Key events of day 1,228 of the Russia-Ukraine war are as follows:
Here is the summary of events as of Sunday, July 6:
Conflict
- The Ukrainian military reported an attack on the Borisoglebsk airbase in Russia’s Voronezh region, targeting a depot with glide bombs and training aircraft. Russian officials have not yet commented on the attack.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that Russian air defenses intercepted four Ukrainian drones heading towards the capital, leading to a temporary suspension of departures from one of Moscow’s major airports.
- According to Russia’s Ministry of Defence, air defenses intercepted 48 Ukrainian drones within a span of over five hours on Saturday evening, and an additional 45 during the day. Previously, the ministry reported that 94 drones were destroyed over Russia overnight.
- Ukraine’s Air Force announced that Russia launched 322 drones and decoys into Ukraine overnight into Saturday. Out of these, 157 were shot down and 135 were likely jammed electronically.
- The western region of Khmelnytskii in Ukraine bore the brunt of the attack, as confirmed by Ukraine’s Air Force. Regional Governor Serhii Tyurin stated that there were no reports of damage, injuries, or deaths.
- Ukrainian military blogDeepState on Telegram reported that Russian forces occupied the Ukrainian settlements of Zelenyi Kut and Novoukrainka near the administrative border between Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.
- Ukraine’s top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskii, warned of a potential new Russian offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.
- The Kyiv Independent cited an unnamed intelligence source reporting explosions that damaged a gas pipeline and destroyed a water pipeline supplying military facilities in Russia’s Vladivostok.
Politics and Diplomacy
- After speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump stated that Ukraine would require Patriot missiles for its defense. He also expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for failing to cease the fighting.
- Trump expressed his “unhappiness” with his recent call with Putin, stating, “It just seems like he wants to go all the way and just keep killing people… It’s not good. I wasn’t happy with it,” he said.
- In a post on X, Zelensky described his call with Trump as “extremely fruitful” and confirmed that they discussed air defense.
- “I’m grateful for their willingness to assist. Patriot systems are key to defending against ballistic threats,” Zelensky said.
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Russia’s “large-scale drone and missile attacks” on Ukraine, describing them as “the largest in over three years of war.”
- Guterres expressed concern over the “dangerous escalation and increased civilian casualties” in addition to disruptions to power at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which he stated continues to pose risks to nuclear safety.
Economy
- According to Bloomberg, US investment firm BlackRock paused efforts to raise funds for a multibillion-dollar Ukraine recovery fund following Trump’s election. France has stepped in to work on an alternative fund.
