[Independent] The Kremlin orchestrated a major surveillance campaign on nuclear sites across Europe — including Britain — using drones launched from one of Russia’s shadow fleet tankers, experts believe.
The findings could bring to an end a two-year mystery that started when drones were spotted flying over four sensitive US military bases in the UK. Investigators believed they were being flown by live operators, but no launch sites were found.
Now, experts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a London-based think tank, have discovered that HAV Dolphin, a Russian-crewed cargo vessel, was docked near Hull at the time. Another vessel, the Seasons 1 tanker, was also in the North Sea near Essex.
Having tracked the HAV Dolphin’s movements, they say it is "highly likely" that Putin waged a drone campaign in Nato airspace across Europe between August 2024 and February 2026, as part of what they say is the "Kremlin’s wider unconventional war on Europe".
The concerted surveillance campaign targeted nuclear sites in the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, the researchers said.
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[Korrespondent] 22.54 For the third month now, the Russian government has been paying from the budget record subsidies to nafta companies whose oil refineries are burning one after another, which have become targets for the drones of the ZSU.
The Russian nafta companies were deprived of 312.5 billion rubles from the federal budget. Of these, 210.6 billion rubles were paid through the damper mechanism, and another 101.9 billion through the excise duty mechanism.
Travna obsyag's subsidies amounted to 357.3 billion rubles, and that of kvitna - 359.3 billion. Over the past three months, Russian nafta workers have withdrawn 1.029 trillion rubles.
21.34 Zaporizka nuclear power plant has spent its current electricity supply and switched to diesel generators. Energoatom informs about this .
“About 16:46 the power transmission line of Ferosplavna was switched on , which immediately connected the occupied Zaporizka AES with the United Energy System of Ukraine,” the source said.
As a result of the loss of external electricity supply, WAES switched to meeting power needs with diesel generators.
This is already the 21st blackout at the station.
21.21 In Zaporizhzhya, the number of injured increased to 17. Russian troops attacked the place with ceramic bombs and drones. The press service of the National Police reported this on Friday.
A Russian drone strike killed two people on the 49th and 59th centuries.
21.03 Law enforcement officials have raised suspicions of a military service member of the special-purpose Azov National Guard, who, according to the investigation, were in full cooperation with the administration of the colony and representatives intelligence services of the Russian Federation, transmitting information about other Ukrainian military forces. The DBR informs about this .
20.03 After an attack by Ukrainian drones, 2 lines were pressurized into the Kstovo oil refinery near the Nizhny Novgorod region of the Russian Federation. Reuters reports about this .
As a result of the impact, the primary oil refining unit with a weight of 25.7 thousand was damaged. tons per dobu. The agency's representatives confirm that the installation provided nearly 53% of the plant's production capacity.
19.52 The Cabinet has approved the procedure for the logistics of foreign volunteers to bring them to the headquarters of the Defense Forces in Ukraine. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko spoke about this. In these words, candidates in this process will be supported by companies included before the transfer to the Center for the Recruitment of Foreigners and Individuals without the Community. Please submit your application and necessary documents to the Center. Before the transfer, they can spend more than the company, which confirms the established benefits and made a payment in the amount of 5 million UAH. This type of insurance is a precaution, if the company violates the agreement. After verification, the validity of sanctioned exchanges and ties with the aggressor power was resolved within 10 working days.
19.34 During the day, the Russian Federation attacked several districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 50 times, three people died, another twelve were wounded, among them two children. About this 3 limestone, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional sovereign administration Oleksandr Ganzha said. The Russian Army stagnated drones, artillery, air bombs and missiles. Having identified Ganja, there were more victims in the Sofiivsky community in the Krivorizky district. A 35-year-old woman at a doctor’s office in the medium weight class. As a result of the attack, one person died and six were injured. The Lozuvati community has a damaged infrastructure. In the Nikopol region, Nikopol, Marganetska, Chervonogrigorivska, Tomakivska, Mirivska and Pokrovska communities suffered. Poshkodzheni supermarket, administration, college, gas station, donkeys, cars. Two people died 45 years ago. A 33-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman were hospitalized in a hospital of moderate severity. Near the Sinelniki district, the Russians attacked the Shakhtar, Petropavlovsk, Ukrainian, Vasylkiv, and Slavgorod communities. Poshkodzhenі shop, donkeys. Four people were injured. Among them were two children. The Dnieper region has a goal of the Dnieper, Mykolayiv and Petrykiv communities. The fire began to burn.
