Newsletter 11/07/2025
A daily news digest covering important war, political, economic, and cultural topics in Ukraine
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Ukrainian forces target Russian aviation and air defense sites – General Staff
Ukrainian forces have struck Russia's Voronin Lukhovitsy Aviation Plant and Academician Shipunov Design Bureau of Instrument-Making, specializing in the production of missiles for air defense systems.
"As part of reducing the enemy's capabilities for missile and bomb strikes, on the night of July 11, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces, in coordination with other components of Ukraine's Defense Forces, struck the Voronin Lukhovitsy Aviation Plant, a branch of JSC RSC MiG," the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this on Facebook.
The General Staff noted that this enterprise performs a full range of work — from mechanical processing of parts to final assembly, flight testing, and delivery of Russian MiG combat aircraft.
Explosions and a fire have been recorded at the facility.
Eight injured as drones strike Odesa, homes and infrastructure damaged
“As a result of the daytime attack on July 11 in Odesa, civilian infrastructure, residential and administrative buildings, a stable, and cars were damaged. Currently, there are 8 known victims, and necessary medical assistance is being provided.
Trump says NATO will pay for US weapons sent to Ukraine
"We're sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100%. So what we're doing is the weapons that are going out are going to NATO, and then NATO is going to be giving those weapons [to Ukraine], and NATO is paying for those weapons," Trump said.
He added that the deal was reached at a NATO summit last month.
"We're going to be sending Patriots to NATO, and then NATO will distribute that," he said.
Five Russian soldiers killed, command station destroyed in Melitopol – Ukrainian intelligence
In the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, a joint operation by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and the resistance movement resulted in the elimination of five Russian troops and the destruction of a military command station.
Ukraine, EU launch joint initiative to develop defense innovations with EUR 100M in investments
In partnership with Ukraine, the European Commission has announced the launch of the BraveTech EU initiative to develop defense innovations through the use of battlefield-driven technologies and closer cooperation between Ukraine and the EU.
War
Two civilians killed and four wounded in Kherson region during day
On the morning of July 11, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv’s Saltivka District. Damage and fires occurred in a four-story inactive building, a dental clinic, and on the roof of a residential building. The total fire area is approximately 50 square meters.
Residential buildings, a maternity hospital, shops, a garage, and vehicles were also damaged.
According to preliminary data, nine people were injured, 2 were killed.
Read also: Last night in Kharkiv region, Russian troops damaged maternity hospital, dental clinic, and hospital
Defense forces stopped assault of Russian armored vehicles in Lyman direction
Soldiers from the Signum battalion of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade destroyed a column of Russian invaders' armored vehicles that was advancing in the Lyman direction.
War update: 214 clashes on front lines, heaviest fighting in Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka sectors
Russian army launches two FAB strikes on Kostiantynivka
Shelling of clinic in Bilozerka: one woman killed, number of wounded rises to four
Man killed in Zaporizhzhia by Russian artillery shelling
Seven killed, nine wounded in Russian attacks on Donetsk region over past day
Defense
Zelensky: Ghana ready to finance production of Ukrainian drones
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ghana is prepared to finance the production of Ukrainian drones, following a phone call with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama.
Ukraine, US to jointly produce gunpowder
On July 11, during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, a number of memoranda were signed regarding cooperation in the defense industry, including agreements with U.S. partners on joint gunpowder production.
Kyiv invests UAH 260M in new drone interception system to protect capital
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, has announced the allocation of UAH 260 million (around $6.5 million) to launch a comprehensive drone interception system aimed at countering Russian UAV attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
Ukraine and Italy sign declaration on Cyber Capacity Building
On Thursday, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Antonio Tajani, in Rome. The two sides signed a declaration on implementing initiatives to strengthen Ukraine’s cyber capacity, aimed at supporting the national digital infrastructure.
Politics
Ukraine, US coordinating technical details of renewed defense assistance – MFA
Ukraine and the United States are currently working to clarify the technical details surrounding the delivery of U.S. defense assistance following its temporary suspension.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs: Rotation of approximately 20 ambassadors is not a personnel tsunami but an opportunity for Ukraine’s new diplomacy
“This (replacement of around 20 Ukrainian ambassadors – ed.) is not some kind of personnel tsunami within the system. It is a fairly predictable development that has been in preparation for quite some time,” Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin noted.
He added that, in his opinion, many of the appointments “make absolute sense and are very successful,” mentioning that he knows some of these individuals personally, while for “ some of the other appointments, time will tell”.
“There is always an element of risk… If these people work effectively, are listened to, and can generate bold ideas, I will personally be very pleased,” the diplomat said.
The former minister further remarked that replacing around 20 ambassadors is not an excessively large number, noting that those diplomats who are to be replaced have already served four years in their respective countries of assignment, which he called “a normal development.”
Economy
Ukraine, IAEA sign memorandum on cooperation for energy recovery support
Ukraine and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed a memorandum of understanding to support energy recovery and reaffirmed their further collaboration.
Ukraine receives another tranche of EUR 1B from EU under ERA initiative
On July 10, 2025, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry attracted EUR 1 billion to the state budget from the European Union. These funds are part of the EU’s contribution under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative.
Society
Political prisoner Kolomiyets returns to Ukraine after 10 years in Russian custody
Euromaidan activist and political prisoner Andriy Kolomiyets has returned to Ukraine after being released from a Russian penal colony and held at the border with Georgia.
On June 10, 2016, Kolomiyets was sentenced to ten years in a high-security prison on charges of attempting to murder two former officers of Ukraine's Berkut riot police during the Maidan protests in Kyiv.
Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office denied any evidence of Kolomiyets' involvement in attacks on Berkut officers. The Crimean Human Rights Group stated that the case was fabricated and politically motivated.
While in the Russian penal colony, Kolomiyets was repeatedly placed in solitary confinement on baseless grounds.
After his release, he was held at the Georgian border checkpoint due to expired documents resulting from his decade-long imprisonment.