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Kyrylo Budanov condemned the events in Lviv. He emphasized that he expects a fair response from law enforcement agencies to the events.
NATO has agreed to upgrade the status of the Baltic air policing mission to air defense. Pilots will receive a broader mandate, including the destruction of objects that pose a threat.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the provision of repayable financial assistance to SkhidGZK in the amount of UAH 555 million until the end of 2027. The funds will be directed to increasing uranium ore mining and concentrate production.
As a result of shelling of energy facilities, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Kherson and Kharkiv regions are partially blacked out. In Kyiv, one energy worker was killed and three were injured in a drone attack.
US President Donald Trump said the decision to withdraw more troops from Europe would depend on Greenland. He will consider such a step if a favorable deal on the island is not reached.
Production of Patriot missiles by Ukraine will take years due to complex technologies and US control. Experts point, among other things, to problems with supply chains.
The US is prepared for a prolonged escalation with Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump announced the end of the 60-day ceasefire after new attacks.
In the Taganrog Bay, drones attacked two tankers, causing mechanical damage and a fire. The crews were evacuated, there are no casualties.
American forces struck 90 targets in Iran, while the IRGC attacked US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. The fragile truce is under threat due to the escalation of the conflict.
On the night of July 9, Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 94 drones at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 72 drones, with ballistic impacts and 19 drones recorded.
Ayrton Senna's helmet, in which he won the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix, was sold at auction for $670,000. The helmet was used in three Grands Prix that year and has been preserved in pristine condition.
Western Europe suffered its hottest June on record, with air temperatures 3. 06°C above average. Wildfires are devastating France and Spain, while the UK enters its third heatwave.
From the beginning of the day until 4 p. m., 57 battles occurred on the front, which is a third less than the previous day. Half of the battles took place in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, and Huliaipole directions.
NATO considers canceling the annual 2027 summit to reduce tensions with US President Donald Trump. Discussions have intensified amid the summit in Ankara, where Trump criticized the alliance.
At the summit in Ankara, NATO leaders adopted a declaration on providing Ukraine with 140 billion euros in military aid for 2026-2027. The aid will be provided mainly by European NATO members and Canada.
In Kharkiv, as a result of a Russian missile strike on a five-story building, 42 people were injured, two were killed. Emergency rescue operations are ongoing.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit in Ankara agreed on a meeting with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Péter Magyar. A meeting with the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who confirmed the conversation, is also possible.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported the hospitalization of four victims as a result of a drone fall in the Desnyansky district. During the firefighting, rescuers discovered the body of a deceased woman.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the destruction of another Russian air terrorist. The information was published on social media.
Rescuers found a ginger cat in a destroyed house in Vyshneve; it had burns on its ears, paws, and eyes. The owners were found, the animal was taken to a clinic, and treatment was organized by the Red Cross.
In the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv, a drone fell and exploded near a gas distribution station, two people were hospitalized. Also, a UAV fell on a three-story non-residential building near a market.
The SBU struck the "Cherkasy" station in Bashkortostan, which annually transports nearly 2 million tons of petroleum products. The strike complicates the logistics of fuel supply for the Russian army.
OpenAI has received permission from the Trump administration to publicly launch the GPT-5. 6 Sol model after additional testing. Previously, the government insisted on a phased release, but OpenAI opposed this approach.
Brent and WTI crude futures surged to a two-week high on fears of supply disruptions. The US revoked the license for Iranian oil, and Iran struck US facilities.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with the President of the European Council António Costa the work on opening the remaining five negotiation clusters. Costa expects the opening of a new cluster in the near future.
President Zelenskyy confirmed strikes on two Russian oil refineries in Saratov and Tatarstan. He stated that Ukraine is fairly responding to attacks and the prolongation of the war.
An unknown person locked himself in a barbershop in the Khadzhibey district of Odesa with a female employee and a visitor. The police opened the door, no one was injured, no weapon was found.
The President of Ukraine held an important conversation with the Prime Minister of Italy, discussing prospects for joint work in Europe on anti-ballistic defense. Zelenskyy informed about the situation in Ukraine and the need for additional air defense missiles.
In the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv, as a result of a missile strike on a five-story building, 23 people were injured and two were killed. Among the wounded are four children, one man is in serious condition in the hospital.
As of crossing the border on July 1, 2026, there was no information about the search for Anastasiia Berezovska in Interpol databases. The SBGS emphasized that it acted in accordance with the law.