1st of July. Results of the day

On the 493rd day of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against our state, here is a brief summary of the day's events.

During the day, the enemy carried out 22 airstrikes and approximately 60 shelling attacks using multiple launch rocket systems on our military positions and residential areas, as reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the night of July 1, Russian invaders shelled Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with heavy artillery. The Marganets community in Nikopol District was hit by nearly a dozen shells.

Starting today, the curfew in Kirovohrad Oblast has been shortened, with restrictions now in place from midnight to 4:00 AM.

In Poltava Oblast, a car accident occurred as a driver lost control and crashed into a metal barrier. A minor passenger in the vehicle lost his life due to the injuries sustained in the accident.

A man was bitten by a lion in a private zoo in Poltava Oblast on June 29. He is currently in the intensive care unit.

The residents of Nikopol, located on the right bank of the Dnipro River, continue to face daily shelling by the enemy. Furthermore, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is approximately 10 kilometers away from the city and has been mined by Russian occupiers. Journalists investigated how people are living in these circumstances and whether they plan to leave their homes.

Parishioners of the Holy Presentation of the Lord parish of the UOC-MP in Cherkasy Oblast attacked video operator Maksym Tkachenko from the local publication "18000" and damaged his editorial equipment. Law enforcement agencies have initiated a criminal case regarding the obstruction of journalistic activities.

An inspector at one of the customs posts in Odesa demanded a bribe from a representative of a Charitable Foundation to influence his colleague at another customs post. The aim was to prevent customs officers from creating artificial obstacles to the customs clearance of humanitarian aid for Ukrainian servicemen.

In Odesa, part of the building of the former Maternity Hospital No. 6, located near Shevchenko Park and recognized as an architectural monument, has been partially dismantled.

In Cherkasy Oblast, authorities are considering changing the names of over two dozen villages and towns.

The religious community of the village of Talianky in Zvenyhorod District, Cherkasy Oblast, decided to switch from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Employees of the third clinic in Poltava gathered in protest. The reason for their demonstration is the planned merger of the clinic with the third city hospital, which will result in layoffs for some staff.