Ukraine reports increased Kyiv death toll, continued frontline combat, and new attacks
Ukrainian authorities reported increased casualties from a July 2 Russian attack on Kyiv, bringing the death toll to 25. New drone strikes hit Sumy region, killing two, while explosions were reported in occupied Mariupol. Intense combat continued across the front lines, with 224
Ukrainian authorities reported continued intense combat and casualties across the front lines. On July 3, a Russian drone attack in Ukraine's Sumy region, specifically the Romny community, resulted in two women's deaths and one man's injury after a residential building was struck. Separately, explosions and fires were reported in occupied Mariupol on the night of July 3, with a local resistance group suggesting drones targeted parked trucks. The death toll from Russia's July 2 missile and drone assault on Kyiv increased to 25, with search and rescue operations ongoing at three Darnytskyi district sites. Ukraine's General Staff reported 224 combat engagements on July 2, with Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, and Huliaipole directions seeing the most Russian attacks. Russian forces also conducted two missile strikes with 75 missiles, 62 air strikes, and deployed 187 guided bombs. A hospital in Kherson was also shelled on July 2, killing a 63-year-old doctor and injuring a nurse.
Sources: Радіо Свобода, Українська правда
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- Jul 2, 2026, 11:00 PM UTCUkraine's General Staff reports 224 combat engagements, Kyiv death toll rises to 25
- Jul 2, 2026, 09:30 PM UTCUkraine's General Staff reports 224 combat engagements, Kyiv death toll rises to 25
- Jul 2, 2026, 09:00 PM UTCUkraine's General Staff reports 224 engagements; Kyiv death toll rises to 25
- Jul 2, 2026, 08:30 PM UTCUkraine's General Staff reports 224 engagements as Kyiv death toll rises to 25
- Jul 2, 2026, 08:00 PM UTCUkraine reports 224 frontline engagements as Kyiv death toll reaches 25