A fresh US military support mechanism. 1238th Day of War
Intensified fighting continues in the north-east of the Sumic region along the Kindrativka–Ołeksijiwka–Jabluniwka–Junakiwka line, as well as Ryżivka–Bezsaliwka line. The aggressor's troops were to make slight advancement in both directions and to displace defenders from the village of Myropilla located east of Sum.
The Russians proceed their attempts to push the Ukrainians distant on a fresh episode of fighting at the border of both countries North-east of Welyky Burlukin the Kharkiv Oblast. The invaders effort to approach south of the late occupied town of Miłowe, most likely in order to surgically combine forces continuing to strike from the direction Volczańsk and Kupinsk. The defenders, on the another hand, were to effectively counterattack east of Kindrashivka to halt attempts to orbit Kupansk from the north.
The fierce clashes proceed in the direction of the torećki, where the aggressor displaces enemy troops from subsequent towns south of Constantinówka. Its loot was taken by Jabluniwka, and thus 1 of the crucial communication nodes on the Pokrowsk–Constantinówka route.
Russian forces besides made advancement around Pokrovsk – occupied the towns of Razine and Nowotorećke north of Myrnohradu. Intense fighting besides takes place south of Nowopawliwka, where invaders effort to scope the boundaries of the Donetsk circuit along the Kurachowe–Zaporzeże road.
At night from 8 to 9 July The Russians again conducted the largest in terms of the number of impact measures utilized to attack Ukraine. They utilized 741 drones and rockets, with the main mark being the Volyn region, including Lutsk (according to Russian sources, among others, Motor aircraft engine plants). According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 296 Shahed drones were shot down and 415 were disabled by radio-electronic combat systems. In addition, 7 X-101/Iskander-K rockets were dropped. The attacks continued for days to come. On the night of 9th on 10th July, the aggressor struck, among others, in Kiev (used 415 means of air robbery, of which 382 were knocked down, and the bomb alarm continued continuously for more than 9 hours), on the night of 10th to 11th July – in Odessa and Kharkiv, and another – again in Lutsk. On July 12, for the first time since the beginning of the invasion, the attack was directed in Chernivtsi. On that day, the invaders utilized more than 623 strike agents (602 of which were disposed).
On 9 July, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Alexander Syrian reported that in June the enemy launched 60% more missiles and drones towards Ukraine than in the erstwhile month. He stressed that about 4,000 air raids were disabled by anti-aircraft defense. On the another hand, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Force Robert Browdi Pseudod.more than a 1000 kamikaze drones per day.
14 July at a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte president of the United States Donald Trump announced a fresh support mechanics for Ukraine.Within its framework, European allies are most likely:
- could acquisition military weapons and equipment (UiSW) for Ukraine in the US arms industry, excluding the current order queue,
- They would hand over their UiSW to Kiev and rapidly buy this equipment in the U.S. arms industry,
- They would pass on their own UiSW Ukraine, and the United States would rapidly supplement European deficiencies with its own resources and then Europeans would pay for the addition of U.S. stock.
This applies primarily to Patriot systems, but besides to missiles and ammunition. The declared aid to Kiev will not be financed by the US, although more than $2 billion of funds made available to the president (PDA) under the support package adopted in 2024 have inactive not been used. Axios portalreports that European states are to receive approval to acquisition US UiSW for Ukraine worth up to $10 billion. Details stay unknown, but most likely will be ammunition for Patriot and NASAMS anti-aircraft systems, HIMARS rocket artillery and 155 and 105 mm barrel artillery shells. The countries of the Old Continent are besides to talk with the US about acquiring Patriot systems for Kiev. According to president Volodymyr Zelenski, the RFN is ready to pay for 2 batteries and Norway for one, as confirmed by German defence minister Boris Pistorius.
Earlier on July 8, Trump restored UiSW's U.S. supplies to Ukraine, interrupted by the Pentagon a week earlier (see besides America First: USA halts arms supply for Ukraine).
On 10 July, another gathering took place between leaders of more than 30 coalition states willing to supply post-war safety guarantees for Ukraine, including deployment of support forces (see besides Coalition of volunteers with safety guarantees for Ukraine: smaller ambitions, more specifics). Work was completed on the structure of command of future stabilisation forces in Ukraine (Multinational Force Ukraine) and outlined areas of military support for Kiev after a possible truce with Moscow was concluded. The post-meeting message points to a slight engagement in the land domain (rebuilding Ukraine's military possible through logistical support, arms and military equipment supply and the presence of instructors). A greater function would be played by the coalition of the willing in the airspace domain (airspace surveillance mission) and in the sea (mining). On the same day, the Prime Minister of large Britain announced that his state would allocate £3 billion a year to Ukraine's aid by 2031. Additionally, it will place a £300 million order for 120 1000 pieces of 152 mm artillery ammunition under the London-run global Fund for Ukraine.
Head of Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR)Kyrylo Budanov announcedthat ‘the business by Russia of the full Donetsk region by the end of the year is unrealistic’, and the current aim of the aggressor's army is to make a further buffer region of 10 km at the border of the Denepropetrovsk circuit.
