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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇩🇪 German newspaper BILD on Telegram: "The Russian army is trying to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region The 47th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports that Russian troops are conducting an offensive in the area of ​​the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. According to unit spokeswoman Anastasia Blishchik, the Russian Armed Forces mainly rely on infantry attacks supported by drones. “The fact that we have not seen armored vehicles on the battlefield for a month is at least unique, since they [the Russians] have run out of these weapons,” Blishchik said. According to her, Ukrainian drones have proven themselves in the fight against Russian equipment, so now the Russian Armed Forces are trying to break through the defense with the help of infantry units. Information about the Russian offensive near Pokrovsk is also confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky once again appealed to the allies with a request to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with more air defense systems. In particular, he mentioned the recent Russian shelling of the city of Dnepr, as a result of which five people were killed and more than 50 others were injured. It is reported that residential buildings and a hospital were damaged." 🔗 Source:

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian channel @RVvoenkor on Telegram: "‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian army struck at a new section of the border, occupying Sotnitsky Kazachok ▪️ In the north of the Kharkov region, the village of Sotnitsky Kazachok, near the border with Russia, was almost completely taken, but west of the current main theater of military operations (Volchanskoe and Liptsevskoe directions). ▪️ Russian troops advanced and occupied Sotnitsky Kazachok in the Zlochev direction, - DS. ▪️A week ago, ours apparently carried out reconnaissance in force. ▪️Then the State Border Service of Ukraine stated that Russian DRGs entered this locality, but left. ▪️And the military analytical resources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that there were losses among the border guards due to the attack by Russian forces." 🔗 Source

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian channel @RVvoenkor on Telegram: "‼️🇷🇺 “🅾️brave” took Voskhod and Sokol, took Evgenovka in pincers, approached Progress and Novoselovka First ▪️As we reported, during the offensive in the Pokrovsky direction, the forces of the “Center” group of troops occupied the settlement. Sokol for Ocheretino, now the military-analytical resource DS working at the GUR has also recognized the loss (i.e., according to the enemy, the cleansing has been completed and ours have gained a foothold there). ▪️They also announced the capture of the neighboring village of Voskhod by Russian troops. ▪️In the same area a little further north, ours are confidently advancing in Evgenovka and taking it in pincers. ▪️From Novopokrovsky, the Central Military District forces approached the outskirts of Novoselovka First. ➖The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in its summary: in the Pokrovsky direction during the day, the Russians carried out 34 assault and offensive actions. The greatest activity of Russians remains in the areas of Kalinovoe, Novoaleksandrovka, Vozdvizhenka, Evgenievka, Progress, Yasnobrodovka, Umansky and Karlovka. 24 attacks have ended, another 10 battles are ongoing." 🔗 Source

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Russian channel @RVvoenkor on Telegram: "🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The North group of troops continues to fight in the Volchansky and Liptsovsky directions ▪️Fierce fighting in Volchansk: the artillery of the GV "North" inflicted fire on small groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine trying to move to the right bank of the river. Wolf. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have significantly increased the number of such attempts, but still they are unable to accumulate enough forces to resume attacking operations. Over the past 24 hours, enemy losses amounted to up to 50 Nazis. ➖Severyan assault groups continue to advance in the area of ​​high-rise buildings and expand the bridgehead on the left bank of the Seversky Donets in the area of ​​the settlement. Bugrovatka. ➖General advance of the RF Armed Forces in the Volchansky direction - up to 150 meters . ▪️In the Liptsovsky direction , the Armed Forces of Ukraine resumed attack operations and made 3 attempts at night to attack the positions of the Fearless in small groups. They were not successful and lost up to 10 militants killed. ▪️Intensive work of the Russian Aerospace Forces continues at the points of deployment of fascists. 2 FAB-1500 airstrikes were carried out. Up to 70 Nazis were killed. ▪️Over the past 24 hours, the enemy lost more than 200 militants . Also opened and destroyed: ▪️SAU 2S7 "Peony"; ▪️MLRS BM-21 "Grad"; ▪️Howitzer M198; ▪️D-20 howitzer in the area of ​​the settlement. Borscht; ▪️UAV control point; ▪️four 120-mm mortars in the area of ​​the settlement. Vesyoloye, Liptsy, Neskuchnoye and Malye Prohody; ▪️two units of automotive equipment. ▪️The enemy still fails to accumulate enough forces to go on the offensive. Increasingly, untrained personnel, mobilized less than a month ago, and prisoners are arriving to reinforce the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Less commonly trained militants. ▪️Against the backdrop of increasing talk about peace negotiations, these mobilized are destined to die not for the sake of the victory of Ukraine and not the mythical “borders of 91”. The goal of the Kyiv regime is to achieve the most favorable conditions after its surrender, and it is for this purpose that the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is sending its soldiers to slaughter." 🔗 Source:

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 MoD of Ukraine affiliated channel Armya TV on Telegram: "⚔️ Ukrainian troops retreated from the Kanal neighborhood in Chasovoy Yar 🗣 It is about a neighborhood in the east of the city, which has been completely destroyed. The spokesman of the "Khortytsia" OSUV Nazar Voloshyn noted that it was not expedient to keep him, 🏚 This district - aka "New" - is separated from most of the city by the "Siverskyi Donets-Donbas" canal, along which our military is currently holding defenses. The battles for the neighborhood began at the beginning of April 2024. The troops of the Defense Forces withdrew to more protected areas." 🔗 Source

