Russia attacks 9 border communities in Sumy Oblast 25 times
The Russian military launched 25 attacks at nine border communities in Sumy Oblast on June 28, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on the Telegram messaging app.
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Six explosions reported in Russian-occupied Melitopol
A "series of explosions" occurred in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, according to Vladimir Rogov, a collaborator with the illegal occupation administration in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
CNN: Satellite images show 2 planes linked to Prigozhin at airbase in Belarus
Two planes linked to private military contractor Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin landed at an airbase in Belarus early on June 27, according to satellite images from BlackSky, CNN reported.
Zelensky: Russian strike on Kramatorsk 'manifestation of terror'
“Each such manifestation of terror proves over and over again to us and the whole world that Russia deserves only one thing as a result of everything it has done — defeat and a tribunal, fair and legal trials against all Russian murderers and terrorists,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address.
Ombudsman: Evacuation plans prepared in event of Russian attack at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Ukraine has put plans in place to evacuate residents of several oblasts in the event Russia carries out an attack at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on national television, the Ukrainian media outlet New Voice reported.
Moscow mayor says 'anti-terrorist measures' being taken in city
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a post on Telegram that "anti-terrorist measures" were being taken in the city "in connection with the incoming information."
Rostov Oblast governor asks residents to stay calm as media reports administrative buildings seized in city of Rostov
Rostov Oblast Governor Vasily Golubev asked residents to stay calm and remain at home as reports emerged of soldiers and military vehicles on the streets of the southern Russian city of Rostov and the takeover of administrative buildings in Rostov by unidentified men.
CNN: US officials closely watching situation in Russia following Wagner chief's comments
The Biden administration is following the situation unfolding in Russia after Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to take revenge against Russia's military leadership over what he said was a missile strike against his troops in Ukraine, CNN reported.
Wagner boss says his troops have entered Russia's Rostov Oblast, claims shooting down helicopter
Private mercenary Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that his fighters have entered Russia's southern Rostov Oblast, located near Ukraine's border, and that they had shot down a helicopter that had fired on what he referred to as a "civilian column."
Russian military leaders urge Wagner boss to stop his 'march for justice' as Moscow beefs up security
Russian military leaders appealed to the Wagner Group in the early hours of June 24 to stand down following a video statement in which Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin called the Russian military leadership "evil" and vowed a "march for justice."
Russia attacks city of Zaporizhzhia and surrounding suburbs
Russia attacked the regional capital of Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding suburbs overnight on June 20, Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Yurii Malashko reported on Telegram.
Russia targets critical infrastructure in Lviv
Russia struck critical infrastructure in Lviv early in the morning of June 20, Lviv Oblast Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Telegram.
Macron says SAMP/T air defense systems 'deployed and operational' in Ukraine
"It really is Europe protecting Europe," Macron said at a speech in Paris during an air defense conference that brought together EU defense ministers, U.S. and NATO military officials, and industry executives.
Russian shelling of Sumy Oblast injures three teenagers
Russian forces attacked seven communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast on June 15, injuring three teenagers, one of whom has been hospitalized, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported in a post on Facebook.
Three killed, at least 13 injured in Russia's overnight missile strike on Odesa
Three people were killed and at least 13 were injured after Russia launched a missile attack at the southern city of Odesa overnight on June 14, Ukraine's Southern Command reported in a post on Facebook.
Russia launches missile attack at Odesa overnight
Russia attacked the southern city of Odesa overnight on June 14 with Kalibr cruise missiles, two of which were shot down by the city's air defenses, according to preliminary information from the Ukrainian military's Southern Command.
ISW: Destruction of Kakhovka dam 'significantly changing' Kherson front line
The flooding caused by the dam's destruction has "heavily disrupted" Russian defensive positions on the east bank of the Dnipro River, especially Russian first-line positions in Hola Prystan and Oleshky, the Institute of the Study of War said in its latest update.
IAEA says work ongoing to ensure Zaporizhzhia cooling pond has maximum amount of water after dam destruction
The reservoir's level of water is continuing to drop following Russia's destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant on June 6, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement published on its website.
White House says it is still assessing origin of Kakhovka dam destruction, but Russia ultimately to blame
"Russia has no business to be (in Ukraine) in the first place. This dam was under Russia’s control, and they bear responsibility for the destruction caused by this war," White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing on June 7.
Official: It will take at least 5 years, $1 billion to build new power station after destruction of Kakhovka dam
Building a new dam and hydroelectric station at the site of destroyed Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant will take at least five years and require at least $1 billion, head of Ukraine's state-owned energy company Ukrhydroenergo Ihor Syrota said on June 7.
Update: Two-year-old killed, 22 injured in Russian missile attack near Dnipro
A two-year-old girl was found dead in the rubble of a residential building that was hit by a Russian missile strike on the town Pidhorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on June 3, regional Governor Serhii Lysak said in a post on Telegram on June 4.
Kyiv official: City's air defenses intercept all incoming missiles, drones Russia launched overnight
Ukrainian air defenses destroyed all of the missiles and drones that Russia launched at Kyiv overnight on June 4, Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration reported on Telegram.
Why Ukraine doesn't have nuclear weapons
When the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted the Declaration of Sovereignty in July 1990 to gain greater rights and freedoms within the Soviet Union, ridding the country of its nuclear weapons was one of its top priorities. Ukraine had just suffered enormously from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident in
Washington Post: Leaked documents show Ukraine planned attacks on Russian forces in Syria
Ukraine's military intelligence made plans to conduct covert attacks on Russian forces operating in Syria with the help of Kurds, leaked U.S. intelligence documents show, the Washington Post reported.
Reuters: South Korea could provide military aid to Ukraine under certain circumstances
South Korea could provide more than humanitarian and financial aid to Ukraine in the case "there is a situation the international community cannot condone," President Yoon Suk Yeol told Reuters in an interview published on April 19.
Russian attack injures 2 in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Two employees of one the largest electricity suppliers of Ukraine, Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo, were wounded on the morning of March 31 in the town of Orikhiv in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast as a result of a Russian attack, Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo said on Facebook.
Ukraine’s ambassador to US: ‘It's either fight and liberate Ukraine or die. And we choose not to die.’
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States has just about as much trouble answering the question “how are you?” as many Ukrainians these days. “I usually tell people we are kicking, fighting, but to say that we are fine is hard,” Oksana Markarova told the Kyiv Independent during our first
Ukraine's Orange Revolution
Ukraine’s Orange Revolution was a series of protests, held mostly in Kyiv, that lasted from November 2004 to January 2005 as a response to election fraud. After reports that the results of the Nov. 21, 2004, presidential election run-off between ex-Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko and then Prime Minister Viktor
The Economist: Ukraine inflicted more casualties in 24 hours than Russia suffered over eight years of engagements in Syria.
Despite being outgunned, outnumbered, and having a military budget smaller than that of city-state Singapore, Ukraine’s anti-tank weapons have presented serious resistance to Russia’s advances in the north and east.
ATB supermarkets located underground are opened as bomb shelters.
They are open during curfew and will provide drinking water. A list of the locations can be found here.
An attack on a military unit in Kyiv has been repelled by Ukraine's military.
Russian invading forces attacked a military unit in Kyiv overnight, but Ukraine's forces were able to successfully fight it off, according to the Land forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian invaders abandon armored vehicles, flee from Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast.
Russian invaders left their BTR armored vehicles and ammunition and burned other supplies. Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko stated the troops either fled back to Russia or surrendered.
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