Ukraine vows continued response amid intense combat and Russian strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would continue to respond to Russian attacks to diminish Moscow's capacity to prolong the conflict. This statement followed a day of intense combat on June 29, with Ukraine's General Staff reporting 184 engagements, including two missile strikes and 50 aerial attacks involving 136 guided bombs. Russian forces struck Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb, killing one person and injuring five. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone attack on a public transport vehicle resulted in two fatalities and six injuries, including a child. Meanwhile, explosions were reported overnight in Russian-occupied Crimea, with satellite imagery showing fires near a civilian airfield in Kerch and the Maryanivka power substation, causing local power outages.

Sources: Громадське, Українська правда, Радіо Свобода