Russian air defense downed two drones in the Moscow region, the Russian state agency TASS reported on Tuesday (July 4th). According to “first information”the two gears “headed for Moscow” and have been “neutralized by means of electronic warfare” in New Moscow, according to statements by the emergency services reported by TASS, which specifies that a victim has not been reported. Moscow and its region, located more than 500 km from the Ukrainian border, have only rarely been targeted by drone attacks since the start of the offensive in Ukraine in February 2022. Follow our live.
Ukraine claims territorial “progress”. For a week, the Ukrainian army has taken over 28.4 square kilometers in the south of the country and 9 km2 in the east, said Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Maliar. “The enemy resists strongly, a very tough duel is underway”she pointed out, referring to Russian attacks in various sectors of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. “Last week was difficult on the front, but we are making progress. We are moving forward step by step”summarized the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Telegram.
An international investigation office opened in The Hague. An international office responsible for investigating the crime of “assault” against Ukraine opened in The Hague, Netherlands. Bringing together prosecutors from Kiev, the European Union, the United States and the International Criminal Court (ICC), this form of prosecution has the mission of investigating and collecting evidence, with the aim of holding trial against Russian civilian and military officials implicated in the invasion of Ukraine.
Moscow says it foiled an assassination attempt in high places in Crimea. The Russian security services claimed to have thwarted a murder project targeting the leader installed by Moscow in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed in 2014. “Attempt to assassinate Crimean leader Sergei Aksionov organized by Ukrainian special services was foiled”thus advanced the FSB, accusing the Ukrainian secret services of having “recruited” a Russian citizen and for giving him “subversive intelligence training in Ukraine, including explosives”.