Missiles strike Lviv, attack on courthouse, massive Russian losses
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Thursday, July 6, 2023.
● Russian missile strike on Lviv kills at least 4, injures 34
At least four civilians were killed and another 34 were injured as Russia rained missiles on the western city of Lviv on July 6.
● Russia once again halts Ukrainian grain exports
Russian authorities have brought the Black Sea “grain corridor” from Ukraine to a halt, with the most recent inspections of vessels entering the corridor observed on June 28, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on July 5.
● IAEA inspectors say they have found no evidence of mines being planted at Zaporizhzhya NPP
United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have found no evidence that Russia has planted mines at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on July 5, with reference to the agency's spokesperson.
● Explosions at Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Kyiv
At least two explosions occurred inside the building of Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District Court on July 5.
● Ukraine's power grid operator pleads for energy savings as AC use surges
As Ukraine swelters in summer heat, Ukrainian state energy company Ukrenergo has called on Ukrainians to save energy following a surge in the use of air conditioners.
● Putin’s regime struggles to recover from coup attempt, says political analyst
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s regime has been profoundly shaken due to a loss of control after the coup attempt by the Wagner mercenary company and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a political analyst has told NV.
● Ukrainian soldier who lost legs performs ballet in US
Oleksandr Budko, a soldier who lost both legs during fighting in Kharkiv Oblast, has joined the United Ukrainian Ballet troupe for charity performances in California, he wrote on Instagram on July 5.
● Russia loses 220,000 troops in Ukraine — UK Defense Ministry
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, total personnel losses of the Russian military are as high as 220,000, UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces, James Heappey MP, told the Parliament on July 5.
● Ukrainian military storming Russian positions near Bakhmut, says top commander
Ukrainian forces are storming Russian positions near the war-torn town of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, said on Telegram on July 5.
● Russia escalates tensions around Zaporizhzhya NPP, risk of terror attack remains — Malyar
Russia is capable of engaging in “totally reckless” actions, which it would later attempt to attribute to others at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said in a post on Telegram on July 5.
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