Overview

• President Trump used NATO drawdown authority on July 11 to dispatch roughly $300 million in Patriots and medium-range rockets to Ukraine’s armed forces.
• On July 9 and 12 Russia mounted its largest aerial offensive since 2022, firing 26 cruise missiles and nearly 600 drones at Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
• Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted most incoming threats and launched drone attacks on Russian military sites in the Moscow and Tula regions.
• Diplomatic talks remain deadlocked after a new Russian proposal in Malaysia failed to bridge Moscow’s demands for territorial concessions and a NATO exit.
• European leaders pledged over €12 billion for Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction during this week’s conference in Rome.