Russia Retaliates Against Ukrainian National Guard's Presidential Brigade Base

"The strikes were carried out on the National Guard of Ukraine presidential brigade base. This unit was involved in an attempted attack on the Belgorod region. At 0:50 and 1:30 on July 4 there were two strikes in Vyshgorod, known as the military base of the 1st Presidential Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. The explosions were heard on the side of General Kulchitsky Street, where the main part of the military base and the training ground are located, there are also military barracks, command houses, hangars with military equipment and ammunition depots." Sputnik

139 combat engagements took place on the front lines in Ukraine

"139 combat engagements took place on the front lines in Ukraine, with most of them recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.
In the Kharkiv sector, Russian troops continued offensive and assault operations with the support of aircraft. Eight combat engagements took place in the areas of Vovchansk, Hlyboke, Starytsia and Lyptsi.

In the Kupiansk sector, the number of combat engagements increased to five over the day. The Ukrainian defense forces repelled attacks in the areas of Synkivka and Petropavlivka in the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman sector, 21 Russian attacks were repelled in the areas of Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nevske in the Luhansk region, Terny in the Donetsk region and in the Serebryansky forest.
In the Siversk sector, the Ukrainian defense forces repelled seven attacks in the areas of Spirne and Vyimka in the Donetsk region and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian defenders thwarted 10 Russian attempts to break through the defensive lines in the areas of Klishchiivka, Kalynivka, Ivanivske and Andriivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Toretsk sector, Russian troops launched 18 attacks on the areas of Toretsk, Pivnichne and New York in the Donetsk region, supporting their actions with air strikes.
In the Pokrovsk sector, 45 enemy attacks were repelled near Kalynove, Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvyzhivka, Yevhenivka, Prohres, Yasnobrodivka, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske and Netailove in the Donetsk region. The Russian army carried out more than half of them near Novooleksandrivka and Novoselivka Persha.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Defense Forces continued to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Nevelske and Kostiantynivka, where Russians attempted to break through the defensive lines nine times.
In the Vremivka sector, Russian troops conducted seven attacks on the areas of Kostiantynivka, Vodiane and Makarivka in the Donetsk region.
Two combat clashes took place in the Orikhiv sector. The enemy was repelled near Mala Tokmachka.
In the Dnipro River sector, the invaders continue attempts to dislodge the Ukrainian Defense Forces from their positions on the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River. All five attacks were unsuccessful." Ukrin

Putin will not negotiate a ceasefire; he demands that Ukraine surrender

"Russian leader Vladimir Putin is not ready for any negotiations with Ukrainian authorities. According to experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Russian leader has dismissed the possibility of negotiating a ceasefire.
Putin has clearly stated: "We want Ukraine to surrender." FW

Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner Jalili

"Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country." AP

Angie Craig Demands Joe Biden Drop Out — First Lawmaker to Defect After ABC Interview

"President Joe Biden lost the support of yet another member of Congress, the first to do so in the aftermath of Biden’s too-little-too-late  ABC News interview, which failed to assuage his critics.
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) officially asked Biden to step aside saying, “As an elected leader, I feel a responsibility to be honest about what I believe, even when it’s hard to hear.” Breitbart