Overview

• US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg publicly accused Russia of stalling negotiations and urged an immediate ceasefire.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed claims of delay and called for the implementation of existing diplomatic agreements.
• Analysis by the Associated Press found Russia launched a record 5,438 drones at Ukraine in June, prompting President Zelenskyy to pledge an increase in domestic drone production.
• A Ukrainian drone strike on a factory in Izhevsk killed three people and injured 35 according to local officials.
• Russian-backed authorities in Luhansk declared that Russia now fully occupies the region.