Overview

• Russia launched 539 drones and 11 missiles overnight in its largest aerial assault on Kyiv since the 2022 invasion.
• Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted 478 incoming weapons but falling debris and strikes still wounded at least 23 civilians, sparked fires and damaged railway infrastructure.
• Russian shelling in the Kherson region on July 2 wounded seven civilians and prompted a pre-trial war crimes investigation by local prosecutors.
• Forces probing supply routes near Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka stepped up attacks, with shelling around Pokrovsk killing five people on July 3.
• A July 3 Trump-Putin call produced no ceasefire progress and Washington halted shipments of Patriot and Stinger missiles to Ukraine.