Kharkiv was hit by a missile attack, allegedly by an S-300. The second strike fell on the private sector, causing a fire in a house and the death of one person. Rescue services are working at the scene.
During the day, russian occupants shelled 4 districts of Kharkiv region. At least 9 civilians were injured, private houses and infrastructure were damaged.
The Ukrainian military struck and destroyed an enemy S-300 air defense system, including radar stations and launchers, in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region.
It will take at least three years to restore the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant to its pre-missile strike condition, and additional resources are needed to increase its resilience to potential future attacks by Russia.
Russia claims that its air defense system destroyed or intercepted 22 drones over the Bryansk, Lipetsk regions and occupied Crimea overnight.
Russian propagandist and FSB agent Sergei Lebedev, who directed Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and spread disinformation on Kremlin TV channels, was sentenced in absentia by a Ukrainian court to 15 years in prison for high treason committed under martial law.
Today, on July 3, servicemen of the anti-aircraft missile troops of the Air Force of Ukraine celebrate their professional holiday. In the first hours of the war, the units of anti-aircraft missile troops skillfully shot down enemy targets and prevented the aggressor from establishing control over the Ukrainian sky.
Over the last day, the enemy launched 29 GABs at us, almost in all districts of Kharkiv region. Recently, the enemy used the FAB-500 bomb for the first time, which has a very serious destructive power.
Activists of the ATESH movement recorded the location of S-300/400 anti-aircraft missile systems near Simferopol in Crimea, providing coordinates 44. 952273, 34.194718.
As a result of an enemy ballistic strike, buildings in the village of Slatino, Kharkiv region, were destroyed, and about 10 households were damaged.
Ukrainian attacks on Russian airfields forced Russia to disperse its aircraft further away from the front line, which led to increased fatigue of aircraft crews due to increased flight time, while successful strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces on air defense systems in Crimea reduced the capabilities of Russian air defense in the region.
Over the past two months, Ukraine's Armed Forces have destroyed about 15 Russian air defense systems, including S-300, S-350, and S-400 divisions, dozens of launchers, more than 15 radar stations, and more than 10 control centers in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that at night a group missile strike was launched against one enemy S-300 and two S-400 divisions in the temporarily occupied Crimea, destroying two S-300 and S-400 radars, and information about the third radar is being clarified.
Since the beginning of June 10, 47 military clashes have been recorded at the front, while the greatest activity of the invaders is observed in the Pokrovsky direction, where 15 attacks were carried out near several settlements, of which 6 were repelled, and 9 continue.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully eliminated a Russian assault column near Krasnogorovka, Donetsk region, using artillery, Baba Yaga drones and FPV drones.
On Monday, June 10, a series of explosions occurred in occupied Donetsk, as a result of which a column of black smoke was visible from different parts of the city.
The Russian Air Defense Forces ordered the evacuation of families from the occupied Crimea to military camps in the Southern Military District.
Explosions were heard again in the temporarily occupied Crimea. According to reports, it was loud in Skadovsk.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully destroyed one Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system near Dzhankoy, as well as two two S-300 divisions near Chernomorskoye and Yevpatoria.
Partisans at the Tolyatti training ground found equipment that the occupiers are preparing to send to Ukraine in the Kharkiv direction.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces used Western weapons to launch attacks on Russian S-300 and S-400 systems on Russian territory.
Ukraine has used American weapons to strike Russian air defense batteries on Russian territory. It is noted that Biden's permission allows the use of weapons provided by the United States to strike at Russian troops.
According to the investigation, as a result of a Russian rocket attack on a recreation center in the village of Dachnoye, one person was killed and two others were injured.
The air defense forces destroyed 24 Russian attack drones during a night attack using cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Crimea and Russia.
All four Shahed attack drones and an Iskander cruise missile launched by Russian troops in Ukraine on the night of May 31 were destroyed by the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces.
Five enemy rockets hit residential and commercial properties in Kharkiv, killing 3 people and injuring 23, including 2 children.
As a result of the russian shelling of a residential building in Kharkiv, 3 people were killed and 16 were injured, including an ambulance doctor and children.
According to the commander of the Air Force, as a result of the air battle, 7 cruise missiles and 32 enemy attack drones were destroyed.
Russians are forced to stockpile missiles and plan strikes against Ukraine due to the lack of consistency in their massive attacks, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash said.
A Russian missile strike on the center of Kharkiv injured 18 people, including a 13-year-old boy who is in serious condition.