Russia – Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments as of July 4, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of July 4, 2025.

1,227th day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,139 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.

Operational information as of 08:00 AM regarding the Russian invasion.

The 1,228th day of the large-scale armed aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

In total, 148 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.

Yesterday, the enemy launched two missile strikes and 67 airstrikes, using 2 missiles and 109 guided bombs on Ukrainian unit positions and populated areas. Additionally, they carried out 6,527 shellings, including 119 from multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 3,786 kamikaze drones.

Airstrikes were recorded in the areas of Mykhalchyna Sloboda (Chernihiv Oblast); Novomutyn (Sumy Oblast); Vovchanski Khutory, Odnorobivka, Vodyane, Odradne, Okhrimivka, Vilkhuvatka (Kharkiv Oblast); Poltavka, Bilytske, Myrnohrad, Novopavlivka (Donetsk Oblast); Filiya, Dachne (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast); and Mykolaivka (Kherson Oblast).

Yesterday, Ukraine’s Air Force, missile troops, and artillery struck 2 command posts, 4 enemy artillery systems, and 18 concentrations of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment.

In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 Russian attacks. The enemy launched 11 airstrikes, dropping 21 guided bombs, and carried out 333 artillery shellings, including 2 with multiple launch rocket systems.

In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, 10 combat clashes occurred in the areas of Vovchansk and Ambarne.

In the Kupianskyi direction, four enemy attacks were recorded. Ukrainian defenders repelled assaults near Kindrashivka, Zahryzove, and toward Petropavlivka.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 19 times, trying to advance near Novyi Myr, Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, Nadiya, and toward Serebrianka, Dronivka, and Shandryholove.

In the Siverskyi direction, the aggressor launched four attacks near Vyiimka, Serebrianka, and Fedorivka.

In the Kramatorskyi direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled one enemy assault toward Bila Hora.

In the Toretskyi direction, the enemy launched seven attacks near Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, and toward Pleshchiivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, and Katerynivka.

In the Pokrovskyi direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 54 enemy assaults near Myrne, Novotoretske, Myroliubivka, Malynivka, Razine, Promin, Udachne, Novosergiivka, Orikhove, Oleksiivka, Dachne, and toward Novoekonomichne, Novopavlivka, Myrnohrad, Novopidhorodne, and Sofiivka.

In the Novopavlivskyi direction, Defense Forces repelled 13 enemy assaults in the areas of Zaporizhzhia, Komar, Vilne Pole, Myrne, Piddubne, and toward Andriivka-Klevtsove.

In the Huliaipilskyi direction, the enemy attempted to advance once near Novozlatopil.

In the Orikhivskyi direction, the occupiers launched one assault toward Novopavlivka.

In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy made three unsuccessful attempts to approach Ukrainian defensive positions.

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of enemy offensive group formation were detected.

Ukrainian forces continue to inflict significant losses on the occupiers in personnel and equipment, actively degrading the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.

In total, over the past day, Russian losses amounted to 1,120 personnel. Ukrainian troops also destroyed 2 tanks, 10 armored combat vehicles, 50 artillery systems, 1 multiple launch rocket system, 205 operational-tactical UAVs, 112 vehicles, and 3 pieces of special equipment.

Operational information as of 08:00 AM regarding the Russian invasion.

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