Russia decided to switch things up a bit and all of Ukraine wound up under air raid alert during the day.
Unexpectedly, during broad daylight, Ukraine is under russian missile attack.
Alert everywhere. Missiles in our airspace.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Right now at 2;55 AM local time/7:55 PM EDT, Kharkiv is under threat of ballistic missile attack, as is Sumy.
Here’s last night’s Ukrainian air defense tally:
Fascist Russia has escalated the war so much in the six months since Trump came to the White House that 322 drones (and no missiles) seems like a not very large overnight attack on Ukraine.
So much for “ending the war in a day.”
— Euan MacDonald (@euanmacdonald.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump.
The World Is Helping Ukraine Because It Believes in Ukrainians – And Our People Truly Deserve The World’s Trust – Address by the President
5 July 2025 – 20:57
I wish you good health, fellow Ukrainians!
A brief summary of what we have accomplished during the week with our friends, the friends of Ukraine.
With Denmark, we now have new agreements on coproduction of weapons. An agreement was concluded; it was signed yesterday between Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industries and Denmark’s Ministry of Industry. We will work on Denmark’s territory, and this is our joint project – the first substantial capabilities of our Ukrainian production abroad. And that’s not all. More such agreements will follow. The Danish model of investing in Ukraine’s own DIB here, on our soil, has proven its effectiveness. Joint work on the territory of Denmark, and soon in other key partner countries, is allowing us to scale up even more. This applies to drones and many other types of urgently needed weapons.
As per drones, we have also reached an agreement with the American side to significantly increase our joint efforts. This week, an agreement was signed between Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and one of the leading U.S. companies. It will provide Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of drones as early as this year, on special terms, and even significantly more drones the following year. This includes interceptor drones, which are clearly our priority.
The task for our entire state, for Ukraine’s Defense Forces, and for all businesses working specifically in this field is to deliver more results literally every week, more results particularly in drones, especially interceptors. This means producing more of such drones, training more drone operators, and significantly increasing efficiency in deploying interceptors. Responsibility for this area of security is personal for everyone involved in making and implementing respective decisions. The interceptors must work.
As for the call with the President of the United States of America, which took place yesterday, I’d say it was probably the best conversation we’ve had so far, extremely fruitful. We discussed air defense among other things. I’m grateful for the readiness to assist. Patriot systems are the key to defending against ballistic threats. We also discussed several other topical issues, which our teams will follow up on in detail at upcoming meetings.
Today, I also received a report from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, regarding his communications with our European partners. We have a list of clear goals in preparation for the upcoming heating season. There are issues I raised personally with European leaders at the highest political level. Now, at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Energy, and Naftogaz, our agreements are being prepared for implementation. We expect that next week, as part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Italy, our government officials will be able to sign the relevant agreements with our partners to secure energy resources for Ukraine. We will continue this work, and I am grateful to all our partners who are consistently helping and ready to scale up their support in the energy sector. Energy resilience is the foundation of our country’s overall resilience.
I also want to praise Sweden today: there is a decision on a new defense support package. Thank you, Sweden! We are actively working with Germany to speed up decisions on air defense. Latvia has also decided to provide a new defense package – thank you for that. And I thank everyone standing with us, and with our nation, with Ukraine, and with our people. I am proud of our people. The world is helping Ukraine because it believes in us, in Ukrainians – and our people truly deserve the world’s trust.
We’re also already preparing new steps that will make Russia truly feel that it will pay for this war. There must be accountability for the aggressor. And there will be – entirely just and keenly felt.
Glory to Ukraine!
Georgia:
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 220— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Day 220 of #GeorgiaProtests
Some people filled shopping malls in Tbilisi and Batumi with flyers calling for boycotts of regime businesses.
Economic boycotts and strikes are very new to Georgia but we’ve been through major new stages of civic engagement already, so who knows.
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s regime prisoner Giorgi Mindadze’s birthday.
His mother Nani Tsulaia greets him from beyond the walls of prison.
📷 @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social
#GeorgiaProtests— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Wishing a bittersweet 22nd birthday to a medical student sentenced to 5 years in a Georgian prison — for firing a firework that hit no one.
🎥 Mo Se
— Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
1/ The GD president Mikheil Kavelashvili offered pardon to imprisoned opposition leaders on condition of participation in municipal elections.
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
2/ If such a request is submitted, I will immediately issue an act of pardon for the respective convicted individuals” – says Mikheil Kavelashvili.
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
3/ In the past few weeks, 8 opposition leaders were sentenced to 7 or 8 months in prison for not attending the Georgian Dream investigative commission, as they do not recognise the legitimacy of the Georgian Dream parliament.
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
4/ All are expected to remain behind bars during the upcoming local elections scheduled for October 4.
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“Lelo – Strong Georgia” will participate in the local elections scheduled for October 4. The announcement was made at a briefing held today. 8 opposition political parties are boycotting the elections. Two of Lelo’s leaders have been imprisoned by Georgian Dream.
— Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Another high-ranking Lelo member, Dea Metreveli, quits the party’s Political Council and the position of the Executive Secretary.
Lelo was already alone in participation in the locals. 1/
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
In addition to other parties and public polls decisively favoring boycott, Lelo had no support by Strong Georgia coalition partners Freedom Square and For the People either (Freedom Square is outright in the boycott camp).
And now the party is seeing resignations too. 2/2.
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Eventually, it seems like the Georgian scenario of liberation will have a lot in common with the Anti-Apartheid Movement.
If only the regime doesn’t again resort to mass crackdowns that will spiral out of control, of course.
— Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Germany:
Germany is engaging in “intensive efforts” to procure Patriots from the US on behalf of Ukraine, a government spokesman said on Friday. Chancellor Merz also spoke by phone with Trump on Thursday as part of this effort, according to a person familiar with the situation. www.ft.com/content/3a1e…
— Christopher Miller (@christopherjm.ft.com) July 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Financial Times brings some clarification and updates on Germany’s attempts to secure additional Patriot batteries and interceptors for Ukraine.
While the Trump administration is growing more sceptical of sending aid to Ukraine, the country’s European allies have sought to buy weapons for Kyiv. Germany is engaging in “intensive efforts” to procure Patriots from the US on behalf of Ukraine, a government spokesman said on Friday.
German chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has vowed to be a staunch supporter of Kyiv, also spoke by phone with Trump on Thursday as part of this effort, according to a person familiar with the situation.
German defence minister Boris Pistorius plans to travel to Washington this month to lobby his counterpart Pete Hegseth on the issue.
Germany, the second largest supplier of military support to Ukraine after the US, has sent three Patriot systems to Kyiv from its own stocks.
The US:
Former CIA officer Dan Hoffman said on Fox News that the massive strike on Kyiv right after Putin’s call with Trump was no coincidence. Putin wants to show strength. The US must expose his bluff, boost support for Ukraine, increase sanctions, and provide all necessary weapons.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Trump says he’s not sure he can end the war in Ukraine, Politico reports.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07…— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I wonder what was his first clue?
Back to Ukraine.
Monitoring channels explaining in drawings that if you hear the missile that means it’s not headed towards you
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
On 5 July, Ukrainian forces carried out a strike on the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia. Reports indicate that a depot with glide bombs, a trainer aircraft, and possibly other aircraft were hit. Our team has conducted a brief analysis of imagery a fire map – here’s what we found:
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
2/ NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System detected at least three thermal anomalies at the Air Base. While it’s not very precise or comprehensive, the heat sources appear to be located in 2 areas: the central part of the airfield and the logistical section
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
3/ While not conclusive, this serves as a credible independent indicator suggesting a possible strike on the logistical area – where Russian forces may have stored ammo, or fuel. The fire in the central part of the airfield appears to be near the Radar Landing System
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
4/ Analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery from yesterday, unavailable for publication due to licensing limits, confirms the presence of at least 16 jets and 1 helicopter at the airfield. The actual number is likely higher, but thick fog blocked the observation
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
5/ The lack of visible fire in the main jet storage area suggests a limited number of affected jets. Nonetheless, one smaller section used by jets appears to have been impacted, indicating a possibility of damage. This closely aligns with the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s report
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
6/ This preliminary report aims to establish general facts. A more detailed assessment would require post-strike satellite imagery or verified footage of the strike. Based on current evidence, there is a high likelihood that the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s statement is truthful
— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Footage shows Ukrainian drones intercepting Russian Shahed-136s in mid-air.
Ukraine will jointly produce drones and weapons with the US and Denmark, including interceptive drones to boost air defense, Zelenskyy says.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast:
93 firefighters worked tirelessly to extinguish the fire caused by a Russian attack on Chuhuiv, in Kharkiv region, last night.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In the early hours of July 5th, an attack on Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region resulted in significant damage, Mayor Halyna Minayeva reported.
The attack damaged 12 private homes, 35 dormitory rooms, 3 commercial properties, and 1 educational institution.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
There is absolutely no military reason for these daily attacks except simple terrorism.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Kharkiv:
Kharkiv had a little cosplay fest (which I somehow missed). Wedged between air raid alerts and bombings. A cosplay fest in between bombings! Honestly, these people never cease to amaze me.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ our city is under russian drone attack right now ‼️
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Second explosion in Kharkiv ‼️
FUCK RUSSIA— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
More explosions in Kharkiv ‼️ Russian drones again.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Explosions nonstop. And more drones are buzzing in the air‼️
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There were about 7 explosions in Kharkiv already, and they don’t stop‼️
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The attack seems over. There are fires in the city
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Russia attacked Kharkiv region with a Shahed drone carrying fragmentation munitions that kept exploding for up to 20 hours. EOD teams say the elements detonated one by one every few hours, with the last going off nearly a day after impact.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Kyiv:
Thank you, New York Post.
Typing this message from a metro station — the latest russian Kinzhal attack caught me there on my way to have some Saturday time out.— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
You probably have the impression that I’m currently living in the metro. Well, I have such an impression too, to be honest.
— Olena Halushka (@halushka.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Chuvash Republic, Russia:
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have successfully targeted a factory producing components for Shahed drones and Iskander missiles, according to the General Staff 👀
Russian military-industrial complex facility that manufactures “Kometa” adaptive antenna arrays was hit according to report.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
These critical components are used in Shahed drones, Iskander-K missiles, guided bombs, and other high-precision weaponry that Russia uses to attack Ukrainian cities.
— Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ukrainian drones attacked the VNIIR-Progress military-industrial facility in Cheboksary overnight. The enterprise produces Kometa antennas designed to protect Russian aerial targets from electronic warfare. The regional governor confirmed the UAV strike.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Voronezh Oblast, Russia:
❗️On July 5, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces carried out a strike on the Borisoglebsk airfield in Voronezh region. The airbase hosts Russian Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-30SM.
The attack reportedly hit a stockpile of guided aerial bombs, a combat trainer aircraft, and possibly additional aircraft.
— 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Moscow:
Meanwhile, reports say Moscow airports have activated the “Kover” security protocol. Air traffic was suspended due to a possible aerial threat.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Lipetsk Oblast, Russia:
Last night, a Russian military convoy caught fire on a highway near Yelets, Lipetsk region, after a collision with an Ozon truck. Seven vehicles burned, including Akhmat trucks and five UAZs. One person was injured, eyewitnesses say.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Locally famous stray dog got in the bomb shelter and was even provided with a bed
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
His name is misha
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) July 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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