Overview

• On the night of July 3–4 Russia launched 550 drones and missiles—the largest single aerial assault since February 2022—killing one civilian and wounding at least 26 others across Kyiv and other regions.
• President Zelenskiy described his July 4 call with President Trump as “very important and productive” and secured talks on joint US-Ukraine air defense projects and drone production.
• The US administration has paused shipments of Patriot missiles and other air defense weapons, prompting European allies and Ukraine to seek alternative suppliers and accelerate domestic arms manufacturing.
• Ukraine’s military struck the Borisoglebsk airbase in Russia’s Voronezh region, hitting a depot of glide bombs, a training aircraft and possibly other materiel in a deep cross-border strike.
• Ceasefire negotiations remain stalled as both sides intensify aerial warfare and reciprocal strikes along the roughly 1,000 km front line.