[TWZ] A Russian Tu-142 Bear-F maritime patrol aircraft “repeatedly approached” a U.K. Royal Navy carrier strike group in the Norwegian Sea and dropped multiple sonobuoys, the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. British F-35B fighters from HMS Prince of Wales intercepted the Tu-142, which was flying “unsafe and unprofessional” maneuvers, according to the MoD. The incident occurred on July 2 but was only disclosed today. "One ping only, Vasily"
The Tu-142 passed at low altitude and “unnecessarily close” to HMS Prince of Wales, while the carrier was off the northwest coast of Norway, the MoD added. The Bear-F is understood to have dropped 10 sonobuoys “in close proximity to the carrier,” with at least one of these captured on camera, as seen in the photo at the top of this story.
The U.K. Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed off Iceland under NATO command. As well as HMS Prince of Wales, the force includes the Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, and is supported by RFA Tidespring, a replenishment tanker. Merlin and Wildcat helicopters are also embarked on the vessels. Meanwhile, other NATO allies are also operating in the same region as part of Arctic Sentry, designed to “reinforce security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.”
Typically, a U.K. carrier strike group would also be accompanied by a Royal Navy Astute class nuclear-powered attack submarine. While such information is rarely, if ever, disclosed, in this instance, however, any accompanying submarine would have to be provided by a NATO ally, since the Royal Navy currently has no Astute boat available for this task. Currently, all five of the hunter-killer boats are awaiting maintenance and repairs.
While the Tu-142’s decision to drop sonobuoys might suggest Russia was attempting to detect or track a hunter-killer submarine accompanying the force, having a sub operate in such close proximity to a carrier is less likely. These submarines typically provide the outer barrier of the defensive escorts, with the aim of hunting incoming enemy boats long before the carrier itself is ever threatened.
Sonobuoys come in a variety of types designed for different missions, but they generally fall into two main categories: active and passive. Active sonobuoys transmit acoustic pulses into the water and listen for echoes reflected from a submarine’s hull, while passive sonobuoys simply detect and monitor the sounds produced by submarines. Because they require additional transmitting and processing capabilities, active sonobuoys are typically more sophisticated — and significantly more expensive — than passive models. Despite their complexity, both types are expendable systems intended for one-time use. For a deeper look at how they differ and why active sonobuoys are playing an increasingly important role in modern anti-submarine warfare
#1
Doing some hull profiling
AND checking for vessels in the shadow of the hull.
Typically, a U.K. carrier strike group would also be accompanied by a Royal Navy Astute class nuclear-powered attack submarine. While such information is rarely, if ever, disclosed, in this instance, however, any accompanying submarine would have to be provided by a NATO ally, since the Royal Navy currently has no Astute boat available for this task. Currently, all five of the hunter-killer boats are awaiting maintenance and repairs.
Somebody needed to know if/which ally was providing escort. The Brits just let it happen.
#3
While such information is rarely, if ever, disclosed, in this instance, however, any accompanying submarine would have to be provided by a NATO ally, since the Royal Navy currently has no Astute boat available for this task. Currently, all five of the hunter-killer boats are awaiting maintenance and repairs.
This was my first thought; seeing if the carrier group was wearing underpants.
#4
The Carrier Strike Group, under "NATO control" reportedly consists of HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Duncan, a type 45 destroyer, and RFA Tidespring an oiler.
No other nation vessels, but "NATO control", and a pretty thin "strike group" composition. Seems the glory days of the Royal Navy are getting quite skeletal.
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[Korrespondent] 22.56 During the day, 219 combat clashes took place at the front, in the Pokrovsky direction the Defense Forces repelled 41 enemy attacks, neutralizing more than 60 occupiers. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the evening of July 7.
22.18 In Odessa, the number of people injured in a rocket attack has increased to six people. This was reported by the head of the Odessa OVA, Oleg Kiper, on July 7. It is noted that one person is in serious condition, and the condition of three others is moderate. All victims are being provided with necessary medical assistance.
21.56 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of drones - Drone Deal.
