Mayor: Russians shell residential area in occupied town in Kherson Oblast.

6:08 PM

Russia ordered 2 assassination attempts on popular journalist Dmytro Gordon, Ukraine security service says.

Dmytro Gordon, a prominent Ukrainian journalist and YouTube host with 4.5 million subscribers, is known for his sharp criticism of Russian aggression.

5:40 PM

Ukrainian energy giant to build $115 million solar program with British partner.

Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK and British clean energy group Octopus Energy have launched a program to install rooftop solar panels and battery storage systems at Ukrainian businesses and public institutions, DTEK announced in a press release on June 23.

5:18 PM

Lion attacks collaborator at safari park in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Following Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, Oleg Zubkov renounced his Ukrainian citizenship and began cooperating with the Russian authorities.

1:59 AM  (Updated:  June 23, 2025 5:18 pm)

'It was impossible to look at' — Russian mass missile, drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 9, injures 33.

Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding region overnight on June 23.

4:45 PM

2 killed, 12 injured in Russian missile strike on Odesa Oblast.

The attack targeted a local educational institution and destroyed the building, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said.

3:29 PM

Ukraine returns bodies of 3 Russian soldiers repatriated as remains of Ukrainians, Interior Ministry says.

Ukraine has said the practice of passing off the bodies of Russian soldiers as Ukrainian is part of an attempt to obscure the scale of its military losses from the Russian public.

2:38 PM

Zelensky arrives in UK to boost defense cooperation as Russia intensifies attacks against Ukraine.

Zelensky's visit comes just a few hours after yet another Russian attack on Kyiv, which killed at least seven.

2:02 PM

After 40 months of waging full-scale war on Ukraine, Putin condemns 'unprovoked aggression against Iran'.

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians, and the true extent of the death toll is simply not known.

1:43 PM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,012,500 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,010 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

12:13 PM

'Moscow is silent' — Zelensky slams Russia's hypocrisy over Iran strikes, own mass attack on Ukraine.

"After the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, there was an uproar from Moscow," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

11:18 AM

Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least 13, injure 57 across Ukraine over past day.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia deployed 368 aerial weapons, including 352 attack drones, 11 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles, striking primarily Kyiv. Ukraine's air defenses destroyed 354 of them.

5:35 AM

Deputy PM Chernyshov returns to Ukraine as questions mount amid corruption probe.

Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov returned to Ukraine on June 22 following his official trip abroad amid media speculations connecting Chernyshov's absence to an ongoing corruption investigation.

3:54 AM

Zelensky expected to speak at Council of Europe parliamentary session next week.

President Zelensky is expected to address the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly on June 26 during its summer session in Strasbourg, though his attendance has not been confirmed. The session agenda includes discussions on Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine.

1:42 AM

Norway to invest $400 million in Ukraine's drone, air defense missile production.

Norway will invest $400 million in Ukraine’s defense industry to support drone production, President Zelensky said on June 22. The two countries also agreed to jointly produce air defense missiles.

12:10 AM

Ukraine war latest: 'Ukrainian drones for the foot of every Russian soldier' — Zelensky responds to Putin's threat to conquer all of Ukraine.

11:14 PM

Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko released after four years of Russian detention.

Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko was released on June 22 after more than four years in Russian imprisonment, and has left Russian-occupied Crimea.

9:56 AM  (Updated:  June 22, 2025 8:18 pm)

Russian attacks kill 7, injure 23 in Ukraine over past day.

Russia launched two Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, an S-300 anti-aircraft missile, and 47 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, primarily targeting Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

7:42 PM

Ukraine calls for an end to Iran’s nuclear program in wake of US strikes.

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said on June 22 that Iran’s nuclear program must be dismantled to prevent it from threatening the Middle East or the wider world, following U.S. air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

5:35 PM  (Updated:  June 22, 2025 5:40 pm)

3 killed, 14 wounded as Russia strikes Ukrainian military training facility.

"Unfortunately, there are some dead and wounded," the statement read. The Ground Forces said that greater personnel losses were avoided thanks to the timely security measures taken when the air raid alert was issued.

5:29 PM

Ukraine has evidence Russia prepares military operations in Europe, Zelensky says.

"We are observing a continued intellectual decline within the Russian leadership and have evidence that they are preparing new military operations on European territory," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

4:44 PM

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Iran-Israel implications for Ukraine | Ukraine This Week.

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur breaks down the implications the burgeoning war in the Middle East may carry for Russia’s war against Ukraine, as well as a particularly cynical act of Russian torture brought to light this month.

4:18 PM

Iran's top diplomat to meet Putin in Moscow after US air strikes on nuclear sites.

"We enjoy a strategic partnership and we always consult with each other and coordinate our positions," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said with reference to Russia.

3:52 PM

Trump could free all Belarus's political prisoners 'with a single word,' released oppositionist Tsikhanouski says.

"President Trump now has the power and opportunity to free all political prisoners in Belarus with a single word. And I ask him to do so, to say that word," Siarhei Tsikhanouski said in his first press conference after his release.

3:23 PM

Zelensky slaps new sanctions over business activities in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the sanctions are targeting "those who cooperate with the (Russian) occupier on our land," as they "help justify the aggression, consider it normal to make money in the occupation, and pay taxes" to Russia.

3:03 PM

Ukraine evacuates 176 citizens, foreigners from Israel ahead of US strikes on Iran, Zelensky says.

The foreign nationals evacuated by Ukraine included citizens of the U.S., Moldova, Latvia, Azerbaijan, and Estonia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.