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11:03 AM

SBU detains alleged Russian 'mole,' accuses him of revealing sensitive Belarus border info.

"At the instruction of the occupiers (Russian military), the 'mole' established the locations of fortified areas and the approximate number of Ukrainian troops defending the border with Belarus," the SBU said in a post on Telegram.

10:36 AM

Russian saboteurs likely behind arson attack on German factory, security officials tell WSJ.

Unnamed security officials told the Wall Street Journal that a number of details revealed in the subsequent investigation into the fire point to Russian involvement and the direct work of "experienced professionals."

9:14 AM

Russia claims Ukraine used US-provided weapons to strike Crimea.

Russian Telegram channels posted photos and videos of the alleged attack, claiming that many people were injured on the beach of Uchkuevka, a village in the northern part of Sevastopol.

8:13 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 535,660 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,300 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

5:24 AM

Third Estonian volunteer killed in action in Ukraine.

Martin Jaager, an Estonian citizen who served in Ukraine's defense forces, was killed in combat in the Luhansk region, Estonian news outlet Postimees reported on June 23.

3:08 AM

Ukrainian national team wins 5 medals at European Aquatics Championship.

The Ukrainian national team performed strongly at the European Aquatics Championship in Belgrade, securing five medals, including two gold.

1:37 AM

Norwegian police detain suspect charged with the murder of a Ukrainian refugee.

Last weekend, Norwegian authorities arrested a man accused of murdering a 20-year-old Ukrainian refugee in Karmoy, southwestern Norway.

12:14 AM

Explosions reported in Yevpatoria in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Explosions were reported in Yevpatoria in occupied Crimea around 10 p.m. on June 23, according to the news outlet Suspilne Crimea, which cited residents.

Ukraine war latest: Russian weekend attacks on Kharkiv kill 4, injure around 70

10:49 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian weekend attacks on Kharkiv kill 4, injure around 70

Key developments on June 22-23: * Russian attacks damage energy infrastructure in multiple Ukrainian regions * Russian June 22 attack on Kharkiv kills 3, injures 56, including children * Russia claims Ukraine attacked Sevastopol with 5 ATACMS missiles * General Staff: Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russia’s Belgorod region * Ukrainian army says

10:09 PM

Ukraine working on securing more air defense, Zelensky says.

President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his regular evening address on June 23, said that Ukraine is continuing to work on securing more air defense systems, and that the next weeks in June and July should be "no less productive" than May and the first half of June.

9:36 PM

Update: At least 15 police officers, 4 civilians reportedly killed in terrorist attack in Russia's Dagestan Republic.

A counterterrorism regime was instituted after militants allegedly fired on an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia's Dagestan Republic, according to local authorities.

8:47 PM

No point in peace talks, General Budanov says.

Ukraine's Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer published June 23 that peace talks are pointless because the only option is to reclaim occupied territory.

7:49 PM

Washington Post: New trade data reveals increased North Korean munitions transfers to Russia.

New internal Russian trade data obtained by the Washington Post shows that Russia may have received 1.6 million artillery shells from North Korea over the course of six months.

The Counteroffensive: Crossing the 'gray zone' from Russia into Ukraine

7:38 PM

Opinion

The Counteroffensive: Crossing the 'gray zone' from Russia into Ukraine

Editor’s Note: This article was published by the twice-weekly newsletter “The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak” on June 23, 2024, and has been re-published by the Kyiv Independent with permission. To subscribe to "The Counteroffensive," click here. *Sofia’s name has been changed due to security concerns. They call it

6:55 PM

Zelensky: 6 more participants joined peace summit communique this week.

Six more participants have joined Ukraine’s peace summit communique this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 23.

6:22 PM

Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast injure 5 civilians.

Russian forces launched a series of attacks on multiple settlements in Donetsk Oblast on the morning of June 23, injuring five civilians, the regional prosecutor's office reported.

6:07 PM

Russia attacks Kharkiv with glide bombs, killing 1, injuring 12.

Russian forces launched another glide bomb attack on Kharkiv, hitting civilian infrastructure on June 23.

5:18 PM

Duda arrives in China to discuss trade, security in Europe.

