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Ukraine's forces advance on 2 fronts, destroy 18 Russian artillery units – General Staff

Ukraine’s defence forces are conducting an offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts; they are entrenched at the gained positions. Over the day, 4 July, they hit one cluster of Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment, three ammunition storage points, 18 artillery systems in firing positions, three anti-aircraft defence systems and two electronic warfare stations.

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Russia says Ukraine attacked Moscow with at least five drones

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine had attacked Moscow with at least five drones that were all either shot down or jammed, though one of the capital's main airports had to reroute flights for several hours. Four Ukrainian drones were shot down by Moscow air defences while a fifth was jammed and crashed into the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region, the Russian defence ministry said. Russian news agencies reported that two drones were intercepted near a village 30 km (19 miles) southwest of the Kremlin.