December 4, 02:10 PM • 22148 viewsOn July 5, 91 combat engagements took place at the front. The Defense Forces repelled 25 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction, where 5 more battles are ongoing.
On July 6, sunny weather without precipitation is expected in Ukraine, with daytime temperatures reaching +25…+30°, and up to +33° in Zakarpattia and the south. An extreme level of fire danger remains in most regions.
Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, explained that Russia uses the installation of tricolors in the border area for informational provocations. Ukrainian defenders destroyed the Russian flag installed on the border with Chernihiv region.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Mykhailo Gudkov died on July 2, 2025, in Kursk Oblast. He became the 16th Russian general eliminated since the start of the full-scale invasion, which likely undermined Russia's command system.
The Russian army uses the tactic of small assault groups in Sumy region, but does not achieve the desired results. The enemy suffers significant losses, with dozens killed and wounded daily.
A 49-year-old postman sustained shrapnel wounds from a Russian FPV drone in the Novhorod-Siverskyi community. His car was damaged, and the man was hospitalized.
Over the past day, 183 combat engagements were recorded on the Russian-Ukrainian front. Ukrainian defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks, inflicting significant losses on them, including 1050 personnel and 56 artillery systems.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that since the beginning of 2025, the Defense Forces of Ukraine have neutralized over 230,000 Russian occupiers, 1,311 tanks, and 2,885 armored vehicles. Syrskyi also prohibited the concentration of personnel and equipment at training grounds to enhance safety.
An infrastructure facility in Konotop, Sumy region, was destroyed as a result of an early morning enemy attack. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties.
Since the beginning of the current day, 76 combat engagements have taken place on the front, of which more than a quarter occurred in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian occupiers also shelled the border areas of Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions.
The Sumy region experienced an extremely dangerous June with 2593 enemy strikes, which claimed 12 lives, including two children. Almost 150 private houses, 34 multi-story buildings, educational and medical facilities were damaged, and energy infrastructure was destroyed.
The new project "Restored" was launched within the framework of the "MHP Poruch" program, which aims to make rehabilitation services accessible to military personnel, veterans, and their families. The program covers 13 hospitals in Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Lviv regions.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting with the military and the Minister of Defense. Key front issues were discussed, including the Pokrovsk direction and the Sumy region, where the Russian offensive is not being realized. Active operations continue within the Kursk operation.
On June 30, Russian occupiers shelled the Seredyno-Buda community in Sumy region, as a result of which two women were injured. The attack damaged several private houses, an educational institution building, and a car.
Ukraine's Defense Forces stopped the advance of Russian troops and stabilized the situation in the northern Slobozhansky direction. The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed the enemy back from Sumy, liberated Andriyivka, and advanced in the area of Oleksiyivka.
Russian occupiers do not have sufficient forces to create a buffer zone along the border with Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions; their true goal is to seize the entire territory of Ukraine. The enemy is suffering significant losses, using only infantry groups, without armored vehicles, in this area.
A drone hit a civilian VAZ car with a trailer in Kupyansk district of Kharkiv region, killing a 60-year-old man and injuring a 59-year-old man with shrapnel.
Russian occupiers use infantry groups in the Sumy region within the Khotyn and Yunakivka communities. Their activity has significantly decreased, which hinders advancement deep into Ukrainian territory.
Fragments of downed Russian drones were displayed at an exhibition in Kyiv, including the "Oreshnik" ballistic missile and an updated "Shahed" with artificial intelligence and a camera. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha noted the presence of foreign components in Russian missiles and drones.
Half of the 69 combat engagements on the frontlines over the past day took place in the Pokrovsk and Lyman directions. The enemy also carried out air strikes and shelling on the border regions of Ukraine.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi announced that the Russian army's advance in the border areas of Sumy region has been stopped, publishing a video. This wave of Russia's offensive has fizzled out, like last year's attempt in Kharkiv region.
The advance of Russian troops in the border areas of the Sumy region has been stopped. This happened due to desertion and significant losses of personnel, some deserters are leaving their positions in the Kursk region.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated over 300 million hryvnias in subsidies for the purchase of equipment and modernization of food units in 23 schools in Ukraine. This is part of a public investment project for 2025 aimed at improving nutrition in educational institutions.
The Ukrainian government has allocated over 700 million hryvnias to 35 energy projects that are critical for getting through the winter, including reconstruction in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy regions.
MHP Company and the Charitable Foundation "MHP-Hromadi" in cooperation with Mariupol State University announces the recruitment to the School of Community Leaders 2. 0 — an educational grant program for local leaders who strive to implement changes in their communities.
Pro-Russian Telegram channels are circulating a fake screenshot of an alleged post from the head of the Sumy RMA, Oleg Hryhorov, in which he supposedly calls on residents to evacuate with their property. The Sumy RMA refutes this information, calling it an enemy information dump aimed at destabilizing the region.
Weather forecaster Natalka Didenko predicts heat up to +34 degrees in most regions of Ukraine on July 3-4. At the same time, on June 26, fresher weather is expected with rain in the north, center and east, as well as strong winds.
Over 11,000 new fines from the TCR have been recorded in Ukraine in the last three months, and over 28,000 since the beginning of the year. Most proceedings were opened in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk region, and almost all of them concern men aged 25 to 45.
Russia carried out a night strike on Ukraine, launching 71 drones. Defense forces neutralized 52 enemy drones, but there were hits in the Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions.
Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders; in total, 77 combat engagements have occurred since the beginning of the day. Border settlements in Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions suffered from shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation.
