"The French election results showed that the “alliance of dishonour” between President Emmanuel Macron and the far left effectively blocked the populist National Rally from gaining a majority despite the Le Pen party having won the most votes.According to the French Interior Ministry, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) won the most votes of any party during Sunday’s second round of the snap legislative elections at over 8.7 million, good for 32.05 per cent of the vote. When combined with their electoral alliance partners from disputed Les Républicains president Eric Ciotti, who earned nearly 1.4 million, good for 5 per cent of the vote, that would take the right wing to over 10 million and 37.05 per cent of the vote.
In comparison, the far-left New Popular Front alliance of communists, socialists, and environmentalists led by radical leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon only received around seven million votes or around 25.7 per cent and Emmanuel Macron’s neo-liberal centrist coalition received 6.3 million votes or 23.15 per cent of the vote." ZH
"141 combat engagements took place on the front lines in Ukraine.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy continued its offensive. There were five combat engagements in the areas of Lyptsi, Starytsia, Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector, the number of attacks reached 13 over the past day. Ukrainian defense forces repelled all Russian assaults near Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane and Stelmakhivka.In the Lyman sector, 16 enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of Nevske, Hrekivka, Makiivka, Terny and the Serebryansky forest.
In the Siversk sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled three assault attacks near Verkhniokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian troops thwarted five Russian attempts to break through the defensive lines in the areas of Kalynivka, Hryhorivka and Chasiv Yar.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy launched nine unsuccessful attacks near Pivnichne and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 52 assault attacks in the areas of New York, Prohres, Vozdvyzhivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kalynove, Lozuvatka, Novoselivka Persha and Yasnobrodivka, where the invaders, with the support of aircraft, attempted to dislodge the Ukrainian forces from their positions.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks near Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Paraskoviivka and Kostiantynivka. The Russian army tried to break through the defensive lines 19 times.
In the Vremivka sector, the enemy carried out 10 attacks in the area of Vodiane, Kostiantynivka and Makarivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, five combat engagements took place in the areas of Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne.
In the Dnipro River sector, the invaders continued attempts to dislodge the Defense Forces units from their bridgeheads. Four Russian attacks were unsuccessful.
The operational situation in the Volyn and Polissia sectors remains unchanged. There have been no signs of enemy offensive groups forming." Ukrin
"Russian forces attacked rescuers in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as they responded to a fire caused by an earlier attack. An SES truck was dispatched to transport the personnel and remaining equipment, but the enemy launched another targeted attack, damaging the vehicle. The rescuers were finally evacuated on the next attempt.
According to the SES, Russian forces continued to attack Nikopol." NU
"Suspected spy bases linked to China are expanding in Cuba, per a US think tank.The Center for Strategic and International Studies found a new potential site near a US naval base.
Cuba's proximity to the US gives China an intelligence window that is unreachable from its own land." MS
"As a result of active operations, units of the Tsentr Battlegroup have liberated the village of Chigari in the Donetsk People's Republic and improved their tactical position. The Sever Battlegroup repelled five attacks by Ukrainian groups in the past day, with the enemy losing up to 175 soldiers." Sputnik
"151 combat engagements took place on the front lines in Ukraine. Russian army launched two missile strikes at the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, 58 air strikes (using 76 guided aerial bombs), carried out about 4,000 shelling attacks, including 138 MLRS attacks, and used 1,041 kamikaze drones.In the Kharkiv sector, Russian troops continued offensive and assault operations with the support of aircraft. A total of 11 combat engagements took place in the areas of Vovchansk, Hlyboke and Lyptsi.
In the Kupiansk sector, the number of combat engagements increased to seven over the past day. The defense forces repelled attacks in the areas of Synkivka, Petropavlivka and Stelmakhivka in the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian troops thwarted 20 enemy attacks in the areas of Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nevske in the Luhansk region, Terny and Torske in the Donetsk region.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled five enemy attacks in the areas of Spirne and Vyimka in the Donetsk region.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian defenders prevented 11 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, the Russian army launched 16 attacks in the areas of Toretsk, Pivnichne, Zalizne and New York in the Donetsk region, supporting its actions with air strikes.
In the Pokrovsk sector, 49 attacks were repelled near Yuryivka, Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Kalynove, Lozuvatske, Prohres, Novoselivka Persha, Yevhenivka, Yasnobrodivka and Karlivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka and Kostiantynivka. Russians tried to break through the defensive lines 19 times.
In the Vremivka sector, Russian troops carried out four attacks near Vodiane in the Donetsk region.
In the Orikhiv sector, four combat engagements were recorded. The enemy was repelled near Robotyne and Novodanylivka.
In the Dnipro River sector, the invaders continued attempts to drive the Defense Forces units out of their positions on the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River. The invaders conducted five attacks, but were unsuccessful.
The operational situation in the Volyn and Polissia sectors remained unchanged. There were no signs of enemy offensive groups forming." Ukrin
"In Russia’s Voronezh region, a fire broke out at an “explosive objects" depot after a drone attack." Ukrin
"Anti-aircraft fighters of the Khortytsia Group of Forces have shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region." Ukrin
"Russians advanced near New York, Druzhba (Toretsk sector), made progress near Novoselivka Persha (Pokrovsk sector), and Ocheretyne in Donetsk Oblast." UB
"Days ago, and just around the corner from the summit's start, dozens of foreign policy experts have issued a letter which sounds the alarm on the question of advancing Ukrainian membership. The group is warning that should Kiev ever be admitted, it would trigger NATO's Article 5, and require Western states to enter a nuclear-armed conflict with Russia. "The closer NATO comes to promising that Ukraine will join the alliance once the war ends, the greater the incentive for Russia to keep fighting the war," the letter, signed by over 60 analysts, reads. "The challenges Russia poses can be managed without bringing Ukraine into NATO." ZH
"The Chinese military arrived in Belarus today to conduct joint exercises, reports the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus." MS
"The last-minute-arranged broad left-wing coalition known as The New Popular Front (NFP), was leading a tight French legislative election Sunday, ahead of both President Emmanuel Macron's centrists and Le Pen's rightists, projections showed.Left Alliance Set for 170-215 SeatsMacron’s Group Set for 150-182 SeatsLe Pen’s Group Set for 110-158 SeatsIt looks like the anti-National Rally front worked better than anyone expected, catching the polling companies by surprise.The projected results suggest that the co-ordinated anti-RN strategy, under which the left and center tactically withdrew their candidates from run-offs, had paid off." ZH
"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, 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
"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
