Over 2,600 battles were recorded in July, according to an independent monitor.
July saw the highest number of battles since the start of President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as Russia stepped up its offensive in eastern Ukraine, according to analysis.
Independent monitor ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data) said that in July, there were over 2,600 battles—the highest monthly tally over the three-and-a-half years of war.
ACLED also told Newsweek that Kyiv had shifted the targets of its airstrikes to defense contractors in a bid to disrupt Moscow’s production of drones.Why It Matters
A record number of battles and Ukraine and Russia increasing drone and missile attacks outlined by ACLED exemplify how the U.S. administration’s efforts for a ceasefire have yielded little progress, ahead of a summit in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on August 15.What To Know
ACLED’s latest analysis described how Russia’s offensive «went into overdrive» in July, with over 2,600 battles recorded, the highest number since the war started on February 24, 2022, it says. The number of monthly battles has been increasing, reaching high after high, throughout the last several months of 2025.
It noted how Russian forces had closed in on Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region and on Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region.
