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8:04 PM

Governor: 12 Ukrainian children returned from Russian-occupied areas.

Over 19,500 children have been confirmed as abducted by Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and fewer than 400 of them have been brought back home, according to the Children of War database.

8:01 PM

Belarus weekly

Belarus Weekly: Warsaw establishes commission to investigate Russian, Belarusian influence

6:57 PM

Zelensky discusses peace, return of abducted Ukrainian children with Pope.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met Pope Francis on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy on June 14, and discussed topics including establishing a just and lasting peace for Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.

6:45 PM

Zelensky says Putin's ultimatum on peace talks is a 'revival of Nazism'.

"What he's doing is a revival of Nazism," Zelensky said. "...He wants us to renounce our occupied territories but he also wants our unoccupied territories. He... doesn't intend to stop, and there will be no frozen conflict."

6:39 PM

Ammunition from Prague-led initiative arriving in Ukraine, Czech foreign minister says.

Ammunition provided under the Czech-led initiative is now arriving in Ukraine and will continue to flow, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky told RFE/RL on June 13.

5:39 PM

Stoltenberg: NATO fails to agree on long-term financial support for Ukraine.

NATO allies have "not yet agreed" on a long-term financial pledge for Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Jun 14 after a two-day meeting of the alliance's defense ministers in Brussels.

5:08 PM

Germany announces new military aid package for Ukraine, including HIMARS, Leopards.

Initially a hesitant partner, Berlin has become Ukraine's second-largest military donor after the U.S.

4:45 PM

Politico: Belarus supplied arms to Azerbaijan in 'betrayal' to Armenia.

Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan for years, despite being in a Russia-led security alliance with Armenia, Politico reported on June 13, citing a cache of leaked documents.

4:25 PM

War crimes

Ukrainian women shared their accounts of rape by Russian forces. We found their assailants

4:11 PM

Putin names ceasefire demands, including Kyiv's complete withdrawal from four Ukrainian regions.

Speaking on the eve of the global peace summit in Switzerland on June 15-16, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian troops must leave Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, and Kyiv must abandon any ambition to join NATO. Russia doesn't aim for peace, but for the continuation of the war, the occupation of Ukraine, and the destruction of Ukrainian people, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry wrote in a statement.

2:11 PM

Ukraine's 68th Jaeger Brigade says it 'destroyed entire Russian tank company.'

Ukraine's 68th Jaeger Brigade released a video on June 14 purporting to show its forces taking out an entire Russian tank company during fighting in the Pokrovsk direction in the east of the country.

1:59 PM

Ukraine Business Roundup — Dispatch from Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin

12:36 PM

Ukraine retrieves bodies of 254 fallen soldiers.

The Geneva Conventions dictate that people who lost their lives during war are entitled to a dignified burial. Over 2,400 fallen soldiers have been repatriated to Ukraine in the last two years.

12:26 PM

North Korea could send up to 5 million artillery shells to Russia, Seoul says.

Seoul spotted at least 10,000 containers being shipped from North Korea to Russia, South Korea’s Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said. Pyongyang also sent dozens of ballistic missiles that Moscow troops launch against Ukraine, he added.

10:45 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 20 over past day.

Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter five regions.

10:36 AM

Ukraine preparing 10 more bilateral security agreements, Zelensky says.

Over 30 countries have joined the Group of Seven (G7) Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine so far. The U.S. and Japan joined 15 other countries on June 13, including the U.K., Germany, and France, that have signed similar bilateral treaties to help Kyiv repel Russia's aggression.

9:21 AM

Air Force: Ukraine downs 24 of 31 Russian aerial targets overnight.

Ukrainian air defense shot down all of the 17 Shahed-type attack drones and seven of the 14 missiles launched by Russia overnight on June 14, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said.

8:21 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 524,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,250 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:51 AM

Jailed US reporter Gershkovich to be tried for espionage in Russia.

Russia formally accused journalist Evan Gershkovich of spying for the CIA and finalized his indictment on June 13. The Prosecutor General's statement did not set a date for the trial.

6:16 AM

Drone attack in Rostov Oblast causes blackouts, fire.

Russian air defense units faced a "mass attack" of drones in the region's Morozovsk district, Rostov Oblast Governor Vasily Golubev reported. The attack caused a fire and left some parts of the area without power.

5:45 AM

Drones strike oil refinery in Voronezh Oblast, Russian official says.

Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the region's Liskinsky district hit the oil refinery, damaging fuel tanks, Voronezh Oblast Governor Aleksandr Gusev said.

5:14 AM

Former Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant employee receives 10-year sentence for collaborating with Russia.

The man was found guilty of collaborating with Russian authorities while holding a senior position at the occupied plant.

3:24 AM

Russia launches attacks on Ukraine, explosions reported in multiple cities.

Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks overnight on June 14, targeting multiple Ukrainian regions.

1:46 AM

Military aid for Ukraine will allow for troop rotations, Zelensky says.

Recently approved military aid funding will allow for additional troop rotations on Ukraine's eastern front, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press conference at the Group of Seven (G7) summit on June 13.

12:11 AM

IFU to provide Ukraine with 152 mm shells worth $376 million.

The Dutch Defense Ministry announced it will contribute to the IFU's initiative, but it has not revealed the number of shells to be delivered due to security concerns.