A total of 210 combat engagements were recorded along the front line over the past day, with the fiercest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk and Sloviansk sectors, where Russian forces launched 45 attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and his Swedish counterpart, Pål Jonson, discussed the next stages of implementing an initiative to supply modern Gripen fighter jets to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.
A charity festival in Ukraine's Rivne region raised funds to establish a laboratory of innovative virtual reality (VR) solutions for the rehabilitation of Ukrainian service members, highlighting the growing role of VR technology in military psychological support.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the Irish government to join a European anti-ballistic initiative as part of the proposed Drone Deal framework.
Ukraine expects the support of all European Union member states for opening the negotiation clusters within its EU accession process, despite political differences with some partners.
Partner countries under the Drone Deal framework, with which Ukraine has intergovernmental agreements, will be able to purchase Ukrainian weapons and technologies and work directly with Ukrainian manufacturers.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has confirmed a strike on the Russian Armed Forces' space communications center located in the area of Belooomut in the Moscow region.
Ukraine's intelligence services have information indicating that the Russian Federation is preparing a large-scale strike on Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine will open arms exports in the coming days, with all necessary regulatory decisions already prepared, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said.
Every country needs modern tools to monitor and defend its airspace and maritime borders, and Ukraine's combat-tested security expertise can play a key role in that effort, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukraine is testing laser-based air defense systems, ramping up production of low-cost interceptor missiles, and expanding the combat use of drones, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said.
Ukrainian intelligence has recorded cases in the Oleksandrivka sector where Russian servicemen were executed after attempting to flee front-line positions amid active operations by Ukraine's Defense Forces.
Since the beginning of the day, the Russian army has attacked the positions of Ukraine's Defense Forces 73 times. The enemy has been most active in the Sloviansk, Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, and Kostiantynivka sectors.
Russian forces plan to increase the number of units operating on the territory of the former Kakhovka Reservoir, and will also intensify reconnaissance and preparations for strikes on settlements on the right bank of Zaporizhzhia region.
On July 1, the Russian army carried out drone strikes on one of the settlements in the Krasnokutsk community of Bohodukhiv district, Kharkiv region, injuring the driver of a vehicle transporting ice cream.