War
Britain is set to ‘retire’ the Storm Shadow, whilst new missiles will be developed drawing on Ukraine’s experience
The Storm Shadow missiles have performed exceptionally well, particularly in Ukraine, but the British have concluded that modern warfare requires mass deployment.
The fuel crisis in Russia has affected almost all regions
Fuel shortages or restrictions on fuel sales have already been reported in 88 of the 89 regions under Russian control. Against the backdrop of the crisis, Moscow is negotiating fuel imports and reducing the amount of publicly available price data.
The SSU struck the ‘Saki’ airfield in Crimea and hit hangars housing fighter jets
The Security Service of Ukraine has carried out a strike on the ‘Saki’ military airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The strike targeted the airfield’s infrastructure, in particular the hangars housing combat aircraft.
Defence forces struck a Roscosmos facility in Penza
On the night of 1 July, the Ukrainian Defence Forces carried out a strike on a Roscosmos facility in the Penza region. Bridges, warehouses and drone control centres in the temporarily occupied territories and in Russia were also targeted.
Russians are showing increasing interest in the prospect of an end to the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine – ISW
The Russian population appears to be showing increasing interest in when Russia’s war against Ukraine will end. This has been fuelled by Ukrainian attacks, from which Russia’s air defence system has been unable to protect Russians.
Zelenskyy confirmed that the oil refinery in Ufa had been struck again
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that an oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, has been struck again. Ukrainian forces have also struck a strategic facility belonging to the Russian military-industrial complex in the Penza region.
Ukraine has called on the UN to recognise Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ as a military target
Ukraine has called on the UN’s International Maritime Organisation to review the status of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’. Officials in Kyiv claim that tankers carrying oil subject to sanctions are, in effect, financing Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Donetsk regions overnight
During the night of 1 July and in the morning, Russian troops attacked a number of regions in Ukraine. There have been fatalities and injuries, and significant damage to civilian infrastructure.
Russia is deploying new ‘Geran-Siker’ drones: what is known about these unmanned aerial vehicles with machine vision
Russian forces have begun to make more extensive use of a variant of the ‘Geran’ attack drone, known as the ‘Siker’. According to Ukrainian experts, the drone has been fitted with a computer vision system that enables it to automatically track a locked-on target even after losing contact with the operator.
There were 256 skirmishes on the front line over the past 24 hours, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk sector
Over the past 24 hours, 256 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. The highest number of attacks by Russian forces occurred in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk and Huliaipole sectors.
Netanyahu and Israel Katz visited the security zone in southern Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz visited southern Lebanon, where fighting against Hezbollah is ongoing. During the visit, Netanyahu stated that the Israeli army would remain in the security zone for as long as threats persisted.
Russia lost 1,210 soldiers and four air defence systems in the war against Ukraine over the past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost 1,210 troops in the war against Ukraine. The Defence Forces have also destroyed dozens of pieces of military equipment, including four air defence systems.
