Advance near Klishchiyivka, explosion in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi Court: highlights
A defendant detonated an explosive device in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi Court, the Defense Forces have succeeded in the area of Klishchiyivka near Bakhmut, and IAEA experts have found no traces of mines at the Zaporizhzhya NPP. We have collected the main news for July 5.
Explosion in Shevchenkivskyi court
An explosion occurred at about 5:20 PM. National Guard guards brought to the courtroom a defendant who had detonated an explosive device in the restroom, namely Ihor Humeniuk, who is accused of a terrorist attack near the Verkhovna Rada in August 2015, when four National Guard members were killed.
After the court hearing, he first locked himself in the toilet, then opened the door and threw an explosive device at the guards. The suspect then tried to leave the courtroom without authorization.
The defendant did not cooperate, so the KORD Rapid Operational Response Unit officers tried to unblock him. When the door was opened, Humeniuk threw an explosive device at the KORD, which injured two soldiers. Their lives are currently not in danger. Law enforcement is currently investigating how he got the explosives into the court.
In the end, the defendant died. Preliminarily, he blew himself up.
Successes near Bakhmut
The Ukrainian defense forces have partially succeeded in their offensive near Klishchiyivka on the Bakhmut axis and are consolidating the gains made, said Andriy Kovalyov, spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russian "military officials" have already claimed that the occupiers have left Klishchiyivka.
However, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian troops are putting up "strong resistance," using reserves, and suffering heavy losses. Heavy fighting is currently underway.
IAEA finds no mines at ZNPP
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency have been inspecting the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in recent days, including areas around the perimeter of the large cooling pond. The experts found no traces of mines.
The IAEA emphasized that despite the absence of "visible signs of mining or explosives," the agency's experts requested additional access to confirm this information. Thus, they want to inspect the roofs of the third and fourth reactors, part of the turbine halls and some parts of the cooling system at the plant.
Searches at an MP's place
Law enforcement officers are searching the home of a Ternopil MP whose assistant took a bribe to enter data into the Shlyakh system, which grants permission to cross the border. Presumably, it is Lyudmyla Marchenko from the Servant of the People party.
Ternopil media even claim that the p[arliamentarian has already been detained. However, there is no confirmation of this information yet.
Strike at occupation "administration" in Volnovakha
Russian proxies have reported a strike on the building of the "administration" of the temporarily occupied Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast. They blame the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The occupiers claim that there were two hits, one of them smashed the left wing of the "administration".
Other news
- Health Ministry dismisses rector of Lviv Medical University after sexist scandal.
- The High Anti-Corruption Court continues pre-trial investigation in the case of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Knyazev.
- The ICRC mission in Ukraine was not granted access to the east bank of the Dnipro River after the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was blown up.
- Ukraine, Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom sue Iran over the downing of the UIA plane.
- The head of developer Kyivmiskbud left Ukraine on a disability certificate and conquered Everest, investigative journalists at Bihus.Info find.
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