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11:36 PM

BBC: Russia fires 1,080 missiles at Ukraine since start of invasion.

According to a senior U.S. defense official, Russian troops have not made "significant advances," with most forces stalled.

10:42 PM

DW: EU considers providing Ukraine with €500 million military aid package.

The EU will discuss the aid on March 21, according to two high-ranking EU officials who spoke to Deutsche Welle.

10:04 PM

Defenders of Mariupol refuse Russia's proposal to surrender.

The Russian Defense Ministry said the Russian military will spare all Ukrainian soldiers that lay down their arms. Azov Battalion Captain Svyatoslav Palamar refused, responding, "Mariupol will remain a Ukrainian city."

9:29 PM

Macron calls on Putin to end Mariupol blockade.

In a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “grave concern” over the situation in Mariupol, where over 300,000 people are cut off from the world, and called for a lifting of Russia’s blockade, according to French president's office.

9:25 PM

Russian invaders kidnap, torture secretary of Nova Kakhovka City Council, his wife says.

Russian forces have kidnapped and tortured local official Dmytro Vasiliev in the city of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson Oblast to make him publicly welcome the Russian occupation, according to his wife.

8:58 PM

Norway joins EU sanctions against Russia.

The sanctions are the strongest in the country’s history, according to a press release from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They include restrictions on Russian and Belarusian officials, and a ban on the exports of technology, goods, and services.

8:36 PM

Pentagon: Russian troops not very motivated.

U.S Army Commander General Frank McKenzie said at a briefing at the Pentagon that Russian troops did “not seem particularly motivated or particularly involved in the campaign they are conducting.” The decorated army general also announced his retirement from the armed forces.

8:33 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces: Russia plans to transfer troops from Armenia.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia will deploy troops from the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia to support its offensive against Ukraine. The Ukrainian army noted that Russian troops were demoralized and inefficient in combat.

8:28 PM

UNHCR launches funding program for Ukrainian IDPs.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will give money to internally displaced Ukrainians to cover their housing, food, and hygiene needs. The program will start in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, and will gradually be extended to other cities and regions.

8:22 PM

Russia’s war displaces nearly 10 million Ukrainians.

The United Nations Migration Agency now estimates that 6.5 million Ukrainians have become internally displaced by the war. An additional 3.2 million have fled abroad, over 2 million of them to Poland.

8:18 PM

2 civilians killed by shelling in Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast.

An apartment complex, administrative buildings, and shop came under fire from Russian shelling in Avdiivka, killing two civilians and wounding three, according to the head of the Donetsk regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko.

8:06 PM

Rescuer killed by shelling in Zaporizhzhia.

Russian forces fired upon the village of Natalivka, injuring five people and killing a member of Ukraine’s emergency services.

7:38 PM

Court issues arrest warrant for Medvedchuk.

The leader of Ukraine’s pro-Russian Opposition Platform party and lifelong associate of Vladimir Putin, Viktor Medvedchuk had previously been detained on house arrest for charges of treason but escaped under suspicious circumstances on Feb. 28. He is believed to be in Ukraine but his whereabouts are unknown.

7:15 PM

Russian delegation claims Ukraine, Russia close to compromise on NATO membership, Kyiv says no.

Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian peace talks delegation, said that Ukraine and Russia's position over Kyiv's neutral status and the non-accession to NATO was "as close as possible." Member of Ukraine's delegation Mykhailo Podolyak later said that this was what Russia wants, not what the two sides agreed on.

6:55 PM

Is Putin going to launch a nuclear war?.

Days after launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin ordered to put his country's nuclear deterrent forces on alert, effectively threatening the world with a nuclear war. With the ongoing military invasion proving to be extremely costly for Russia, the key question now is whether Putin is

6:27 PM

Xi tells Biden war in Ukraine in no-one's interest.

Reuters cites Chinese state-owned media outlets saying that Xi Jinping supported peace in Ukraine. According to the report, Xi told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that the two countries must make an effort for world peace.