According to Zelensky, this is the ninth such agreement for Ukraine.
"It is important that more and more partners are joining this format, which opens up more opportunities for joint defense production, exchange of expertise, and transparency in arms exports. Together we are building a new security architecture," the president noted and thanked Denmark for this step in strengthening joint defense.
According to Zelensky, it was with Denmark that co-production in Ukraine began within the framework of the Danish model, and it is absolutely fair that now Denmark will have access to Ukrainian exports of war-tested weapons.
20.59 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is preparing a DroneDeal agreement with Germany and is working on creating a joint European anti-ballistic missile system to guarantee Europe's protection from missile threats. He made this announcement following a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
20:47 The Russian army struck Odessa with a ballistic missile with a cluster warhead: 5 people were hospitalized, infrastructure was damaged.
19.58 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrsky stated that the Russian army is showing signs of exhaustion, but retains significant offensive potential. He said this following the results of the monthly meeting on improving the quality of training of military personnel and units. According to Syrsky, the Defense Forces of Ukraine maintain consistently high rates of destruction of Russian invaders' personnel and their equipment, consistently destroy enemy logistics and deliver effective strikes on military and critical infrastructure facilities, primarily the fuel and energy complex of the Russian Federation, which ensures the functioning of its military machine.
"This shows that we are acting correctly. At the same time, it is too early to talk about a qualitative turning point in the war. The aggressor is showing signs of exhaustion, but it retains significant offensive potential. It is increasing the number of its troops, continuing massive strikes on the territory of Ukraine, increasing the production of weapons of mass destruction, and preparing to seize the initiative and possible offensive actions on new sections of the front," the commander-in-chief noted.
19.56 The Cabinet of Ministers held a coordination meeting with oil market operators and relevant agencies on providing the country with fuel. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko emphasized that the priority is the needs of frontline communities.
"Russian attacks on gas stations are becoming a systemic challenge for the safety of people and the functioning of the fuel infrastructure. Currently, the necessary volumes of fuel are available, there is no shortage. We will implement a set of solutions in a timely manner that will allow us to continue to guarantee uninterrupted fuel supplies for citizens, businesses, the Security and Defense Forces, and critical infrastructure," she noted.
Svyridenko added that additional measures were also separately identified to increase the safety of gas stations in regions under constant threat of Russian attacks.
19:30 The Omsk oil refinery, which is the largest in Russia, has suspended operations after a strike by Ukrainian drones.
The primary oil processing unit CDU-10 was damaged as a result of drone strikes. This facility accounts for about 38% of the refinery's total production capacity, and its daily output is over 24,500 tons.
In addition, the attack forced the shutdown of the CDU-11 unit, which provides 37% of the plant's capacity. The facility itself was not directly hit, but the network connections necessary for its operation were destroyed by debris or the blast wave.
Theoretically, the Omsk Refinery could try to compensate for losses by launching two old, decommissioned units, CDU-7 and CDU-8, each of which is capable of processing 10,000 tons of oil per day.
The Omsk Refinery has already completely stopped selling gasoline and diesel fuel on the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange. A complete shutdown of the largest gasoline producer in the Russian Federation could lead to a deepening fuel crisis in the domestic market.
18.38 In the Kyiv region, the death toll from the massive Russian attack on July 6 has risen to nine. A man who was seriously injured in the night strike died in hospital.
18.31 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal signed a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of unmanned technologies (Drone Deal). The Ukrainian leader announced this on Facebook.
18.27 During the war, Russia has increased weapons production many times, but now it has almost reached its limit. The defense industry as the locomotive of industrial growth will soon reach maximum volumes and a high base and will not, as before, provide a significant increase in the growth rate of "processing". This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Russian media reports. It is noted that the manufacturing industry, and above all the military-industrial complex, was one of the key factors in the growth of the Russian economy during the war years. When it was realized that the war was dragging on, the state directed enormous resources into the military-industrial complex.
In 2019-2021, Russia spent 3-3.6 trillion rubles on "national defense", this year the planned expenditure is 12.1 trillion, but it will probably be increased. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov warned that spending and the budget deficit will exceed the plan. As Davis Center researcher Andriy Yakovlev noted, in order to fulfill the increased government orders, the defense industry, which mainly consists of state-owned enterprises, sharply increased wages, forcing others to join the wage race.
17.45 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin want to conclude an agreement. This was announced by US President Donald Trump.
17.08 The FSB agent, whom the SBU exposed in September 2024 while adjusting the shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk region, received 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SBU reported this on July 7. It was established that the man was recruited by the Russian special service when he was looking for easy money in Telegram channels. Later, he involved his wife in subversive activities. The agent couple monitored the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems and radar stations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on which the enemy was preparing air strikes. To collect data, the woman took photos and videos of military facilities and marked their coordinates on Google maps, and her husband passed the intelligence to a curator from the Russian Federation. In addition, it was documented how he set fire to a relay cabinet at a railway junction. The agent filmed the fire process on his phone for a report to a Russian special service officer. The attacker was to continue a series of arsons at strategically important Ukrzaliznytsia facilities. In this way, the enemy hoped to disrupt the logistics of the Defense Forces on the eastern and southern fronts.
16.39 Since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have attacked Ukrainian army positions 88 times. A third of enemy assaults are concentrated in the Pokrovsk area, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary.
16.10 Russian occupiers launched strikes with guided aerial bombs (GABs) on the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv. According to the latest data, one person was killed and 16 others were injured: 11 people suffered blast injuries, and another 5 suffered acute stress reactions.
16.04 In Kyiv, an underground "polygraphy" of medical documentation was exposed, which operated in the capital and Kyiv region. Both ordinary medical certificates and entire medical reports and examination results were ordered from dealers.
The attackers "climbed" on the basis of reports prepared for those liable for military service on the presence of incurable diseases in them or their relatives. According to them, the patients were allegedly unable to move independently and required constant professional care. As a result, fake documents became the basis for men to receive a deferral from military service.
15.42 The meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara will take place on Wednesday, July 8, at 2:30 p.m. local time (coincides with Kyiv time). This is stated in the program of the US president's stay at the Alliance summit.
15.21 In the Donetsk region, law enforcement officers exposed and detained a serviceman who illegally sold two drones that were in service with his unit, as well as two machine guns. The total amount of the transaction was 1.1 million hryvnias. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation. According to the investigation, the company commander of one of the battalions of the military unit decided to illegally enrich himself at the expense of military property, and in addition, he organized the sale of illegally acquired weapons, explosives and ammunition.
14.55 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions against suppliers of equipment to Russian military-industrial complex factories that produce missile components, and propagandists. The relevant decrees No. 587/2026 and No. 588/2026 were published on the head of state's website.
14.23 The Netherlands has exhausted its options for providing new military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated by the country's Defense Minister Dylan Yesilgoz-Zegerius during the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7, Bloomberg reports.
According to her, the country has already made a significant contribution to supporting Ukraine, so it cannot indefinitely increase the volume of its own supplies.
"We, as the Netherlands, have no more options because we have already done so much," said Yesilgöz-Zegerius.
14.21 Specialists of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, as part of a special operation in Russian cyberspace, obtained a strategically important array of classified data from one of the key enterprises of the Russian military -industrial complex - the Stelmakh Polyus Research Institute.
We are talking about dozens of gigabytes of internal document flow and official information of the management and technical levels of the institute, which is a legitimate military target for the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Polyus Research Institute is one of the leading research and production centers in Russia, part of the Rostec Corporation. The institute specializes in high-tech developments - laser technologies, inertial systems, and quantum electronics.
The database obtained by intelligence officers contains information about the enemy's existing and promising projects in the field of production of high-precision weapons, as well as modernization - in particular, through the use of foreign components - of missile weapons and drones that Russia uses to wage a genocidal war against Ukraine.
12.58 Russian troops are changing tactics on some sections of the front, moving from offensive to holding positions. The occupiers are building the largest number of fortifications in the Oleksandrivka direction. This was reported by the spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladislav Voloshyn.
