1/ The occupiers struck Poltava, fires broke out in the CCC building and a house: two people died, 47 were injured.
On the morning of Thursday, July 3, Russian troops struck Poltava. The building of the Poltava United City Territorial Center for Recruiting and Social Support was hit.
2/ The attack resulted in the deaths and injuries of civilians, the press service of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported .
"Today, July 3, at around 9:00 a.m., the enemy struck the city of Poltava. As a result of one of the hits, a fire broke out in the building of the Poltava United City CCC and JV," the report says.
Another hit occurred near the regional CCC and SP. As a result, a fire broke out on the territory of a private residential building
It is noted that among the victims are civilians, there are dead and wounded.
Emergency services are already working at the scene , rescuers are extinguishing the fires and providing assistance to the victims. Additional information about the condition of the victims and the extent of the damage is currently being clarified
The head of the Poltava OVA, Volodymyr Kohut, clarified t.me/poltavskaOVA/2…
that according to preliminary information, two people were killed and 11 were injured. An emergency response headquarters has been deployed at the scene.
"Once again, I urge you: during an air raid alert, stay in cover," he stressed.
Vitaly Sarantsev, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Army's Land Forces Command, clarified that the strike was carried out using a UAV. Among the injured were two servicemen of the Ukrainian Army's Central Command and the Joint Special Forces and two female employees of the Ukrainian Army.
"Among the injured are 2 military personnel of the Central Military District and 2 female employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who worked there. We will report later whether there are military personnel among the dead. There is a threat of repeated strikes," he said .
4/ Units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine have completed emergency and recovery work at the site of an enemy attack on the Poltava community. Currently, two people are known to have died and 47 injured. t.me/poltavskaOVA/2…
5/ "A speedy recovery to the injured. A bright memory to the deceased. We will not forget and we will not forgive," Kohut noted.
Two police officers are among the injured. All victims are receiving necessary assistance.
6/6 It is worth noting that on Monday morning, June 30, Russian occupation forces struck Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region with "Shakheda" missiles. Explosions thundered in the city.
The enemy hit near the building of the territorial center for recruitment and social support (TCK and SP). war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/okupanti-v…
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1/ ⚡️'They're going to lose more lives' — US lawmakers voice opposition to Trump administration halting air defense shipments to Ukraine.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are voicing their opposition to the Trump administration's decision to halt shipments of some air defense missiles and other weapons previously promised to Kyiv.
In a letter addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump about the reported halt of air defense deliveries, Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, the co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, requested an emergency briefing from the White House and Pentagon on the shipments.
(WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump greets lawmakers after addressing a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
2/ A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are voicing their opposition to the Trump administration's decision to halt shipments of some air defense missiles and other weapons previously promised to Kyiv. kyivindependent.com/us-halts-promi…
3/ The U.S. Defense Department (DOD) made the decision to pause the aid deliveries after conducting a review of U.S. munitions stocks,
reportedly concerned about dwindling levels of artillery rounds, air defense missiles, and precision munitions.kyivindependent.com/tag/united-sta…
1/ Russia is modernizing training grounds and is going to purchase up to 200 thousand motorcycles: ISW @TheStudyofWar explained what is behind the aggressor's plans war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/rosiya-mod…
2/ Russia has begun modernizing Russian training grounds: they are being equipped with motorcycle tracks. Motorcycle training programs are also being developed in the military educational institutions of the aggressor state .
3/ A few days ago, analysts noted, the Russian Defense Ministry released videos showing Russian officials visiting the #Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School and a new military training ground in #Krasnodar Krai.
The Russian "defense" department noted that the aggressor state is currently creating motorcycle training programs at these facilities.
Thus, it is stated that Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and the Commander of the Russian Ground Forces, Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev, discussed improving Russia's capabilities to train troops and graduate new officers at the Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School - and Belousov ordered Mordvichev to provide the school with motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (quad bikes) to teach cadets modern tactics.
2/ The plan to dismantle 60 JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters to use their components for the new Gripen E/F fighters was dismissed, the aircraft will retain their combat capability, meaning they can be transferred
Swedish Ministry of Defense has ultimately rejected the idea of dismantling older JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters to produce more advanced Gripen E/F variants, opting instead to allocate funds for new equipment procurement
This decision ensures that the entire fleet of legacy Gripen C/Ds will remain combat-capable and not be cannibalized for spare parts, as Saab confirmed.