5:48 PM

Journalist Viktoria Roshchina goes missing in Russian occupied territories.

According to Hromadske media outlet, journalist Viktoria Roshchina can’t be reached since she visited Russian-occupied Berdyansk on March 15. According to Hromadske, she was allegedly kidnapped by the FSB, Russia’s security service.

5:33 PM

Over 1,300 civilians still stuck under Mariupol's destroyed theater.

According to Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova, 130 people were rescued from the Mariupol theater destroyed by a Russian strike on March 16. However, the vast majority of civilians are still stuck under the rubble in the basement of the now destroyed theater.

5:21 PM

Ukrainian military strengthens defenses around Kyiv.

According to Oleksandr Gruzevich, deputy chief of staff of Ukraine's Ground Forces, the military is working on the third defense line around Kyiv. "The city is preparing like a fortress," he added.

5:06 PM

Zelensky: EU promises fast accession for Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his daily address that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to speed up Ukraine's accession. "We'll reduce the bureaucratic processes, which usually take years, to weeks and months," said Zelensky.

3:58 PM

Pro-war rally held in Moscow, tens of thousands attend.

At least 81,000 people attend a pro-war rally in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium. Russian authorities claim over 200,000 people attend the event celebrating Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. Images of Russian troops invading Ukraine were shown on the screen accompanied by cheers of the gathered crowd.

3:35 PM

Pentagon: Putin likely to make nuclear threats if war drags on.

According to the Defense Intelligence Agency, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is expected to use the threat of a nuclear strike if Ukraine continues to defend against Russia.

2:46 PM

Ukraine to receive another 300 million euro tranche from EU on March 18.

The second tranche is part of the 1.2 billion euro program approved by the European Union to provide political, financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. Kyiv received the first 300 million euro tranche under the program on March 11.

2:37 PM

Kyiv Oblast Governor: Multiple urban areas isolated, need food, water, medicine.

Governor Oleksandr Pavliuk said that Slavutych, Makariv, Dymir and Ivankiv, all located not far from Kyiv, are left without water, gas, electricity and communication.

2:28 PM

Six-year-old boy gives his drone to Ukraine's military.

The boy from Sumy Oblast decided to give Ukraine's military his own birthday gift after hearing about their needs for unmanned aerial vehicles, the Ukrainian parliament's Educational Center reported.

2:02 PM

222 people, including 60 civilians, killed in Kyiv since Feb 24.

Four children were killed by Russia's attacks in the capital, according to Kyiv's administration. Some 889 people were injured, including 241 civilians and 18 children among them. Some 36 houses, five private estates, six schools and four kindergartens were destroyed in Kyiv. The facades of 55 houses were also damaged.

1:55 PM

NBU: $880,000 left in crowdfunded money for Ukraine's military.

The National Bank of Ukraine called for help from donors to replenish the account and financially support Ukraine's Armed Forces. The NBU has already transferred $400 million for the military's needs. Contribute here.

1:30 PM

General Staff: Russia almost exhausted its entire stockpile of missiles.

Russia's military-industrial sector is working around the clock to replenish its stock, according to Ukraine's General Staff.

12:53 PM

Metsola calls for European energy independence to stop funding Russia's war in Ukraine.

Europe needs to reduce its energy dependence on Russian gas to zero, President of the EU Parliament Roberta Metsola told Lithuanian media LRT. Otherwise, "we will continue to finance the war directly and indirectly," she said. "Brave Ukrainians are destroying Russian tanks every day, and we are paying for Russia to build new ones."

12:44 PM

Russia threatens to attack potential supply chains of S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine.

Following Slovakia's statement that it is ready to send the systems to Ukraine if they are immediately replaced, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow "will not allow" the transfer.

12:07 PM

Russian forces kill 109 children, injure more than 130 since Feb 24.

