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Russia’s summer offensive in Ukraine underwhelms – but Kyiv won’t be celebrating

  • On July 1, 2025, Russian forces launched numerous attacks along Ukraine's 1,200-kilometer frontline but failed to make significant breakthroughs.
  • The offensive, begun in May and planned over winter, aims to capture eastern regions but faces stiff resistance and slowing advances, especially in Sumy.
  • Ukrainian forces have regained some ground in Sumy, using smaller, camouflaged defenses, while Russia gained a village, Zirka, and a lithium deposit in Donetsk.
  • Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said 111,000 Russian troops face at least 50 daily clashes near Pokrovsk; Zelensky reported 477 drones and 60 missiles overnight.
  • The faltering offensive suggests long timelines for Kremlin goals, with continued Ukrainian counterattacks, drone warfare evolution, and Russia’s strained economy and resources.
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Although many analysts claimed in the spring that Russia was preparing for a major summer offensive in Ukraine, it does not currently appear that a new direction is being opened, but this does not mean that such an offensive could not take place during the summer, Lieutenant Colonel Mattias Puusepp told "Ukraine Studio".

·Estonia
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The Russian attacks on Ukraine are increasing significantly. Both the number of missiles and drones, and the troops present at the front are being increased significantly. And that includes North Korean elite troops. That is what our correspondent Michiel Driebergen, who is currently in Kharkiv, says. "This war is not going smoothly for Russia either, but Putin is profiting from the hesitating West."

·Antwerp, Belgium
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For months, Kiev was talking about an immeditated Russian offensive, which would have meant a larger part of the eastern regions of Ukraine. So far, offensive has been humiliating, but the Russians have recorded some gains and have...

·Romania
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In Kiev, for months, there was talk of a Russian offensive aimed at conquering other regions in eastern Ukraine. At the moment the outcome was disappointing, but despite...

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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