Ukraine reports continued hostilities, civilian casualties, and intense combat

The death toll from Russia's July 2 missile and drone attack on Kyiv has risen to 30, following the recovery of additional bodies from a damaged residential building in the Darnytskyi district. Elsewhere, a Russian drone strike in Sumy region's Romny community on July 3 resulted in the deaths of two women and injuries to one man after a residential structure was hit. Concurrently, more than 13 explosions and subsequent fires were reported in occupied Mariupol on the night of July 3, with a local resistance group suggesting drones targeted parked trucks. Ukraine's General Staff also documented 224 combat engagements on July 2, highlighting significant Russian assaults in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, and Huliaipole directions.

Sources: Українська правда, Громадське, Радіо Свобода