Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of July 2
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During the past day, July 1, 189 combat clashes were recorded on the front line. Most of the fighting occurred in the Toretsk and Pokrovsk directions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"For the past day, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit one Russian ammunition depot, one air defense vehicle, two artillery systems, two EW/RAL stations, 15 areas of concentration of personnel and anti-aircraft defense," Ukraine's General Staff writes.
Directions
In the Kharkiv direction, the Russians continued their assault operations with aviation support. A total of 13 combat clashes took place in the settlements of Lyptsi, Vovchansk, and Hlyboke.
17 combat clashes took place in the Kupiansk direction. Russian attacks were repulsed in the areas of Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Berestove, and Pischane of the Kharkiv region, as well as Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk region.
In the Lyman direction, 16 Russian assaults were repelled in the areas of Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nevske, and Torske settlements of the Luhansk region.
In the Siversk direction, 21 Russian attacks were repelled in the areas of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region, Verkhniokamianske, Ivano-Daryivka, Spirne, and Vyimka, Donetsk region.
In the Kramatorsk direction, 7 Russian attempts to break through the Ukrainian defenses in the districts of Klishchiivka and Novyi Donetsk region were stopped.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians carried out 28 attacks in the areas of Toretsk, Severne, Pivdenne, Zalizne, and New York settlements of the Donetsk region.
In the Pokrovsk direction, 49 Russian attacks were repelled near the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Yevhenivka, Novoselivka Persha, Sokil, Voskhod, Yasnobrodivka and Netailove in the Donetsk region.
In the Kurakhove direction, Russians tried to advance 10 times in the area of the settlements of Heorhiivka, Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka, and Kostiantynivka.
In the Vremivka direction, the Russians attacked 14 times in the Vodiane, Makarivka, and Urozhaine districts of the Donetsk region.
In the Orikhiv direction, 3 combat clashes took place in the districts of Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, and Robotyne of the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Russians tried to knock out units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces from positions on bridgeheads 9 times.
On the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
Russia's losses in war against Ukraine
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia's losses in manpower have exceeded 545,000 units. Only during the past day, July 2, the Ukrainian Defense Forces liquidated another 1,280 Russian soldiers and destroyed 8 tanks and 56 artillery systems.
