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[NewsFront] 20:09 Main news today (04.07.2025):
Russia has returned another group of troops from Ukrainian territory.
The Russian Armed Forces liberated Predtechino in the DPR.
A total of 48 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by air defense systems.
Russian military launched a massive attack on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities.
18:34 From 16:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
11 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Ryazan region, and
One UAV each over the territories of the Smolensk and Oryol regions.
18:04 Calculation of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled guns of the Center group destroyed firing point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. Having received target designation, the artillery crew destroyed the enemy mortar along with its personnel after a series of shots. The target was confirmed by UAV operators.
16:19 In the period from 13:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Seven UAVs - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Five UAVs - over the territory of the Oryol region.
15:49 Forests in the Melovye area are under the control of the Russian army, –MAP.
15:19 Servicemen of the 90th Guards Tank Division during combat operations deploy mobile points with installations for jamming and suppressing reconnaissance and attack UAVs. The mobile group of such a point includes two EW specialists and two shooters with rifles and automatic weapons.
13:14 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
13 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region and
One UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region.
12:57 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation from June 28 to July 4, 2025
Tonight, in response to the terrorist acts of the Kyiv regime, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with long-range precision weapons of land-based, the Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missile system, long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles on industrial enterprises engaged in the development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles, FPV drones and other robotic mobile systems, various military equipment in Kyiv, as well as the infrastructure of a military airfield and an oil refinery.
The strike target has been achieved. All designated objects have been hit.
During the week, units of the North military group in the Khar'kov region liberated the village of Melove in the Khar'kov region.
The units of two mechanized, airborne assault, motorized infantry brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defense brigades and a border detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine were defeated.
In Sumy Oblast, they continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. Concentrations of manpower and equipment of three mechanized, three airborne assault, a Jaeger brigade, three assault regiments, an assault battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and the GUR special forces unit "Khimera" were destroyed.
Over the course of a week, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy's losses amounted to over 1,360 servicemen, five tanks, 17 combat armored vehicles and 37 automobiles. 34 field artillery guns, six ammunition and material depots were destroyed.
The units of the "West" group of forces have improved their tactical position. Formations of four mechanized, two assault, an airmobile brigades, a regiment of unmanned systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades have been defeated.
The enemy lost more than 1,550 troops, a tank, 14 armored combat vehicles, including a British-made Snatch armored vehicle, as well as an HMMWV armored vehicle and an M113 armored personnel carrier made in the United States. A total of 72 vehicles, ten field artillery pieces, including two NATO-made, 16 electronic warfare stations, and 28 ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Predtechino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of five mechanized, airmobile, assault, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and the Azov special forces brigade.
Over the course of a week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,180 servicemen, two tanks, an HMMWV armored vehicle, and an M-113 armored personnel carrier made in the United States. 16 vehicles, 14 field artillery guns, three electronic warfare stations, and 15 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces continued offensive actions on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Dnepropetrovsk region. The settlements of Novoukrainka and Razino of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated.
The following formations were defeated: five mechanized, assault, airborne assault, mountain assault, airborne brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two brigades of naval infantry, two territorial defense brigades and two brigades of the National Guard.
The enemy lost up to 3,180 troops, 17 armored combat vehicles, including two M113 armored personnel carriers, two HMMWV armored vehicles, and three U.S.-made MaxxPro armored vehicles. 45 vehicles and 13 field artillery pieces were destroyed.
Over the past week, units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Chervona Zirka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and a national guard brigade.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,310 servicemen, two tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 44 cars, 17 field artillery pieces and seven electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanized, mountain assault brigades, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 520 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, and 48 vehicles. 12 artillery pieces, 36 electronic warfare stations, 23 ammunition, material, and fuel depots were destroyed.
Over the course of the week, air defense systems shot down seven British-made Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, six US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, a Neptune long-range guided missile, 36 guided air bombs, and 1,172 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
663 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
66,978 unmanned aerial vehicles,
612 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,124 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
1,573 multiple launch rocket systems,
26,910 field artillery pieces and mortars,
37,637 units of special military vehicles.
12:34 Units of the "Southern" group of troops continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and released the settlement of Predtechino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:33 From June 28 to July 3, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive and five group strikes, which resulted in the destruction of military-industrial complex facilities and oil refineries of Ukraine, the control system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, radar stations, ammunition and material depots, production workshops, storage sites, launch sites and control points for attack unmanned aerial vehicles, storage sites for unmanned boats, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists and foreign mercenaries.
11:40 Between 8:00 a.m. Moscow time and 11:00 a.m. Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Three UAVs - over the territory of the Udmurt Republic,
Two UAVs - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV - over the territory of the Samara region.
11:00 Military personnel are restoring transport infrastructure in the Vologda region.
Servicemen of the 462nd Separate Bridge Battalion of the Russian Armed Forces' logistics are carrying out tasks to restore transport infrastructure in the Nikolsky and Nyuksensky districts. By the end of August 2025, the battalion will have restored 8 emergency bridge structures.
10:06 Novopavlovskoye direction. The Far Easterners are advancing west, have entered the villages of Tolstoy and Poddubnoye, –MAP.
09:15 Strike inflicted in Kramatorsk, where the rear bases of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located.
07:31 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
Melove in the Khar'kov region was liberated;
Razino in the DPR was liberated;
Control zone in the area of Mirny and Mirolyubovka was expanded.
07:28 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 48 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
26 over the territory of the Rostov region,
12 over the territory of the Kursk region,
Six over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three over the territory of the Oryol region,
One over the territory of the Lipetsk region.
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