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (4 July 2024) Part II (see Part I) ▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 141st Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, and 35th Marines Brigade near Zherebyanka, Nesteriyanka (Zaporozhye region), and Tokaryovka (Kherson region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 140 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, four U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm D-20 and one 152-mm Giatsint-B howitzers. ▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed one MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force on the base airfield, two enterprises of military-industrial complex, one fuel refinery, one AFU POL depot, and one production and one storage facility of attack UAVs, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 128 areas during the day. ▫️Air defence units shot down 37 unmanned aerial vehicles, one French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, one U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missile, and 14 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles. 📊In total, 626 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,197 unmanned aerial vehicles, 537 air defence missile systems, 16,499 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,364 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,326 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 23,318 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (4 July 2024) Part I (see Part II) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. ▫️Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, 125th, 127th territorial defence brigades, 13th, and 17th national guard brigades near Volchansk, Veseloye, Russkaya Lozovaya, Neskuchnoye, and Tsirkuny (Kharkov region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 225 Ukrainian troops, one pickup truck, one Grad MLRS combat vehicle, one 203-mm Pion self-propelled artillery system, one 155-mm U.S.-made M198 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. ▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 14th, 66th, 115th, 116th mechanised brigades, 77th Airmobile Brigade, and 117th Territorial Defence Brigade near Makeyevka, Stelmakhovka, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Sinkovka, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Three counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 117th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 600 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles. In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer were destroyed. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed. ▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines, as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 30th, 54th, 72nd mechanised brigades, 143rd Infantry Brigade, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades, 5th, 80th assault brigades, 109th, and 119th territorial defence brigades near Georgieyvka, Serebryanka, Minkovka, Spornoye, Krasnogorovka, Katerinovka, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic). Five counter-attacks launched by formations of the AFU 10th Mountain Assault Brigade and 79th Air Assault Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 630 Ukrainian troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, and 12 motor vehicles. In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzer, one UK-made 105-mm L119 howitzer, and two electronic warfare stations were neutralised. Eleven AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed in that direction. ▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 24th, 41st mechanised brigades, 109th, 129th territorial defence brigades, and 2nd National Guard Brigade near Mikhailovka, Novgorodskoye, and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic). Six counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 31st, 47th mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 490 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, two motor vehicles, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun. ▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 116th, 120th, and 123th territorial defence brigades near Konstantinopol, Bogatyr, Neskuchnoye, Storozhevoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novosyolovka (Zaporozhye region). Moreover, three counter-attacks launched by formations of the AFU 108th and 129th territorial defence brigades were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 140 Ukrainian troops, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and two UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzers. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 AFU StratCom on Telegram: "🔱 Operational information as of 08.00 on 04.07.2024 regarding the Russian invasion ❗️ The main summary: 🔵 During the past day, 161 combat clashes were recorded. 🔵 According to detailed information, yesterday the aggressor launched six missile strikes (using sixteen missiles), 60 air strikes (using 96 anti-aircraft missiles), fired more than four thousand shots, 98 of them from rocket salvo systems, on the positions of our troops and populated areas 1246 kamikaze drones. 🔵 In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy continued offensive (assault) actions with the support of aviation, a total of 15 combat clashes took place here in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Hlyboke and Liptsi. 🔵 In the Kupyansk direction, the number of clashes per day was eight. The defense forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkivka in the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region. 🔵 In the Lyman direction, our troops stood in the way of 32 attacks by the occupiers in the areas of Grekivka, Makiivka, Nevske in Luhansk region, Terna in Donetsk region, and Serebryansk forestry. 🔵 In the Siverskyi direction, the Defense Forces repelled three attacks in the Verkhnokamyanskyi and Viimka districts of the Donetsk region. 🔵 In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped eight attempts by the enemy to break through our defenses in the districts of Klishchiivka, Kalynyvka, Ivanivskyi and Chasovoy Yar of the Donetsk region. 🔵 In the Toretsk direction, the aggressor became significantly more active - he committed 25 attacks, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Dilyivka, Toretsk, Severnye and New York in Donetsk region. 🔵 In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders repelled 37 attacks by the occupiers near the settlements of Kalinove, Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvizhenka, Yevgenivka, Progress, Yasnobrodivka, Umanske, and Karlivka of the Donetsk region. 🔵 In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the area of ​​Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Paraskoviivka and Kostiantynivka settlements, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops 16 times. 🔵 In the direction of Vremivsk, the enemy launched five attacks on our positions in Vodyanyi and Urozhany regions of Donetsk region. 🔵 In the Orihiv direction, nine combat clashes took place near the settlements of Robotyne and Shcherbaki in Zaporizhzhia. 🔵 In the Dnieper direction, the occupiers will continue to try to knock out units of the Defense Forces from their positions on the bridgeheads. All three Russian attacks were unsuccessful. 🔥 Over the past day, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit the control post, two ammunition depots, an air defense system, an artillery system, 14 personnel concentration areas and OVT." 🔗 Source:

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