The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that Russian forces have carried out 23 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on airfields, energy facilities and fuel storage facilities over the past week, while Ukraine said its forces repelled multiple attacks launched by the Russian side.
Russian troops continued to advance on the front lines, taking control of several settlements in the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine and the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said in its weekly report on fightings from June 29 to July 5.
Over the week, the Russian air defense systems shot down two MiG-29 and one Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as 451 UAVs.
The Black Sea Fleet destroyed three unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy, according to the report.
Also on Friday, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the Russian army continued to intensify its offensive operations, with 84 battles occurred on the entire frontline.
In the direction of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian army repelled two Russian attacks, and two more battles continued.
In Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces repelled 17 Russian attacks, with 12 more battles still in progress.
Russia says its forces make 23 group strikes, Ukraine claims it repels attacks
Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday that the group is willing to consider a ceasefire proposal if it includes guarantees for a truce in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
A member of Lebanese parliament from the Hezbollah coalition made the statement at a news conference in Beirut.
He criticized Israel's strike on a Beirut health care facility that killed at least five people, and warned the international community against Israel's continuous violations of international law.
"The world is facing a challenge. Can they find one humanitarian or international law that Israel hasn't violated? All U.N. charters, U.N. Security Council resolutions, Israel has violated them. Isn't it enough that it tore the U.N. Charter? Isn't it enough that it declared the [U.N.] secretary general an undesirable person, a Persona Non Grata" said Ibrahim Al Moussawi, an Hezbollah official and member of the Lebanese parliament.
The group also vowed to continue their fight until it sees a realistic proposal for a ceasefire.
"The decision for a ceasefire is left to those in the battlefield. We consult with those in the field, and we who deal with politics when we receive an offer that is realistic and would also achieve a ceasefire in Gaza as well. Only then we can consider making a deal," said Ibrahim.
The Israel Defense Forces have been carrying out an unprecedented, intensive air attack on Lebanon, dubbed "Arrows of the North", since Sept. 23, after nearly a year of low-intensity cross-border exchanges of fire with Hezbollah. And in another sign of escalation, the country has launched a ground incursion into Lebanon since early Tuesday.
The Israeli air and ground raids have since killed 1,974 people, including 127 children, wounded 9,350 others, and forced more than 1.2 million civilians to flee their homes, according to the Lebanese health minister.
Hezbollah willing to consider ceasefire proposal if it includes guarantees for truce in Gaza: official
