Russian attacks across Ukraine killed five civilians and injured eight more, including two children, over the past 24 hours, the regional authorities reported on June 18. Russia targeted nine out of 25 Ukrainian regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv oblasts.
Russian losses in the south are likely the highest since the Battle for Bakhmut peak days in March, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on June 18. The ministry added that Russian forces “often conduct relatively effective defensive operations" during Ukraine's counteroffensive.
Key developments on June 16: * Zelensky says no peace talks with Putin until Russian troops withdraw from Ukraine * Russia launches missiles at Kyiv during African leaders’ visit * Russian attack on Kherson injures 23, including 3 children * Ukrainian forces advance south as counteroffensive continues * Sweden to train Ukrainian pilots on JAS
As Russia's war against Ukraine rages on, the European Union's top justice official says the EU and its partners want to bring all perpetrators of international crimes to justice. "Not only war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, but also the crime of aggression," European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders
Key developments on June 15: * Ukrainian forces advance east, south * Death toll of June 13 missile attack on Kryvyi Rih rises to 13 * EU Parliament calls on NATO to invite Ukraine to join alliance * More weapons pledged for Ukraine after Ramstein Summit Ukrainian forces made gains up to one kilometer
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Key developments on June 11: * Ukraine liberates 3 villages, makes progress in Donetsk Oblast * Russian troops attack evacuation boat, killing 3, injuring 23 in Kherson Oblast * Water level drops in Kherson Oblast after Kakhovka Dam disaster * Russian forces blow smaller dam in Donetsk Oblast * Ukraine returns 95 prisoners of war
All Russian volunteer fighters are expected to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry by July 1 as part of their integration into the regular army, according to an order signed by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on June 10.
Ukrainian forces have liberated the village of Neskuchne in Donetsk Oblast on June 10, the 7th Motorized Infantry Battalion of Ukraine's 129th Territorial Defense Brigade reported on June 11. Neskuchne is located a few kilometers from the town of Velyka Novosilka, west of Vuhledar. The video posted on Facebook by
Russian forces have attacked an evacuation boat in a flooded area in Kherson Oblast, killing three and injuring eight civilians and two law-enforcement officers, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on June 11.
Russian forces have shelled the town of Tsyrkuny in Kharkiv Oblast with cluster munitions, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on June 11.
Russia's June 10 kamikaze drone attack on Odesa killed two displaced people from Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainska Pravda reported on June 11, citing their neighbor.
Russian troops have attacked a boat with evacuees from the flooded areas of the Russian-occupied east back of the Dnipro River, injuring six people, President Volodymyr Zelensky's Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak reported on June 11.
The total flooded area in Kherson Oblast after the Kakhovka dam disaster has nearly halved, decreasing from 139 to 77.8 square kilometers, Oleksandr Prokudin, the regional governor, reported on June 11.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar reported on June 11 that Russia had redeployed its elite troops from Kherson Oblast to other directions after the June 6 Kakhovka dam disaster.
President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 11 signed a decree to impose sanctions against 178 Russian nationals, including Constitutional Court judges, for five years.
Key developments on June 9: * Ministry: 5 killed, 13 missing in flooding caused by Kakhovka dam explosion * Water level drops in Kherson, Mykolaiv oblasts * 2 killed, 3 injured in Russian airstrike on hospital in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * US, Belgium to provide Ukraine with military assistance * Russia claims drone attacks in Belgorod,
Key developments on June 7: * Dam explosion floods dozens of settlements in Kherson Oblast * Over 10,000 hectares of farmland expected to be flooded in the south, ministry warns * Risk of cholera after Kakhovka dam explosion, Health Ministry warns * General Staff: Russian forces block evacuation routes from flooded occupied territories
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A Russian attack on a residential area in the town of Pidhorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injured 20 people, including five children, Governor Serhii Lysak reported on June 3.
A Russian attack on a residential area in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's Dniprovskyi District injured 13 civilians, including three children, Governor Serhii Lysak reported on June 3. Three boys were injured in the attacks, including a six-year-old, 11-year-old and 15-year-old.
In an interview with Politico on June 3, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren dismissed a Chinese diplomat's claim that Russia’s war against Ukraine was caused by the so-called failure of Europe's security architecture.
Key developments on June 2: * Children among injured in new wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine * Counteroffensive ‘is not a movie,’ says Zelensky * Official: Fighter jet coalition now includes 9 countries * More raids reported inside Russia Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people and injured 10 others on
Key developments on June 1: * Police: Russian attack on Kyiv kills 3, including child, injures 16 * Zelensky meets European leaders, addresses summit in Moldova * US to buy Gepard air defense systems for Ukraine * Russian anti-Kremlin militia claims to have started another raid on Russian territory * Ukraine has right to defend
Key developments on May 28: * Russia launches biggest drone attack on Kyiv, 1 killed, 2 injured * Ukraine likely to sanction Iran for 50 years * Lukashenko claims Russia will give nukes to any state that joins it Ukraine's air defense shot down 58 out of 59 Iranian-made Shahed loitering munitions overnight
Authorities identified fragments of the bodies found on the site, proving they belonged to the three people who had been recorded missing.
Russia and Ukraine are paying close attention to Turkey's presidential runoff scheduled for May 28. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell short of a simple majority in the first round, with 49.5% of the vote. His main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, trailed with 44.8%. The third most popular candidate, Sinan
Key developments on May 24: * Russia claims Ukrainian drones attacked its warship in Black Sea * 'Putin must realize he cannot win this war,' British Defense Secretary says in Kyiv * Ukraine investigates Belarus' involvement in child abductions * White House to look into US weapons possibly used in Belgorod attack White
Key developments on May 23: * Air Force prepares for Ukrainian pilots training on F-16s * Russia cancels so-called 'counter-terrorist operation' in its Belgorod Oblast * Ukraine receives $1.6 billion in macro-financial assistance from EU * Zelensky marks Marines Day at front line * Germany provides Ukraine with air defense radar, recon drones Ukraine’
Key developments on May 21: * Russian attacks kill 3, injure 7 in Kherson, Donetsk, Kharkiv oblasts * U.S. to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16, says Biden * Russia hasn't captured Bakhmut, says Zelensky * Ukrainian troops may soon encircle Bakhmut, top general says U.S. President Joe Biden on May 21
Key developments on May 18: * Russian attacks kill 2, injure 5 in Odesa, Kharkiv oblasts * Ukraine's military reportedly makes gains in Bakhmut * Russian troops forcibly conscript locals in occupied territories, says official * African leaders expected to visit Moscow with 'peace mission' in June, Russian Foreign Minister says Russian May 18
Key developments on May 11: * Russian attacks kill 1, injure 10 in Donetsk Oblast * UK delivers long-range missiles to Ukraine * Ukraine needs more time to prepare for counteroffensive, says Zelensky * Alleged drone attacks reported in 3 Russian regions The U.K. has already delivered long-range Storm Shadow attack missiles, capable
