The beginning of the night from June 30 to July 1 was very loud in the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Lugansk. It is known about the hits on military facilities of the Russian army and their logistics.
Already after midnight, explosions were heard in Zaporozhye – the city was attacked by Russian drones.
More details about these and other main events of the night and morning of July 1 are in the ICTV Facts collection.
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- Explosions in Zaporozhye
- Explosions in temporarily occupied Donetsk
- “Bavovna” in Lugansk
- IMF approves allocation of next tranche to Ukraine
- Ukraine and the EU agreed on new terms of a deepened free trade zone
- Trump lifts sanctions on Syria
Explosions in Zaporozhye
After midnight on July 1, during an air raid alert due to the threat of attack UAVs, the occupiers launched four strikes on the regional center and its suburbs.
According to the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov, as a result of the explosions in Zaporozhye, a fire broke out in one of the city’s districts.
He later clarified that the fire broke out at the enterprise, and private houses were also damaged, but there were no casualties or injuries.
Explosions in temporarily occupied Donetsk
On the night of July 1, powerful explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Donetsk, in particular in the center and in the area of the metallurgical plant.
Local publics wrote about an alleged missile strike on the headquarters of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation.
The head of the Center for Political Affairs at the National Security and Defense Council, Andrey Kovalenko, only briefly spoke about the “fine work on Russians” in Donetsk.
“Bavovna” in Lugansk
It was loud at night in Lugansk as well – the occupiers’ logistics facilities were attacked by drones.
Footage from local public groups shows numerous fires.
Kovalenko also briefly said that “in temporarily occupied Lugansk, Russian logistics are burning.”
IMF approves allocation of next tranche to Ukraine
Following the eighth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, the IMF Board of Directors decided to allocate the ninth tranche in the amount of $500 million.
These funds will be used to cover priority budget expenditures.
Under this four-year program, Ukraine has already received more than $10 billion.
The program (Extended Fund Facility – EFF) is part of a package of international support for Ukraine, which currently amounts to about $148 billion for 2023-2027.
Ukraine and the EU agreed on new terms of a deepened free trade zone
The European Commission and Ukraine have reached an agreement in principle to update the provisions of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) after the end of the so-called visa-free trade regime in June 2025.
The new version of the agreement provides for long-term and mutually beneficial conditions for exporters, businesses and farmers on both sides, and will also facilitate Ukraine's integration into the EU single market.
In addition, the document sets out Ukraine’s commitment to gradually bring agricultural production standards closer to European ones by 2028.
Trump lifts sanctions on Syria
US President Donald Trump signed a historic decree yesterday evening lifting sanctions against Syria, which had been in place since 2004. The document comes into force on July 1.
At the same time, restrictions will still apply to the country's former president, Bashar al-Assad, and his associates.
The White House noted that the document loosens export controls on some goods and lifts restrictions on certain foreign aid to Syria.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 1,224 days.
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