Death toll from Russian strike on Kyiv rises to 30, 10 people missing
The death toll from Russia's overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv has risen to 30 after rescuers recovered three more bodies from the rubble of a destroyed residential building in the city's Darnytskyi District, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported.
Search and rescue operations are continuing in Kyiv after Russia's large-scale overnight missile and drone attack, with 10 people still missing as of the morning of July 3, Ukrainian authorities said.
Russia launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine during the night of July 1-2, using attack drones along with air-, land-, and sea-launched missiles of various types. According to Ukraine's Air Force, air defenses intercepted 524 of the 570 aerial targets, but 25 ballistic missiles and 12 attack drones reached their targets.
Kyiv was the primary target of the assault. Earlier on July 2, authorities had reported 27 fatalities and nearly 90 injuries before the death toll increased as search and rescue operations continued.
Monaco issues an international arrest warrant for a Ukrainian woman after a bomb attack on businessman
Monaco has issued an international arrest warrant through Interpol for a Ukrainian woman suspected of planting the bomb that seriously injured sanctioned businessman Vadym Iermolaiev and his family.
The explosion occurred on June 29 at an apartment building in Monaco, leaving Iermolaiev injured and his partner, Anna Nasobina, critically wounded. According to Monaco-Matin, she suffered injuries so severe that both of her legs had to be amputated.
On the evening of July 2, Monaco issued an Interpol Red Notice for 39-year-old Ukrainian national Anastasiia Berezovska, who is wanted in connection with the attack. The notice, published publicly on July 3, states that she is believed to be in Germany and speaks German.
The motive for the bombing has not been established. However, Monaco-Matin noted that Iermolaiev's son, Artur Iermolaiev, was arrested in Cyprus in December 2025 over alleged links to scam call centers accused of defrauding victims of approximately $114 million. He was later released on 8.5 million euros ($9.7 million) bail.
Born in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, Iermolaiev was once ranked among Ukraine's wealthiest individuals before renouncing his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 in favor of a Cypriot passport. In 2023, President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed sanctions on him, freezing his assets in Ukraine and banning his financial operations in the country for 10 years.
Following Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, the French Riviera became a popular destination for wealthy Ukrainians. Iermolaiev was among those featured in an investigation by Ukrainska Pravda that dubbed the group the "Monaco Battalion."
Russia begins mass deployment of autonomous AI-equipped drones in Zaporizhzhia
Russian forces have begun the large-scale deployment of an artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous version of the Molniya strike drone in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine's defense minister and a radio technology expert.
"This is the AI-enabled autonomous version of the Molniya that I wrote about. The Russians have begun deploying them en masse in Zaporizhzhia."
Beskrestnov published an image showing what he described as the autonomous AI variant of the Russian Molniya drone and warned that conventional UAV detection systems are no longer sufficient against the new threat.
"A UAV detector no longer saves you — stay alert."
He added that the Ukrainian military is working to identify effective countermeasures against the new drone but said those efforts would not be discussed publicly. According to Beskrestnov, his main goal in speaking about the development is to raise awareness of the emerging threat.
Poland should be cautious in promising further Ukraine aid at NATO summit - PM Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Poland should be cautious about committing additional financial assistance to Ukraine at next week's NATO summit, arguing that Warsaw already bears a significant burden defending the European Union's eastern border.
Tusk stated that Ukraine still needs international support, but stressed that Poland's role in protecting NATO and the EU's eastern flank must also be recognized. His remarks come ahead of the alliance's summit in Ankara on 7–8 July, where allies are expected to endorse a €70 billion ($80 billion) support package for Ukraine covering 2026 and 2027.
The Polish prime minister also addressed growing tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv, saying Ukraine appears willing to engage in an honest dialogue over historical disputes, but added that maintaining strong bilateral ties requires "goodwill on Kyiv's part" as well.
The comments come as Andrii Sybiha met Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in Warsaw to ease a diplomatic dispute triggered by Ukraine's decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
The controversy escalated after Polish President Karol Nawrocki revoked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Order of the White Eagle. While Ukraine views the UPA as a symbol of its struggle for independence, many Poles associate the group with the Volyn massacres, one of the most painful chapters in Polish-Ukrainian history.