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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukrainian Drone Flurry Sends Russian Air Travel Into Disarray RFE/RL 07 Jul 2025 -- Ukrainian drone attacks for the second day in a row severely disrupted flights throughout Russia, with the largest airports serving Moscow and St. Petersburg among those forced to restrict activity throughout July 6.
• No More Ukrainian Classes In The Parts Of Ukraine Under Russia's Thumb RFE/RL 07 Jul 2025 -- From the start of the Donbas war in 2014 to the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to justify Moscow's aggression against Ukraine by citing the ostensible need to protect the Russian language, and those who speak it, from the government in Kyiv.
• Following SSU investigation, FSB agent sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying on Ukrainian air defenses near Black Sea Security Service of Ukraine 07 Jul 2025 -- Based on evidence collected by the Security Service, another agent of russia's federal security service, who adjusted enemy air strikes on Odesa region, has been convicted to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
• SSU detains FSB agent who adjusted russian strikes on Kherson Security Service of Ukraine 07 Jul 2025 -- The Security Service of Ukraine has detained another enemy agent in Kherson. On orders from russia's federal security service, he adjusted russian air strikes and artillery attacks from the left bank of the region on the city.
• SSU prevents terrorist attack in Zaporizhzhia: FSB agents preparing to blow up Azov servicemen detained Security Service of Ukraine 07 Jul 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has foiled a new attempt by russia's federal security service to carry out a terrorist attack in the frontline regions of Ukraine.
• Russian Forces Take Control of Settlement of Dachnoye in Dnepropetrovsk Region - MoD Sputnik 07 Jul 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has taken control of the settlement of Dachnoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Lavrov Outlines Russia's Core Stance for Resolving Ukraine Conflict Sputnik 07 Jul 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave an interview to Magyar Nemzet, a Hungarian newspaper, discussing Moscow's stance on peace talks with Ukraine, and NATO's expansion as a pivotal risk to national security.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Andrei Nikitin President of Russia 07 Jul 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a meeting at the Kremlin with Andrei Nikitin to offer him the position of Acting Minister of Transport.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks on Environment, the 30th UNFCCC COP, and the Global Healthcare System at the 3rd session of the 17th BRICS Summit, Rio de Janeiro, July 7, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jul 2025
• Press release on the summoning of the chargé d'affaires of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Foreign Ministry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jul 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jul 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at Session II of the XVII BRICS Summit «Strengthening multilateral world order, financial and economic issues, artificial intelligence», Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 Jul 2025
• IAEA to Be Held Responsible for Its Assessments Made Days Before Strikes on Iran - Lavrov Sputnik 07 Jul 2025 -- The IAEA leadership should be held responsible for its assessments made few days before the start of strikes on Iran, as many countries consider them ambiguous, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
• Norway Aligns with EU's Listing of Two Russian Shipping Companies Government of Norway 07 Jul 2025 -- The Norwegian government has decided to list two Russian fishing companies Norebo JSC and Murman Seafood. With this decision, Norway will align itself with the sanctions adopted by the EU on May 20, in the same way that we have previously aligned with other EU sanctions against Russia.

News Reports

• Former Russian Transport Minister Starovoit Found Dead Hours After Dismissal RFE/RL 07 Jul 2025 -- Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead in his car with a gunshot wound, investigators confirmed just hours after President Vladimir Putin abruptly replaced him amid a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks that have disrupted air traffic and exposed vulnerabilities deep inside Russian territory.