The Vatican's special envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, says he is working on a "mechanism" that could ensure children who have been abducted to Russia are returned.
Ukraine's defense forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdiansk sectors and are entrenching themselves on the new front lines.
The Russians have begun to spread misleading information on social media alleging that Ukraine may attack the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with drones on the night of July 4 to July 5.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost power from its main external power line on Tuesday morning, after which it was reconnected to the only available backup line.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have discussed the latest events in Ukraine and preparations for the NATO summit.
More than 84.000 criminal proceedings have been initiated in Ukraine regarding war crimes committed by the Russian invaders, and there are 1.838 notices of suspicion.
In connection with the events around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a decision was made to strengthen Ukraine’s northern border with personnel and military equipment.
President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the United States of America on Independence Day and stressed that the USA can always count on Ukraine as an ally in the coalition of the free and the brave.
In the south, missile and artillery units of the defense forces of Ukraine eliminated 500 Russian soldiers and destroyed a field supply point and three boats of the invaders over the past day.