Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of July 3
Photo: Russian forces continue their attacks on Ukraine (facebook.com easternforce)
Since the beginning of July 3, 83 combat clashes have been recorded along the frontline. Ukrainian defenders are currently successfully holding back the enemy in all directions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Operational update as of 4:00 p.m.: since the start of the day, there have been 83 combat engagements. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines, and disrupting Russian plans," the General Staff noted.
According to the military, Russian artillery strikes today have hit the settlements of Luhivka, Mariine, Velyka Pysarivka, Sosnivka, Vysoke, Bila Bereza, Stepok, and Petrushivka in the Sumy region, as well as Arkhypivka in the Chernihiv region.
The enemy also carried out an airstrike on Mykhalchyna Sloboda in the Chernihiv region.
Situation by directions
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled six Russian attacks, with two more clashes still ongoing.
The enemy carried out six airstrikes, dropped a total of 13 guided aerial bombs, and conducted 149 artillery shellings, including one using a multiple launch rocket system.
At the same time, today the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions seven times in the area of Vovchansk and in the direction of Ambarne in the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction. The settlements of Okhrimivka and Vilkhuvatka were hit by airstrikes.
In the Kupiansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled three enemy assaults near Kindrashivka, Zahryzove, and in the direction of Petropavlivka, with one more clash ongoing.
The Russian army attacked Ukrainian positions 11 times in the Lyman direction — near Novyi Mir, Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, Serebrianka, and in the direction of Dronivka.
In the Siversk direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled one enemy attempt to advance near Vyimka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled one enemy attack in the direction of Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions three times near Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, and in the direction of Pleshchiivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, 30 combat clashes took place near the settlements of Myrne, Novotoretske, Myroliubivka, Malynivka, Promin, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Orikhove, Oleksiivka, Dachne, and in the direction of Myrnohrad, Novopidhorodne, and Sofiivka.
Five combat clashes are still ongoing. The enemy carried out airstrikes using guided bombs on the settlements of Poltavka, Bilytske, Myrnohrad, Novopavlivka, Filiia, and Dachne.
The Russian troops attempted four assaults near the settlements of Zaporizhzhia, Komar, Vilne Pole, and in the direction of Andriivka-Klevtsove in the Novopavlivka direction. One clash is still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy made one attempt to advance near Novozlatopil.
Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attack in the direction of Novopavlivka in the Orikhiv direction.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled one enemy attack.
"Ukrainian forces are wearing down the enemy along the entire line of contact and in its rear," the General Staff reported.
Russia's losses in the war
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces have lost more than 1.023 million manpower. Over the past day alone, enemy losses amounted to another 1,000 units. The Ukrainian Defense Forces also destroyed:
- one tank;
- five armored combat vehicles;
- 21 artillery systems and more.
In addition, this morning, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine updated the maps of combat operations in all active frontline areas.
