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2:56 AM

How Western heavy weaponry can make a difference in the war in Ukraine.

“Artillery sweat saves infantry blood.” The Ukrainian military has this saying for a reason. It has been weeks since Ukraine began to ask desperately for heavy western weaponry, particularly advanced tubed and rocket artillery, as part of an effort to turn the tide of Russia’s invasion, which is not

2:23 AM

Ukraine’s military: Russian forces encounter ‘systematic counterattacks’ in southern Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Operational Command “South” reported on June 2 that it killed 24 Russian troops and destroyed a Russian T-72 tank, four 152-mm howitzers, and four military vehicles.

2:03 AM

Over 48,000 children born in Ukraine since start of Russia’s war.

Ukraine’s Health Ministry said in a statement on June 2 that the most babies were born in Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa oblasts since Feb. 24.

1:43 AM

Zelensky: 50 foreign embassies resume operations in Kyiv.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address on June 2 that this is important news not just for practical purposes, but also symbolically. “Every new embassy that returns to our capital is a testament to our faith in our victory,” Zelensky said.

1:06 AM

Official: Sievierodonetsk has high chances for fast liberation.

Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai said Ukrainian defenders successfully conducted local operations and captured six Russian soldiers on June 1 in a strategic city.

12:47 AM

Russian military shells 30 settlements in Donbas region, killing 5 civilians.

In a recent update, Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation reported that Russian forces damaged 52 infrastructure facilities, including 42 residential buildings, two factories, and some local firefighting vehicles in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts over the past 24 hours. Five people have been killed as a result of attacks, seven more wounded.

12:32 AM

Over 5 million Ukrainians have fled to EU since Feb 24.

At least 5.3 million Ukrainian citizens have fled to the EU in the past 99 days of the war. According to Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in recent weeks more people have been returning to Ukraine than leaving the country. Between May 25–31, almost 260,000 Ukrainians left the EU countries. In total, 2.3 million Ukrainians have returned to Ukraine since the war started.

11:53 PM

Washington Post: Russian troops killed 9 employees at Chornobyl nuclear plant, stole equipment.

Yevhen Kramarenko, the director of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, said the Russians had stolen equipment totaling $135 million, including nearly 700 computers, 344 vehicles, 1,500 radiation dosimeters, and firefighting equipment, the Washington Post reported. In addition, they kidnapped five workers before leaving the plant on March 31.

11:33 PM

General Staff: Belarus mines roads, bridges, forests near Ukrainian border.

In this way the country is “strengthening its state border,” Ukraine's General Staff said. At the same time, the threat of air strikes from Belarus remains, according to the General Staff.

11:25 PM

EU to cut off 3 more Russian banks from SWIFT.

Russia's largest bank Sberbank, Moscow Credit Bank and Russian Agricultural Bank will be disconnected from the world's main messaging network for international payments. The measure is part of the European Union's sixth sanctions package, which was formally approved by the EU on June 2.

10:39 PM

Taiwan bans exports of all high-tech chips to Russia, Belarus in response to war.

On June 1, the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs published a list of strategic tech goods prohibited for export to both countries. The ministry included Belarus because it could help Russia bypass the ban.

10:21 PM

New US ambassador to Ukraine pledges 'steadfast commitment' to help war-torn country defend its sovereignty.

At her first press conference as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink pledged to maintain Washington’s “steadfast commitment” to help Ukraine defend its sovereignty. Brink, who was nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden in late April and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on May

9:35 PM

Russia's proxies seek to ‘nationalize’ Ukrainian state property in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Yevhen Balytsky, the head of Russia's proxies in the region's occupied areas, has signed a so-called “nationalization decree" to seize land plots, natural resources and strategic enterprises owned by Ukraine, Andriy Trofimov, a deputy of Balytsky, said.

8:35 PM

Zelensky: Russia’s war kills up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers every day in Donbas.

The president also said at the International Security Forum in Bratislava that between 450 and 500 soldiers are wounded every day. “The war continues and hundreds of families will not meet their loved ones,” he said.

7:57 PM

Prosecutor: Medvedchuk treason case sent to court.

Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said the pre-trial investigation had been completed against Kremlin-linked politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who is accused of high treason. Medvedchuk is facing 15 years in jail if proven guilty. The Security Service of Ukraine captured Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man in Ukraine on April 12, after he escaped from house arrest in late February following the start of the Russian full-scale invasion.

7:12 PM

US targets Russian elites in new round of sanctions.

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced a new round of sanctions against Russia on June 2, targeting more Russian elites and their luxury assets, including yachts and aircraft belonging to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s associates. The sanctions target Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, and Sergei Roldugin, who is called “a custodian" of Putin’s offshore wealth, among others.