12.56 Fires were recorded on the territory of the 110 kV Saki electrical substation (SS), as well as the 330 kV West Crimean substation near the village of Kar'erne in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Meanwhile, the occupation enterprise Voda Krymu reported that residents of nine cities and three districts of Crimea will be left without water supply on July 7. The outages will affect: parts of Simferopol, Feodosia, Saki, Armyansk, Yana Kapu (Krasnoperekopska), Kerch, Yevpatoria, Dzhankoy, and Bilogirsk.
The occupation authorities explain the interruptions as "emergency repair work." In general, not only residents of cities, but also residents of surrounding villages, as well as the Bilogirsky, Kurmansky, and Dzhankoysky districts, will be left without water supply.
Previously, the occupation "head of administration" of Sak Yulia Predibaylo stated that the city was left without water due to the lack of electricity.
Since July 1, water supply schedules have been in effect in villages in the south of occupied Crimea. In Yevpatoria, water is delivered by tanker trucks. In the village of Verkhnya Kutuzivka, Yalta District, water is supplied only from 06:00 to 22:00. Previously, similar restrictions were introduced in the village of Luchiste, where water supply is available on some streets for only four hours in the evening.
10.59 The number of deaths in Kherson as a result of the Russian attack on a minibus in the Central district of Kherson on July 1 has increased. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
A woman who suffered serious injuries died in the hospital.
This brings the total number of victims of this Russian attack on public transport to three. Another 11 residents of Kherson were injured.
09.59 A Russian FPV drone hit a gas station in Kharkiv, injuring a woman. The press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this, publishing the consequences of the enemy strike.
A fuel dispenser caught fire at the scene of the crash in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
09.13 In Belgorod, Russia, there were power, water and gas outages after two nighttime missile strikes. The authorities of the Russian region announced damage to the energy infrastructure.
08.59 Russian troops attacked the territory of Ukraine on Tuesday night with 123 drones, including jets. They managed to eliminate most of the enemy targets. This was reported by the Air Force.
08.39 The 1595th day of the Russian Federation's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun. In total, 255 combat clashes were recorded over the past 24 hours. This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff.
07.59 The Defense Forces neutralized 1,200 Russian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the General Staff reported.
The total combat losses of the Russian invaders from 02/24/22 to 07/07/26 were approximately 1,412,250 people.
07.33 Russian troops attacked Sumy region with drones, two people were killed as a result of the strikes. The press service of the National Police published relevant photos of the consequences.
07.22 In Kryvyi Rih, a Russian drone hit a civilian infrastructure facility, causing a large-scale fire. This was reported by the head of the city's Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul.
07.11 In Kyiv, rescuers unblocked the body of the 19th victim from under the rubble of a house in the Darnytskyi district. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
03.40 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the decisive battlefield in the war between Russia and Ukraine will unfold not on land, but in the sky. And in the competition in the air, it matters much less whose territory is larger. And in this area, Ukraine is competitive with Russia.
01.33 Two civilians were killed as a result of Russian strikes in the Sumy and Okhtyrsky districts on Monday.
01.01 Loud explosions were heard in Belgorod, Russia, late in the evening, after which power and water were cut off in at least part of the city. Social media is reporting a missile strike on a thermal power plant. The airport was also hit by a missile strike. After the strike, a large fire broke out on the site.
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[Korrespondent] No enemy offensive actions have yet been recorded in the North-Slobozhansky, Kursk, Kramatorsk, Orikhiv, and Prydniprovsk directions.
Since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have attacked Ukrainian army positions 88 times. A third of the enemy assaults are concentrated in the Pokrovsk area, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational update on Tuesday, July 7.
Thus, in the South Slobozhansk direction, the invaders tried seven times to break through the defenses in the areas of the settlements of Starytsia, Lyman, Artilne, and towards the settlement of Khatne.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out one attack in the direction of Kupyansk-Vuzlovye.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repelled seven attempts by the invaders to advance towards the settlements of Borova, Lyman, Ozerne, and Dibrova. One attack is ongoing.
