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One person was killed and 20 others, including four children, were injured when Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs and drones. The strike damaged residential buildings, set vehicles ablaze, and hit gas stations in two districts, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Russian forces struck 109 settlements in the Kharkiv region over a week, killing 14 people including two children and injuring 143 others. Civilian infrastructure such as residential buildings and farms was heavily damaged, with emergency crews responding to explosive devices and fires amid over 1,800 combat clashes.

Ukrainian Defense Forces reported 295 combat clashes along the frontline on July 4, with Russian forces launching intense bombardments using over 8,700 kamikaze drones and 252 guided aerial bombs. The heaviest ground assaults occurred in Huliaipole (38 attacks), Pokrovsk (31 attacks), and Sloviansk (25 attacks), followed by Ukrainian strikes on Russian command posts and troop concentrations.

Russian forces attacked Bohodukhiv in the Kharkiv region with drones on July 5, killing two men and damaging commercial buildings. A separate drone strike in Kharkiv city's Kyivskyi district injured three people. Previous attacks in Kramatorsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy caused civilian injuries and infrastructure damage.

Russian forces conducted multiple strikes on civilian and industrial areas in Ukraine, injuring 11 people. A guided aerial bomb hit a supermarket in Kramatorsk, injuring five, including an 11-year-old boy. In Zaporizhzhia, five strikes partially destroyed an apartment building and injured three, including a child, while a gas station strike in Sumy injured three women.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian forces will continue strikes targeting Ukraine’s military-industrial complex and infrastructure, and plans to expand a security zone in Kharkiv and Sumy. The statements follow recent Russian aerial attacks on residential and storage facilities in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, as well as daytime bombardments in Sumy and Zaporizhzhia that caused civilian casualties.

Russian forces launched guided aerial bombs and missiles at civilian infrastructure in the Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions on July 3, injuring eight people in Zaporizhzhia (including two teenagers) and two in Odesa. The attacks followed earlier strikes in Sumy and Zaporizhzhia that caused six deaths and numerous injuries.

Russian forces conducted drone and missile strikes against Ukrainian cities on July 3, resulting in four deaths in Sumy's Romny community, including a one-year-old girl, and seven injuries in Kryvyi Rih. The Ukrainian Air Force intercepted 82 out of 105 drones and one guided missile.

Russian forces launched over 60 strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing six people and injuring at least 35. The attacks targeted Dnipro city, Nikopol district, Kamianske district, and Synelnykove district, causing damage to businesses, homes, and civilian infrastructure.

Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked a railway bridge in the Russian-occupied village of Sabivka, Luhansk region on June 26. Images on June 28 confirmed damage to the bridge, which served as a key logistical route for Russian forces connecting occupied areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

Russian forces conducted coordinated attacks on multiple Ukrainian cities, causing civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. In Zaporizhzhia, guided aerial bombs struck a residential block, injuring three civilians and igniting fires, as reported by regional head Ivan Fedorov.

Russian forces attacked Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, injuring at least six people. The attacks caused fires in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, damaged a secondary school in Chernihiv, and struck gas stations and a sports school in Dnipropetrovsk.

On June 27, Russian forces attacked the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy with modified drones, injuring 11 civilians including two children. Sumy Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Hryhorov stated the strikes targeted residential areas using a modified jet-powered UAV.

Russian drones attacked the Sumy region's Okhtyrka district and neighboring communities overnight on June 26-27, injuring 10 people, including a 53-year-old woman in critical condition. The drones operated at low altitudes to avoid radar detection.

Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia with three guided aerial bombs, injuring six people including a 13-year-old child. The attack damaged a high-rise building and other structures, prompting local authorities to warn of potential follow-up attacks and establish emergency hotlines.

Russian forces attacked energy and civilian infrastructure in the Vilkove community of Odesa region, causing a fire and leaving the town without electricity. The strike injured one person, according to the Izmail District Military Administration.

Russian forces struck a beach in Zaporizhzhia, injuring 6 people including 3 children. The attack occurred amid heightened drone strike threats following recent Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in the city.

Russian forces attacked Kyiv, damaging the Pechersk Lavra monastery and other UNESCO-listed cultural sites. Ukraine responded with a large-scale drone strike targeting Moscow’s oil refinery infrastructure and continued attacking bridges and supply routes into Crimea.

Ukraine’s military intel agency (HUR) accused Russian forces of improperly disposing of anthrax-infected livestock in the occupied Kherson region, posing risks to civilians, agriculture, and the environment. HUR warned that Russia could later use this to accuse Ukraine of using biological weapons.

