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Russo-Ukraine War - 07 July 2025 - Day 1230

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]

The UK Ministry of Defence reported that on 01 July 2025 Russia's former Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov was convicted on charges of embezzlement and money laundering and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Prior to his arrest in April 2024, Ivanov had been responsible for significant military construction and procurement projects, including rebuilding in illegally occupied Ukrainian territories. Reports of Ivanov's luxurious lifestyle had sat awkwardly with Russian President Putin's calls for a new national elite comprised of so-called heroes of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Ivanov is the most high-profile figure to be convicted in a Russian government crackdown on embezzlement by senior officials below executive or cabinet level, which has also targeted several other top officials who, like Ivanov, have close links to former Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu. Shoygu was dismissed from his post as Defence Minister on 12 May 2024, and moved to the post of secretary of Russia's Security Council.

Whilst deeply rooted corruption that exists within the Russian Ministry of Defence significantly undermines the effectiveness of the Russian military, the goal of Russian authorities is almost certainly not the eradication of corruption entirely; such behaviour is fundamental to the functioning of the Russian regime. Instead, Russian authorities are likely seeking to limit corruption to more manageable levels that have less impact on the functioning of the department.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in total, since the beginning of this day, there have been 137 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively interrupt the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.

Russian zagarbniki launched two rocket and 48 aviation strikes, using five rockets and dropping 69 controlled bombs. In addition, 1213 kamikaze drones were recruited to strike and carried out 4530 shelling of positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Eight clashes with Russian zagarbnikami took place in the North Slobozhansky and Kursky directions. The Russian enemy made six aviation strikes, dropping 11 controlled bombs, carrying out 286 shelling, including three - from the jet systems of salpovogo fire.
Today, Russian forces attacked 16 times in the south-Slobozhansky direction, in the areas of Vovchansk, Zelenogo, Barnoy, Red First, Kamyanka and in the direction of Kutkivka.
In the Kupians дkomu direction, Russian forces made two attacks in the area of Golubivka and Zagrizovoye.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 27 assaults in the areas of the settlements Noviy Mir, Ridkodub, Green Valley, Torske and in the Serebryansk forest, as well as in the direction of Serebryanka, Olgivka and Grigorivka. Six more clashes are still ongoing.
In the sívers Наkomu direction Russian forces three times attacked in the areas of grigorívka and viímki.
Since the beginning of the day in the kramators Зkomu direction, the Russian enemy attacked in the direction of Nikolaivka, Markovoye, Predtečinogo and White Mountain. Ukrainian units repelled all five attacks.
In the Torets єkomu direction today, there were three encounters. Russian forces tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian units in the area of Dilíivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, Russian forces attacked 46 times in the areas of popiv yar, razine, mirolûbívka, novoekonomíčne, fox, shevchenko, novoukrainka, zvirove, Udaachne, novosergíivka, kotlyarivka, Gorihove and oleksiyivka. Ukrainian defenders hold the pressure of the Russian opponent, the fights have not subsided so far.
Today, according to preliminary data, 209 Russian occupants have been defecated in this direction, of which 78 - irrevocably. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a car, ten motorcycles, two ATVs, two artillery systems, 19 BPLAs, Murom-M visual surveillance station, two satellite communication terminals and three BPLA control antennas. In addition, two cars, a motorcycle and four artillery systems were affected.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 17 Russian attacks in the areas of settlements of Piddubne, Fedorivka, Voskresenko, Yalta, Shevchenko, Novosilka, Vilne Pole and Novopil. Five clashes are still ongoing.
In the Gulyaipil direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled two Russian assaults near Malinivka.
In the Orihivsky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks of the Russian goalkeeper in the area of Kamiansky and in the direction of Mala Tokmachka.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported that a factory of ammunition production in the Moscow region has been affected
As part of the reduction of the capabilities of the Russin opponent in the production of explosives and ammunition, on the night of July 7, the units of the Unmanned Forces of Ukraine, in interaction with other components of the Defense Forces, carried out a fire attack at the AT "Krasnozavodsky Chemical Plant" in the Moscow region of Russia.
The company produces pyrotechnics and ammunition, including thermobaric combat parts for Shahed type BPLA.
A series of explosions were recorded in the area of Krasnozavodsk and the movement of fire equipment in neighboring settlements.