Russia fires at protesters in occupied Kherson, injuries reported.

3:56 AM

Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast kill 3 people, including 8-year-old boy.

Russian forces launched a drone attack on Sumy Oblast overnight on June 24, killing three people, including an 8-year-old boy, and injuring three others, Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported.

12:38 AM

Zelensky, Starmer hail 'massive step forward' in military cooperation.

During a joint visit to a U.K. military training site for Ukrainian personnel, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and Zelensky held "an excellent bilateral meeting" and had agreed to an "industrial military co-production agreement."

8:29 PM  (Updated:  June 23, 2025 11:48 pm)

Trump downplays Iran's missile strikes on US bases in Iraq and Qatar, calls response 'very weak.'

At least 10 missiles were fired at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and at least one toward a base in Iraq, Axios reported.

10:49 PM

War update

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

9:23 PM

Ukraine strikes Atlas oil depot in Russia's Rostov Oblast, General Staff says.

The facility supplies fuel and lubricants to Russian military units.

10:12 PM  (Updated:  June 23, 2025 8:34 pm)

Business

‘A blueprint’ — foreign investors, Ukrainian hotel chain create jobs for war displaced

7:46 PM

Explainer

Explained: How Ukraine and Russia swap prisoners of war

7:14 PM

Aerospace giant Airbus to train Ukrainian specialists in aircraft maintenance.

As part of the deal, Airbus will send representatives to Ukraine to train local specialists, who will then become certified instructors for aircraft maintenance.

6:56 PM

Exclusive: Ukrainian deputy prime minister suspected of corruption says he won't step down.

Ukrainian minister and deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov has been formally named a suspect in a high-profile illegal land grab case, becoming the highest-ranking official in Ukrainian history to face such charges.

6:39 PM

Amid Iran-Israel tensions, Trump calls for action to keep oil prices down.

The surge in oil prices risks undermining Western attempts to curb Russia's war funding, as the Kremlin relies heavily on oil revenues to sustain its invasion of Ukraine.

6:34 PM

Ukraine state grid operator appoints CEO after 10-month vacancy, Ukrainian media report.

The appointment comes after ten months of interim leadership following the controversial dismissal of former CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi in September 2024.

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.