Battlefield sees almost 260 clashes over past day, 33 of them on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 259 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting their most intense attacks on the Pokrovsk front (33 assaults).
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 2 July
Details: On 1 July, the Russians conducted two missile strikes, using two missiles, and 79 airstrikes, dropping 240 guided bombs. In addition, the Russians deployed 9,463 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,924 strikes on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, including 36 from multiple-launch rocket systems.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's Air Force and Rocket Forces and Artillery struck five clusters of Russian personnel and a command post over the past day.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukraine's defence forces stopped 33 Russian assaults near the settlements of Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Vasylivka, Novomykolaivka, Molodetske, Hryshyne and Udachne and towards Toretske, Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Shevchenko, Serhiivka, Novohryshyne, Novopalivka and Novopidhorodnie.
On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians conducted 63 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including six from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Russian forces conducted 14 attacks on Ukrainian positions towards the settlements of Ternova, Chaikivka, Sheviakivka, Zarubynka and Khatnie and near Lyman, Starytsia and Artilne.
On the Kupiansk front, a Russian attack occurred near the village of Borivska Andriivka.
On the Lyman front, Russian troops tried to break through Ukrainian defences 11 times, launching attacks near the village of Novoselivka and towards the settlements of Stavky, Ozerne, Lyman and Drobysheve.
On the Sloviansk front, the Russians conducted 28 assaults towards the settlements of Kryva Luka and Rai-Oleksandrivka, as well as near Riznykivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, three combat clashes occurred towards the settlements of Tykhonivka and Mykolaivka and near Chasiv Yar.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 20 attacks near the settlements of Novodmytrivka, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka and Stepanivka and towards Raiske.
On the Oleksandrivka front, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attacks near the settlements of Sichneve, Zlahoda and Vorone.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians conducted 22 attacks near Dobropillia and Myrne and towards the settlements of Hirke, Rivne, Krynychne, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipilske and Charivne.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian forces stopped a Russian attempt to advance near the village of Mali Shcherbaky.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians did not carry out any offensive actions.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there were no signs of Russian offensive groups being formed in the area.
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