Overview

• Russia unleashed about 550 drones and missiles on July 4, killing at least one civilian and injuring more than 20 across Kyiv and five other regions.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump agreed to launch joint projects aimed at strengthening Ukrainian air defenses and improving airspace protection.
• The Pentagon paused deliveries of air defense missiles and precision-guided artillery shells to reassess US stockpiles, prompting warnings from Kyiv about increased vulnerability.
• Ukrainian and Russian officials carried out a prisoner swap on Friday, returning soldiers who had been held since 2022.
• Ukraine’s military General Staff said its forces struck the Borisoglebsk airbase in Russia’s Voronezh region, targeting fighter jets and munitions depots.