War update: 171 combat clashes on front lines in Ukrain

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook, releasing operational information as of 08:00 on Wednesday, July 2, according to Ukrinform.

Throughout the day, the enemy carried out one missile strike and 60 airstrikes, deploying two missiles and 119 guided aerial bombs. In total, Russian troops conducted 5,681 attacks, including 108 using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), and launched 2,674 kamikaze drones.

Russian airstrikes targeted numerous settlements, including Andriivka, Varachyne, Krovne, and Kindrativka in the Sumy region; Vilkhuvatka and Zybyne in the Kharkiv region; Filiia in the Dnipropetrovsk region; Sukhyi Yar in the Donetsk region; Olhivske, Malynivka, Novodanylivka, and Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region; and Olhivka in the Kherson region.

In response, Ukraine's air and artillery units struck ten areas of enemy troop and equipment concentration, as well as one high-value target.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, 19 combat engagements with Russian forces were recorded. The enemy carried out 14 airstrikes, dropping 31 guided bombs, and conducted 323 shelling attacks, including two using multiple rocket launchers.

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Over the past day, Russian forces launched 16 assaults in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, targeting areas near Vovchansk, Zelene, Milove, Kamianka, Hlyboke, and toward Ambarne.

In the Kupiansk sector, eight enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian defense forces repelled assaults near the settlements of Radkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Senkivka, Holubivka, Zahryzove, Zelenyi Hai, and in the direction of Novosynove.

In the Lyman sector, the enemy launched 18 attacks, attempting to advance near the settlements of Kopanky, Novyi Myr, Serednie, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, Novovodiane, Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Myrne, and toward Serebrianka.

In the Siversky sector, the enemy launched eight assaults on Ukrainian positions near Bilohorivka and toward Hryhorivka and Vyiimka.

In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled one enemy assault near Chasiv Yar.

In the Toretsk sector, Russian forces carried out two attacks near Leonidivka and Toretsk.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 49 enemy assaults near the settlements of Myrne, Popiv Yar, Koptieve, Lysivka, Novoserhiivka, Muravka, Orikhove, and Oleksiivka.

In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 28 enemy assaults near Perebudova, Piddubne, Vesele, Maliivka, Shevchenko, and Novopil.

In the Orikhiv sector, near Kamianske, the invaders launched three unsuccessful attacks on Ukrainian positions.

No combat engagements were recorded yesterday in the Huliaipole and Dnipro River sectors.

In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, there were no signs of enemy offensive group formations.