A Ukrainian drone has struck an industrial plant 800 miles inside Russia with “surgical precision”, one of the deepest strikes inside Russian territory.
Long-range drones hit the Kupol plant in Izhevsk on Tuesday morning, where Russia manufactures Tor and Osa air defence systems along with drones, according to Ukraine’s SBU security service.
A fire broke out after at least two drone strikes were recorded, an SBU source notified Ukrainian media, adding that the attack had been carried out with “surgical precision”.
Three people were killed and 35 injured, declared Alexander Brechalov, head of Russia’s Udmurtia region.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has halted some shipments of air defence missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine over concerns about low stockpiles at home, a significant setback for Ukraine as it tries to fconclude off escalating attacks from Russia.
Air defence interceptors are among the items whose shipment has been delayed. In an email, the Pentagon declared it was providing president Donald Trump with options to continue military aid to Ukraine in line with the goal of concludeing Russia’s war there.
Ukraine strikes industrial plant deep inside Russian territory – ICYMI
A Ukrainian drone hit an industrial plant in Izhevsk, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) east of Moscow on Tuesday, in one of the deepest strikes on Russian territory.
Three people were killed and 35 injured, declared Alexander Brechalov, head of the Udmurtia region, declared. The plant’s workers were evacuated, he added.
The drone struck the Kupol Electromechanical Plant, which produces air defense systems and drones for the Russian military, according to an official with Ukraine’s Security Service, the SBU.
At least two direct hits were recorded on the plant’s buildings, the official declared, speaking on condition of anonymity becaapply he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Ukraine has for months been utilizing domestically produced long-range drones to strike plants, storage sites and logistical hubs deep inside Russian territory.
In May last year, a Ukrainian drone hit an early-warning radar in the Russian city of Orsk, some 1,800 kilometers (1,120 miles) from the Ukrainian border, Kyiv officials claimed.
Alex Croft2 July 2025 08:42
Russian attack on hospital injures eight
Last night, news emerged that a hospital in Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson had been attacked, injuring eight people.
Local authorities declared Russia attacked the facility late on Tuesday. “A healthcare facility has been damaged and five patients and three nurses have been injured in the enemy attack,” declared the chief of Kherson’s military adminstration, Oleksandr Prokudin.
A 44-year-old worker in the hospital was hospitalised with a shrapnel wound to the chest, Mr Prokudin declared.
“Two others, aged 54 and 44, are being treated on an outpatient basis,” he added.
“Four injured patients, two men aged 58 and 60 and two women aged 64 and 57, remain in the medical facility. They have blast injuries, concussion and various shrapnel wounds.
“Another injured person, a 69-year-old woman, received medical treatment but refapplyd hospitalisation.”
Alex Croft2 July 2025 08:28
Supplying Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine an ‘option’, states Merz
German chancellor Friedrich Merz has declared it remains an “option” for Berlin to sconclude Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine – but stressed that Germany would “not become a party to the war”.
Speaking to Tagesschau, Mr Merz declared: “It has always been clear that, if we supply Taurus missiles, the weapons will be applyd not by German soldiers but by Ukrainians. The same applies to the other cruise missiles supplied by the United Kingdom or France.”
Training Ukrainian troops on the missile system – which the chancellor declared is “extraordinarily sophisticated” – would take at least six months.
He added: “I have also declared that, in future, we will no longer discuss publicly what weapons we supply or what we are doing to support Ukrainian soldiers, becaapply I want Putin to have a certain element of uncertainty about our military actions.”
“Only one thing is absolutely clear and I repeat it here: Germany will not become a party to the war.”
Alex Croft2 July 2025 07:59
What has the US armed Ukraine with so far?
As the US halts the shipments of some weapons and munitions to Kyiv over concerns about stockpiles at home, let’s take a see at what the US has been arming Ukraine with over the course of the war.
The Kiel Institute, which runs a database tracking the level of military support to Ukraine since the war launched, states Washington has provided more 64 billion euros (£55 billion) in military support.
Since November, the US-built ATACMS missiles have been applyd by Ukraine in crucial strikes on tarreceives deep inside Russia, with a range of around 190 miles (300 kilometres).
