Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of July 3
Ukrainian military (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
The Ukrainian Defense Forces are focused on disrupting the enemy's offensive plans and exhausting its combat potential. Since the beginning of the day, 110 combat engagements have already been recorded along the entire front line, according to the report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian forces launched two missile strikes and 51 air strikes, dropping 79 guided bombs. The enemy carried out 1,120 attacks with kamikaze drones and conducted over 4,500 shellings of Ukrainian military positions and civilian settlements.
The most intense fighting continues in the Pokrovsk direction, where the Russian army carried out 35 assault and offensive actions throughout the day. Ukrainian defenders are holding back attacks near Myrne, Novotoretske, Udachne, Dachne, as well as in the directions of Novopavlivka, Myrnohrad, and Sofiivka. Fighting is still ongoing in at least three areas. Enemy aviation struck with guided bombs in several settlements, including Poltavka, Myrnohrad, and Dachne.
In the same direction, Ukrainian forces inflicted heavy losses on the enemy: 69 occupiers were killed and 48 wounded. They also destroyed enemy equipment, including four vehicles, two Groza electronic warfare stations, two satellite terminals, seven motorcycles, and three drones. Additionally, armored vehicles were damaged, along with four more motorcycles and an enemy artillery gun.
In the Lyman direction, Russian troops launched 18 assaults during the day in the areas of Novyi Myr, Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Serebrianka, and others. Some of these clashes are still ongoing.
Attacks continue in other directions:
- Northern-Slobozhanskyi direction — eight attacks repelled, 9 airstrikes recorded, 178 artillery shellings.
- Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction — eight assaults repelled; the enemy struck Vovchansk, Vodiane, and Okhrimivka.
- Kupiansk direction — four breakthrough attempts in the Kindrashivka and Petropavlivka areas.
- Siversk direction — three attacks near Vyiimka and Fedorivka.
- Kramatorsk direction — one enemy attack towards Bila Hora.
- Toretsk direction — six assaults near Rusyn Yar and Yablunivka.
- Novopavlivka direction — nine attacks near Komar, Piddubne, and Andriivka-Klevtsove.
- Huliaipole direction — one attempted advance near Novozlatopil.
- Orikhiv direction — the enemy attacked towards Novopavlivka.
- Prydniprovskyi direction — three breakthrough attempts repelled.
On other parts of the front, the situation remains largely unchanged. Defense forces continue to hold positions and wear down the enemy.
In the past day, Russian forces lost about 1,000 soldiers, 1 tank, and 5 armored combat vehicles in the war in Ukraine.
