Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,226

Here is however things basal connected Friday, July 4:

Fighting

• Russia launched 539 drones and 11 ballistic and cruise missiles astatine Ukraine overnight successful the largest aerial onslaught since the warfare began, according to Ukraine’s aerial force.
• The subject said its aerial defences changeable down 270 drones portion 208 much were redirected by the service oregon were drone simulators lacking warheads.
• The attacks connected Kyiv injured astatine slightest 23 people, damaging railway infrastructure and mounting buildings and cars connected fire, authorities said.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said of the latest onslaught that Russia volition not halt its strikes without large-scale pressure.
• Russia’s aerial defence units destroyed 48 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s TASS quality bureau reported.
• Ukraine launched a drone onslaught connected the Sergiyev Posad territory adjacent Moscow, injuring 1 idiosyncratic and leaving parts of the religiously important centre without power, the caput of the territory said.
• Ukraine’s drone onslaught connected Russia’s Rostov portion killed astatine slightest 1 pistillate and forced the evacuation of dozens of radical from their homes, the acting politician said.

Weapons

• Zelenskyy said helium hoped to talk with his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, astir the proviso of US weapons to Ukraine.
• In a telephone telephone connected Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump did not sermon the US determination to halt immoderate shipments of captious weapons to Ukraine, Putin adjutant Yuri Ushakov said.

Politics and diplomacy

• Trump said helium made nary advancement during his telephone telephone with Putin, who reportedly reiterated helium would halt his penetration lone if the conflict’s “root causes” were tackled.
• Trump besides said helium was readying to sermon the struggle with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy connected Friday.

Source:

Al Jazeera and quality agencies