False information surrounding death toll in Mariupol circulates online.

According to the French news outlet BFM TV, the blast injured Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner, and 13-year-old daughter. Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible terrorist attack.

Swedish defense company Saab announced on June 29 that it had signed a $4.83 billion contract with Poland to supply three A26 submarines, as Poland and Sweden deepen defense cooperation under the Baltic Sea Pact.

President Volodymyr Zelensky and Danish Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus discussed a potential drone cooperation agreement and expanded efforts to strengthen anti-ballistic capabilities during a June 29 meeting.

The strikes were carried out "to reduce the military and economic potential of the Russian aggressor," Ukraine's General Staff said.

Lawmaker Mykola Tyshchenko was also charged with money laundering and lying in his asset declaration.

Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's minister overseeing intelligence agencies, said that since autumn 2025, the group paid Ukrainian refugees in Poland to take part in pro-Russian demonstrations to influence Ukrainian migrants, with funding allegedly coming from Russia.

The Air Force said Russia launched 108 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which it reported downing 82.

HUR's claimed figure surpasses the previous South Korean and British intelligence assessment, which estimated a total of about 6,000 casualties for North Korean troops, both killed and injured, in Kursk Oblast.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping described Belarus-China relations as being at a "historic peak" and called the two countries "iron friends."

The number includes 1,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Zaporizhzhia regional police later reported that a commander of a military unit had been found dead with a gunshot wound, without naming the brigade commander specifically.