ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 6, 2025

Key Takeaways from the ISW:

• Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be trying to increase volunteer recruitment among the Russian population, likely due to waning domestic support for the Kremlin’s crypto-mobilization efforts.
• Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of July 5 to 6, including a “double-tap strike” against emergency responders. Recent adaptations to Russian long-range drone technologies and strike tactics suggest that Russian strikes against civilian targets are very likely intentional.
• The Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) has stopped reporting on the number of deaths in Russia, likely as part of Kremlin efforts to conceal Russia’s losses from the war in Ukraine.
• Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Borova. Russian forces recently advanced near Novopavlivka.

Authors: Olivia Gibson, Anna Harvey, Jennie Olmsted, Angelica Evans, and George Barros.

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