The 131st day of the Ukrainian war. Latest information [papildināts 17:26]

Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important thing in the Russian-Ukrainian war on July 4. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the invasion of the aggressor for four months.

17.26. The restoration of Ukraine is the common task of the entire democratic world,” said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, addressing an international conference in Switzerland on Monday, stressing that the restoration of Ukraine would help promote peace in the world. “The restoration of Ukraine is the greatest contribution to the promotion of global peace,” Zelenskyi said via video call. addressing participants in a conference dedicated to the reconstruction of Ukraine.

15.25. “It is clear that the Russians, raising the red flag over yet another destroyed Ukrainian city, have achieved the goal they had set, that is, with the fall of Lisichansk, the entire Luhansk region has come to the disposal of Russian forces. This is not a lost war. It is the loss of territory that unfortunately, the Ukrainian forces could not hold out in the long term, because the superiority of the forces was about one to ten in terms of manpower and also at least one to five in terms of technical superiority,” Captain of the National Armed Forces Jānis Slaidiņš.

13.45. The Ukrainian flag was raised on Snake Island, reports pravda.com.ua.

12.48. According to the Ukrainian intelligence services, an insignificant number of Russian troops are currently in Belarus, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov admitted in an interview with “RBC-Ukraine”. “Actually the number [Krievijas karaspēka Baltkrievijā] is insignificant, absolutely insignificant.” He added that there is no threat to Ukraine from Belarusian troops – the Belarusian army is carrying out planned exercises, which the intelligence service knew about two and a half months before they began.

11.58. The European Investment Bank has proposed to use a financing structure previously used during the Covid-19 pandemic to help rebuild Ukraine, and hopes to raise up to 100 billion euros for investments, according to a document obtained by the Reuters news agency.

10.33. On Sunday, July 3, 10 fires broke out in the Kharkov region as a result of the Russian army’s attack, according to the Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Fires broke out in a school, a car repair shop, a three-story residential building, an outbuilding and a garage, as well as in coniferous litter, dry grass and a wheat field.

09.37. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached approximately 36,200 soldiers by Monday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army.

Since the start of the re-invasion on February 24, the Russians have lost 1,589 tanks, 3,754 armored personnel carriers, 804 cannons, 246 multiple-barreled rocket launchers, 105 anti-aircraft artillery pieces, 217 airplanes, 187 helicopters, 658 drones, 144 cruise missiles, 2,629 vehicles, and 15 tankers and ships. and 65 units of specialized equipment.

08.46. The Russian invaders are strengthening their positions in the occupied Lysichansk and Bilohorivka and are preparing to attack in the direction of Sloviansk, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army reported on Monday.

In the direction of Kramatorsk, the enemy prepared artillery and forced Severskii Donets. In the direction of Sloviansk, enemy units are trying to take control of Bogorodichni, Mazanivka and Dolina. The battles continue.

07.06. Ukraine’s participation in the G20 summit in Indonesia in November will depend on the military situation and whether Russia will attend the summit.

“Our membership depends on the Russian Federation, [no tā]will it (Russia) be there,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Sunday.

05.40. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army has eliminated 47 Russian invaders in the southern war zone, as well as destroyed two self-propelled guns and one howitzer, the operative headquarters “Dienvidi” reports on Monday.

The enemy’s radar station, radio reconnaissance station, three armored vehicles and an unmanned aerial vehicle were also destroyed. Ukrainian aviation has carried out raids on two Russian ammunition depots in the Mykolaiv region. One of the warehouses has been destroyed.

00.10. About 850 thousand refugees from Ukraine are currently settled in Germany, reports pravda.com.ua.

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