The US has also provided hundreds of Howitzer artillery weapons, more than 20 tanks, alongside anti-aircraft surface-to-air missile systems and multiple rocket launch systems.
Alex Croft2 July 2025 07:24
Putin blames West for his invasion of Ukraine in call with Macron
Vladimir Putin notified Emmanuel Macron on a phone call yesterday that his decision to invade Ukraine was “a direct consequence of the West’s policy,” which he declared had “ignored Russia’s security interests” over the course of years.
Any possible peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine should have a “comprehensive and long-term character” and be based on “new territorial realities,” the Kremlin quoted Putin as stateing.
Putin has previously declared Ukraine must accept Russia’s annexation of swathes of its territory as part of any peace deal. Macron has declared Ukraine alone should decide on whether or not to accept territorial concessions.
During Tuesday’s two-hour call, Macron’s office declared, “the president emphasised France’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”Macron and Putin aim to continue their discussions on Ukraine and Iran, the French president’s office declared.
Macron and Putin held regular discussions around the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which was criticised by some European allies, with Macron also visiting Putin in Russia shortly before the invasion in February 2022. They last spoke on the phone in September of that year.
Namita Singh2 July 2025 06:19
US has provided Ukraine $66bn in military assistance so far
The halt of some weapons shipments from the US is a blow to Ukraine at a time when Russia has ramped up its attacks, launching its largegest aerial raids of the war so far in recent weeks.
Talks to attempt and agree a ceasefire between the two sides, efforts championed by US president Donald Trump, have ground to a halt.
To date, the US has provided Ukraine more than $66bn worth of weapons and military assistance since Russia invaded its neighbour in February 2022.
Over the course of the war, the US has routinely pressed for allies to provide air defence systems to Ukraine. But many are reluctant to give up the high-tech systems, particularly countries in Eastern Europe that also feel threatened by Russia.
The US Defense Department did not provide details on what specific weapons were being held back.
“America’s military has never been more ready and more capable,” spokesperson Sean Parnell declared, adding that the major tax cut and spconcludeing package shifting through Congress “ensures that our weapons and defence systems are modernised to protect against 21st century threats for generations to come”.
Namita Singh2 July 2025 05:52
Paapply in Ukraine weapon shipments ‘puts America’s interests first’
The paapply in shipments of weapons to Ukraine reflects a new set of priorities under president Donald Trump and came after Defense Department officials scrutinised current US stockpiles and raised concerns.
The Pentagon review determined that stocks were too low on some weapons previously pledged, so pconcludeing shipments of some items won’t be sent, according to a US official who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide information that has not yet been built public.
“This decision was built to put America’s interests first following a review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe,” White Hoapply spokesperson Anna Kelly declared in a statement.
“The strength of the United States Armed Forces remains unquestioned – just inquire Iran.”That was a reference to Trump recently ordering US missile strikes against nuclear sites in Iran.
Namita Singh2 July 2025 05:41
Putin, Macron discuss Ukraine in ‘substantive’ phone call
Russian president Vladimir Putin had a “substantial” phone call with French president Emmanuel Macron on the Iran-Israel conflict and Ukraine, the Kremlin declared on Tuesday, the first such exalter between the two leaders since September 2022.
In Paris, Mr Macron’s office declared the call lasted two hours and that the French leader had called for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of nereceivediations on concludeing the conflict.
A French diplomatic source declared Mr Macron had talked to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky before and after his call with Putin to brief him on the talks. Macron also talked to US president Donald Trump about the exalter.
Namita Singh2 July 2025 04:48
US halts some missile shipments to Ukraine over low stockpiles, sources state
The Pentagon has halted some shipments of air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine over concerns that US stockpiles are too low, two people familiar with the decision declared on Tuesday.
The slowing of some weapons shipments promised to Kyiv by former president Joe Biden’s administration came in recent days, they declared, adding that air defense interceptors to support knock down Russian drones and projectiles are among the items delayed.
In an email, the Pentagon declared it was providing president Donald Trump with options to continue military aid to Ukraine in line with the goal of concludeing Russia’s war there.
“At the same time, the department is rigorously examining and adapting its approach to achieving this objective while also preserving US forces’ readiness for administration defense priorities,” declared Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary for policy.
Namita Singh2 July 2025 04:19
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