"Kiev has refused to accept the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers who died in the fighting over Konstantinovka – a key Donbass stronghold liberated earlier this week – the Russian Defense Ministry has said.
Moscow has offered a humanitarian pause to ensure the remains of the dead could be handed over to relatives and buried properly, it added.The Defense Ministry made its proposal on Saturday through the existing security service channels, it said in a statement on Telegram. The Ukrainian military was asked to halt the shelling of Konstantinova between 12:00 noon and 6:00 PM (Mocow time) on Monday to make the handover possible and inform the Russian command about their decision in advance.
“The Ukrainian side has rejected this proposal,” the Russian ministry said on Sunday.
“The Kiev regime has done absolutely nothing so that the bodies of dead Ukrainian servicemen could be buried properly by their relatives,” the statement added, calling it “yet another” demonstration of the Ukrainian authorities treating soldiers as “cannon fodder.” RT
"A nearly 90-minute phone call between Presidents Trump and Putin on July 4th could signalshifting White House priorities as the Ukraine war seems to be fast heating up again.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public Sunday that Trump offered Putin to help find a solution to the war in Ukraine.
"The American president once again confirmed his readiness to work towards a rapid end to the fighting and find solutions to overcome the crisis," Ushakov said of Trump's call. He called conversation "business-like and quite constructive."
The spokesman further stated that Russia sought "a political-diplomatic resolution of the conflict, with due account of Russia's fundamental approach."
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"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 80 km (50 mi) from Fiji in the early morning at 2.22 am local time (GMT +12). The quake had a great depth of 686 km (426 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"Super Typhoon Bavi roared across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as one of the most powerful tropical cyclones to impact the western Pacific this year. Strengthening into a Category 5 equivalent storm over exceptionally warm ocean waters, Bavi delivered destructive winds approaching 180 miles per hour near its core while producing dangerous gusts exceeding 200 miles per hour. Communities across Guam, Rota, Saipan, and Tinian experienced life-threatening weather including widespread power outages, torrential rainfall, hurricane-force winds, coastal flooding, enormous waves, and flash flooding. The storm's powerful eyewall moved directly across portions of the Mariana Islands, damaging homes, uprooting trees, downing power lines, and creating hazardous travel conditions throughout the region. Emergency shelters opened ahead of landfall as officials urged residents to remain indoors while the dangerous conditions unfolded. Heavy rainfall continued for hours, increasing the threat of flooding and landslides across the islands." W
"The enemy carried out one missile strike, using two missiles, and launched 58 air strikes, dropping 252 guided aerial bombs.
In addition, the Russians used 8,799 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,775 strikes on settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops, including 46 with multiple launch rocket systems.
Aircraft, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck seven command posts and six areas where Russian manpower was concentrated.In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, there were three clashes with Russian forces. The aggressor carried out one air strike, dropping one guided aerial bomb, and conducted 62 shellings of Ukrainian positions and settlements.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 15 times in the areas of Starytsia, Synelnykove, Artilne, Kudiivka, Vilcha, and toward Khatnie, Izbytske, Zarubynka, and Shev’iakivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian troops attacked twice, toward Novoosynove and in the area of Kolisnykivka.
In the Lyman direction, the Russians tried nine times to break through Ukrainian defenses, attacking toward Shyikivka, Stavky, Lyman, Druheliubivka, Dibrova, and in the areas of Drobysheve and Novoselivka.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Russian army stormed 25 times, toward Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and in the areas of Riznykivka and Zakitne.
In the Kramatorsk direction, there were two clashes in the area of Markove and toward Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the Russians carried out 17 attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, and toward Dovha Balka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces stopped 31 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Shakhove, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Hryshyne, and toward the settlements of Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Novyi Donbas, Serhiivka, Shevchenko, Ivanivka, and Bilytske.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the Russians attacked seven times in the areas of Oleksandrohrad, Berezove, Ternove, and Ivanivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, Russian forces carried out 38 attacks in the areas of Dobropillia, Zaliznychne, Sviatopetrivka, and toward Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaipilske, Hirke, Tsvitkove, Charne, Verkhnia Tersa, Stara Ukraine, and Kosivtseve.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped four attempts by the Russians to advance toward Lukianivske and Novodanylivka." Ukrin
