[Korrespndent] 22.49 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that in June the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck almost 30,000 Russian soldiers.
"This June - also almost 30 thousand confirmed defeats of the Russian occupiers at the front - killed and seriously wounded. The first in terms of the number of defeats among our defenders is the Alpha Special Operations Center of the SBU - thank you, soldiers! We will provide more means for all our units - from deep strikes to those focused on medium range and frontal defense," the president emphasized.
22.28 The Russian side is unlikely to participate in meaningful negotiations to end the full-scale war against Ukraine until at least February 2027. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing informed sources.
Moscow assumes that Russia will be able to occupy the entire Donetsk region, while the United States will supposedly persuade Ukraine to make concessions.
One of the interlocutors involved in non-public contacts to end the war stated that Russia's focus on maximalist goals effectively makes a meaningful negotiation process impossible in the near future.
21.27 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence data, that the Russians were preparing for a new massive strike on Ukraine.
"There is intelligence again that the Russians are preparing a new massive strike. This is in the spirit of Putin - right after America's Independence Day and before the NATO summit in Ankara. Russia wants to add to the evil and kill people," the president said, urging people to protect themselves and heed air raid warning signals.
20.58 US Vice President J.D. Vance said that Russia's offensive operations are yielding minimal results, while Ukraine's defense strategy could help create the conditions for ending the war. He said this in an interview with The Sunday Times.
"Frankly, the Russians are now in a situation where what they can achieve through prolonged offensive operations is minuscule - approaching zero. This may well create the space we need to see this through," the US vice president stressed.
19.11 Polish Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz decided to declassify information about military assistance to Ukraine provided after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The decision was made after consultations with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and taking into account legal requirements and public interest.
The minister noted that information on all supplies of military assistance to Ukraine in 2022-2026 will be disclosed.
18:47 Russian troops attacked a high-rise building in Zaporizhia during the day, according to the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov.
Among those injured in the hostile attack were two police officers.
The law enforcement officers were hospitalized. Doctors assess the condition of one of them as serious.
18.23 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has publicly declared war on Ukraine for the first time, although the Russian government had previously insisted on the term "special military operation." He made the statement in an interview with propagandist Pavel Zarubin amid intensifying attacks on Russian infrastructure and domestic problems with fuel and electricity supplies.
16.49 Sumy OVA warned of possible Russian strikes on gas stations and urged residents to refrain from visiting gas stations.
The information received indicates that Russian troops intend to strike at gas stations in the Sumy region and several other regions in the near future.
16.23 Russia has used about 2,200 strike drones, over 1,730 guided bombs and 106 missiles of various types, almost half of which are ballistic, against Ukraine in the past week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.
16.03 In the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region, Russian troops attacked a gas station. A man died as a result of the missile strike. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
"In the afternoon, the enemy launched a missile strike on the city of Izyum. As a result of the strike, the gas station building was destroyed, a fire broke out. The operator's office, gas station, and cars were burning," the report said.
According to preliminary data, a man died, and there are also injured.
15.14 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that there are no significant changes on the front in Ukraine as of today, but Russia is suffering significant losses, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are increasingly striking targets on Russian territory. He said this in an interview with Bild.
The key issue remains the issue of financing Ukraine. However, Pistorius noted that the transfer of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine is not necessary at this time.
"The situation has never looked better than it does now. There is almost no progress on the battlefield. Sometimes a few kilometers in one direction, sometimes in the other, but always with high losses for the Russian armed forces. And most importantly, Ukraine is increasingly managing to hit targets on Russian territory, thereby destroying oil refineries and military logistics," Pistorius explained.
14.56 In two days, the forces of unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have hit sixteen electrical substations in the temporarily occupied territories in southern Ukraine, ten of them in the temporarily occupied Crimea. This was reported by the commander of the Forces of Unmanned Systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, on July 5. In particular, the electrical substations affected were the 110 kV Kovilne substation, the 110 kV Stepne substation, the 35 kV Yany Kapu substation, the 110 kV Traktovo substation, the 110 kV Niva substation, the 110 kV Zimne substation, the 220 kV Bakhchysarai substation, the 110 kV Saki substation, the 330 kV Zakhidno-Krymska substation, and the 35 kV Slovianske substation. In addition, the electrical substations of the 150 kV Genichesk substation and the 150 kV Overyanivka substation were affected.
Also affected were electrical substations (transformers) in Lozovske and Pokrovske, Luhansk region, an electrical substation (transformer) in Preobrazhenka, Kherson region, and an electrical substation (transformer) in Novovasylivka, Zaporizhia region.
In total, between July 1 and 5, SBS Birds hit 37 power plants in temporarily occupied territories in southern Ukraine. Two automobile bridges and three ammunition depots of the Russian invaders were also hit in Crimea.
