By Helen Regan, Andrew Raine, Amy Woodyatt, Hafsa Khalil and Ed Upright, CNN
Refreshed 2:20 p.m. ET, July 4, 2022
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Russia has assumed command over Lysychansk, the last city in the Luhansk district in eastern Ukraine that was still under Ukrainian control.
Ukraine's military reported Sunday that it had been "compelled to pull out" from the basic city and said Russia is planning for an attack on the Donetsk locale, which is as yet constrained by Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the retreat was intended to save the existences of Ukrainian soldiers.
Russia's Ministry of Defense claims Ukraine designated the Russian urban communities of Belgorod and Kursk with bunch weapons. A neighborhood lead representative said three individuals were killed after Belgorod was hit by blasts. The Ukrainian military has not yet remarked on the strikes.
Something like six individuals were killed and 15 harmed during shelling on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk o
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UK PM recommends finding "elective courses" to move grain out of Ukraine
From CNN's Rob Iddiols
The worldwide local area should find "elective courses" to ship grain supplies out of Ukraine, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday.
Talking in parliament following gatherings with individual G7 pioneers last week, Johnson recommended utilizing railroad lines or the Danube River on the off chance that the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey can't be depended on.
"We are taking a gander at every one of the potential choices," Johnson said, including the railroads "to attempt to get the grain out in more modest amounts."
Ukraine blames Russia for hindering its ports and attempting to "take" Ukrainian grain. The United Nations has said Russia's bar of Ukrainian ports has proactively raised worldwide food costs and takes steps to cause a devastating food deficiency in regions of the planet.
On Monday, Ukrainian authorities spoke to Turkey to keep a Russian-hailed transport conveying grain from Ukraine.
"The Turks are totally vital to settling this and they are giving their all," Johnson said. "I say thanks to President Erdo?an for the endeavors that he is making. It relies upon the Russians consenting to permit that grain to get out."
The UK is offering de-mining offices and protection insurance, Johnson added.
"There are elective arrangements that don't include the presence of UK or different warships in the Black Sea," Johnson said. "We will progressively need to see elective method for moving that grain from Ukraine in the event that we can't utilize the ocean course, on the off chance that we can't utilize the Bosphorus."
"However they could include a harder methodology, what we are likewise taking a gander at is the chance of utilizing the waterways, involving the Danube specifically," Johnson said.
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Ukraine freezes $12 million worth of Russian and Belarusian resources, investigator general says
From CNN's Anastasia Graham-Yooll in London
The workplace of Ukraine's investigator general declared the freezing of $12 million worth of resources having a place with Russian and Belarusian organizations.
The resources incorporate 300 rail route compartments with mineral manures viewed as in break with Ukrainian traditions guidelines, as per the assertion posted on the examiner's site.
"To guarantee the property is protected as proof and its likely seizure, the Office of the Prosecutor General forced the freeze, in light of the choices of the examining judges of the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv," the assertion read.
Ukrainian Bureau for Economic Security and Large Scale Tax Evasion is leading the examination, as indicated by the articulation.
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Russian cosmonauts photo with banners of involved Donbas districts at International Space Station
From CNN's Uliana Pavlova, Yulia Kesaieva and Chris Liakos
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov present with a banner of oneself declared Luhansk People's Republic at the International Space Station (ISS), in this image delivered on July 4.
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov present with a banner of oneself broadcasted Luhansk People's Republic at the International Space Station (ISS), in this image delivered on July 4. (Roscosmos/Reuters)
Three Russian cosmonauts have been envisioned holding the banners of the dissenter self-declared Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) at the International Space Station on Monday.
"Roscosmos and our cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, dealing with the International Space Station today joined LPR head Leonid Pasechnik in praising on the 'new Great Victory Day,'" the Russian space organization said in a message posted on its true Telegram station.
On July 3, the head of the rebel self-broadcasted Luhansk People's Republic proclaimed that the breakaway district in eastern Ukraine has been "freed" with the assistance of the Russian powers. The Ukrainian military said on Sunday it had to pull out from Lysychansk — their last holdout in the district.
