Explosions were heard in Kyiv on July 3 as Russia launched a wave of drones across Ukraine. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, confirmed that one drone was shot down over the capital.

The overnight attack was one of the largest on Ukraine and included strikes in the western part of the country, which is hit less often.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the destruction of a facility belonging to the Russian defence industry - the Energia plant in the city of Yelets in Lipetsk Oblast of Russia.