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5:26 PM

Putin claims Istanbul peace plan draft still 'on table' for talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on July 4 that the alleged peace plan proposal drafted during negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow in 2022 in Istanbul, could be the basis for a "settlement" of a Russia's full-scale war, the Kremlin-controlled TASS news agency wrote.

4:46 PM

All Russian Kinzhal missiles downed over Kyiv since arrival of Patriot systems, Ukrainian Air Force says.

All Kinzhal ballistic missiles fired by Russia at targets in Kyiv have been downed since the U.S. provided Patriot air defense systems in May 2023, Ukrainian Air Force Colonel Serhii Yaremenko said in an interview with Ukrinform published on July 4.

3:53 PM

Investigation of alleged SBU pressure on journalist stalled, revealing long-standing tendency, lawyer says.

Despite public pressure and condemnation from as high up as President Volodymyr Zelensky, the investigations have yet to lead to any tangible results.

3:41 PM

14 brigades underarmed, aid arriving too slowly, Zelensky comments on battlefield situation.

Ukraine is grateful to Western partners for their support, but the pledged assistance is arriving too slowly, complicating the situation on the front lines, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Bloomberg published on July 4.

3:28 PM

Russia claims strike on Ukrainian Air Force base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kyiv hasn't confirmed.

The Russian military destroyed a Ukrainian Mig-29 fighter jet that was stationed on the Dovhyntseve airfield in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on July 4.

2:53 PM

IAEA informed of alleged drone strike on occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant area, one substation out of service.

IAEA experts stationed at the plant said that they saw thick smoke rising above the facility and heard explosions after they were told by the representatives of the Russian-occupied plant that drones allegedly hit it.

2:42 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 138

2:17 PM

'Yermak is a strong manager, does what I tell him,' Zelensky dismisses criticism of his chief of staff.

President Volodymyr Zelensky denied in an interview with Bloomberg published on July 4 that his office's head, Andriy Yermak, is concentrating too much power in his hands.

1:22 PM

Belarus joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization led by Russia, China.

Before Belarus joined, the organization consisted of nine member states, including China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

12:31 PM

At least 9 of 33 'neutral' Russian athletes allowed to participate in Olympics visited occupied Crimea, allegedly support war, media writes.

Another five athletes have not participated in such "propaganda tournaments," but their social media activity indicates that they also support the war, Babel said.

12:19 PM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 10, injure almost 100 over past day.

Russia targeted a total of 12 Ukrainian oblasts – Kyiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter seven regions.

11:57 AM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 62

10:24 AM  (Updated:  July 4, 2024 11:45 am)

Updated: Presidential Office denies plans for Zelensky interview with Tucker Carlson.

Presidential Office spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov responded sarcastically to Tucker Carlson's earlier announcement, saying that the commentator should "more carefully check his sources in the FSB (Russia's Federal Security Service)."

10:47 AM

Ukraine withdraws from eastern Chasiv Yar neighborhood, military says.

The decision was made because defensive positions in the area were destroyed, and commanders agreed to withdraw to better-protected positions, said Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of forces

10:37 AM

97% of Russian missiles, drones, bombs hit civilian infrastructure, diplomat says.

Only 3% of Russian missiles, drones, and guided bombs hit military targets in Ukraine, while 97% have struck civilian infrastructure, Danylo Kubai, Ukraine's envoy to international organizations in Vienna, said on July 3, according to Ukrinform.

9:59 AM  (Updated:  July 4, 2024 10:12 am)

Russian attack on Dnipro kills 6, injures 55, shopping center hit.

Five fatalities were reported on the day of the attack, and the sixth person – a 60-year-old woman – died in the hospital the day after, Governor Serhii Lysak announced.

9:22 AM

Relations between Russia, China are 'at their best in history,' Xi, Putin say.

Chinese President Xi Jinping indicated his support for Russia on the subject of its full-scale war on Ukraine, saying on the sidelines of the summit that China "has always stood on the right side of history."

8:24 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 547,470 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,200 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

8:13 AM

Zelensky expresses gratitude to US for new military aid package.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked U.S. President Joe Biden, Congress, and American citizens on July 3 for their continued military support.

6:30 AM

France sends 41 power generators to Kharkiv and Chernihiv amidst energy infrastructure damage.

France has transferred 41 power generators to Kharkiv and Chernihiv, whose energy infrastructure has been heavily damaged by Russian strikes, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on X.

6:00 AM

Erdogan offers to mediate peace talks, Kremlin rules out the idea.

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kazakhstan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Turkey could help mediate an end to the war.

3:44 AM

Russia issues arrest warrants for exiled journalists due to war coverage.

Russian courts issued arrest warrants last month for three exiled journalists, a move analysts interpret as an attempt to harass critics beyond the country's borders.

1:55 AM

UN General Assembly president says election outcomes will not alter its support for Ukraine.

The U.N. General Assembly will continue to support Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty regardless of the outcomes of national elections worldwide this year, the body's president said on July 3, adding that "no country has the right to invade another country."

12:12 AM

Missing Ukrainian journalist found dead in Kharkiv.

Oleksandr Lapshin, a Kharkiv-based journalist and volunteer who disappeared in late May, was found dead on June 29, the head of the investigative department of the police of the Kharkiv Oblast, Serhii Bolvinov told Suspilne on July 3.

11:56 PM

Zelensky reportedly considering dismissing PM Shmyhal.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is considering dismissing Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 3, citing sources in the presidential team.