04 July 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News

Ukraine Admits Loss In Chasiv Yar As New Deaths Reported In Odesa, Kharkiv Regions RFE/RL 04 Jul 2024 -- Ukraine's military has acknowledged its withdrawal from part of the key highland town of Chasiv Yar in the eastern Donetsk region, while its Energy Ministry said Russian missiles killed one person and damaged a gas facility in the central Poltava region.
Ukrainian army pulls back from part of key eastern town VOA 04 Jul 2024 -- Ukraine's military said Thursday that its troops retreated from part of Chasiv Yar in the eastern Donetsk region, one day after Russia said its military had taken over a district in the key town.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's reply to a media question about statements made by President of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis during his visit to Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2024
Russia Retaliates Against Ukrainian National Guard's Presidential Brigade Base Sputnik 04 Jul 2024 -- 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, the pro-Russian underground told Sputnik.
Russia's Cutting-Edge Vityaz Air Defense System Picks Off 12 HIMARS In One Swoop Sputnik 04 Jul 2024 -- The S-350 "Vityaz" is a top-notch Russian mobile air defense system made for intercepting and neutralizing airborne threats like aircraft, cruise missiles, and precision-guided munitions.
Putin: Ceasefire 'Impossible' Until Peace Talks With Ukraine Begin Sputnik 04 Jul 2024 -- Following the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian President Vladimir Putin held a press conference, where he touched upon the ongoing Ukraine conflict.

Russia Is 'Entitled' to Start Manufacturing Medium- and Short-Range Missiles Sputnik 04 Jul 2024 -- Following the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian President Vladimir Putin held a press conference, where he spoke about Russia's next steps regarding the country's medium- and short-range missile systems.

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov participates in a meeting on bringing personnel of the Russian Armed Forces up to strength Russia MoD 04 Jul 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov took part in a meeting chaired by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on the issues of bringing personnel of the Russian Armed Forces up to strength.
Pacific Fleet's corvette Sovershenny meets with PLA Navy's ships to conduct joint Russian-Chinese maritime patrols Russia MoD 04 Jul 2024 -- The corvette Sovershenny of the Pacific Fleet arrived at a meeting point with a detachment of People's Liberation Army Navy's warships in the Strait of Korea near Jeju Island to start the fourth joint Russian-Chinese maritime patrol in the Pacific Rim.

Xi meets Russia's Putin in Astana, urging conservation of unique value in bilateral cooperation Global Times 04 Jul 2024 -- China and Russia should continuously conserve the unique value in China-Russia relations, and explore the internal driving force of bilateral cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday while meeting with his old friend Russian President Vladimir Putin in Astana, Kazakhstan, on the sidelines of the three-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about the possibility of a Chisinau-Tiraspol joint declaration on the Transnistria settlement process Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2024

Meeting with Acting Head of the Executive Branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Mokhber President of Russia 04 Jul 2024 -- ladimir Putin meets with Acting Head of the Executive Branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Mokhber on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, Astana, July 4, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Jul 2024

SCO Quickly Absorbs Belarus On Final Day Of Regional Grouping's Astana Summit RFE/RL 04 Jul 2024 -- The leaders of China, Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, four of the five post-Soviet republics of Central Asia, and other states are continuing a two-day summit in Kazakhstan of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional grouping promoted by Beijing and Moscow as an alternative to Western influence.

Hungary's Orban To Meet With Putin In Moscow Following Trip To Kyiv, Angering EU Officials RFE/RL 04 Jul 2024 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will travel to Moscow on July 5 to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, days after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, a Hungarian government source told RFE/RL.

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