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Russia – Ukraine war updates as of July 2, 2023

Russia - Ukraine war updates as of July 2, 2023

Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., July 2, 2023.

494 day of the russian large-scale invasion begins.

Tonight, the russian Federation launched another air and missile attack on the territory of Ukraine. Information regarding the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.

During the day, the enemy launched 1 missile and 27 air strikes, carried out about 80 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.

The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, and Mariinka directions, and heavy fighting continues. 46 combat clashes took place during the day.

In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There were no signs of the formation of hostile offensive groups.

The russians maintain a military presence in the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions. They carried out an airstrike in the Veterinarny area of the Kharkiv region. The russian forces carried out mortar and artillery shelling of more than 15 settlements, in particular – Karpovychi and Kamianska Sloboda of Chernihiv region; Myropyllya and Ryasne of Sumy Oblast and Udy, Pylna, Vovchansk, Budarky, Chugunivka, Odradne and Kamianka of Kharkiv Oblast.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy launched airstrikes in the Kislivka and Kotlyarivka districts of the Kharkiv region and the settlements of Topoli, Novomlynsk, Figolivka, Masyutivka and Kislivka, Kharkiv region.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Nevsky and south Dibrova districts of the Luhansk region. The russian troops carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bilogorivka, Luhansk region, and Vyimka and Spirny, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Nevske, Bilogorivka in Luhansk region and Torske, Dibrova, Verkhnyokamianske, Rozdolivka and Berestovka in Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.

In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Bohdanivka, Donetsk region. The russian troops carried out airstrikes near White Mountain, Toretsk and New York.

About 15 settlements, including Vasyukivka, Markove, Bogdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Bila Hora, Diliivka, and Pivdenne of the Donetsk region, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.

In the Avdiivka direction, with the support of aviation, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdiivka area of the Donetsk region. He carried out artillery fire on more than 10 settlements. In particular, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Pervomayske and Nevelske of the Donetsk region came under fire.

In the Marinka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled all russian attacks in the area of the city of Mariinka. At the same time, the enemy carried out artillery fire on the settlements of Gostre, Georgiyivka, Maryinka TV Pobyeda, Donetsk region.

In the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy launched an airstrike in the Makarivka area of the Donetsk region. The shelled about 15 settlements, including Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, Zolota Niva, Storozheve, Blagodatne, Makarivka, Vilne Pole, Zelene Pole in Donetsk region.

In the Zaporizhia and Kherson directions, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the advance of our troops. The russian forces carried out artillery fire on more than 30 settlements, including Novodarivka, Levadne, Olhivske, Gulyaipole, Biloghirya of the Zaporizhzhia region; Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, Kachkarivka, Kozatske, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Zelenivka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.

Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 10 strikes on areas where enemy personnel are concentrated, 2 on anti-aircraft missile complexes, and 1 on the enemy’s control point.
During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit the control post, 4 areas of concentration of enemy manpower, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition warehouse, 27 artillery pieces in firing positions, an air defense device, 2 EW stations and another important enemy object.

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