In the Slavyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 16 enemy attacks towards the settlements of Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and in the area of Riznykivka and Zakytne.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, our defenders repelled nine attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Illinivka, and Ivano-Frankivsk, two attacks are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the invaders tried to push our soldiers 29 times in the areas of the settlements of Ivanivka, Dorozhne, Hryshyne, Udachne, Muravka, Molodetske and towards the settlements of Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Bilytske, Novy Donbas, Shevchenko, Myrne, Serhiivka. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy tried to advance four times in the Kalynivka area and towards Verbovye.
In the Hulyaipil direction, the Defense Forces repelled 15 attacks towards the settlements of Dobropillya, Girke, Tsvitkove, Staroukrainka, Vozdvizhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Hulyaipilske, Charivne. Two clashes are ongoing.
No enemy offensive actions have yet been recorded in the North-Slobozhansky, Kursk, Kramatorsk, Orikhiv, and Prydniprovsk directions.
We remind you that two military-industrial complex enterprises in the Bryansk region were hit last night. Two railway bridges in the areas of the settlements of Rozdolne and Ichki in Crimea were also hit.
And on July 6, the largest Russian refinery in Omsk was hit for the first time. According to preliminary information, the ELOU-AVT-11 primary oil refining unit with a capacity of 8.4 million tons of oil per year was damaged.
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[NewsFront] 21:49 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 190 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Ryazan, Tver, Tula and Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. 21:03 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the 74th separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group of forces destroyed enemy UAV control point in the Dobropillya direction.
19:51 Fighters of the "Southern" group of forces violate enemy plans.
Artillerymen and UAV operators from the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade eliminated militants attempting to gain a foothold in Alekseevo-Druzhkovka.
FPV drone crews from the 6th Motorized Rifle Division, having destroyed enemy NRTKs, disrupted the enemy's logistics in the settlements located beyond Konstantinovka: Druzhkovka, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, and Kurtovka.
18:32 Drone operators of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group work towards the enemy (Krasnolimansk direction).
A crew of the "Cube" loitering munition destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control post, and FPV drone operators burned enemy NRTKs.
17:29 Commander of the armored group of the 1194th motorized rifle regiment, call sign "Mole"toldthat Konstantinovka, despite the activity of Ukrainian drones, remains under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
16:27 To disrupt enemy attacks, crews of the Geran-4 Seeker UAV hit at a parking lot with three trucks and two tractors transporting Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on the R-73 Dnepr-Nikopol highway (near the village of Kirovo, Dnepropetrovsk region).
15:57 Geran-4 Seeker UAV crews inflicted two attacks on railway locomotives at stations near the towns of Pavlograd and Sinelnikovo in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
13:31 Dobropolskoye direction. Russian Armed Forces occupy landings north of Belitskoye, –MAP
13:11 Drone operators targeted enemy fuel infrastructure facilities in the DPR.
Calculations by the Rubicon Center inflicted strikes against gas stations and fuel tanks. These facilities were actively used by Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
12:34 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of July 7, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. As a result of decisive actions, the village of Petro-Ivanovka in the Khar'kov region has been taken under control.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Velyki Prokhody, Izbitskoye and Zakharovka in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volnaya Sloboda, Khotyn, and Mirlogi in the Sumy region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 205 servicemen, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, and eight vehicles.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Shchurovo and Rubtsy in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Olgovka and Podliman in the Khar'kov region.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces, the enemy lost more than 210 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 13 cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Nikolaevka, Pershomaryovka, and Orekhovatka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In one day, the enemy lost over 225 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 20 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Dobropillya, Novofedorivka, Annovka, Svitloe, and Serhiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 360 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, four vehicles, and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Ivanovka, Malomykhaylovka, Gavrilovka, and Velykymykhaylovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Danilovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 475 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles and nine cars.
Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Muzykivka and Zelenovka in the Kherson region and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 65 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, nine vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
11:03 Frontline summary on the morning of 07/07/26
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, positional battles are taking place in the Stepnogorsk area.