19.04 Ukraine has reached the stage of production of such technological types of armor that can surpass Russian capabilities in a long time . President Volodymyr Zelensky told Telegram about the results of the meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander.
18.47 Russian troops hit one of the industrial enterprises of Zaporizhzhya with ceramic aerial bombs. As a result of enemy shelling, they died. The head of OVA Ivan Fedorov told about this .
“As a result of hostile attacks in various locations of the place, 7 people were wounded by fire, among them an 11-year-old child. Unfortunately, two people died,” the head of the OVA said.
18.22 On Friday, the Defense Forces struck a dangerous place through the Krasnogvardiysky Canal near the Krasnogvardiysky district in the time-occupied (TOT) Crimea. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
And the results of the assessment of additional data confirmed the destruction of 29 lines of two spans of a road bridge in the Azov region of the Zaporizhzhya region and the destruction of 1 line of three passages of a road bridge across the Kalka River in the region Granite in Donetsk region.
18.23 Five more children from the immediately occupied part of the Kherson region were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine. The head of OVA Oleksandr Prokudin informed about this .
"Four children were kidnapped - one girl and three boys aged 7 to 17 years old. Also, one person from among the orphans was turned away. We know the real stories of the children who lived today under pressure and fear. Among them are two 17-year-old boys,” said Prokudin.
17.39 The fire crisis in Russia has caused the rating of Kremlin head Volodymyr Putin to fall to its lowest level since 2018. The Moscow Times reports about this.
Neither the mobilization of the spring of 2022, nor the blocking of Telegram, nor the disconnection of the Internet contributed so much to the decline in Putin’s rating in one period.
17.27 The Russian general who commanded the Iskander attack on Kramatorsk in 2023 was informed in absentia of the suspicion. The SBU reports about this 3rd party. We are talking about the Russian Colonel General Sergiy Kuzovlov, a great commander of the Pivdenny Military District of the Russian Federation, who organized a strike on Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region around the corner of 2023. Then the Russians attacked the front-line area with two Iskander-K missiles fired from the territory of the Rostov region. As a result of the enemy's attack, 13 civilians died, and another 56 were injured at various levels of severity.
17.22 The Netherlands decided to establish a full-fledged Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The head of the Office of the President Irina Mudra reported this on Facebook.
16.49 As of 16:00, the Russian aggressors attacked the positions of the Ukrainian army 55 times in 10 directions. I informed the General Staff of the ZSU about this in the operational level .
16.15 In occupied Crimea, as a result of attacks by Ukrainian drones , this power station , as well as the Sony Power Station (SES), burned down this morning. Write about the monitoring channel Crimean Wind.
16.06 Near the Darnytskyi district of Kiev, a search operation was completed on a nine-surface aircraft that was destroyed by a Russian missile attack. Here, 10 dead people were unblocked from the rubble , the DSNS reported.
In addition, at three addresses in the Darnytskyi district, robots are working to eliminate the legacy of a massive attack.
15.49 The Defense Council of the Kharkiv region praised the decision to expand the zone of evacuation of the civilian population from the communities of Kupyansky, Bogodukhivsky and Kharkiv districts with the provision of possible security measures the situation in border and frontline communities. The head of the regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubov, informed us about this 3-year period.
15.43 Russian troops hit a combine harvester with a drone, which was working in a field in Zaporizhzhia. As a result of the enemy's attack, a man was injured. The head of OVA Ivan Fedorov told about this.
15.27 Russian troops attacked the Kiev district of Kharkov this day. Three people were injured as a result of the shelling. Igor Terekhov informed about this .
15.13 The Red Forces of the Unmanned Self-Aircraft Systems Forces have significantly increased the intensity of strikes against Russia’s deep front. Over the course of a month we paid over 8.5 thousand. combat missions have a wide range of action, as the number of strengths in the operational and strategic depths of the enemy has increased by 1150% as a result. About the price on the SBS page on Facebook .
