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13.07.2025

13.07.2025Killers Eliminated, Aid Promise Solidifies, Offensive Stalls

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 13.07.2025.

It displays 64 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

13.07.2025Killers Eliminated, Aid Promise Solidifies, Offensive Stalls
Initial reports focused on potential new US financial aid for Ukraine from the Trump administration, building on previous days' discussions about international support. Concurrently, a significant domestic security development unfolded as the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the liquidation of individuals responsible for the assassination of an SBU colonel in Kyiv, a direct follow-up to an event from July 10th. As the day progressed, media detailed intense frontline clashes, particularly in the Pokrovsk direction. President Zelensky highlighted the effectiveness of Ukrainian interceptor drones against Russian Shahed attacks, a recurring theme. By evening, the focus solidified on President Zelensky's pronouncements that Russia's anticipated summer offensive was significantly behind schedule or had effectively stalled. Simultaneously, a US Senator announced an impending record flow of weapons from the US to Ukraine, reinforcing allied military assistance.
13.07.2025
04:17

04:36Trump's Aid Calculus

The Ukrainian media continues to highlight international support, with specific reports indicating President Trump is considering new financial aid for Ukraine, potentially signaling a tougher stance towards Putin and involving the confiscation of Russian assets (Liga.net, Pravda). Domestically, President Zelensky announced impending changes within state institutions (Ukrinform UA). Meanwhile, North Korea's Kim Jong Un made a statement concerning involvement in the war (UNIAN).
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08:32SBU Retribution

Ukrainian media's focus has expanded to include a significant domestic security development: the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) successfully eliminated the individuals responsible for killing an SBU colonel in Kyiv (Glavcom, Ukrinform UA, UNIAN). Concurrently, reports continue to detail ongoing Russian aggression, with new information on successful Shahed drone strikes across five locations (Pravda) and intense frontline clashes, including 200 engagements and 61 assaults repelled in the Pokrovsk sector (Ukrinform).
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09:30
Last week, Ukraine bid farewell to a legend of Ukrainian culture, a poet and activist for independent Ukraine: Ihor Kalynets (July 9, 1939 – June 28, 2025).
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14:07Frontline Clashes and War's Toll

Ukrainian media continues to focus on the ongoing military situation, with detailed reports of intense frontline clashes, particularly in the Pokrovsk direction (Ukrinform UA, Ukrinform). President Zelensky has highlighted the effectiveness of interceptor drones (Pravda), while grim footage from a destroyed border village in the Sumy region illustrates the war's devastating impact (Glavcom). Additionally, reports persist on the investigation into the SBU colonel's death, now stating he was shot by foreigners (UNIAN).
15:59

18:11Russian Summer Offensive Stalls

Ukrainian media is currently highlighting President Zelensky's statements that Russia's summer offensive is significantly behind schedule or has "choked" (Glavcom, Pravda, UNIAN). Concurrently, reports detail intense frontline fighting, especially on the Pokrovsk front (Ukrinform), and an incident involving shooting near the Zaporizhzhia NPP (Ukrinform UA). International discussions on arms supplies continue, with NATO's head meeting President Trump (Liga.net).
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“Never has peace on our continent depended to such an extent on the decisions that we take now,” said Macron, explaining that France’s defense budget should rise by €3.5 B ($4.1 billion) in 2026.
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