In the Hulyai-Polye direction, clashes continue near Novoselivka and Lyubitske.
Further up the front, Russian forces have reportedly taken control of the road from Velikomykhailivka to the north, complicating Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics.
Donetsk Front
There are gains in various areas along the Dobropillya front. Russian troops are fighting in Mirny and taking up new positions near Shevchenko and Belitsky.
South of Kucherov Yar, Russian forces are expanding their zone of control.
The mop up operation continues in Konstantinovka. Russian Armed Forces are reportedly advancing north from Dolgaya Balka and from Chasov Yar toward Verolyubovka.
Fighting continues in Krasny Liman. In the Seversky sector, following the liberation of Piskunovka, Russian forces are advancing in Starodubovka and the eastern outskirts of Nikolaevka.
Khar'kov Front
In the Kupyansk direction, Russian Armed Forces are clearing areas south of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
In Kupyansk itself, Russian troops are taking up new positions on the approaches to the railway station.
In the Volchansk direction, tactical successes have been achieved in the village of Okhrimovka.
Russian Armed Forces are expanding their control of the territory on the outskirts of the village of Bely Kolodez.
10:52 In absentia convicted a Mexican mercenary for participating in the armed conflict on the Ukrainian side.
The court found the evidence collected by the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation sufficient to convict Ramos Arreguín Gilberto, a citizen of the United States of Mexico, in absentia. He was found guilty under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Russian Criminal Code (participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict).
10:07 Two civilians from the Aleshkinsky district suffered as a result of mortar shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
A woman born in 1966 and a man born in 1962 were injured. Medical assistance was provided to the victims at the scene.
9:34 Air defense forces and mobile fire groups overnight destroyed 52 enemy attack UAVs over the Kherson region
9:09 During the week from June 29 to July 5, from shelling by Ukrainian military 308 civilians were hit, 270 of whom were wounded, including eight children. 38 of whom were killed, including one child. In total, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AF) fired at least 4,917 munitions at civilian targets on Russian territory over the past seven days.
8:45 Last week, medical institutions and ambulance transport were subjected to attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions and in the DPR.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces openly disregarded the norms of IHL and carried out a series of deliberate attacks on medical facilities and attempts on the lives of both medical personnel and patients, which constitutes a serious war crime.
In the DPR, a drone strike on an ambulance in Gorlovka injured three ambulance crew members.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, a similar attack injured two ambulance crew members.
In the Kherson region, the building of a first aid station in the village of Semenivka was damaged. In the Kyivskyi district of Donetsk in the DPR, a drone strike damaged the roof of a city hospital.
8:13 During the night, from 20:00 Moscow time on July 6 to 8:00 Moscow time on July 7, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 452 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
Alas, all in Russian, but the graphical nature of the video is clear.
Technically, according to Russian law, I'm not even s'posed to be able to access rutube.ru, so there's no telling how long this video will be up.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] One of the coolest videos about the liberation of Konstantinovka. An assault regiment from the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces (formerly the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the LPR People's Militia, soon to become a division) is at work. The regiment is commanded by a former commander of the 13th Special Operations Group of the Wagner PMC, call sign "Rusich." Particularly impressive is the density of FAB strikes during the assault on high-rise apartment blocks where the enemy was attempting to organize a defense.
It's worth noting that tanks were also used in the assault, although they were not particularly visible.
Video description:
From a rifle battalion within the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade to a fully-fledged regiment, the 1194th, from raising the first flag in Dyleevka to hoisting 27 flags in Konstantinovka—this is the story of a single journey, one that the legendary commander "Rusich" and his soldiers traveled in one year, working closely with units of the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, the 1465th Motorized Rifle Regiment, the 78th Motorized Rifle Regiment, and the RR of the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. During this time, these units liberated Dyleevka, Nelepovka, Pleshcheyevka, and Ivanopolye, and also made a significant contribution to the liberation of Konstantinovka.
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