14.17 China, for the rest of the time, has not demonstrated a noticeable reaction to the transfer of material by Ukraine to the replacement of Chinese components from the Russian one . About this, Vladislav Vlasyuk stated the President’s approval for the sanctions policy.
“Unfortunately, they removed files with the same serial numbers, and for this reason there is really no such thing,” he said.
Recently, Vlasyuk noted that the share of Chinese components in the Russian economy is gradually increasing. Even China, the USA and Japan will be deprived of the main countries' supply of foreign components, which is reflected in the Russian economy.
13.50 The United States has informed Poland that the Russian Federation is preparing a massive “provocation” on the territory of the country in order to test the resolve of NATO member countries. The Telegraph reports about this.
It appears that Russia could attack Poland’s critical infrastructure with missiles or drones. It is also possible that Russian troops could cross the Polish cordon and penetrate into the territory of the country.
According to Moscow’s plan, such a provocation could lead to an escalation of tensions and a stir in the coming allies to reduce military assistance to Ukraine. According to estimates, the plans are expected to be implemented within the next few months.
13.29 A successful strike by drones on the military airfields of Saki and Gvardiyske in the instantly occupied Crimea was ordered. The SBU reported this. The least amount of these aircraft and hangars with “martyrs” have been reduced or damaged.
13.03 Near Lvov, a Russian agent was preparing to cover a strategic facility - a technological workshop of one of the enterprises of the military-industrial complex (DIC). The SBU reported this.
The thief tried to commit sabotage, disguised under the short-term shutdown of the production process during the working process. In the future, it is not enough to cause vibrations that may have occurred due to a technical accident at the manufacturing plant.
11.58 Mykolayivsky and Odessky territorial centers of staffing and social support are checked after squeamishness on the humiliation of people. Defender of the Minister of Defense Vasil Shkurakov stated this.
In his words, the decision about a comprehensive review of two territorial recruitment centers - Mykolayivsky and Odessky - was praised.
“Today you will make decisions regarding the revision of the Mykolayiv and Odessa TCC, a comprehensive review of these two bodies,” Shkurakov said.
The Minister's Advocate said that the department considers unacceptable the consequences of illegally seizing phones from mobile workers and degrading human dignity during the operation of the TCC.
“This is unacceptable. We are subject to all the consequences of taking away phones or reducing their usefulness,” he said.
In his words, the brutality of people's deputies and other organizations is recorded in the following registers in order to respond to money more quickly and clearly.
Having announced the reform of the TCC system, Posadovets is already preparing, and plans to present it to the authorities in the near future.
11.33 10 residents of Kiev are setting up early on Friday not to go out after the massive Russian attack on Thursday night. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram.
In the capital, emergency operations are still ongoing at three locations of Russian strikes last night.
11.06 In Ukraine, criminal investigation has begun over the facts of military atrocities of the Russian Army General Valery Gerasimov , the chief of the general staff of the armored forces of Russia. The SBU reported this.
10.57 In the Russian city of Belgorod, after a missile attack on an energy infrastructure facility - the Michurinsk TPP - large-scale interruptions in light and water were recorded.
In residential areas there is often a daily power supply and water supply, and there are also serious problems with electricity connections and Internet access.
Russian emergency services confirmed the significant deterioration of the measures. Due to the introduction of a stable supply of electricity in Belgorod, a number of strategic water supply facilities were completely damaged.
Michurinskaya TPP is a key facility that will provide energy for the production and administrative needs of the great industrial enterprise Belenergomash - BZEM. The plant specializes in the production of pipes, folding metal structures and other energy equipment for the Russian industry. The intensity of the attacked combined heat and power plant increases from 24.2 MW to 36 MW.
10.39 At the beginning of the 3rd century, the Russian aggressors attacked a large area in the Romny community with a drone and killed four civilians , among them one child. The Office of the Prosecutor General was informed about this on Friday.
Also during the night, Russians attacked gas stations in the Sumy region several times. I'm injured.
10.32 Counterintelligence of the SBU announced a new attempt by the Russian special services to recruit Ukrainians, using the vikorist scheme “under someone else’s ensign.” As reported by the Security Service, for which agents of the Russian Federation call or obtain information, claiming to be the security forces of the SBU, the National Police and other Ukrainian security forces. In this way, they try to win the trust of people and draw them into their positions.