"The political component will be very important. We have a war in Ukraine, as well as a hybrid attack by Belarus on the Polish border," Polish President Andrzej Duda said before the trip on June 22.

4:18 PM

Russia claims Ukraine attacked Sevastopol with 5 ATACMS missiles, killing 3.

Russian Defense Ministry claimed on June 23 that Ukraine had launched an attack against Sevastopol, a city in Russian-occupied Crimea, with five U.S.-made long-range ATACMS missiles.

Ukraine This Week: Russians leaving Kharkiv Oblast and peace summit takeaways

4:06 PM

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Ukraine This Week: Russians leaving Kharkiv Oblast and peace summit takeaways

The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur explains the top stories in Ukraine this week, from Russia’s stalled campaign in Kharkiv Oblast to Ukraine’s Global Summit.

3:26 PM

Military: Russian forces dropped 35 glide bombs on Kharkiv Oblast over past day.

Russian troops attacked Kharkiv Oblast with 35 glide bombs in the past 24 hours, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of forces, said on national television on June 23.

1:54 PM

Authorities: Russia’s missile attack on Kyiv Oblast injures 2, damages civilian infrastructure.

Russian forces launched a missile attack against Kyiv Oblast in the early morning of June 23, wounding two people as well as damaging dozens of houses and several civilian infrastructure facilities, the regional authorities reported.

General Staff: Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russia’s Belgorod region

12:59 PM

(Updated: June 23, 2024 1:27 pm)

General Staff: Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russia’s Belgorod region.

Ukraine’s military struck a command post of a Russian motorized rifle regiment in Nekhoteyevka in the Belgorod region, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported early on June 23.

1:02 PM

General Staff: Russia has lost 534,360 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:50 AM

Satellite images show Russia's Shahed warehouse destruction.

Ukraine's Naval Forces on June 23 published satellite images which confirm the destruction of storage and preparation sites for Shahed-136/Geranium-2 drones in Russia's Krasnodar Krai.

6:44 AM

Romanian village poised to become NATO's largest airbase in Europe.

Romania's Mihai Kogalniceanu (MK) airbase, named after a nearby village honoring a 19th-century liberal politician, is set to become NATO's largest base in Europe, surpassing Ramstein in Germany.

4:24 AM

Russia attacks 10 communities in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces attacked 10 communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast in 30 separate attacks on June 22, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

Germany calls for EU-China trade discussions, criticizes Beijing's exports to Russia

1:58 AM

(Updated: June 23, 2024 2:18 am)

Germany calls for EU-China trade discussions, criticizes Beijing's exports to Russia.

Germany’s vice-chancellor expressed readiness to discussions with Beijing regarding EU tariffs but adopted a more stringent stance on Chinese exports to Russia during the first visit to mainland China by a senior European politician since the tariffs were introduced.

Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 3, injures 54, including children

4:37 PM

(Updated: June 22, 2024 11:34 pm)

Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 3, injures 54, including children.

The sounds of explosions were reported as of around 3:15 p.m. local time. The attack was carried out with glide bombs, targeting a residential area.

11:31 PM

FT: Around $855 million in Serbian ammunition reaches Ukraine.

Serbian-Ukrainian relationships are complicated by Belgrade's friendly attitude toward Russia, as Serbia has refused to join sanctions against Moscow.

11:29 PM

Ukraine's partisans claim infiltration of Russian air base, leave 'surprises' for pilots.

ATESH said it had scouted the Baltimore airfield in Voronezh, around 220 kilometers north-east from the border with Kharkiv Oblast and home to Russia's 47th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

10:22 PM

UK's Nigel Farage doubles down on controversial Ukraine/Putin comments.

Farage's comments echo Kremlin disinformation lines used to justify the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, namely that Russia was forced to start the war to protect itself from the threat from NATO.

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6:53 AM

Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway in occupied Luhansk Oblast, group claims.

The sabotage operation disrupted Russian supply lines and led to delays in the delivery of equipment and spare parts, the partisan group Atesh claimed on April 27.

5:47 AM

Russia training to integrate motorcycles into summer offensive in Ukraine, ISW says.

