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2026-07-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Latest information on the situation on the front line as of July 3 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[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)

Total for the day: +31.8 km2

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