Newsletter 03/07/2026
Ukraine’s USF ‘shut down’ nine power substations in occupied Crimea overnight. Sybiha proposes ‘package of anti-crisis steps’ to Sikorski to ease tensions between Ukraine and Poland.
TOP
Search operations conclude at destroyed nine-story building in Kyiv: Russian attack kills 30 people
In Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, search operations have been completed in a nine-story building destroyed by a Russian strike—30 people were killed.
Ukraine’s USF ‘shut down’ nine power substations in occupied Crimea overnight
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 48 enemy targets in operational depth overnight on July 3, including multiple electrical substations in temporarily occupied Crimea.
In the occupied peninsula, the following substations were hit:
35 kV substation of the Tarkhankut wind power plant in Okunivka,
35 kV Tarkhankut substation in Chornomorske,
110 kV Bilohirsk substation in Bilohirsk,
110/35 kV Vypasne substation in Vypasne,
110 kV Saky substation in Saky,
110 kV Tavriia substation in Kliuchi,
110 kV Mykolaivka substation in Vinnytske,
110 kV Staryi Krym substation in Staryi Krym,
330/110 kV Zakhidno-Krymska substation in Karierne.
Interpol issues Red Notice for Ukrainian woman over attempted attack in Monaco
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued a Red Notice for Ukrainian citizen Anastasiia Berezovska, who is wanted in connection with an attempted assassination of Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev in Monaco earlier this week.
Sybiha proposes ‘package of anti-crisis steps’ to Sikorski to ease tensions between Ukraine and Poland
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha proposed a package of anti-crisis measures aimed at reducing tensions in bilateral relations during a meeting in Warsaw with his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski.
War
Defense Forces strike railway bridge and Russian electronic intelligence unit in Crimea
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a railway bridge and a Russian electronic reconnaissance unit overnight on July 3 in temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as a number of enemy targets in the temporarily occupied parts of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Russian forces stepping up pressure along entire front line – military spox
Russian forces are attempting to increase pressure along the entire line of contact, stepping up activity even in sectors that had previously remained relatively quiet, including the Velykyi Burluk area.
Ukraine sees no signs of Belarus building strike force near border
ADF neutralizes missile and 82 Russian drones launched in overnight attack on Ukraine
War update: 273 clashes on frontline over past day, heaviest fighting in Pokrovsk axis
Russia loses 1,250 troops in war against Ukraine over past 24 hours
Shellings
Russian forces strike agricultural machinery moved away from front line in Kherson region
Russian forces carried out a nighttime attack on agricultural machinery in the Beryslav district of Ukraine’s Kherson region, equipment that farmers had moved further from the front line in an effort to protect it.
Russian attacks on Sumy region leaves five killed, 34 injured over past day
Russian forces carried out nearly 110 attacks on populated areas across Ukraine’s Sumy region between the morning of July 2 and the morning of July 3, killing five people and injuring 34 others.
Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia leave two killed, seven injured
Injury toll in Russian drone strike on gas station in Sumy rises to seven
Russian drone strikes gas station in Sumy, leaving four injured
Ten people wounded in Dnipropetrovsk region due to Russian attacks
Security
SSU foils sabotage plot at defense plant in Lviv, detains Russian agent
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has thwarted a Russian attempt to destroy a production facility at a defense industry enterprise in Lviv, detaining an alleged Russian agent who was preparing to carry out the sabotage.