Training footage indicates that Russia may be developing "a tactical doctrine for systematic offensive motorcycle usage," the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on April 26.

3:56 AM

Ukraine still operating in Kursk Oblast, monitoring group says.

Ukrainian troops face a difficult situation in Kursk, but the Kremlin's announcement was "a fake," the monitoring service DeepState reported on April 26.

3:00 AM

Republican senator calls for secondary tariffs on Russian energy buyers.

"As to additional sanctions on Putin's Russia, I have bipartisan legislation with almost 60 cosponsors that would put secondary tariffs on any country that purchases Russian oil, gas, uranium, or other products," U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said on April 26.

1:57 AM

McDonald's applies to register trademark in Russia.

The company does not plan to re-enter the Russian market, but wants to "prevent third-party businesses" from taking advantage of the brand, McDonald's said in a statement.

1:01 AM

Trump won't abandon Ukraine peace process, Estonian president says.

In a conversation following Pope Francis's funeral, Trump promised to "do everything" to maintain peace negotiations, Estonian President Alar Karis said.

11:39 PM

Zelensky meets Vatican state secretary on sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Vatican State Secretary Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on April 26.

10:25 PM

Zelensky meets von der Leyen following funeral of Pope Francis.

"You can count on our support at the negotiating table to achieve a just and lasting peace," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

8:44 PM

Suspect detained in Moscow car bombing, Russian FSB claims.

Ignat Kuzin was detained for allegedly planting a bomb that killed a senior Russian general, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on April 26, alleging that Kuzin is a Ukrainian agent.

3:31 PM

(Updated: April 26, 2025 7:29 pm)

Zelensky meets France's Macron, UK's Starmer, Italy's Meloni on sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral.

The diplomatic meetings come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met privately with U.S. President Donald Trump at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican earlier on April 26.

9:44 PM

(Updated: April 26, 2025 6:00 pm)

War analysis

Front-line situation not severe enough for Ukraine to be forced to accept Trump's deal, experts say

5:59 PM

Russia lost over 62,400 soldiers in Kursk operation, Ukraine says.

The Russian military had lost 62,400 soldiers in Kursk Oblast since the start of the Ukrainian army's military operation there last year, Ukraine's General Staff said on April 26.

5:49 PM

Ukrainian high jumper Mahuchikh wins first stage of Diamond League in China.

Mahuchikh won the most prestigious commercial athletics competition with a jump of 1.97 meters, beating her main rivals - Australians Nicola Olislagers and Eleanor Patterson, who won silver and bronze at the 2024 Olympics.

5:32 PM

US rejects Russian demand for Ukraine's full withdrawal from partially occupied oblasts, NYT reports.

The United States considers the demand an "unreasonable and unachievable" condition, a source told the New York Times.

5:06 PM

'He's just tapping me along' — Trump admits Putin may not be interested in ending war on Ukraine.

Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and towns signal that the Russian leader may not be interested in ending the war, U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 26, again threatening sanctions.

4:47 PM

Putin ready for talks with Ukraine 'without preconditions,' Kremlin says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed for the U.S. his readiness to launch negotiations with Ukraine without preconditions, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on April 26, state news agency TASS reported.

4:25 PM

Russian military helicopter violates Polish airspace to probe air defenses, Poland says.

The helicopter was tracked by Polish military radar systems and civilian systems of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency over Poland's territorial waters in the Baltic Sea.

3:51 PM

Interpol investigates Russian company for human trafficking over African workers in Tatarstan drone factory.

Since launching in 2022, Alabuga Start has recruited around 350 women from over 40 countries to work in Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan and aims to bring 8,500 more this year, according to Bloomberg.

2:06 PM

(Updated: April 26, 2025 3:10 pm)

Kyiv denies Russia’s claim of Kursk Oblast recapture, as Moscow confirms North Korea role.

Russian forces have fully retaken the territory of Kursk Oblast, the Russian border region partially held by Ukraine since last August, the Kremlin claims.

2:53 PM

Most online services restored in Ukraine after data center outage, no signs of cyberattack.

De Novo CEO Maksym Ahieiev emphasized that there were "no signs of hacking or external interference," and the outage was due to a "combination of technical factors."

2:40 PM

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