Ukraine confirms strike on missile battery plant in Lipetsk During a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on July 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin said "Russia will continue to pursue its goals" in the war against Ukraine,

Major General Mikhail Gudkov is one of the most senior Russian military officers to have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022.

While Russia has repeatedly insisted it had recaptured the entire region, Syrsky said on Sunday that Ukraine is still holding around 90 sq km (35 sq miles) in the Kursk region. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Syrsky vowed to increase the "scale and depth" of strikes on Russia.