Ukraine’s HUR reports its Unmanned Systems Department struck Belbek airbase in occupied Crimea on the night of June 25–26, destroying a Russian MiG-29 fighter. The operation targeted the military airfield with drones, according to the military intelligence agency.
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RBC-Ukraine reports Syrskyi said Ukraine destroyed nearly 5,000 Shahed-type drones and similar UAVs in June, with first-line interceptor crews accounting for 55% of downed attack drones. In Kyiv region, interceptor drones destroyed 500+ aerial targets, while more than 600 Russian aerial attack assets were neutralized overall. Army aviation downed 338 targets, and automated turrets destroyed 26 mor...
Defense Minister Fedorov says Ukraine plans to destroy at least 200 Russian troops per square kilometer, arguing Ukraine cannot be larger than Russia in funding or manpower and must win through technology. He also said troops will receive “eBaly” points for combat videos showing Russian suicides on the front line, exchangeable for equipment, drones, EW systems and components.
Lasar’s Group reports a joint operation with Ukraine’s Air Force, Special Operations Forces and the National Guard’s Khartiia Corps destroyed a hidden Russian Buk-M3. Fighter jets then struck 2 Russian command posts, with FPV support from the 151st Mechanized Brigade.
❗️Unmanned Systems Forces commander Magyar reports Ukraine hit the St. Petersburg oil terminal on July 4 using assets from the USF, SSO, SBU, HUR and other Defense Forces units. He says USF drones have also disabled the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th Crimean substations in 3 days.
Preliminary reports indicate a fire at the Stavropol Trailer Plant in Stavropol, Russia. The facility has historically specialized in manufacturing trailers, dump trailers and specialized semi-trailers for KamAZ trucks. Its products can support Russian military logistics and transport operations. The cause of the fire and the extent of any damage are still being verified.
Ukraine’s General Staff confirms strikes hit the St. Petersburg oil terminal and Kronstadt basing point in Leningrad region overnight on July 4, causing fires at both sites. It says the terminal handles 12.5M tonnes of oil products per year and supports Russia’s occupying army, while Kronstadt is a key Baltic Fleet base. It also reports hits on a Russian helicopter, a Siverskyi Donets rail bridge,...
TSN shows Ukraine’s Apachi drone battalion of the 81st Slobozhanska Brigade operating up to 60 km deep against Russian logistics routes. The unit struck a Russian checkpoint along the route and later hit armored vehicles hidden in a hangar. The same pilots also helped repel this year’s first large mechanized assault on the Sloviansk axis.
Ukraine’s General Staff says systematic strikes disabled 42.74% of Russia’s total oil refining capacity by early July 2026. It reports 8 refineries hit in the past month and more than 60 tanks destroyed or critically damaged, 58% holding oil products and 42% crude oil. The General Staff says sector losses have reached $13.5B since August 2025, with fuel shortages, lower production and repair delay...
Ukraine launched several FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles toward Votkinsk in Udmurtia, likely targeting the Votkinsk Machine-Building Plant, which produces missiles for the Iskander-M system. No impacts were reported. The missile group was reportedly intercepted by Russian air defenses and aircraft while approaching the target, with one downing shown over the Votkinsk area.
Ukrainian HIMARS strikes hit energy infrastructure in Belgorod, Russia, with at least 25 rockets reportedly used. Targets included the Avtoremzavod 110 kV substation, the Belgorod Thermal Power Plant and the Dubovoe 110 kV substation at the Luch power facility. Multiple reports said the attack caused power and water outages across parts of the city, while Russian authorities acknowledged damage to...
UK Defence Intelligence reports commercial satellite imagery from June 6-9 shows Russia fitting KILO-class Black Sea Fleet submarines with counter-UAS cages over their conning towers. By June 9, 3 of the fleet’s 4 submarines had been modified, with the fourth likely to follow.
Ukraine’s Air Force reports air defenses downed or suppressed 69 of 86 Russian attack drones launched overnight, including Shaheds, Gerberas, Italmas and Parodiya decoys. Russia also fired an Iskander-M ballistic missile from occupied Crimea and a Kh-59/69 missile over the Black Sea. Hits were recorded at 16 locations.
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