Overview

• Ukrainian forces struck the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region on July 5, hitting a glide bomb depot and a training aircraft and potentially damaging Su-34, Su-35S and Su-30SM jets.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry reported intercepting 42 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions, including near St. Petersburg, within three hours with no casualties or damage.
• President Zelenskyj announced an agreement with a U.S. firm to deliver hundreds of thousands of drones this year and more next year, with interceptor models prioritized to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses.
• Ukraine signed a landmark pact with Denmark to co-produce drones and other armaments on Danish soil, marking its first weapons manufacturing agreement in the country.
• The latest deals follow June’s intensified Russian drone and missile barrages that stretched Ukraine’s air defenses and accelerated its domestic drone production.