several Ukrainian drones shot down near Moscow, according to Russian authorities

2023-07-04 08:24:01

The Russian Defense Ministry accuses Ukraine of carrying out a “terrorist attack” by launching five drones in the Moscow region on Tuesday, July 4, on Telegram. Four were destroyed by anti-aircraft defense, and another was neutralized with electronic means, according to the same source. There were no casualties or damage. The Russian Foreign Ministry accuses, on Telegramthe Ukrainian army of having attacked an area where civilian infrastructure is located, and denounces an act of “international terrorism”. Follow our live.

Ukraine claims territorial “progress”. For the past week, the Ukrainian army has taken over 28.4 km2 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 Monday 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. Russian security services claimed to have foiled a murder plot targeting Sergey Aksionov, the leader installed by Moscow in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed in 2014. The FSB accused the Ukrainian secret services of having “recruited” a Russian citizen and for giving him “subversive intelligence training in Ukraine, including explosives”.