Explosion heard in Damascus, Syrian state media Al Ekhbariya reports. No details yet on cause, location, or casualties in the Syrian capital.

Drone strikes passenger bus on Minsk-Anapa route in Russia's Bryansk region, injuring two drivers; 19 passengers unharmed. Russia opens terrorism case, official blames Ukrainian forces.

A drone struck a passenger bus on the Minsk–Gomel–Anapa route in Russia's Bryansk region at 11:55, injuring two drivers who received medical aid, while 19 passengers were unharmed, officials said. Russia's Investigative Committee opened a terrorism case, and an official identified the drone as a Ukrainian aircraft-type drone that deliberately targeted the bus.

Ukraine strikes major Russian oil refinery and railway bridge in occupied Luhansk Oblast, General Staff says

Ukraine's General Staff says Ukrainian forces struck a major Russian oil refinery and a railway bridge in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast.

Russia strikes Kyiv with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, killing at least 13 and wounding scores as residential buildings are destroyed. Thousands sheltered as blasts reverberated across the capital.

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Kyiv early on July 2, destroying residential buildings, killing at least 13 people and wounding scores. Multiple explosions echoed through the night as thousands rushed to bomb shelters in the second-deadliest such attack.

Kremlin says Europe escalating tensions, vows security measures; military chief briefs Putin on 'massive' strike targeting facilities in Kyiv and other locations

The Kremlin stated that Europe is escalating tensions and that Russia must take measures to ensure its own security, while a military chief briefed Putin on a 'massive' strike targeting military and quasi-military facilities in Kyiv and other locations.