War
The General Staff has updated Russia’s casualty figures for the past 24 hours and since the start of the full-scale war
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 1,200 troops. The Ukrainian Defence Forces have also destroyed nine tanks, five air defence systems and other enemy military equipment.
Ukrainian forces are shooting down 92–96 per cent of conventional ‘Shahed’ drones, so the Russians are switching to jet-powered ones — Flash
Serhiy Beskrestnov (Flash), an adviser to the Minister of Defence, has stated that the Russians are increasingly using Shahed jet-powered drones to carry out attacks behind Ukrainian lines, as the Ukrainian military is effectively shooting down conventional, ‘petrol-powered’ drones.
Russia could launch another massive strike as early as tomorrow: what Ignat said
Russia may be shortening the intervals between its large-scale strikes on Ukraine and launching further attacks sooner than the usual few days.
The Financial Times has suggested a likely timeframe for the start of substantive talks between Russia and Ukraine
Russia is unlikely to take part in substantive negotiations on ending the war against Ukraine until at least February 2027. Meanwhile, the Financial Times notes that Ukrainian drone strikes are having an increasingly significant impact on Russian military and fuel infrastructure.
The studio, which had survived the previous shelling, was destroyed. Russia’s attack on Kyiv has damaged the ‘Channel 5’ office for the second time (PHOTO)
A massive Russian shelling of Kyiv on the night of 6 July damaged the only studio belonging to ‘Channel 5’.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Yaroslavl oil refinery and ports in the Leningrad Oblast
The Security Service of Ukraine, in conjunction with the Defence Forces, has carried out a series of strikes on fuel, energy and military infrastructure targets in Russia and the temporarily occupied Crimea. Among the targets struck were the Yaroslavl oil refinery, the oil loading terminal in Vysotsk and military facilities in Crimea.
Ukraine plans to sign a ‘Drone Deal’ with seven NATO countries by the end of 2026 — The Guardian
By the end of 2026, Ukraine plans to conclude bilateral agreements on unmanned technologies — the ‘Drone Deal’ — with a further seven NATO countries.
Russia has attacked a number of regions in Ukraine; there have been fatalities, injuries and widespread destruction
During the night and on the morning of 6 July, Russian forces carried out strikes on Odesa and the regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. The attacks have resulted in fatalities, injuries and damage to civilian infrastructure.
Since the start of the year, Ukrainian drones have struck oil refineries in Russia nearly 200 times
Since the start of 2026, Ukrainian drones have attacked Russian oil refineries on at least 194 occasions. According to analysts, this has increased the pressure on the Russian fuel sector.
Following the Russian Federation’s attack on Kyiv, more than 350 tonnes of fuel ended up in Lake Kyrylivske
The massive Russian attack on Kyiv on 2 July caused serious pollution of Lake Kyrylivske in the Obolon district. Hundreds of tonnes of petroleum products spilled into the lake, which has already led to the death of local wildlife.
The General Staff reported 256 combat engagements on the front line over the past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, there have been 256 combat engagements on the front line. Russian forces engaged in the most intense fighting in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk and Huliaipole sectors.
In the Kyiv region, the number of injured has risen following the Russian attack; residents of Vyshneve have been urged not to go out onto the streets
In the Kyiv region, the number of casualties has risen to 15 following a massive Russian attack, including a nine-month-old girl. In Vyshneve, due to the risk of unexploded ordnance detonating again, residents have been urged to remain in shelters and not to go outside.