13.50 On the night of July 5, a unit of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the Gvardiyske airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The extent of the damage is being clarified. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Gvardiyske airfield is one of the key military airfields of the Russian Federation on the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula. It is used to base operational-tactical and naval aircraft, provide combat sorties, logistics and maintenance of aviation equipment. The automobile bridge over the Gruzsky Yalanchyk River in the Guselnikovo district and the automobile bridge over the Kalmius River in the Staromaryivka district of the Donetsk region were also struck. The enemy uses these facilities to transfer personnel, weapons, ammunition and material and technical resources. In addition, three ammunition depots of the Russian invaders were hit - in the areas of Makiivka in the Donetsk region, Dovzhansk in the Luhansk region, and Preobrazhenka in the Kherson region.
13.12 The Government of the Netherlands has decided to host not only the preparatory stages, but also the full operational phase of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Russian Aggression against Ukraine on its territory. This was announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibiga. According to him, the next important step is the completion by the partners of the domestic procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Expanded Partial Agreement on the Steering Committee of the Special Tribunal.
12:30 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a video of the 19th Army Corps from Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, which is under the control of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
"Kostyanivka. Video. Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in different areas of the city and confirm: Kostyantynivka is under the control of the Defense Forces of Ukraine," the message says.
The General Staff added that the Russians do not stop attempts at infiltration and advancement by separate groups, but such actions are detected in a timely manner, and the enemy is systematically destroyed by Ukrainian defenders.
12.03 The Defense Forces launched an airstrike on the Pokrovska microdistrict, where the work of Russian instructors from the Rubicon center, who were training UAV crews, was recorded. This was reported by the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, releasing a corresponding video.
"A high-rise building in the Lazurny neighborhood was destroyed, which the Russian Federation had used for a long time as a base for pilots. Also, the presence of instructors from the Rubicon center, who trained UAV crews, was recorded in the enemy units located in this neighborhood," the report says.
Also, according to available information, in one of the rooms the enemy stored ammunition containing poisonous chemicals.
"As a result of the strike, the enemy lost up to two UAV crew work stations, a communications hub, ammunition supplies, and up to 10-15 people," the 7th Corps of the Air Defense Forces reported.
11.45 On July 5, Russian troops attacked the Kyiv district of Kharkiv, five people were injured. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Synegubov. Later, he added that according to updated information, a 73-year-old, 75-year-old, 40-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man were injured in the Kyiv district. An 18-year-old girl was also injured.
11.36 On July 5, Russian troops attacked the Kyiv district of Kharkiv, five people were injured. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov. Later, he added that according to updated information, a 73-year-old, 75-year-old, 40-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man were injured in the Kyiv district. An 18-year-old girl was also injured.
11.24 Russians attacked Bogodukhiv in the Kharkiv region with drones. Two people died as a result of the strike. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Synegubov. It is noted that two men died as a result of the strike. A 26-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction. A supermarket, a furniture store and two cars were damaged.
10.55 The Defense Forces hit over 200,000 Russian targets in June 2026, and the intensity of strikes on targets in temporarily occupied Crimea has increased. This was reported by Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov.
9.56 Over the past 24 hours, 295 combat clashes were recorded on the front line, most of them in the Hulyaipil direction. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on July 5.
9.22 A Russian drone of the Molniya type hit a gas station in the Industrial District of Kharkiv. This was reported by the city's mayor, Igor Terekhov. The Kharkiv OVA added that as a result of the shelling, a 60-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction. In total, three people died in the region on July 4 due to Russian attacks, and 8 more were injured, including a child. In particular, in Kharkiv, women aged 45, 22, 60 and a 10-month-old girl were injured; in the village of Veleten, Zmiiv community, men aged 48 and 52 suffered an acute stress reaction. In the village of Velyky Burluk, a 54-year-old man was injured, and in Lozova, Vovchanka community, one person died, a 32-year-old man was injured. Also, in the village of Vesele, a 69-year-old man died; in Dovzhanka, a 55-year-old man died.
8.52 On the night of July 5, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with one Kh-31 anti-radar missile, three Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missiles, and 125 UAVs. It was possible to shoot down or suppress 112 drones and 3 KARs. The Kh-31 missile did not reach its target. The Air Force reported this. It was recorded that 4 strike UAVs were hit at 3 locations, as well as falling debris at 8 locations.
7.50 The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed and wounded 1,290 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours, the total losses of the Russian army in the war amounted to 1,409,630 people. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on July 5.
7.24 On the morning of July 5, Russian troops launched another strike on the Dnieper River, hitting one of the city's enterprises. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha. At 4:58, the Ukrainian Air Force warned of the movement of an enemy missile in the Dnipropetrovsk region on a north-westerly course. Almost simultaneously with this, explosions were heard in the city.
"The enemy attacked the Dnipro. It hit the enterprise. Information about the victims is being clarified," Ganzha noted.
05.27 The State Export Control Service of Ukraine has approved the supply to the United States of a batch of F10 strike unmanned aerial systems (UAS), developed by the Ukrainian company F-Drones. This is the first documented case in the history of bilateral relations when Ukraine agreed to sell abroad not individual parts, boards or technological solutions, but fully equipped ready-made units of combat robotics for the American army.
00.11 Russian troops destroyed part of a high-rise building in Zaporizhia on Saturday evening. As a result of the enemy strike, the wall of the high-rise building from the first to the fifth floor was destroyed. Three people were injured, including one child.