Governor: 12 Ukrainian children returned from Russian-occupied areas

11:57 AM

Russia has sent around 10,000 immigrants who recently received citizenship to join military fighting in Ukraine, official says.

In October 2023, Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin suggested that individuals who recently received Russian passports but declined to serve in the military could have their citizenship revoked.

11:11 AM

US wants to invite Armenia, Azerbaijan to upcoming NATO summit, sources tell Azerbaijani media.

The news came as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien is scheduled to arrive in Baku on June 27, in what will be his third trip to the South Caucasus in two months.

10:53 AM

Russian attacks kill 2, injure 31 over past day.

Civilian casualties were reported in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson oblasts.

10:07 AM

Sanctioned Russian Interior Minister attends UN meeting in New York.

The U.S. announced sanctions against Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and other top Russian officials on Feb. 25, 2022, the day after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Despite being sanctioned, Kolokoltsev does not appear on the U.S. Treasury's list of individuals barred from entering the U.S.

9:26 AM

Forbes Ukraine: Ikea decides to reopen store in Kyiv.

Swedish furniture giant Ikea decided in May to make plans to reopen its store in Kyiv, Forbes Ukraine reported on June 27, citing two managers of shopping centers and two commercial real estate consultants.

8:11 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 539,320 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,260 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:58 AM

Air Force: Ukraine downs 28 of 29 Russian aerial targets overnight.

Ukrainian air defense shot down all of the 23 Shahed-type attack drones and five of the six missiles launched by Russia overnight on June 27, the Air Force reported.

7:03 AM

Russia arbitrarily depriving political prisoners from contact with family, Amnesty International report finds.

Russian authorities are being accused of systemically depriving Russian political prisoners and government critics of contact with families in order to ensure cooperation and "impose additional suffering on them and their families," an Amnesty International report released on June 26 charged.

5:41 AM

SBU: Former Ukrenergo official charged with embezzling funds designated for bulletproof vests.

Investigators from the SBU and National Anti-Corruption Bureau allege that the unnamed former official organized the procurement of bulletproof vests at an "artificially inflated price" in the spring of 2022, following the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in the spring of 2022.

2:45 AM

Poland, Baltic states call on EU to build defense line along border with Russia, Belarus.

Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania called on the European Union to build a line of defense along the bloc's border with Russia and Belarus to protect the EU from military threats and other harmful actions from Moscow.

1:03 AM

Russian occupation authorities destroy UNESCO World Heritage site, build outdoor theater in its place.

Russian occupation authorities destroyed the UNESCO-listed city of Chersonesus in southwestern Crimea and constructed an outdoor theater at the site of the excavations, a senior researcher at the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine announced on June 26.

11:54 PM

Kingdom of Tonga joins global peace summit communique, Zelensky says.

The Kingdom of Tonga has become the ninth participant to sign the joint communique following the first global peace summit.

11:48 PM

Denmark to allocate nearly $5 million to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv oblasts.

The total amount of donor contributions to the fund are over 551 million euros (around $558 million) as of June, according to Ukraine's ministry.

11:39 PM

State Department confirms death of US embassy employee in Kyiv.

"We can confirm the death of the U.S. government employee who was under chief mission authority at the embassy in Kyiv. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of our colleague," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a briefing on June 26.

11:04 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky visits front line in Donetsk Oblast alongside newly appointed general

10:52 PM

Politics

EXPLAINER: Does Ukraine have political opposition?

10:52 PM

Ukraine eliminated from Euro 2024 after goalless draw with Belgium.

Ukraine and Belgium ended up with a 0:0 draw that placed Belgium in the second place of the Group E table and Ukraine – in the 4th, the last one.

10:41 PM

EU states agree on new sanctions package against Belarus to 'strengthen measures' in response to Russia's war.

"Belarus must no longer serve as a route to circumvent our sanctions against Russia," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

10:38 PM

PACE adopts 3 resolutions on Ukraine, including on Russia's cultural genocide.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted three resolutions related to Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine on June 26, said Maria Mezentseva, the head of the Ukrainian delegation.

9:58 PM

Lithuania to allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP to support Ukraine's security, defense.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced on June 26 that Lithuania will allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP to assist Ukraine's security and defense.

9:19 PM

Military intelligence behind cyberattack on several providers in occupied Crimea, source confirms.

Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) carried out a cyberattack on several of Russia's largest Internet providers operating in Russian-occupied Crimea on June 26, a source in the agency confirmed to the Kyiv Independent.

8:53 PM

Russian drone attack on Kherson injures 5, including children.

Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson on June 26, injuring five people, including two children, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

8:05 PM

Ukraine's crowdfunded satellite takes over 4,000 images of Russian facilities, military intelligence says.

A satellite purchased via a Ukrainian crowdfunding campaign took 4,173 images of Russia's targets in almost two years, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said on June 26.

7:55 PM

Zelensky signs law on use of English in Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law on June 26 establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian parliament's website.

6:51 PM

Russian oligarch Pumpyansky wins appeal against EU sanctions.

Russian oligarch and business tycoon Dmitry Pumpyansky has successfully appealed against sanctions imposed by the European Union, according to a decision by the EU General Court published on June 26.