259 combat engagements occurred on the front in a day, the enemy launched 79 airstrikes - General Staff
Kyiv • UNN
On July 1, 259 combat clashes were recorded on the front. The Russians carried out 79 airstrikes, dropping 240 guided aerial bombs, and used 9,463 kamikaze drones.

During the past day, July 1, 259 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. The enemy launched two missile strikes, using two missiles, carried out 79 airstrikes, dropping 240 guided aerial bombs. This was reported by UNN with reference to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The Russians also used 9,463 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,924 shellings of populated areas and positions of Ukrainian troops, including 36 from multiple launch rocket systems.
Aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces struck five areas of concentration of manpower and one command post.
In the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, the aggressor carried out 63 shellings of Ukrainian troop positions and populated areas over the past day, including six using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian units 14 times towards Ternova, Chaikivka, Shevyakivka, Zarubynka, Khatnye, and in the areas of Lyman, Starytsia, Artilne.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy attacked once, in the area of the populated area Borivska Andriivka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attempted to penetrate the Ukrainian defense 11 times, attacking in the area of Novoselivka and towards the populated areas of Stavky, Ozerne, Lyman, Drobysheve.
In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy stormed 28 times, towards the populated areas of Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and in the area of Riznykivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, three combat engagements occurred towards Tykhonivka, Mykolaivka, and in the area of Chasiv Yar.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 20 attacks, in the areas of the populated areas Novodmytrivka, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Stepanivka, and towards Raiske.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 33 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the populated areas Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Vasylivka, Novomykolaivka, Molodetske, Hryshyne, Udachne, and towards the populated areas Toretsk, Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Shevchenko, Serhiivka, Novohryshyne, Novopavlivka, Novopidhorodne.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped five enemy attacks in the areas of the populated areas Sichneve, Zlahoda, Vorone.
In the Huliaipole direction, the occupiers carried out 22 attacks in the area of Dobropillia, Myrne, and towards the populated areas Hirke, Rivne, Krynychne, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipilske, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped one attempt by the enemy to advance in the area of the populated area Mali Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
The losses of the Russian invaders per day amounted to 1,140 people. Also, five armored combat vehicles, 57 artillery systems, seven multiple launch rocket systems, nine ground robotic complexes, 2,123 unmanned aerial vehicles, one missile, 353 units of automotive equipment, and seven units of special enemy equipment were neutralized.