RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY said on July 5 that over the past day Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields, fuel, energy and transport infrastructure, logistics hubs, and production/storage sites for long-range drones and components across 149 locations, and targeted Ukrainian units and temporary positions of foreign mercenaries. In Lyman, Donetsk region, Russian forces continued mine clearance and urban sweeps, destroying one bridge and 11 drone-control points.