Overview

• A Ukrainian long-range drone struck the Kupol Electromechanical Plant in Izhevsk on July 1, killing three people and injuring 35 others, 10 of whom are in serious condition.
• The targeted facility produces Tor surface-to-air missile systems and Harpiya combat drones more than 1,000 kilometers east of Moscow.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry reported shooting down 60 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions, including Crimea, Rostov and Saratov.
• Four Russian Shahed drones struck Zaporizhzhia overnight, leaving over 1,600 households without power.
• President Zelensky has ordered a surge in domestic interceptor and long-range strike drone production following Moscow’s record dispatch of 5,438 drones in June.