Ukraine reports new casualties and combat engagements amid offensive warnings

A Russian drone strike on a minibus in Kherson on July 1 killed two people, including an 18-year-old girl, and injured nine others. The death toll from a previous attack in Dnipro has risen to seven, with 16 still hospitalized. In Sumy, 21 people were injured, two requiring hospitalization, following a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on an infrastructure site. Ukrainian forces reported 203 combat engagements on June 30, with 25 occurring 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, including historical landmarks and residential areas, were reportedly targeted by Russian attacks, with over half sustaining damage.

Sources: Громадське, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда