The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on July 02 2025

Russia military lava flow approaches Dnieper

TOTAL PANIC in Ukraine – U.S. STOPS All Weapons Deliveries! Zelensky’s Regime DOOMED?

The Dnieper and Zaporozhye front fell – Mass surrender of 10,000 elite soldiers of Ukraine!

Ukraine War Update: HUGE Russian Advances Reach Key Pokrovsk Defense Line

Vladimir Solovyov calls for preventive strikes against Europe

The Pentagon has suspended the supply of air defense missiles and other precision-guided munitions to Ukraine due to concerns about the depletion of its own stockpiles.

According to Politico sources, the decision was made by the head of the Pentagon’s policy department, Elbridge Colby, after an inspection of ammunition stockpiles, which revealed concerns about the reduction in the total number of artillery shells, SAMs, and precision-guided munitions.

The decision to refuse part of the military aid promised under the Biden administration was initially made in early June, but has only now come into effect.

Recall that Colby, who has held the post since April 15, is a big skeptic about the need to support Ukraine and a supporter of the reorientation of military resources to the Indo-Pacific region.

The halt in arms supplies is the first clear signal that the US is starting to withdraw from the war in Ukraine — NYT

▪️The publication, citing Ukrainian politicians and experts, writes that the suspension of supplies of anti-aircraft missiles and shells is not just a temporary pause, but an alarming political signal.

▪️ As stated by Solomiya Bobrovska, a member of the Ukrainian Defense Committee, “Ukraine is no longer at the center of US foreign policy,” and Washington is effectively switching its attention to other regions.

▪️ Currently, Ukraine has only 8 Patriot systems, 6 of which cover Kiev. But ammunition is running out, and without American supplies, the defense of the capital will be at risk.

▪️ The situation with artillery shells is slightly better, as production in Europe is increasing, which partially compensates for the pause.

CONFIRMED According to well placed US military sources, the Pentagon has halted weapons systems needed by Ukraine at a crucial moment in its fight with Russia. The weapons, which were already on their way to Ukraine and in Poland, include missile interceptors and 155 mm ammunition shells. 

One official source said there was some concern at the Pentagon about US missile interceptor stockpiles running low.

- Jennifer Griffin, Chief National Security Correspondent for Fox

US looking into Zelensky’s corruption signals towards decision to remove his regime – Nikolay Azarov to RT’s Rick Sanchez

The former Ukrainian PM believes US ‘understands that Zelensky regime is main obstacle to establishing peace’

FSB discovers Ukrainian Armed Forces cache with chemical charge in DPR

▪️In Krakhovsky district of DPR, near the village of Ilyinka, FSB officers discovered a cache belonging to Ukrainian military. Inside were explosive devices filled with plastic explosives and chloropicrin – a substance classified as a chemical weapon.

▪️According to the investigation, the ammunition was intended to be dropped from a UAV. A criminal case has been opened under the article on the accumulation and sale of weapons of mass destruction.

The RUAF have captured Koptjeve and surrounding areas, threatening the entire eastern flank of Pokrovsk and Myrnograd along the banks of the Kazenyi Torets river. 

Once this area will have fallen, the situation in Pokrovsk and Myrnograd will degrade considerably.

“Things smell like dicks”: Russian army breaks through to Poddubnoe and Voskresenka, further on there are only fields where it will be difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend themselves

▪️A well-known Ukrainian Armed Forces officer with the call sign “Alex” writes a little hysterically about the difficult situation of the Ukrainian troops:

➖”As of yesterday, the Russians flew into Poddubnoe and Voskresenka, if they manage to consolidate and pull up additional forces to develop their success, things will start to smell like dicks… although, as for me, it already smells like that.

➖In principle, in that “vacuum” there are only fields where it will be difficult to defend from three sides.”

Russia is stepping up its offensive in Ukraine near Donetsk and in the Sumy region — WaPo

▪️Russia, inspired by its recent successes, is increasing pressure in 2 directions at once:

➖ In the north the Russian forces are conducting massive shelling with gliding air bombs and drones, attacking with small infantry groups, preventing the Ukrainians from transferring reserves to the Donetsk direction.

➖ In the east Russia’s main goal remains the same – the complete liberation of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. To do this, the Russian army is trying to encircle Pokrovsk, threatening to advance further, into the Dnepropetrovsk region.

▪️If Russian troops enter there and gain a foothold, this will be a serious moral blow to Kiev and will strengthen Moscow’s position in possible negotiations.

▪️WaPo paid special attention to the change in the mood of Russian fighters:

➖”They are no longer running under the blows of Ukrainian drones. Even prisoners say: “We will win,” said the Ukrainian commander.

Odesa Region, results of the strike on Vylkove

Last night, the “Geran” [drones] struck the Odesa Region. In numerous estuaries and thousands of estates of wealthy people, foreign GUR [Main Intelligence Directorate] mercenaries were stationed. They are training for a landing in Crimea, periodically going to the towers, to Snake Island, trying to land on the spits in the southwestern part of Kherson Region. Mercenaries were recruited from the most elite “disposable” scum, including from Latin American countries. They were armed with foreign MANPADS, ATGMs, and machine guns of English and Swiss production.

✨But last night, our strike UAVs hit one of these bases. NASA satellite imagery confirms a strong fire and multiple detonations of ammunition. Previously, this unit was stationed in another place in that area, but they were also driven away by “Geran” strikes.

Morning Summary on July 2, 2025

▪️ Overnight, the Russian Armed Forces struck targets in Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, Kherson, Kramatorsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Poltava Regions. They reported strikes on Vylkove and Izmail in Odesa Region – places where saboteurs train and a logistics hub.

▪️ A UAV attack by the AFU was repelled in Novoshakhtinsk and Aksai District of Rostov Region. In Kursk Region, enemy drones attacked the city of Lgov, causing a fire in a one-story 3-apartment house, with no casualties. Yesterday’s strike by the AFU on Izhevsk resulted in 45 wounded and 3 killed. They write about a strike on military production, but the 1300 km distance from the border again indicates problems in the country’s air defense system.

▪️ On the Kursk section of the border, the enemy continues attacks in the Tyotkino and Glushkovo directions. In the morning, our reconnaissance detected the movement of AFU assault groups towards the state border in the Bessalovka area, and the Russian Aerospace Forces delivered an airstrike.

▪️ In the Sumy direction, the AFU is using Air Assault, GUR, and SSO units as infantry, trying to recapture lost positions and stop the advance of the “North” Grouping of Forces: ten unsuccessful counterattacks in the direction of Andriyivka (https://t.me/dva_majors/74457), two in the Novomykolaivka area, three in Yunakivka, and four near the village of Sadky. However, the pace of our offensive has slowed down: “our paratroopers, in the course of fierce battles, advanced in the forest areas of the Sumy region and cleared four households in Yunakivka,” report channels from the scene.

▪️ In Belgorod Region, in the village of Oktyabr’skiy, an AFU drone detonated near a commercial facility, injuring a woman.

▪️ North of Dzerzhynsk (Toretsk), on the right flank of the Kostyantynivka direction, between southern Dyleevka and northern Dyleevka, the Russian Armed Forces closed the “pocket” and advanced in the forest belt west of the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal.

▪️ In the Dnipropetrovsk direction, southwest of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmiisk), the Russian Armed Forces advanced widely in the area of the settlements of Novotoretske, Koptevo, and Myrne, acknowledges the enemy. To the south, after the liberation of the settlement of Dachne in the Dnipropetrovsk Region, they report further offensive actions by the Russian Armed Forces.

▪️ In the South Donetsk direction, the “East” Grouping of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces reports that the assault groups of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade have completely cleared the territory along the Mokri Yaly river bed west of Chervona Zirka. The enemy is actively counterattacking, trying to regain the initiative: during the day, they made 9 unsuccessful attempts in the areas of Shevchenko, Zelene Pole, Novodarivka, and Levadne. Our forces continue to break through to Maliyivka.

▪️ In Kherson Region, in Oleshky, a 1946-born man was wounded by a strike by the AFU. A power line was damaged in the Kakhovka district. The enemy shelled Nova Kakhovka, Velyka Lepetykha, Hola Prystan, Dnipryany

Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-situation-in-ukrainian-smo-on-july_2.html