Navy Commander explains role of F-16s for operations at sea
Ukraine needs F-16 multipurpose fighters not only for successful operations on land but also at sea.
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02 July 2023
Kherson attack: Prosecutor's office reports four injured
At least four residents of Kherson city were injured in a Russian attack.
Neizhpapa: We’re preparing to start Black Sea mine clearance operation
NATO member states may join the process of demining the Black Sea in the future.
Ministry of Defense shows video of Russian field depot destruction
Oleksandr Pavliuk, the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, posted a video showing the destruction of a field depot of the Russian invaders.
Fifteen enemy assaults repelled near Maryinka
Valeriy Shershen, the spokesman for the joint press center of the defense forces of Tavria direction, called the Avdiyivka direction the "hottest" because the most intense battles are taking place there.
Russians shell Kherson injuring three civilians
Russian troops shelled a residential neighborhood of Kherson city, injuring three civilians.
Defense forces going on offensive on southern, northern flanks of Bakhmut
There is currently no intensive urban warfare in Bakhmut as battles are ongoing on the southern and northern flanks around the city.
Zelensky congratulates Ukraine’s Navy soldiers on their professional holiday
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on their professional holiday with the words “Glory to the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine!”
Number of children injured by Russian aggression in Ukraine rises to 1,036
As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 1,036 children have been injured in Ukraine.
Enemy strikes destroy gymnasium in village in Zaporizhzhia region
The Russian forces shelled Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, destroying a gymnasium.
Ukrainian air defenses down eight Shahed drones, three Kalibr missiles overnight
Ukraine’s air defenses destroyed eight enemy Shahed attack UAVs and three Kalibr cruise missiles on the night of July 2.
Russian army shells five districts in Kharkiv region, two women injured in Balaklia
Two women were injured in Russia’s shelling of Balaklia, Kharkiv region.
Night drone attack: Man injured, three houses damaged in Kyiv region
In two districts of Kyiv region, a man was injured and three private houses were damaged by falling debris of enemy drones.
Russians shell Kherson region 86 times in past day, five civilians injured
On July 1, the Russian army attacked Kherson region 86 times, injuring five people.
Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 229,660
Russia has already lost about 229,660 troops in Ukraine (+790 over the past day).
One killed, three injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk region
One civilian has been killed and three injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
War update: 46 combat engagements occur in three directions
Russian troops continue focusing the main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut and Marinka directions. Fierce battles are raging, and forty-six combat engagements have occurred there in the past 24 hours.
Air defense units destroy all enemy targets in Kyiv’s airspace
On the night of July 2, 2023, Ukraine’s air defense units detected and destroyed all enemy targets in the airspace around the city of Kyiv.
New Russian units arrive in Melitopol, Henichesk
New units of Russian troops arrive in the temporarily occupied Melitopol and Henichesk. The Russian army also redeploys its equipment towards Zaporizhzhia region through the Arabat Spit.
Two Georgian volunteer fighters killed in Ukraine
Malkhaz Kvizhinadze and Joni Odishvili, veterans of the Russian-Georgian war of 2008 who were fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, have been killed in Ukraine.
Zelensky: Wagner lost about 100,000 soldiers killed and wounded in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian troops eliminated 21,000 PMC Wagner mercenaries and wounded another 80,000 in the east.
Japan's ruling coalition proposes allowing export of weapons to countries affected by aggression - media
Japan's ruling coalition intends to propose that the country's parliament review the current restrictions on the export of defense equipment and allow the transfer of weapons to nations being invaded by others in violation of international law.
01 July 2023
Russians carrying out punitive operation in Kherson region – partisans
Russian military personnel and collaborators are searching, beating and torturing local residents in the area of Radensk, Velyki Kopani and Tarasivka settlements in the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson region.
President holds Staff meeting at Rivne NPP
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a visiting meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff at the Rivne NPP to assess any possible threats to the plant on the site.
Invaders strike Balaklia with Tornado MLRS
The Russian army struck the town of Balaklia in Izium district, Kharkiv region.
Russians hit church, canteen in Nikopol. Destruction reported
Russian soldiers shelled a church, an administrative building, and a canteen in Nikopol.
Wagner mutiny shows damage Putin has done to Russia – CIA director
U.S. CIA Director William Burns said that the armed mutiny by Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was a challenge to the Russian state that had shown the corrosive effect of President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
More than 30 combat engagements in three directions – General Staff
More than 30 combat engagements were recorded in the Lyman, Bakhmut and Marinka sectors in the past 24 hours.
Russian forces shell Nikopol with barrel artillery
The Russian forces shelled Nikopol, Donetsk region, with barrel artillery, causing destruction.
Chief of Ukraine’s General Staff discusses military cooperation with his Lithuanian colleague
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Serhiy Shaptala discussed military cooperation and training of soldiers with his Lithuanian colleague, Major General Mindaugas Steponavičius.