Drone strike kills two in Kherson as combat engagements continue

A Russian drone strike on a minibus in Kherson on July 1 resulted in two fatalities, including an 18-year-old girl, and injured nine others. This incident follows previous attacks, including a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on an infrastructure site in Sumy, which injured 21 people, with two requiring hospitalization. The death toll from a separate Russian attack on Dnipro has risen to seven, with 16 individuals still hospitalized, seven critically. On June 30, Ukrainian forces reported 203 combat engagements, with 25 in the Pokrovsk direction. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that a Russian offensive into the Chernihiv region from Bryansk Oblast is a realistic threat, adding that President Vladimir Putin has tasked his General Staff with evaluating offensive options, including from Belarus, to capture Kyiv. Throughout June, ten civilian sites were reportedly targeted by Russian attacks, with over half sustaining damage. Sources: Громадське, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.