Russia was referenced in several of this week's top headlines. According to reports, the officials try to hide President Vladimir Putin's greatest daily air force losses throughout the conflict and that they have given the go-ahead to explode the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.
Meanwhile, in the US-related piece, disturbing new texts from Hunter Biden further demonstrate the corruption crisis plaguing his family.
The highlights from this week's news articles are presented here.
New Hunter Biden Texts Reveal Alleged Family Corruption
US President Joe Biden has denied having been aware of his son Hunter Biden's business connections in China.
After reports surfaced that Hunter Biden's texts implied the president was there during their discussions, a reporter asked President Joe Biden about it. To which he said, "No, I wasn't."
This denial concerns a text message sent by Hunter Biden to the CEO of Harvest Fund Management, Henry Zhao, in which Hunter asserts that he was there with his father to coerce Zhao into fulfilling his commitment.
Nearly a year, after President Joe Biden's reported voicemail to Hunter discussing his son's foreign business activities emerged, a whistleblower testified about the Hunter Biden inquiry.
Hunter reportedly agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willful failure to pay federal income tax earlier this month to avoid prison time.
Russia Has Plan To Detonate a Nuclear Power Plant
Allegedly, Russia has given the green light to detonate a nuclear power facility.
As far as a Ukrainian military intelligence directorate (GUR) is concerned, Russian involvement in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) is diminishing.
It was reported that some Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station workers have moved to Crimea. Several Rosatom officials departed the nuclear power station.
The military intelligence said Ukrainian personnel who signed contracts with the Russian state nuclear energy organization and remained at Zaporizhzhia had to leave by Monday, July 3.
The explosion is scary, but former senior engineer Oleksiy Kovynyev believes it would only cause a partial nuclear meltdown. Therefore, it will not be like 1986's Chornobyl catastrophe. The ZNPP explosion will resemble the 1979 Pennsylvania Three Mile Island disaster instead.
This means that the nuclear power plant would absorb most of the explosion's radiation.
Russia Reportedly Attempts To Hide Putin's Worst Air Force Losses
Russia reportedly covered up President Vladimir Putin's greatest daily air force losses during the conflict.
After the Wagner Group attempted a military coup, several Russian pilots and other soldiers were slain. Russian mercenaries claimed they shot down Russian helicopters during the fatal raid.
Videos depicting massive black clouds of smoke were shared online. Three Russian helicopters were shot down by the Wagner private military company (PMC), confirming the attack.
There were reports that the Russian military attempted to cover up the Wagner strike. The news of the Wagner attack prompted the airing of a previously recorded interview with Putin.
In his interview, Putin discussed Ukraine. "We feel confident, and, of course, we are in a position to implement all the plans and tasks ahead of us," Putin stated.
"This also applies to the country's defense, it applies to the special military operation, it applies to the economy as a whole and its individual areas," he said.
Even though his interview was broadcast, many people still managed to learn details about the Wagner Group's assault on the Russian forces.
