Heavy fighting near Sievierodonetsk as Russian forces attempt to take city.

11:26 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv strikes Russian drone factory, Moscow targets Boeing's office

9:57 PM

5 Ukrainians dead in Israel after Iranian missile strike.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry told the Kyiv Independent that the five Ukrainian citizens, including three children, came under fire in an attack on a residential building in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.

8:01 PM

Trump says he's 'open to' Putin mediating between Israel, Iran.

"Yeah, I would be open to it," U.S. President Donald Trump said. "He is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it. We talked about this more than his situation. This is something I believe is going to get resolved."

7:22 PM

Russia reports Ukrainian drone attack on drone factory in Tatarstan.

The drones were shot down, but the debris fell on a plant in the town of Yelabuga, where Shahed-type attack drones are manufactured, causing a fire.

5:55 PM

Ukrainian actor Yuriy Felipenko killed on the front line.

Felipenko was well known for his role in the 2024 series “A Promise to God” before joining the Achilles Strike Drone Battalion, part of Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade, in April 2024.

5:14 PM

Russian strike hit Boeing office in Kyiv in deliberate attack on US business, FT reports.

“This is not just an attack against Ukraine, but also an attack where American business is being hit,” said Andy Hunder, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.

3:47 PM

War analysis

With no new US aid packages on the horizon, can Ukraine continue to fight Russia?

12:40 PM  (Updated:  June 15, 2025 3:45 pm)

Ukrainian agents cause millions in damage during secret sabotage operation in Russia, HUR source says.

In the early hours of June 14, Ukrainian agents drained the coolant from the substation’s power transformer before setting the facility on fire.

3:19 PM

Video

Russia hits 1 million losses in Ukraine | Ukraine This Week.

Ukraine This Week with host Anna Belokur returns to break down the top stories of the week, including Russia’s advances in Sumy Oblast. This week also marks Russia’s 1 million casualties in its war on Ukraine.

3:05 PM

Another 1,200 bodies of fallen Ukrainians return home after exchange with Russia.

Law enforcement investigations and institutions from Ukraine’s Interior Ministry will examine and identify the bodies in the near future, the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said.

2:19 PM

Ukraine catches Russian agent secretly filming airfield, Ukrainian Security Service says.

If found guilty, the 24-year-old native of Rivne Oblast faces life imprisonment for high treason.

11:07 AM

Russian shelling kills 1 in Kherson, mass attack hits infrastructure in Poltava Oblast.

Of the 183 drones Russia launched, Ukrainian air defense neutralized 159, Ukraine’s Air Force said. Ukraine also shot down 2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles and six out of eight cruise missiles.

9:38 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,003,860 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,170 casualties that Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

8:00 AM

Israel strike reportedly hits Iran’s gas sector, halting production at world’s largest field.

Iran has partially suspended production at the South Pars gas field — the world’s largest — after an Israeli airstrike triggered a fire at the site, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on June 14.

6:47 AM

Berlin wants more defense, no budget hike in EU plan, FT reports.

Germany aims to increase domestic military spending in response to Russia’s ongoing threat and amid calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for Europe to shoulder more of its own defense.

4:50 AM

G7

High stakes, low resolve: What Ukraine can expect from the upcoming G7 summit

3:55 AM

Russia transfers 50 Ukrainian children to so-called 'rehab camp' in Kalmykia, Kyiv says.

Russia has transferred 50 children from the occupied Antratsyt district of Luhansk Oblast to a so-called rehabilitation camp in Kalmykia, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on June 14.

2:13 AM

Israel asks US to join strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, officials told Axios.

The request comes as Israel continues its assault on Iranian targets and warns that it lacks the capability to destroy Fordow uranium enrichment site alone.

7:23 PM  (Updated:  June 14, 2025 10:43 pm)

Putin, Trump hold phone call, discuss Ukraine, Middle East conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on June 14 in which the two leaders discussed Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Iran.

10:24 PM

Kyiv Pride march takes place, gathers international representatives, faces counterprotesters.

Kyiv Pride held a parade with over 1,500 participants in the Ukrainian capital on June 16 and was met with counterprotests.

8:06 PM

Ukrainian drones destroy Russian air defense systems in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military intelligence says.

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) destroyed three Russian air defense systems using drones in the occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast on June 14, HUR says.

2:19 PM  (Updated:  June 14, 2025 6:40 pm)

KI Insights

Ukraine calendar: What will happen this week

6:01 PM

Ukraine arrests two suspects accused of extorting foreign defense supplier.

The suspects allegedly demanded $200,000 in exchange for facilitating the successful testing and adoption of five radio electronic warfare systems provided to Ukraine at no cost.

5:31 PM

Nine Ukrainian students hospitalized after deadly bus crash in France.

The group, made up of students and teachers from Chernivtsi Oblast, was returning from an academic exchange when their bus veered off the road in the Sarthe department of France on June 13.

5:17 PM

War analysis

From buffer zone to new front: Russia pushes deeper into Sumy Oblast