Newsletter 04/07/2024
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As a result of enemy shelling of Kharkiv, 14 people were injured, including an infant
Source: Official Telegram page of the Prosecutor General's Office
Private residential buildings, high-rise buildings, cars, a post office building, a service station, and a sports hall were damaged. The prosecutors established that the strikes were carried out by a UIPM D-30 (unified interspecies planing munition, caliber 30 cm) from the settlement of Batrachka Dacha, Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
ISW: Ukraine forming several new brigades, but unable to equip them
Ukraine is addressing its manpower challenges and is forming several new brigades, but delayed and insufficient Western weapons deliveries will likely prevent Ukraine from equipping all these new brigades.
Ukraine in OSCE: Russia aims 97% of missiles, bombs and drones at civilian targets
Only 3% of Russian missiles, drones and guided bombs hit military targets in Ukraine, while 97% are sent to strike civilian infrastructure.
Not a single Kinzhal missile has reached Ukraine's capital since May 2023 – Air Force
All Russian Kinzhal ballistic missiles that were launched at Ukraine's capital after the country received the Patriot air defense system in May 2023 have been successfully intercepted. In total, the enemy has launched more than 20 Kinzhals at Kyiv.
War
Ukraine's air defenses intercept 21 of 22 kamikaze drones launched by Russia overnight
Ukraine's air defense forces shot down 21 out of 22 Russian Shahed attack drones on the night of July 3 to 4.
Powerful explosion occurred in Sevastopol - social networks
In the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, a powerful explosion occurred in the area of the Russian electronic warfare unit on Cape Fiolent, a column of smoke rose 100 meters.
DIU fighters destroyed Russian communication equipment and vehicles at night in one of directions
Death toll from Russia's June 28 missile attack on Dnipro rises to three
On June 28, Russian forces hit a nine-story apartment building in Dnipro with a missile. Four upper floors were destroyed.
Defense
Pentagon unveils new security assistance package for Ukraine
A new security assistance package for Ukraine will include $150 million worth of weapons and equipment within a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) and about $2.2 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds.
Weapon of Victory: BIBER bridge-builder tank
Politics
Kuleba: To change situation in war, we need permission to strike at territory of Russian Federation and more ammunition
To change the situation in the war with Russia, Ukrainian partners need to make two key decisions: to allow strikes on Russian territory, especially airfields and bombers in the air, and to provide more artillery and ammunition.
Slovakia and Poland have different positions on Ukraine's integration into NATO
This was stated by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw.
"When it comes to matters in which our positions will differ during the NATO summit, Mr. President [Duda] is in favor of a faster start of negotiations on Ukraine's membership in NATO. Instead, we encourage rather moderation, so that these negotiations do not inadvertently lead to an even greater escalation of tensions and this does not provoke Russia to even greater aggression," Pellegrini said.