General Staff: Russia has lost 528,620 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

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.

6:40 PM

33% of Ukrainians think Ukraine moving in 'right direction,' 47% disagree, survey shows.

A recent survey by the Razumkov Center, published on June 26, indicates that 33% of Ukrainians believe the country is moving "in the right direction," while 47% feel it is heading "in the wrong direction."

6:33 PM

Russian court sentences 5 foreigners who fought for Ukraine to prison in absentia.

A Rostov-on-Don court sentenced five citizens from the U.K., Sweden, and Croatia in absentia to prison terms ranging from 3.5 to 23 years on June 26 for fighting alongside Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale war, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office claimed.

6:24 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 137

5:49 PM

Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv Oblast town injures at least 4.

Russian troops hit the town of Derhachi in Kharkiv Oblast on June 26 with a guided aerial bomb. Nine people suffered in the attack, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

3:58 PM

US elections

Political divide over Ukraine manifests in Pennsylvania, crucial US swing state

3:32 PM

US efforts to sanction Russia, Iran hampered by desire to keep gas prices low, sources tell WSJ.

"(President Joe Biden) has wanted to do everything that he could to make sure that American consumers have the lowest price possible at the pump, as it affects families' daily lives," a senior administration official told the Wall Street Journal.

2:28 PM

Ukrainian directors Chernov, Loznitsa invited to US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Mstyslav Chernov and Serhii Loznitsa were among 487 new members invited to join the more than 10,000-strong body that votes on the annual Oscar winners of the Academy Awards.

12:56 PM

Opinion

Opinion: The EU needs to shift focus as war returns to Europe

12:34 PM

Estonian PM Kallas will take over as next EU foreign policy head, sources tell RFE/RL.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will reportedly succeed Josep Borrell, who has held the position since 2019.

11:49 AM

Rutte appointed as next NATO Secretary General.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will take over the position from current NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg when his ten-year term ends in October.

11:34 AM

Zelensky visits Donetsk Oblast along with newly appointed General Hnatov.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he and Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi "officially officially introduced Andrii Hnatov to all those responsible for defense in the Donetsk region" and visited the 110th and 47th brigades.

10:29 AM

Trial for jailed US journalist Gershkovich begins in Russia.

Russia formally accused Evan Gershkovich of spying for the CIA and finalized his indictment on June 13, announcing that he would finally go to trial. Russian authorities have not publicly released any evidence to support the charges.

9:26 AM

US backs ICC investigation into Shoigu, Gerasimov, State Department says.

When asked about the U.S. reaction to the arrest warrants, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said, "We support a range of international investigations into Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine, including the one conducted by the ICC."

8:19 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 538,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,220 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:38 AM

North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine would be 'cannon fodder,' Pentagon says.

"I think that if I were North Korean military personnel management, I would be questioning my choices on sending my forces to be cannon fodder in an illegal war against Ukraine."

6:46 AM

Russian billionaire imports luxury jet worth $110 million, evading sanctions.

Sources in the aviation business identified sanctioned real estate mogul Zarakh Iliev as the likely owner of the jet.

5:47 AM

Ukraine to demand extradition of suspects accused of attempting to assassinate Kazakh journalist.

The Prosecutor General's Office is preparing to request the extradition of two suspects accused of attempting to assassinate the Kazakh opposition activist and journalist Aidos Sadykov in Ukraine.

5:14 AM

Defense Ministry bought plastic flasks for army at 3 times market rate, investigation finds.

The State Logistics Operator (DOT), a government procurement agency established in December 2023, spent more than 54 million hryvnias ($1.3 million) on 153,000 flasks in 2024 alone.

3:51 AM

Satellite image shows fire at ammunition depot in Russia's Voronezh region.

Satellite imagery obtained by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) shows at least two pockets of fire, consistent with local accounts of two drones attacking the field ammunition depot in the region's Olkhovatsky district overnight on June 25.

2:45 AM

Court orders house arrest for controversial lawmaker Tyshchenko.

The Kyiv Pechersk District court on June 25 approved the prosecutor's request to impose round-the-clock house arrest on controversial Ukrainian lawmaker Mykola Tyshchenko.

1:58 AM

Finland's Gasum to cease Russian LNG imports in compliance with EU sanctions.

Finland's Gasum, a major gas supplier to the Nordic region, announced on June 25 that it will cease purchasing and importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in July in accordance with new European Union sanctions.