On July 14, Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security tweeted that a Ukrainian HIMARS MLRS targeted and destroyed the Russian S-400. Source
Russia & Ukraine
Over the past 24 hours, over 20 Russian strikes have been recorded in the hromadas of Chernihiv Oblast [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.]. Source
The PEN Club of Ukraine has reported that the Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina has died after being injured in Kramatorsk. Source
Austria is allowing EU countries to transport military equipment through its country to Ukraine, and this is not a violation of its neutrality. Source
The Ukrainian Air Force has reported that there was a threat of a ballistic missile strike in Zaporizhzhia and Poltava oblasts, Russian UAVs in Cherkasy and Vinnytsia oblasts, and that air defence was operating in Kirovohrad Oblast on the night of 2-3 July. Source
An air-raid warning was issued at Odesa Oblast after 03:00 in the morning on 3 July due to the threat of Russian Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea. Source
Based on an analysis of data from various sources, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) note that on 2 July, the Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive in six frontline areas and achieved success in some of them. Source
In an innovative adaptation to the current missile shortage, the Ukrainian Military has reignited the S-200 surface-to-air missile systems for different purpose Source
Explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi Oblast on the night of 2-3 July, and the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration, have reported that air defence has been in operation. Source
An epidemic may occur in the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson Oblast as a result of the Russians’ blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and the flooding of cemeteries, a cattle cemetery and a biothermal pit. Source
Residents of the temporarily occupied Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast are being deprived of access to healthcare, as the Russian invaders have turned all the city’s medical facilities into military hospitals. Source
There have been 39 combat clashes between the Ukrainian defence forces and the Russian army on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts over the past day. Source
Riveting video was unveiled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces providing us with a front-row seat to the impressive might of homing projectiles notably the SMArt 155 Source
On the night of 2-3 July, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 13 Russian Shahed kamikaze drones out of 17 launched. Source
Ukraine’s Defence Forces have killed another 600 Russian soldiers and destroyed a Russian helicopter, five tanks and other Russian equipment over the past 24 hours. Source
New photos have emerged of the wreckage of the Franco-British Storm Shadow missile aircraft intercepted by Russian air defense systems somewhere in Zaporizhia. Source
Russian occupiers attacked Marhanets and Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of 2 July, injuring one person. Source
A Ukrainian command post was targeted & neutralized by Russian Mi-35 helicopters. The attack led to the destruction of the facility itself and the nearby armor. Source
Ukrainian defence forces are continuing to advance on the Bakhmut, Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts, liberating 37 square kilometres over the past week. Source
The headquarters for the elimination of the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant is looking for ways to evacuate Ukrainian citizens from the left (eastern) bank of Kherson Oblast, which is currently under Russian occupation. Source