6:43 PM

Defense Ministry says Russia to intensify air attacks.

Ukrainian General Oleksiy Hromov said that Ukrainian military intelligence expected Russian forces to increase air and missile strikes on critical infrastructure and attempt to capture the entire Black Sea coast all the way from the east of Ukraine to Moldova's Transnistria.

5:56 PM

AFP: Russian Patriarch Kirill excluded from EU sanctions after Hungary’s demand.

The AFP news agency reported citing unnamed diplomats that the EU countries agreed to drop Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church who supports the war in Ukraine, from the list of targeted individuals in the 6th package of sanctions against Russia. Hungary’s pro-Kremlin authorities insisted on it, holding up the approval of the package.

5:42 PM

Ukraine identifies 10 Russian soldiers suspected of looting in Bucha.

The Prosecutor General's Office said on June 2 that they had identified 10 Russian service members who allegedly robbed the property of civilians in Bucha when the town northwest of Kyiv was under Russian occupation. The suspects may be put on the international wanted list, the prosecutors added.

5:33 PM

Russians shell border village in Chernihiv Oblast.

Ukraine’s Operational Command North said Russian forces continued to shell bordering Chernihiv Oblast from the Russian territory. Twelve explosions were reported in the village of Mykhalchyna-Sloboda on June 2. According to preliminary data, Russians used 120 mm mortars.

5:22 PM

Sweden to send more military aid to Ukraine, including anti-ship missiles.

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on June 2 that Sweden would send the fourth package of military aid to Ukraine. The package includes anti-ship missiles, anti-tank weapons, and 12.7 mm rifles, she added.

4:29 PM

Loud explosion reported in Russian-occupied Berdiansk.

According to the city council, the explosion was heard near the port in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, on June 2. No details have been published yet.

4:12 PM

Turkey to give Lithuania Bayraktar drone it wanted to buy for Ukraine for free.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas announced the news on June 2. Lithuania fundraised 5 million euros to buy a drone for Ukraine. Now the country will use part of the money to buy the needed ammunition for the Bayraktar. The rest of the sum will also be spent to support Ukraine, the minister said.

3:29 PM

Zelensky: Russia occupying 20% of Ukraine.

In a video address to Luxembourg's parliament, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is currently occupying 20% of Ukrainian territory. According to Zelensky, Russian forces have entered 3,620 Ukrainian settlements since Feb. 24. Some 1,017 settlements have been liberated, and 2,603 remain occupied, he said.

3:13 PM

Ireland recognizes Russia's invasion of Ukraine as genocide.

Irish Senator Mark Daly said that Ireland's Senate had adopted the resolution on June 1. Lawmakers called on governments around the world to maintain and strengthen sanctions against Russia while working to end the imports of Russian oil, gas, and coal, which are "funding the Russian war machine," the resolution reads.

2:49 PM

Local official: Russian troops set up second ‘filtration prison’ near Mariupol.

Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the Mariupol mayor, said that the local Ukrainian authorities discovered the second "filtration prison" near the city in what used to be a penal colony in Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast. Over 20 volunteers who helped evacuate Mariupol residents to the Ukrainian-controlled territory are being detained there, he said.

1:57 PM

Electricity cut off in city of Sloviansk after Russian shelling.

Mayor of Sloviansk Vadim Lyakh reported that Russian shelling damaged a high-voltage line, but there are no casualties.

1:34 PM

Zelensky: More than 200,000 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia.

In his daily address on June 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia continues to forcibly move both adults and children into mostly remote areas of Russia, underscoring that this is one of Moscow's "most heinous war crimes." He added that the children deported include orphans and children with parents.

1:03 PM

Did the War End? Ep 1: Introduction.

The early hours of Feb. 24, 2022 were not something any Ukrainian could have imagined. It was a very regular night. Then, millions of people across the country woke up to the sounds of explosions, as Russia began its full-scale attack on Ukraine, including its capital, Kyiv. In this episode

12:46 PM

Lviv Oblast Governor: Russian cruise missiles 'severely damaged' railway infrastructure.

Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported that Russia launched a missile overnight from the Black Sea and hit Lviv Oblast. Kozytskyi added that five people were injured, four of whom have been hospitalized.

12:09 PM

Slovakia to send eight Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine.

The Slovak Defense Ministry said that the self-propelled Zuzana 2 howitzers will be delivered under a commercial contract that a state-controlled producer had signed.

12:02 PM

General Staff: Russia has lost 30,850 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24.