On July 13, South Korean agency Yonhap reported that so far Pyongyang donated 28,000 arms and ammunition containers to Moscow. The equivalent of more than 12 million pieces per 152 mm projectile. According to Budanov North Korea supplies Russia to 40% of the ammunition utilized by it in the war against Ukraine. The mass production of missiles is expected to last 24 hours, and in addition to artillery ammunition, the DPRK besides transmits rocket launchers and ballistic missiles to Russia.
According to estimates of independent Russian experts In the first half of 2025, the FR authorities spent more than 2 trillion rubles (about $25.6 billion) on maintaining soldiers in the war against Ukraine.. Of the national and regional budgets, 400 billion rubles (about $5.1 billion) were allocated to bonuses for signing contracts with the Ministry of Defence of the FR, 865 billion rubles (about $11.1 billion) – for military salaries, and 765 billion rubles (about $9.8 billion) – for withdrawals for injured and deceased families. If the dynamics of losses and recruitment of fresh contracts persists, the yearly spending on the fighting army will exceed 4 trillion rubles, i.e. 9.5% of all planned national budget expenditure for this year and 2% of GDP. In the first six months of 2025, around 200,000 fresh contracts were signed. That's 10% little than in the second half of 2024, but inactive adequate to cover the losses on the front.
On 11 July, Ukrainians conducted a massive unmanned attack in FR territory, the aim of which was to build a defence and industrial complex in Tule. According to media reports, precise weapons were to be developed and managed by KBP’s projects. Szypunowa, which produces multi-guided rocket systems NPO Spław technological and production institute and deals, among others, with the production of anti-aircraft defence systems and tiny arms company Szczegłowskia Wał.
On the same day, according to the transmission of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the kamikaze drones were besides to fall on the facilities of the Łuchowice Aviation Plant. Voronine in Moscow Oblast. The entity is responsible, among others, for the production, modernization and service of MiG fighters and non-manned Shahed kind (Geran). In both cases, the magnitude of the harm caused by the attack has not been confirmed, and the Russian authorities declare that all aerial assault measures of the opponent have been taken.
On 11 July, the Military portal, citing sources in HUR, reported that the day before There was an detonation on the main gas pipeline in the city of langiepas in Chanty-Mansian Autonomous territory of the Tiumene Circuit. As a consequence of the operation, a section of the pipeline could be destroyed, which supplies gas to companies of the Russian arms manufacture in the Chelabin, Orenburg and Sverevlov region. In HUR assessment, repair work will take about a month.
On 10 July, an effective assassination effort was carried out on the Ukrainian safety Service Colonel (SBU) Ivan Voronych. According to The fresh York Times, he served for many years at the SBU's Alpha peculiar Operations Centre, including commanding V of the board – the unit liable for diversion operations in occupied and technically supported areas by the CIA. This division was active in the assassination of Arsen Pavlov Pseudod. INTERPOL-UN safety Council peculiar announcement web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/notice/search/un/14278 On 13 July, SBU notified of a peculiar operation in which 2 bombers were killed.
14 JulyThe SBU and the National Police of Ukraine detained Poltava's resident, who, under the orders of the Russian services, attempted to assassinate a justice in Dnieper. The agent received cargo coordinates, parked a scooter at her lawyer's car, and set up a surveillance camera. She was caught in the act and her accomplice was arrested in Poltava. On 8 July, the SBU informed of the detention of a erstwhile military lieutenant colonel of the Defence Force reserve, who, after being released from service, was to engage with the enemy and collect information on the deployment of Ukrainian units fighting on the front. In addition, he assisted his coordinator in creating a fresh network of agents in border areas, recruiting current and erstwhile military. The network's operations were neutralized in April erstwhile the FR citizen and his partner were detained.
By Report of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in UkraineIn June 2025, at least 1575 civilian casualties (232 killed, 1343 wounded), making this period the most tragic period in 3 years in terms of the number of victims. Most civilians have died in almost a year. Moreover, more than half were caused by long-range attacks utilizing rockets and unmanned vehicles in urban areas. In centres specified as Dniepr, Kiev and Kharkiv, single blows frequently caused many casualties, including injured ones. In June Russia launched more than 10 times as many rockets and unmanned missiles on Ukraine as in June 2024.
In a poll by the Kiev global Institute of SociologyIn 10 years, 47% of respondents said that Ukraine would "be a country with a ruined economy and large emigration" and only 43% said it would "be a thriving country in the EU." The survey confirms increasing pessimism in society – in December 2024, the negative script indicated 28% of respondents and in October 2022 only 5%.
In connection with the attempted espionageSBU detained 2 Chinese citizens in Kiev – erstwhile student of Ukrainian method college and his father. Their actions were aimed at obtaining secret documentation regarding the Ukrainian Neptune rocket system. 1 of those included tried to recruit a Ukrainian arms specialist for this task. SBU detected a spy at an early phase of his activity and stopped him while transmitting classified material.