The company announced it has been awarded a contract worth 2.9 billion Swedish kronor (~€260 million) to supply components for the production of 60 Gripen E fighters
3/ On a note from Defense Express, in 2024 Sweden had already set aside 14 Gripen C/D aircraft and saved them from parts cannibalization by ordering additional components. This move preserved the option of transferring these fighters to Ukraine. Now, with the Swedish government's latest decision, this potential transfer becomes more viable.
At the same time, the decision is also important for preserving Sweden’s own defense capacity, allowing its Air Force to induct new Gripen E fighters without sacrificing the operational readiness of existing C/D jets
1/ Russia is expanding its capabilities in the production of drones, infantry fighting vehicles and aircraft: ISW predicted what the aggressor is preparing for
is increasingly investing in its defense industry. In particular, the aggressor is expanding its capabilities in the production of drones, infantry fighting vehicles, aircraft, and shipbuildingobozrevatel.com/ukr/entity/ros…
3/ The Russians are relying on these key platforms in a future war with NATO, according to an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War. understandingwar.org/backgrounder/r…
According to the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting, affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russians increased their industrial production by 2.6% between April and May 2025. Much of this growth is due to a sharp increase in the production volumes of Russia's defense industry.
Russia's monthly aircraft production rate increased by 16.9% in May 2025 compared to April 2025 and is 1.6 times higher than the monthly production rate in 2024. Russia also increased its naval and aircraft production capacity by 16% between February and May 2025. The center's data suggests that Russia is seeking to expand its naval and aircraft production capacity, which is a medium- to long-term effort and is likely part of Russia's ongoing efforts to restructure and rebuild its armed forces in preparation for a long-term conflict with NATO.
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Russia Is Ready to Begin Its Summer Offensive
June 27, 2025
Russia’s summer offensive signals Putin’s determination to overwhelm Ukraine using mass drone warfare, motorcycle assaults, and Chinese tech support, while betting on scale, endurance, and Western hesitancy to act
2/ Vladimir Putin appears increasingly confident that Russia will ultimately prevail on the battlefield in Ukraine as Moscow wages a bloody summer offensive.
Just as Putin claimed in his 2021 essay atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea…
that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” and that Ukraine’s sovereignty hinges on Moscow’s approval, he reiterated meduza.io/en/news/2025/0…
in late June: “I’ve said it before, Russians and Ukrainians are one people. In this sense, all of Ukraine is ours. There’s an old rule that wherever a Russian soldier sets foot, that’s ours.”
3/ Moskovsky Komsomolets noted that that phrase captured the essence of Putin’s “political faith and long-term strategy
1/ "Russia wants to complete the SVO with the desired result":
- Putin declared readiness for a new round of negotiations with Ukraine🤡
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow wants the "SVO" to end with the desired result and that the aggressor country's defense spending is aimed at this. He also announced that Russia is apparently ready for a new round of talks with Ukraine, all that remains is to agree on a place and time
2/ Putin made these statements on June 27 during a press conference following a trip to Minsk.
Commenting on the deplorable economic situation and inflation in Russia,
" he claimed that Moscow was allegedly planning to cut defense spending".
According to him, Russia currently spends 6.3% of its GDP per year on defense, which, he says, is "not much."
"We paid for this with inflation, but we are fighting it. Most importantly, we plan to reduce defense spending," the dictator promised, adding that "all departments are thinking in this direction."
At the same time, Putin said, Europe is "thinking about how to raise spending."
"So who is preparing for aggressive actions, us or them? We want the SVO to be completed with the result we need, defense spending is aimed at this," the Kremlin leader said.
Speaking about the alleged "attempts of the West to bury" the Russian economy, he stated that "they themselves will soon die there, and they are burying us."
According to the Russian leader, the West will allegedly not be able to "cover up" oil supplies from Russia
3/ He also stated that the subject of the next round of negotiations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine will be a discussion of the memorandums of the two countries.
They are "opposites, but that's not surprising." The heads of the negotiating teams from Kyiv and Moscow are in constant contact and call each other, the dictator said
According to him, prisoner exchanges create the basis for "a substantive discussion of the essence of the problems between the Russian Federation and Ukraine."
Putin once again complained that Russia was allegedly "abandoned" by NATO's non-expansion to the east, and this was allegedly "one of the reasons for the SVO."
"NATO expansion was aggressive behavior by the West," he said.
The Kremlin leader also cynically stated that the Russian Federation allegedly "tried to peacefully resolve the problems" in Donbas for eight years, "but the West both deceived and waged an undeclared war there🤡