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IAEA experts requested access to confirm the absence of mines at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the agency's general director Grossi said in a statement.
In particular, access to the roofs of reactor units No. 3 and 4, as well as access to parts of the turbine halls and some parts of the cooling system at the station, is required, the report says. [as of 21:00 last night]
Lukashenko stated that there are no mercenaries of the "Wagner" PMC, nor their leader Prigozhin, on the territory of Belarus.
The first meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council — a new format of cooperation between Kyiv and the Alliance — will take place on July 12, on the second day of the Vilnius Summit.
The meeting of the Council will be held "at the level of heads of states and governments." This means that, most likely, Zelenskyy will be personally present at the summit
🇭🇺 The Minister of Health of Russia arrived in Hungary, which was a rare visit by a member of the Russian government to a member state of the EU and NATO. Budapest has said it wants to keep communication channels open
📉 The ruble in Russia is intensifying its decline, updating its lows for the first time since the end of March 2022.
As of July 5, the euro has already risen above 99 rubles — for the first time since March 29, 2022, and the dollar has approached 91 rubles
🪖 Losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine are estimated at about 220 thousand killed and wounded — junior defense minister of Britain, James Hippie.
Also, according to the representative of the British Ministry of Defense, Russia's losses in armored vehicles amount to more than 6,200 units
As a result of the night shelling of Lviv, one of the substations was destroyed: head of the Regional Military Administration Maksym Kozytskyi.
150 subscribers remain without electricity in the city. A residential building was directly hit. Over 30 houses (250 apartments), about 50 cars, 10 dormitories, 2 universities, an orphanage and a sanatorium school were also damaged. There may still be people under the rubble. The youngest woman killed by a missile in her apartment this night in Lviv was only 21 years old. The oldest person to die is 95. The woman survived the Second World War but did not survive the Russian invasion.
The commander of the Ground Forces, Syrskyi, said that the counteroffensive "is going according to plan," and the commander of the anti-aircraft missile defense "Tavria" Tarnavskyi noted that Ukraine has not yet used "its full potential."
Israel has extended visas to Ukrainian refugees and simplified employment, said Interior Minister Moshe Arbel. [@naem good news]
🇮🇹 The positions of Poland and Italy regarding Ukraine coincide, Rome stands for real security guarantees for Kyiv, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said
The Economist magazine published a list of European countries that are knowingly or unknowingly becoming Russia's accomplices
The list, called "Putin's Useful Idiots," included Hungary, Austria, Greece, Turkey, Serbia, and Switzerland. The role of pro-Russian politicians such as Marine Le Pen, Robert Fico, Matteo Salvini and others is highlighted separately.
On the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, the Armed Forces advanced 7.5 km.