"This is the hotly anticipated day that the inhabitants of the involved areas of the Luhansk locale have been sitting tight for quite some time," Roscosmos message added.
In March, the threesome of Russian cosmonauts ignited hypothesis in the wake of showing up at the International Space Station wearing dazzling yellow flight suits managed with blue, which some deciphered as a representative indication of fortitude with Ukraine.
The head of Roscosmos denied the hypothesis in those days saying that the team were not addressing Ukraine however wearing tones from their place of graduation: Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
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German chancellor calls high expansion brought about by Russia's hostility a "notable test"
From CNN's Inke Kappeler in Berlin
Individuals in Germany should stand together to adapt to the "noteworthy test" of taking off expenses of living brought about by Russia's animosity on Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed Monday subsequent to meeting worker's organization and business affiliation pioneers.
"The ongoing emergency won't pass in a couple of months," Scholz told columnists. "We should be ready for this present circumstance not to change soon."
"Russia's conflict of hostility on Ukraine has made a huge difference, and simultaneously, supply chains are as yet disturbed since the pandemic and general vulnerability is developing," he added. "We will possibly traverse the emergency on the off chance that we concur mutually on arrangements."
Scholz started off a progression of gatherings on Monday to spike "the soul of harmony" in a supposed "purposeful activity" with associations, businesses, the Federal Bank, researchers and the public authority to adapt to the difficulties of expansion brought about by soaring energy costs.
Germany will burn through 30 billion euros (USD $31.3 billion) to assist families with the increasing expenses, the chancellor said.
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Caught British warrior requests against capital punishment by DPR court, Russian state media reports
From CNN's Uliana Pavlova and Chris Liakos
English resident Aiden Aslin remains in jail in a court in Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on June 9.
English resident Aiden Aslin remains in jail in a court in Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on June 9. (Related Press)
The protection group of British resident, Aiden Aslin, who was condemned to death by a court in oneself declared Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) last month, has documented an allure, requesting to reject a few articles from the DPR criminal code, Russian state news organization TASS revealed Monday refering to legal counselor Pavel Kosovan.
Aslin's safeguard has requested the case to be excused "because of the shortfall of corpus delicti in the activities of the litigant," TASS cited his attorney Pavel Kosovan as saying.
On June 9, Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, alongside Moroccan public Brahim Saadoune, were condemned to death after they were seen as at fault for being "hired soldiers" for Ukraine by a court in DPR, Russian state media detailed at that point.
As per RIA, the three outsiders were caught in Mariupol in mid-April, while "preparing to complete fear based oppressor exercises."
Last week, requests were additionally stopped for Shaun Pinner and Brahim Saadoune, as per Russian state media.
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UK reports further Belarus sanctions
From CNN's Benjamin Brown in London
The United Kingdom has declared another approvals bundle against Belarus, including an exchange block of around 60 million pounds ($73 million) of products, over its part in supporting the Russian attack of Ukraine.
Reported by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Monday, the new financial, exchange and transport sanctions are to boycott the import of Belarusian iron and steel, while forbidding the commodity of oil refining merchandise, high level mechanical parts and extravagance items.
The authorizations will happen Tuesday and furthermore prohibit Belarusian organizations from giving obligation and protections in London, as per the FCDO.
"The Belarus system has effectively worked with Putin's attack, allowing Russia to utilize its domain to pincer Ukraine — sending off troops and rockets from their line and flying Russian planes through their airspace," a FCDO explanation read. "[Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko has likewise straightforwardly upheld the Kremlin's story, guaranteeing that Kyiv was 'inciting Russia' to legitimize Putin's ridiculous attack," it added.
The UK had recently presented levies on a scope of Belarusian products and endorsed a few Belarusian residents and organizations.
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Criminal examination concerning Russian grain burglary in Zaporizhzhia in progress, provincial examiner says
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