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President Volodymyr Zelensky held another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief regarding the protection of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the situation at the front, and domestic arms production. "Today, an extended Staff meeting was held. The main challenges were discussed for two hours. The first is the protection of the nuclear power plant. Air Force commander Oleshchuk, Minister [of Internal Affairs] Klymenko, Chief of the State Border Guard Service Deyneko made reports. We also listened to Energoatom director Kotin and director of the Khmelnytskyi NPP Koziura," Zelensky posted on Telegram. Also, according to him, the situation at…

The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Belarus, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea remain the leaders in assisting the Russian Federation. Brigadier General Oleksiy Hromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this in an interview with Ukrinform. "Countries such as Iran, Belarus, and North Korea remain the leaders in assisting the Russian Federation. In addition, some post-Soviet countries contribute to the importation of high-tech components for the manufacture of modern weapons and military equipment into the territory of the Russian Federation," Hromov said. Read also:…

Russia is escalating the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and may resort to terrorist actions on the territory of the nuclear power plant to turn the tide of the war in its favor. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to Maliar, the information space was filled with reports about the possibility of a terrorist attack at the ZNPP. "It should be understood that a terrorist country is capable of any, even completely reckless, actions, which it will then try to pass off as someone else's," Maliar emphasized. Read also:…

In the north, anti-aircraft gunners of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down an enemy kamikaze drone. "An UAV was heading towards our positions. But thanks to the vigilance of the air defense forces, it turned into fragments, exploding in the air. Every such hit saves the lives of Ukrainian soldiers," the Operational Command "North" posted on Telegram. As reported, on the night of July 5, the Air Command “East” units destroyed three enemy Shahed combat UAVs in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv regions.

Russian troops in the temporarily occupied Crimea are actively preparing for defense. "The enemy is actively preparing for defense in the temporarily occupied Crimea: the construction of fortifications in the north of the peninsula is almost complete, and an antilanding defense system is being created on the northwestern and western coasts of Crimea to prevent the possible amphibious landings of the defense forces of Ukraine," Brigadier General Oleksiy Hromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told Ukrinform in an interview. At the same time, he noted that there are…

Yesterday, on July 4, Russian invaders fired 83 times at the Kherson region, killing two people. Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The enemy made 83 attacks over the last day, launching 465 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad multiple rocket launchers, tanks, unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft. The enemy fired 27 shells at Kherson," noted Prokudin. Read also: Russian troops fire 402 shells at Kherson region, injuring six people According to him, the Russian military hit residential areas, a school in the village of Veletenske, and a critical infrastructure…

Russian troops have attacked the Nikopol district’s Marhanets community with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “This morning the aggressor has struck the Nikopol district’s Marhanets community with UAVs. According to the preliminary data, no casualties were reported. The effects are yet to be checked,” Lysak wrote. On the night of July 5, 2023, Ukrainian defenders also shot down Russia’s Shahed-136 loitering munition over the Dnipropetrovsk region. A reminder that Ukraine’s Air Force has launched 13 strikes on Russian personnel clusters in the…

Russian mobile radiation laboratories were spotted in temporarily occupied Enerhodar and Mariupol. Ukrinform reports this with reference to the Telegram channel "Berdiansk Today". "Russian mobile radiation laboratories have been spotted in Enerhodar and Mariupol. And Rosatom has already officially confirmed its plans to blow up the ZNPP this night," the post says. In addition, with reference to the adviser to Russia’s Rosenergoatom chairman, it is noted that allegedly "Kyiv is going to attack the ZNPP on the night of July 5 using high-precision weapons and kamikaze drones." Read also: Russians spreading fake news about Ukraine's alleged plans to attack ZNPP…

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have warned that Russian invaders could prepare a provocation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. According to Ukrinform, the press service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this on Facebook. "The Armed Forces of Ukraine officially report that a provocation could be prepared in the near future at the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been occupied by Russian terrorists since March 4, 2022," the report reads. Read also: Russians spreading fake news about Ukraine's alleged plans to attack ZNPP with drones - intel According to operational data, on Tuesday, July 4, invaders…

Ukraine's defense forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdiansk sectors and are entrenching themselves on the new front lines. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in an evening report published on its Facebook page on Tuesday, July 4, according to Ukrinform. According to the General Staff, the invaders continue to focus their main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka sectors. Heavy fighting continues in the said sectors of the front, with 30 combat engagements recorded there throughout the day. In total, Ukrainian aircraft launched 13 strikes on areas…