10.29 A car carrying police officers from the Rilsk district of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation hit a mine in the center of Rilsk. The Vibukhov device was applied remotely. Governor Oleksandr Khinshtein announced this.
“As a result, the head of the region of Volodymyr Kovalchuk was injured: he has a mine-vibukhov injury, adhesive shrapnel wounds in his legs,” the head informed the region.
The director of the Gospodarsky Service Department, who had been behind the kerm of the machine, had removed a non-penetrating wound to the abdomen and a shrapnel wound to the thigh. Both victims were taken to the hospital.
In addition, the head of the culture department and the specialist in the department suffered, as they were on the line. They were diagnosed with acubar trauma and blind shrapnel wounds to their arms and legs.
10.21 The attack on Friday in five regions of Ukraine is being disrupted through Russian attacks. Ukrenergo reported about this. The situation in the Donetsk region is extremely complex. There, through the deterioration of the energy infrastructure, the largest number of new connections will be made.
09.53 One person died and three more were injured as a result of the Russian attack on a gas station near the Krivorizky district in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
“The Russians attacked a gas station near the Sofia territorial community of the Krivorizky district. One person died, three more were injured. Vinikla was burned,” according to the DSNS report.
Three more people suffered as a result of the shelling of the Shakhtar community in the Sinelniki region. And another gas station was damaged by Russians in the Kamyansky district.
09.12 At the beginning of the 3rd century, Russia attacked Ukraine with two ceramic aircraft missiles X-59/69 and 105 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and simulator drones of the Parody type.
The anti-aircraft defense destroyed/suppressed 83 targets - 1 armored aircraft missile X-59/69 and 82 UAVs of the Shahed type, Gerbera, Italmas and drones of other types at night, day and night. edges. The presence of a Kh-59/69 missile and 21 attack UAVs was recorded at 16 locations, as well as the fall of downed fighters (tricks) at five locations.
08.55 During the last battle , 273 military engagements were recorded at the front , the largest number on the Pokrovsky direct, where Ukrainian soldiers launched 39 hostile attacks.
Over the past year, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces have hit four areas of concentrated enemy manpower, one radar station, one artillery system, one control point for unmanned aerial vehicles and one warehouse for material and technical security.
07.35 On February 24, 2022, 1 month each in 2026, military spending to the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,407,150 (+1250 per additional amount).
07.17 Three more bodies were unblocked from the rubble near Kiev. The number of victims of the Russian attack has now risen to 30 since last week.
At one location in the Darnytskyi district, the search for rubble and people's searches is still ongoing. The ritualists work continuously until the rubble is completely cleared.
03.50 A bipartisan group of US congressmen called for American support for Ukraine against Russia's massive attack. Zokrema, Don Bacon of Nebraska, a senior Republican on the House Armed Forces Committee, voted that the United States “is responsible for helping Ukraine with missile and anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti-anti missile defense, and we are at fault.” pass harsh sanctions against Russia."
00.20 The Russians launched a missile attack on a residential area of Krivoy Rog, injuring two people. An emergency operation is in progress at the scene.
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[Korrespondent] On Oleksandrivsky, Orikhivsky and Pridniprovsky, direct offensive actions have not yet been carried out.
As of 16:00, the Russian aggressors attacked the positions of the Ukrainian army 55 times on 10 direct routes. About this, having informed the ZSU General Staff in an operational alert on Friday, 3rd day.
So, in Pivnichno-Slobozhansky and Kursk there were several direct conflicts, two of which are still in trouble.
On Pivdenno-Slobozhanskoye, the women’s fire fighters were trying to break through the defenses in the Khatnyoye area.
On Kup'yansky, one enemy attack on the side of Novoosinov is directly alarming.
Directly on Limansky, our soldiers fought off three attempts at the fireplaces to poke through the banks of Drobishev and Dibrova.
In Slovyansk, 13 attacks were successfully repelled directly in the settlements of Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka and near the area of Riznykivka and Zakitny. Two fears are trivial.
On Kramatorsk, the firemen carried out one attack at Malinivka Bay.
On the Kostyantynivka direct, our defenders repelled 14 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillya, Illinivka, Stepanivka, Toretsk. Several attacks are still ongoing.
