houses were damaged in Gostroma of the Kurakhiv community.
● On the Horlivskyi direction, 4 houses were damaged in Toretsk, 3 in Diliivka and 1 in Druzhba. 2 houses were damaged in Predtechyn of the Kostyantynivska hromada.. 4 houses were damaged in the Chasovoyarsk hromad.
● On the Lysychansky direction, 2 houses were damaged in Siversk. 2 houses were destroyed and 11 were damaged in the Lymansk community.
Monday July 3
12:30 pm: In Lysychansk, the Russians repurposed all hospitals into military hospitals, - MBA.
● Civilians do not have access to medicine. Some neighborhoods are closed by the invaders to local residents. It is also known that mobile communication is available only in some areas of the city.
9:29 pm: In the Bakhmut direction, a duel continues to intercept the initiative, reports Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar.
● According to her, the situation changes very rapidly and control over the same positions can be lost and restored twice a day.
● "On the southern flank in the Klishchiivka region, our troops are fighting, but advancing," Malyar writes.
ZAPORIZHIA
Wednesday July 5
12:04 am: The IAEA does not report any threats to the station in its latest report
● IAEA observers are present at the ZNPP, and based on their reports, the agency forms a report. Today's only topic is disconnection of the power transmission line of the station.
9:50 am Zaporizhia RMA: Over the last day, the enemy fired 60 attacks on 12 settlements in the Zaporizhia region. So far, the destruction of 17 civilian objects has been recorded.
● Orykhiv was hit by an air strike, Levadne, Novodarivka and Malynyvka suffered from 7 shellings from anti-aircraft missiles, Novotroitske, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Orykhiv, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Preobrazhenka, Charivne survived 52 artillery shells.
Tuesday July 4
11:06 am Social Networks: Explosions rang out in the temporarily occupied Yakymivka of the Zaporizhia region.
11:54 am Zaporizhia RMA: During the day, the Russians carried out 61 shellings of 16 settlements in the Zaporizhia region.
● 64 reports were received about the destruction of civil infrastructure objects.
● A 51-year-old man came under fire in Gulyaipol. He has already been taken to a medical facility.
2:56 pm: The Armed Forces in the Berdyansk direction advanced to the depth of the enemy's defenses up to 2 km, - Valery Shershen, the spokesman of the press center of the Defense Forces of the Tavriysk direction.
5:39 pm: Today, the Zaporizhzhia NPP lost power from the main external high-voltage power transmission line with a voltage of 750 kV, the state-owned enterprise NAEK Energoatom reported.
● The station was switched to the only available backup line of 330 kV, which was repaired and reconnected to the station on July 1. The line was damaged four months ago, Energoatom noted.
7:49 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Zaporizhzhia region.
11:12 pm: Volodymyr Zelensky: We now have information from our intelligence that on the roof of several power units of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, the Russian military placed objects similar to explosives. Perhaps to simulate an impact on the station. Maybe they have some other script.
● But in any case, the world sees - and cannot help but see! - that the only source of danger for the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant is Russia itself, and no one else.
11:12 pm: Zaporizhzhia region - threat of enemy use of attack UAVs. This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Monday July 3
9:46 pm: Zaporizhzhia region - probability of enemy use of attack UAVs.
● This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
DNIPRO
Wednesday July 5
7:55 am Dnipro RMA: After midnight, defenders from the "Shid" anti-aircraft missile defense system shot down "Shakhed-136" over the area.
● In the morning, the Russian Federation struck the Marganets community in the Nikopol region with an anti-aircraft missile. Previously, there were no casualties. The consequences are being clarified.
Tuesday July 4
1:13 pm Dnipro RMA: In the evening, the Russians attacked the Nikopol district with unmanned aerial vehicles.
● Bombs were dropped on the Marganets community. There are no casualties.
Monday July 3
11:13 pm: The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces warns of the threat of a "shaheda" attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region.
KHERSON
Wednesday July 5
8:47 am Kherson RMA: Over the past day, the enemy launched 83 shellings, firing 465 shells from mortars, artillery, Grads, tanks, drones, and aviation. The enemy fired 27 shells at the city of Kherson.
● the Russian military targeted the residential quarters of the populated areas of the region; school in the village of Veletenske; building of a critical infrastructure facility in the Kherson district.
● As a result of the Russian aggression, 2 people were killed and another was injured.
Tuesday July 4
9:18 am Social Networks: An explosion rang out in temporarily occupied Skadovsk.
9:24 am: Over the past day, the Russians carried out 68 shellings, firing 402 shells from mortars, artillery, "Grads", aviation and UAVs, - the head of Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
● They fired 35 shells into the city of Kherson. They targeted the residential quarters of the populated areas of the region. 6 people were injured.
9:56 am Kherson RMA: In Kherson in the morning, two people died as a result of artillery shelling
● A man and a woman died. Residential buildings were damaged.
11:28 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
Monday July 3
4:15 pm: Russians shelled the Stanislavska community in the Kherson region. Three people were injured, two of them were hospitalized, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
● Private houses and commercial buildings were damaged.
8:11 pm Kherson RMA: Russian shelling of the village of Kindiyka injured a couple.
● "Two people - a 59-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman - were injured due to shelling. Both wounded were hospitalized, doctors are providing them with assistance," wrote Prokudin.
9:43 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Skadovsk.
10:31 pm: The police detained a group of 12 participants, which, under the guise of a voluntary formation, committed crimes in the territory of the Kherson region, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
● The members of the organized group committed robbery attacks on citizens' residences: they broke into houses, threatened and seized property.
● The court chose preventive measures: 6 members of the group are in pretrial detention, 6 more are under 24-hour house arrest.
MYKOLAIV
Tuesday July 4
10:34 am Mykolaiv RMA: This morning, the Russians launched artillery strikes on the waters of the Ochakiv community. There were no injuries or damage.
● Ochakivska and Kutsurubska communities were under artillery shelling yesterday. As a result, two units of agricultural machinery were damaged. There are no casualties.
CHERKASY
Wednesday July 5
10:09 a.m.: The SBU, together with the SBU, gathered evidence against the judge of the Zvenigorod district court of the Cherkasy region, who denied the armed aggression of the Russian Federation and justified the war crimes of the Russians.
● At the time of documenting the crime, the defendant was the head of the district court.
● The SBU has records of conversations in which it does not hide its pro-Russian position and constantly repeats the Kremlin's narratives about the war in Ukraine. She faces up to 8 years in prison with confiscation of property.
LVIV
Tuesday July 4
2:33 pm: Military commissars served summonses to 56 deputies of the Lviv Regional Council.
● Deputy from "Svoboda" Yosif Sytnyk confirmed the distribution of summonses. It happened at the entrance to the session hall.
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