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Institute for the Study of War: Russia delays Zelenskyy-Putin negotiations

Russian officials continue to delay high-level negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin amid US calls for a meeting. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on July 25 that a meeting between Zelensky and Putin remains highly unlikely and stated that Russia and Ukraine must first develop agreements

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The Hudson Institute:  Russia claims world’s biggest drone factory

Ukraine Military Situation Report | July 23 Below Hudson Senior Fellow Can Kasapoğlu offers a military situation report about the Russia-Ukraine War. Executive Summary — A look at Russia-Iran drone production: Russia released footage of its Shahed drone plant in Tatarstan. The Kremlin claims it is the largest drone factory in the world. — Drone warfare

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Institute for the Study of War: Russia-Ukraine peace talks open in Istanbul

Russia is weaponizing ongoing domestic protests in Ukraine to intensify rhetoric designed to undermine Ukraine’s legitimacy and discourage Western support. The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) passed Draft Law No. 12414 on July 22, which subordinates Ukraine’s two main anti-corruption agencies – the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s

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July 25, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 8,560 Ukrainian. Casualties from July 19-25

Russian Defense Ministry

Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 19–25 July 2025

❗️ From 19 to 25 July, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out ten group strikes, including three with high-precision air-, ground-, sea-based, air-ballistic Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, and attack drones, to hit the following targets: Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, military airfields, UAV assembly and storage areas, fuel, missile and artillery weapons and ammunition depots, territorial centres of recruitment of the AFU, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed groups, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.

🎯 In addition, four Patriot anti-aircraft missile launchers and one U.S.-made AN/MPQ-65 multi-role radar have been neutralised during the week.

🚩 During the week, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated the settlement of Varachino (Sumy region).

💥 Russian troops inflicted fire damage on clusters of manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one jaeger brigade, one unmanned aerial vehicle brigade, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

↗️ In Kharkov region, the Group’s units improved the tactical situation and defeated one AFU mechanised brigade and two territorial defence brigades.

▪️ Over the week, the enemy’s losses in the Sever Group’s area of responsibility have amounted to more than 1,150 troops, two tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, and 37 motor vehicles. Twenty-nine field artillery guns, two ammunition depots, and two electronic warfare stations were neutralised.

📍 The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of four mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades.

▪️ The enemy lost more than 1,610 troops, nine armoured fighting vehicles, including one HMMWV armoured vehicle, and one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicle. Ninety-seven motor vehicles, nine artillery guns, 42 ammunition depots, 20 electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations of the enemy, including two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare stations, were neutralised.

🚩 Elements of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance to the depths of the enemy’s defence and liberated Belaya Gora (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥 Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and military hardware of five mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.

▪️ In this direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 1,135 troops, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle. Twenty-four motor vehicles, nine field artillery guns, and 12 ammunition depots of the enemy were neutralised.

↗️ The Tsentr Group’s units continued offensive operations on the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Dnepropetrovsk region. 

🚩 Russian troops liberated Novotoretskoye, Novoekonomicheskoye, and Zverevo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥 Strikes were delivered at formations of five mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, three assault brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades.

▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 2,975 troops, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and two MLRS fighting vehicles. The AFU losses amounted to 55 motor vehicles and 30 artillery guns, including two U.K.-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery systems and two U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery systems.

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Wilson Center

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