On Pokrovsky, the occupiers directly tried to push our soldiers out of their positions near the settlements of Rodinske, Kotlin, Udachnya, Muravka and in the settlements of Ivanivka, Shevchenko, Sergievka.
On the Gulyaipil direct, nine attacks were successfully repelled near the Dobropillya area and near the settlements of Vozdvizhivka and Charivne.
On Oleksandrivsky, Orikhivsky and Pridniprovsky, direct offensive actions have not yet been carried out.
Guess what, at the beginning of 2026, the ZSU acquired 590 sq. km of territory from Russian burial grounds. President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly received such tributes.
The head of state also stated that Russia has begun to take initiative on the battlefield and is opening up the possibility of diplomatic regulation of the war. It is now “open” for negotiations, it is important.
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[NewsFront] 20:42 In the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 188 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea. 19:54 UAV operators of the 11th Army Corps of the North group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces' strongholds and communications equipment in the Khar'kov region.
Drone operators from the Vostok group targeted enemy UAV control centers, communications equipment, and drone operator positions in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Center group's drone crews overtook the enemy's strongholds with manpower, as well as the enemy's missile complex in the Dobropillya direction.
Drone operators from the 49th Combined Arms Army, part of the Dnipro group of forces, discovered and destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the Kakhovka direction.
17:47 Strike drone crews of the separate Varyag brigade hit bridge, automotive equipment, ground-based robotic systems, elements of the communication system, UAVs and aerial reconnaissance balloons, shelters, dugouts, temporary deployment points for enemy personnel.
16:34 South Dnepropetrovsk direction. Far Eastern troops entered Aleksandrovka, MAP
15:18 Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted strikes on temporary deployment points of the 100th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Alekseevo-Druzhkovka and the 120th separate territorial defense brigade in the Krasny Liman area.
13:50 Military personnel of the "East" group of forces are developing offensive in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
12:42 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (from June 27 to July 3, 2026)
Over the course of a week, units of the North military group, as a result of active operations, established control over the village of Ukrainske in the Kharkiv region.
The manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an airmobile brigade, and four territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged. In total, the enemy lost over 1,485 servicemen, eight armored combat vehicles, 90 vehicles, 13 field artillery pieces, and eight electronic warfare and counter-battery stations in the area of responsibility of the "North" group of forces.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.
Over the course of a week, units from five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an unmanned systems battalion, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three territorial defense brigades were defeated. In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault detachments of the 25th Army completed the destruction of scattered Ukrainian Armed Forces units over the course of a week. Reinforcement units began demining and clearing the village. Over the course of a week, the enemy lost over 200 personnel and 50 pieces of military equipment in the village of Krasny Liman, including two US-made HMMWV combat armored vehicles, 25 remotely controlled robotic systems, and 21 vehicles. In total, in the area of responsibility of the "West" group of forces, enemy losses amounted to 1,490 servicemen, 27 combat armored vehicles, 124 vehicles, and 16 field artillery pieces. Eleven electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Last week, units of the Southern Group of Forces advanced deep into enemy defenses and liberated the settlements of Malinovka and Piskunovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, an airmobile, a motorized infantry, a mountain assault, an assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a marine brigade, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged. In the village of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the Southern Group of Forces spent the past week clearing the town of scattered Ukrainian Armed Forces formations. Over the course of the week, more than 535 Ukrainian servicemen, over 360 pieces of various weapons and military equipment, and 118 vehicles were destroyed. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,405 servicemen, two tanks, 22 armored combat vehicles, 164 vehicles, 22 field artillery pieces, and four electronic warfare stations in the Southern Group of Forces' area of responsibility.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical position.
Over the course of a week, units of three mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, an assault brigade, and a Jaeger brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, the Azov special forces brigade, five National Guard brigades, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated. Enemy losses in this area amounted to more than 2,160 servicemen, 20 armored combat vehicles, 41 vehicles, 15 field artillery pieces, and 12 electronic warfare stations.
Over the course of the week, units of the Vostok group of forces continued active offensive operations and liberated the settlements of Novoskelevatoe, Pisantsy, and Bogodarovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as Novoselivka, Rivne, Lesnoye, and Kopani in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past 24 hours, the village of Aleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has been liberated.
