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Russian troops tried to break into the Azovstal steel plant on May 13, advisor to Mariupol mayor Petro Andriushchenko reported. According to Ukraine's General Staff, Russia keeps shelling the complex while blocking the exit of Azovstal defenders. Ukrainian soldiers continue to hold the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, but they have been repeatedly calling on the Ukrainian and world leaders to find a way to get them out of the besieged plant.
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Tuesday, June 30
The EU's new steel allocation, set to enter into force on July 1, was introduced in response to global steel overcapacity, which has been hurting EU producers. The measure aims to restrict tariff-free steel imports to 18.3 million metric tons per year, a 47% reduction.
The child was killed after a private house caught fire following what local authorities said was a drone crash in Yegoryevsk.
"I proposed what I believe was a very fair, partnership-based approach: MiGs in exchange for drones," Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said. "The Ukrainians initially accepted it but did not follow through, so there are no MiGs for Ukraine because there are no drones, or drone capabilities, for Poland."
The number includes 1,350 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukraine has made "progress" in negotiations, but there are still bureaucratic hurdles to clear, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on June 29.
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According to the French news outlet BFM TV, the blast injured Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner, and 13-year-old daughter. Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible terrorist attack.
Monday, June 29
Poland signs $4.8 billion submarine deal with Sweden's Saab, deepens Baltic Sea defense cooperation.
Swedish defense company Saab announced on June 29 that it had signed a $4.83 billion contract with Poland to supply three A26 submarines, as Poland and Sweden deepen defense cooperation under the Baltic Sea Pact.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Danish Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus discussed a potential drone cooperation agreement and expanded efforts to strengthen anti-ballistic capabilities during a June 29 meeting.
The strikes were carried out "to reduce the military and economic potential of the Russian aggressor," Ukraine's General Staff said.
Lawmaker Mykola Tyshchenko was also charged with money laundering and lying in his asset declaration.
Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's minister overseeing intelligence agencies, said that since autumn 2025, the group paid Ukrainian refugees in Poland to take part in pro-Russian demonstrations to influence Ukrainian migrants, with funding allegedly coming from Russia.
