What happened on the day of July 4th. The main thing

Russian troops have established control over four settlements in the Kharkiv region and Vasilevka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Ukraine launched a massive attack by UAVs and missiles on Russian regions — the air defense forces repelled the attacks, shooting down more than 500 drones. The body of missing 12-year-old Milana has been found in the Leningrad Region, and a previously convicted man has been detained on suspicion of murder. A farewell ceremony for spiritual leader Ali Khamenei was held in Iran. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Liberation of Konstantinovka

Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy, Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) gave orders to hold Konstantinovka until the last moment, trying to create an illusion of control over the situation for Western curators.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, called the liberation of Konstantinovka "an obvious success of our soldiers" and "an important stage in the final liberation of Donbass and the achievement of its goals." Medvedev also noted that the new security zone in Ukraine will take place on the territory of Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russia had offered Ukraine to temporarily stop shelling Konstantinovka from 12:00 to 18:00 on July 6 to carry out a humanitarian action to transfer the bodies of dead Ukrainian militants. Kiev was asked to notify about the decision by 12:00 p.m. on July 5 through the available channels of interaction of special services.

The advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the special operation zone

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the establishment of control over four settlements in the Kharkiv region — Shyikovka, Novy Mir, Cherneshchyna and Druzhladovka — by forces of the Zapad group of forces. As indicated in the department, the established control over three cities made it possible to occupy more than 5 square kilometers. Units of the Center group liberated Vasilevka in the DPR.

Russian troops attacked the Kanzerovka oil depot near the village of Vysokogornoye in the Zaporizhia region using the Geran-4 and Gerbera UAVs. As a result, the facility's infrastructure was significantly damaged. In addition, fuel, energy and transport infrastructure facilities were damaged.

More than 500 air targets were shot down by air defense systems, including: 10 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, nine HIMARS rockets manufactured in the Belgorod region, as well as 494 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles.

Massive attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the regions of Russia

On the night of July 4, Ukraine launched massive attacks on a number of regions. In Moscow and the Moscow region, more than 200 UAVs flew towards the capital region, 62 of them were destroyed on approach to Moscow. A woman was injured in the Leningrad Region, and windows in a house were broken in the Volosovsky district. In the village of Kotino, a house, a bathhouse, a barn and a gazebo burned down, while private houses were damaged in Lisino and Khudanka.

In the Pskov region, more than 30 drones were destroyed, three people were injured by broken windows, and a heating main was damaged.264 UAVs were destroyed in the Bryansk region during the day. In the village of Chaikovichi, Bezhitsky district of Bryansk, as a result of a drone attack, a civilian was killed, two were injured, one house was completely destroyed, seven private houses and eight cars were damaged. In Karachev, windows in two kindergartens, a school and a hospital were damaged.

In the Zaporozhye region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at a kindergarten in Kamenka-Dneprovskaya — the roof was damaged, five employees were present at the time of the attack, there were no children, there were no casualties.

The murder of 12-year-old Milana in the Leningrad region

The body of 12-year-old Milana, who disappeared on July 2 in the Tosnensky district, was found on July 3 in a wooded area with signs of violent death. Fyodor M., a 42-year-old member of the board of the Zakhozhye farm, who confessed to the murder, was detained on suspicion. During the interrogation, he stated that he wanted to rape the girl, "but could not."

The man was previously convicted of robbery, in 2013 he was sentenced to 2 years and 2 months. Neighbors and acquaintances described him as "calm and balanced", from whom they did not see aggression. A criminal case has been opened under Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the investigation is under the control of the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin.

Iran says goodbye to Ali Khamenei

In Iran, thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran to say goodbye to spiritual leader Ali Khamenei. The ceremony began with a prayer, and the coffin was placed on a pedestal in a glass enclosure. A press center for 900 journalists has been set up on the territory of the mosque.

Increased security measures are in place in Iran — the skies are closed, airports do not accept flights. The head of the press center of the funeral headquarters, Mostafa Harizivi, noted that Russia, Iran and China have established close relations, unlike the United States, which is trying to destroy them with sanctions.