15 JUL 25 SITREP

1. Ukraine War Update & U.S. Weapons Packages

• Russia is continuing its “lava advance” – a war of attrition aimed at slowly grinding down Ukrainian forces with infrastructure strikes and calculated breakouts.
• Ukrainian military capacity is reportedly suffering: desertion rates are estimated at 70%, and conscripts are increasingly older, with videos showing aggressive street-level recruitment.
• Despite limited visible map changes, analysts argue the real losses are in personnel and reserves – not territory.
• Uncertainty remains whether the new U.S. weapons packages will meaningfully alter the battlefield dynamic.

• Public and political pressure is mounting for Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the full Epstein files, with President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson both signaling support for transparency.
• Polling from Democracy Institute shows overwhelming support across demographics – including Trump, Harris, and independent voters – for full disclosure.
• The only notable group resisting release: upper-class voters, with a 48/48 split on transparency.

• A surprise $90B investment package was announced during the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh.
• AI infrastructure is the focus: massive data centers are expected, driven by local energy resources and regional tech talent (Carnegie Mellon featured heavily).
• Industry giants including BlackRock, Meta, ExxonMobil, and Google were on-site, touting Pittsburgh as a potential “Silicon Valley of the East.”
• Energy output, especially natural gas, nuclear, and water-based power, is seen as critical to powering future AI deployment at scale.

FINAL WORD

Ukraine bleeds out under grinding pressure, the Epstein scandal re-erupts with bipartisan momentum, and America’s AI future might just be breaking ground in Pennsylvania. The tectonics are shifting – on the battlefield, in the files, and in the fiber. Buckle up.