Overview

• President Trump announced that the US will sell weapons directly to NATO allies, with NATO fully funding the purchases for onward transfer to Ukraine.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said moving arms from European stockpiles to Ukraine is faster than ordering new shipments from US factories, and allies will replenish their inventories through US purchases.
• Following Kyiv’s request for ten additional Patriot batteries and missiles, Germany pledged two systems and Norway committed one to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses.
• Russia’s drone and missile onslaught has intensified, including a single night launch of over 700 attack and decoy drones, and June saw 232 civilian deaths and 1,343 wounded—the highest monthly toll in three years.
• Ukraine is rolling out its Clear Sky interceptor drone network and mobile response units, financed by international partners, to counter escalating aerial threats.