The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, four airborne assault brigades, four assault regiments, an unmanned systems regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged. Ukrainian armed forces lost over 3,140 servicemen, 17 armored combat vehicles, 62 vehicles, and nine field artillery pieces in the area of responsibility of the "East" group of forces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicle brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade.
Over the course of a week, the enemy lost more than 425 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 82 cars, and 15 electronic warfare stations in this area.
11:52 Published frames: blows off our FAB-250-270 on the air defense of a unit of the 100th separate separate brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka;
Five FAB-250-270 on the air defense unit of the 120th separate brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces in the area of the settlement of Liman;
One Kh-39 LMUR at the launch site of a UAV unit of the 33rd separate separate brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Senkovo in the Khar'kov region.
11:32 Military personnel of the "East" group of forces told details of the liberation of the village of Rivne in the Zaporizhzhia region.
10:44 In the Krasnolimansk direction, fighters of the Zapad group continue to thunder enemy.
09:34 Marines of the 810th Separate Brigade sharpen skills.
During breaks between combat missions, service members of the "North" group undergo intensive training near the line of contact.
The soldiers practice destroying UAVs, driving vehicles and special equipment over rough terrain, and orienting artillery guns in a rapidly changing tactical environment.
08:28 During the night, from 20:00 Moscow time on July 2 to 7:00 Moscow time on July 3, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Tver, Tula, Smolensk, Kaluga, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
07:33 Fighters of the Southern group of forces are working against the enemy in the Konstantinovsky direction.
Artillerymen from the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Army Corps destroyed shelters housing Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, a suburb of Konstantinovka.
FPV drone operators burned down an enemy nuclear missile complex near Konstantinovka.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in Kazachya Lopan (+0.5 km2)
Piskunovka was liberated (+3.3 km2)
Advance in Novoosinovo and in the Glushkovka area (+13.4 km2)
Advancein the area of Cherneshchyna and Druzhelyubovka (+11.3 km2)
Expansion of the control zone in Konstantinovka (+3.3 km2)
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[Regnum] Russian air defense systems shot down 155 Ukrainian drones overnight, including over the Azov and Black Seas. The Russian Defense Ministry press service reported this on July 3.
Russian military intercepted and destroyed enemy aircraft-type drones between 8:00 PM on July 2 and 7:00 AM Moscow time on July 3.
The drones were shot down over the Tver, Tula, Smolensk, Kaluga, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, and Rostov regions, the Krasnodar Territory, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
On the night of July 2, air defense systems destroyed 327 Ukrainian UAVs over the territory of 19 regions of Russia, as well as over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
On July 2, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a Belarusian bus traveling from Minsk to Anapa near a customs checkpoint in the Bryansk region. Two drivers and one passenger were injured. The victims were hospitalized in serious condition. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted a follow-up strike.
On July 3, drone debris was discovered in the city of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Krai . Fragments fell at nine addresses. Windows and roofs were damaged in several private homes. The drone debris struck a gas pipe and a power transmission tower, though power was not interrupted. No one was injured.
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[Regnum] The liberation of the city of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) will accelerate the advance of Russian troops toward Slovyansk and Kramatorsk. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this on July 3.
"The capture of Konstantinovka by the Southern Group forces opens a direct path for further advancement to Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, as well as other fortified areas in the Donbas. It is undoubtedly the key to liberating the entire territory of the DPR," Putin said during a visit to one of the Joint Group of Forces' support points.
The head of state emphasized that the liberation of Kostiantynivka is of great strategic importance. The city is a key transportation hub and a major industrial center in Donbas, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief recalled.
On July 3, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced the establishment of full control over Konstantinovka in the northern DPR. The Kremlin noted that the city was liberated from the enemy thanks to the heroism of Russian troops.
Putin stated that everything must be done to evacuate civilians remaining in Konstantinovka.
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"The liberation of the city of Konstantinovka...
"Putin stated that everything must be done to evacuate civilians remaining in Konstantinovka."
I see. That's "liberation" for you.
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The Russians have been trying to take this town since last October, just saying.
Currently there appears to be about 200 Russian soldiers hiding out in the rubble of this 25 square mile area so not a huge presence, but I'm sure that they hoisted a flag or two and sent photos back to their Commander.
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"Four years to Konstantinovka!"
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