The Russian Ministry of Defence has stated that, on the night of 4 July, Russian air defences allegedly intercepted and destroyed 389 Ukrainian drones over the country’s territory.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has stated that the Russian Federation’s army must continue to launch massive strikes against targets within Ukraine’s military-industrial complex and the infrastructure that supports their operations.

The city of Sumy has been under a massive attack by Russian UAVs and KABs throughout July 3.

The Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery, Russia’s fourth-largest oil refinery and its second-largest gasoline producer, halted crude processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday, July 2.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha held talks with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski during an official visit to Warsaw. The Ukrainian side presented a set of crisis-response measures between the two neighboring countries.

On the night of July 3, as part of efforts to reduce the offensive potential of the Russian aggressor, units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a number of facilities of the Russian occupiers.

Today, July 3, Russian troops struck an industrial enterprise in Zaporizhzhia, leaving people dead and injured.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a preventive measure on MP Mykola Tyshchenko in a case involving the extortion of $1 million in unlawful benefits, money laundering and the inclusion of false information in his declaration

The Ministry of Defence has stated that it will present reforms to the TCR and the SS in the near future.

The U.S. has warned Poland of a possible armed provocation by Russia, which may be aimed at testing NATO's resolve. However, there is currently no official confirmation of this information.