Proxy leader says Russian-occupied parts of Luhansk Oblast may be annexed by Russia.
Leonid Pasichnyk, the head of Russia's proxies in the region, said on March 27 that a referendum on the annexation may be held soon.
Leonid Pasichnyk, the head of Russia's proxies in the region, said on March 27 that a referendum on the annexation may be held soon.





As war reshapes Ukraine’s economy, small businesses are turning to foreign markets to survive, grow, and build long-term resilience.
The number includes 1,390 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Six Polish and Ukrainian media outlets issued a rare joint appeal on June 23, warning that escalating tensions between the two countries risk playing into Russia's hands.
"The 57-year-old man was alone in the vehicle. After the explosion, he suffered serious injuries... Doctors carried out resuscitation measures and are now fighting for his life," Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko plan to meet in the near future to discuss an ultimatum that President Volodymyr Zelensky recently issued to Minsk.
The newly acquired IRIS-T SLM system will allow Estonia to engage aerial threats at greater distances and higher altitudes than its existing short-range air defense systems, according to the Estonian Defense Forces.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki is "not going to the event, to which he wasn't invited by Prime Minister Donald Tusk," a senior Polish presidential aide said.
Children's camps across occupied Crimea have stopped accepting new arrivals as Ukrainian strikes increasingly target Russian supply routes and infrastructure.
Michal Kaminski linked his decision to "the actions and statements of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, which were supported by all former presidents of Ukraine and the vast majority of the Ukrainian political class."
The document, created by the United Transition Cabinet of Belarus, outlines clear policy areas pointing to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's domestic shift towards a wartime posture.
Russia launched 89 Shahed-type attack drones overnight on June 22, Ukraine's Air Force said. Air defenses shot down 79 drones, while nine struck targets at six locations.
Benito Mussolini is long dead and Poland does not revoke the order posthumously, while Gerhard Schroeder "has never insulted the Polish nation as overtly as the Ukrainian president did," said Agnieszka Jedrzak, undersecretary of state at the Polish Presidential Office.