Ukraine’s General Staff reported on June 2 that Russia had also lost 1,363 tanks, 3,354 armored vehicles, 2,325 vehicles and fuel tanks, 661 artillery pieces, 207 multiple launch rocket systems, 95 air defense systems, 175 helicopters, 210 airplanes, 521 drones, and 13 boats.

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10:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,018,940 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,220 casualties that Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:58 AM

Ukraine approves new 'Murakha' ground robot for combat use.

The Murakha ("Ant") is a tracked robotic platform designed to support front-line units working under challenging conditions, the Defense Ministry said.

5:06 AM

(Updated: June 29, 2025 7:20 am)

Russian mass missile attack targets Ukrainian regions far from front lines.

"Despite the complexity of this overnight combined attack, no one was injured and no civilian buildings were damaged in Lviv," Mayor Andrii Sadovyi reported the morning after the strike.

6:09 AM

Russia reviving efforts to expand LNG exports after US sanctions, Bloomberg reports.

An LNG ice-class tanker has reportedly docked at Russia's Arctic LNG 2 facility for the first time since October, according to ship-tracking data and satellite images.

4:15 AM

Serbian police crack down on protestors at mass anti-government rally in Belgrade.

The 100,000-person rally marks the latest mass action in a protest movement that started last fall, with activists calling for an end to corruption and the 12-year rule of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

3:06 AM

McDonald's to open 10 new restaurants in Ukraine this year, NYT reports.

The 10 new locations will bring the total number close to 120 — more than were operating in Ukraine before the war.

1:29 AM

Pope Leo says Ukraine 'martyred' in Russia's 'senseless war.'

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Ukrainian Greek Catholic pilgrims to the Vatican on June 28 and offered his blessing to mothers of soldiers killed on the front lines.

10:59 PM

Former Kharkiv deputy mayor charged with embezzling funds allocated for defense fortifications.

A former deputy mayor for Kharkiv is facing multiple charges related to creating and leading a scheme that allegedly embezzled 5.4 million hryvnias ($130,000) of budget funds allocated for fortifications, law enforcement agencies announced on June 28.

8:02 PM

(Updated: June 28, 2025 9:46 pm)

Ukrainian drones strike missile, drone arsenal in Russia's Bryansk Oblast.

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) struck on June 28 the 1060th Material-Technical Support Center in the city of Bryansk, Ukraine's General Staff said. The facilities store a Russian missile and drone arsenal, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing a source in HUR.

9:28 PM

Ukraine's parliament working on bill to organize post-war elections, speaker says.

The reason for separate legislation on a post-war election, Stefanchuk said, was due to the fact that Ukraine's Constitution does not not provide clarity on the details of holding elections following the end of a martial law period.

6:59 PM

Slovak PM sees 'no reason' to meet with Zelensky, claims Ukrainian president 'hates' him, after reportedly blocking Russian sanctions.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on June 28 that he does not intend to meet directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that the Ukrainian president "hates" him, as relations between the two countries continue to sour.

5:45 PM

Germany reportedly scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea.

The incident adds to a series of aerial provocations reported by NATO allies since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as Moscow is suspected of using the aircraft to spy on the alliance's positions.

11:06 AM

(Updated: June 28, 2025 4:28 pm)

Poland's Duda arrives in Kyiv to meet with Zelensky.

"Andrzej has been with Ukraine since the first days of the war, always side by side, a reliable ally and a true friend. This is undoubtedly the level of relations we want to preserve and strengthen with Poland," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

3:37 PM

Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea air base destroys 3 Russian helicopters, SBU claims.

The attack destroyed Mi-8, Mi-26 and Mi-28 attack helicopters, and a Pantsyr-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system, the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent.

3:06 PM

Russia revives obsolete T-62 tanks amid equipment shortages, Ukraine's intel claims.

"The key factors limiting the ability to produce modern armored vehicles in Russia are a lack of industrial capacity and a shortage of imported high-tech components," Ukraine's military intelligence said.

2:29 PM

Ukraine downs new Russian Grom-1 bomb missile near Dnipro city, official says.

To date, neither Russian guided aerial bombs nor the Grom-1 bomb missile had previously reached the city of Dnipro.

12:53 PM

Pro-Ukraine partisans disrupt Russian military logistics in occupied Donetsk Oblast, group claims.

The Atesh partisan group set fire to a signal cabinet that helps control traffic on a railway line near the Russian-occupied city of Yasynuvata in Donetsk Oblast, a route used for Russia's military logistics, the group claimed on Telegram on June 28.

11:08 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 10, injure at least 50 over past day.

Ukrainian forces downed 21 out of the 23 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

7:58 AM

(Updated: June 28, 2025 9:54 am)

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