General Staff: Russian forces capture Zolotarivka near Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast.

Located east of Lysychansk, the village is the last settlement between the recently captured city and the border of Luhansk Oblast. Ukraine's military also reported on July 3 that Russian forces have crossed the Siverskyi Donets River and are trying to seize a neighboring village of Bilohorivka, also in Luhansk Oblast.