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, 55 children casualties were recorded in Kyiv Oblast, 34 in the oblast of Kharkiv, 26 in Donetsk, 29 in Chernihiv, 20 in Mykolaiv, 15 in Zhytomyr, 14 in Sumy and 14 in Kherson.

11:48 AM

Gazprom uses Ukraine's gas pipelines at maximum capacity.

Russia's gas monopoly is currently sending over 105 million cubic meters of gas per day through Ukraine, according to Ukraine's Gas Transmission Operator System. In January, Gazprom had cut its daily volume of gas transit via Ukraine to Europe to about 50 million cubic meters, the lowest level since January 2020, creating a spike in energy prices.

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9:56 AM

(Updated: June 22, 2025 5:07 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.

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.

2:33 PM

Over 450 draft officers, staff transferred in response to reported abuses, Ukraine's military chief says.

The Ukrainian military leadership aims to overhaul the draft office system amid numerous reports of abuses since the start of Russia's invasion in 2022, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told journalists on June 21.

2:16 PM

Amid its war against Ukraine, Russia condemns US strikes on Iran as 'violating international law.'

Moscow condemned on June 22 the recent U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, calling them a violation of international law and Iran's sovereignty, a statement in stark contrast to Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

1:14 PM

Ukraine destroys 80% of Russian drones despite air defense missile shortage, Syrskyi says.

Ukraine needs to have many times more surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft missile systems to ensure reliable defense of cities and critical infrastructure facilities, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

11:40 AM

Former Ukrainian POW dies month after being released from Russian captivity.

Serhii Dobrovolskyi, a Ukrainian soldier who had been in Russian captivity since 2023, has died just a month after his release at the end of May as part of a 1000-for-1000 prisoner swap, an official from the soldier's home region announced on June 21.

11:21 AM

Russia seeks to advance along almost entire eastern front, Ukraine holding ground in Kursk Oblast, Syrskyi says.

As of mid-June, Ukrainian defenders are fighting close to 695,000 Russian troops in Ukraine across a 1,200-kilometer (750-mile) front, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

10:30 AM

Ukraine's deep strikes cost Russia over $10 billion this year, Syrskyi says.

This includes $1.3 billion in direct damage. The estimated cost-to-result ratio of Ukrainian deep strikes is 1:15, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told journalists on June 21.

3:21 AM

(Updated: June 22, 2025 9:25 am)

US conducts air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

The United States conducted air strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social on June 21.

9:18 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,011,490 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,100 casualties that Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

8:00 AM

Ukraine's security service is teaching teenagers how to avoid recruitment by Russian intelligence.

Ukraine's security service (SBU) is teaching teenagers how to avoid recruitment by Russian intelligence online, the New York Times (NYT) reported on June 21.

6:13 AM

'A total failure' — Hungarian opposition leader says Ukraine EU accession national poll had lowest ever turnout.

Hungary's national consultation on Ukraine's accession to the EU had the lowest ever turnout at such a poll, Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar said on June 21.

1:54 AM

Ukrainians forcibly deported by Russia held in basement without food, water, media reports.

Over 45 Ukrainians forcibly deported by Russia from Ukraine's occupied territories are being held in a basement at Russia's border with Georgia without food, water, and basic healthcare, independent media outlet Astra reported on June 21.

11:08 PM

NATO summit to sideline Ukraine, focus on flattering Trump, Politico reports.

"(Trump) has to get credit for the 5% — that's why we're having the summit," one unnamed European defense official told Politico. "Everything else is being streamlined to minimize risk."

10:18 PM

Russia has over 1,950 strategic missiles, Ukraine's military intelligence tells media.

Russia produces up to 195 missiles per month, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) told the news outlet RBC-Ukraine.

5:15 PM

(Updated: June 21, 2025 9:02 pm)

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Love, sex, survival — Ukrainian author on how war shapes intimacy in Ukraine

5:56 PM

Ukraine approves Termit ground drone for battlefield deployment.

The tracked robot is a next-generation version of Ukraine's existing ground-based unmanned systems already deployed across the front.

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