The Ukrainian army claimed to have attacked a Russian “formation” in Makiivka, an occupied town in eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday evening, July 5, where Russian media reported one civilian died and 36 wounded in an attack led by Kiev. “Due to the firepower of the defense units [ukrainiennes]”Another formation of Russian terrorists in the temporarily occupied Makiivka region has ceased to exist,” the Strategic Communications Office of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram. Follow our live broadcast.
Emmanuel Macron spoke Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a telephone call on Tuesday, the French President supported his Ukrainian counterpart, who is demanding clear commitments from NATO at the next alliance summit on July 11 and 12. Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks the alliance for “concrete” information on the prospect of membership after the end of the war.
Ukraine accuses Russia of preparing a “provocation” in Zaporizhia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he warned Emmanuel Macron that the Russians are preparing “dangerous provocations” at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which they have been occupying since March 2022.
Russian attacks claim new victims. Two people were killed in the Kherson region by Russian artillery fire, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said in Telegram on Tuesday. At least 40 people, including 12 children, were injured in a Russian attack with an Iskander missile in the Kharkiv region, according to a report by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In addition, according to local authorities, three people were injured in the Donetsk region and three others in the Chernihiv region.