Russian forces attacked four districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region over 50 times using drones, artillery, and aerial bombs. A 77-year-old woman was killed in the Nikopol district, and 14 people were wounded, including a 79-year-old woman in serious condition.

Ukraine is repurposing attack and reconnaissance drones to deliver supplies like water, ammunition, and medical equipment to front-line soldiers, reducing human exposure to dangerous logistics routes. Drones such as the Linza and Max, developed by Ukrainian companies Frontline Robotics and Perun, have been upgraded to carry heavier payloads over longer distances for this new role.

Russian forces have added a Pantsir anti-aircraft system near an attacked Moscow oil refinery, located at an exit from the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD). The system includes a protective anti-drone net and carries an incomplete ammunition load, potentially signaling a shortage of anti-aircraft missiles in Russia.

Russian forces struck Kharkiv’s Kholodnohirskyi district with guided aerial bombs, damaging a two-story apartment building. At least five people were injured, and four others may be trapped under rubble, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs, damaging 15 homes and a warehouse and injuring civilians. The same night, they also struck Sumy with a Molniya drone, as reported by Mayor Ihor Terekhov, who noted the victims' numbers and conditions are still being assessed.

Russian forces attacked three districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region over 20 times with artillery, drones, and missiles, killing two and wounding 17. Strikes in Dnipro, Nikopol, and Zelenodolsk damaged a medical clinic, gas station, cafe, and vehicles.

Russian forces attacked Sumy with drones, killing a 56-year-old man in a residential area and damaging a gas station. Fires broke out at both sites but were extinguished, according to local officials.

Russian forces launched a massive overnight strike on the city of Trostianets in Ukraine’s Sumy region, destroying gas stations and damaging residential properties, according to Mayor Yurii Bova. No civilian casualties were reported.

Russian forces launched five strikes on Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and wounding seven. The attacks damaged Zaporizhzhia National University, a shopping center, a residential building, and caused fires at multiple sites.

Russian forces attacked civilian vehicles, railways, and homes in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions, killing one person and injuring five others. Drones targeted Kushuhum community and Lozova railway station, damaging locomotives and residential areas.

Russian forces attacked Dnipro, striking a light industry enterprise and injuring seven civilians. Three men were hospitalized in moderate condition, and the facility suffered significant structural and equipment damage.

Russian forces conducted a mid-morning airstrike on Sloviansk using guided aerial bombs (KABs), injuring three women and damaging 23 residential buildings, an educational institution, and vehicles. The attack is part of Russia’s weekend aerial campaign in Ukraine.

Russian forces attacked Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk region on June 10, wounding 12 people and damaging civilian infrastructure. The strike caused a fire in a multi-story residential building and later reports noted damage to an administrative building and an enterprise.

Robert Brovdi, Ukraine’s unmanned systems commander, operates a secret drone command post tracking Russian forces in real time. A former grain trader, he established elite drone units after 2022, leading long-range attacks Kyiv claims are altering the war through data-driven strategies.

Russian forces conducted 26 strikes on Kharkiv in the early hours of Wednesday, according to Ukrainska Pravda citing local officials. Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported 20 of these strikes hit the Kholodnohirskyi district, causing fires and injuring civilians.

Russian forces conducted a guided aerial bomb strike in Balabyne, Zaporizhzhia region, killing three and wounding three at a public transit stop. A separate drone campaign overnight in the Odesa region damaged buildings and injured a 41-year-old man.

Russian forces attacked two humanitarian rescue boats in the Black Sea and a cafe in the Zaporizhzhia region on June 6, causing crew casualties. The vessels were part of a humanitarian mission in Ukraine’s maritime corridor.

Russian forces launched a drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 272 drones which resulted in 19 strike drones hitting 11 locations. A strike in Zaporizhzhia targeted industrial infrastructure, killing two enterprise employees.

Russian forces attacked Chernihiv with drones on June 5, damaging a private enterprise in the city’s north and a parking lot in the west. The strike injured eight people and damaged 37 vehicles, with emergency services responding to both sites.

Russian forces struck Kharkiv and Dnipro in the early hours of Tuesday, injuring civilians and causing fires. In Kharkiv, the Osnovianskyi and Slobidskyi districts were hit, while in Dnipro, a 73-year-old woman was hospitalized in serious condition after a two-story building was partially destroyed. The attacks were part of a wider Russian missile and drone assault across Ukraine.

Ukraine launched strikes on Russian energy sites in Rostov and Saratov regions, causing fires and infrastructure damage. Ukraine denied Russian claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which Russia occupies, while the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed concern over the incident.