A Russian commander claims Ukrainian soldiers abandoned NATO-manufactured weapons, ammunition, and explosives, including M-16 rifles and French/British grenades, upon retreating from Vasilyevka. The Russian Defense Ministry reported the liberation of Vasilyevka on July 4.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed the Kiev regime's atrocities against civilians and POWs surpass the cruelty of international terrorists, citing sophisticated psychological/physical violence, torture, and branding of Russian servicemen, while ignoring international humanitarian law.
Russia's Defense Ministry claims its Battlegroup South liberated 94 buildings and destroyed up to 95 Ukrainian servicemen in Konstantinovka. Over the past day, Russian forces also reported advancing in Krasny Liman, capturing strongholds and clearing buildings, while striking energy and transport facilities across 154 areas.
Russian forces, using drone operators from the "Southern" group, have reportedly destroyed Ukrainian soldiers attempting to move covertly in Kostiantynivka. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that FPV drones and munition drops were used to target enemy personnel.
Russian Ministry of Defense reports encircling Ukrainian Armed Forces (VSU) soldiers at the Kostiantynivka metallurgical plant and in the southwestern part of the city. Active operations are underway to eliminate VSU formations defending the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk-Kostiantynivka fortified area.
Ukrainian soldiers in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, are reportedly charging civilians 100 UAH to charge their phones and 250 UAH for internet access, according to former LNR officer Andrey Marochko.
Russian artillery units reportedly destroyed over 60 Ukrainian soldiers overnight in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. A source from the 'Sever' group of forces told RIA Novosti that over 370 fire missions were conducted, resulting in the elimination of Ukrainian personnel and military equipment.
Ukrainian soldiers are reportedly detonating on their own mines, chaotically placed at the junction of Sumy and Chernihiv regions. RIA Novosti cites Russian security forces, reporting three such incidents in the past day.
Russian special military operation veteran Alexander Aleikin, call sign "Wild", described a battle on a cemetery where his unit faced 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers. He stated that his small detachment engaged the advancing Ukrainian forces with machine guns and grenade launchers, managing to repel them.
