Ukraine reports rising casualties, ongoing combat, and potential new Russian offensives
Casualties mount in Dnipro and Sumy following Russian attacks, as Ukrainian forces face intense combat and prepare for potential new offensives from Russia, including a possible push towards Kyiv.
The death toll from Russia's June 29 attack on Dnipro has reached seven, following the death of a 59-year-old man in hospital; 16 people remain hospitalized, seven critically. In Sumy, 21 individuals were injured, two hospitalized, after a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on an infrastructure site. Ukrainian forces reported 203 combat engagements across the front on June 30, including 25 in the Pokrovsk direction, with Russian forces conducting 51 air strikes and deploying 163 guided aerial bombs. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reiterated that a Russian offensive into the Chernihiv region from Bryansk Oblast remains a realistic threat, for which Ukraine is preparing. He also noted President Vladimir Putin has tasked his General Staff with evaluating offensive options, including from Belarus, to capture Kyiv. A report detailed ten civilian sites in Ukraine targeted by Russian attacks in June, including an ancient shrine, a film studio, a zoo, a concert hall, a bus stop, and residential buildings, with over half damaged.
Sources: Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.
