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Heavy fighting is ongoing in the area of the destroyed Antonivsky Bridge in Kherson Oblast, according to Southern Operational Command spokeswoman Natalia Humeniuk.
She said that the emphasis is on counterbattery fire across the front line that follows the contour of the Dnipro River running through the area.
The shape of the river has been altered by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam upstream close to a month ago.
A day earlier, the Institute for the Study of War said, citing Russian military bloggers, that the Russian forces failed to push up to 70 Ukrainians from their positions beneath the bridge on the eastern side of the river, in spite of attacking the area with Iskander ballistic missiles and infantry. Ukrainian forces used the remains of the bridge as cover.
The Ukrainian forces are trying to deploy personnel to the eastern bank, according to the U.K. Defense Ministry's July 1 analysis.
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Thursday, June 25
The number includes 1,270 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukraine's military reportedly carried out an attack on Russian oil infrastructure overnight on June 25, striking an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, officials said.
The latest attack comes as the peninsula's energy grid has come under strain in recent days after Russian proxy authorities said widespread power outages in occupied Crimea on June 23 left approximately half of the peninsula without electricity.
President Donald Trump said on June 24 that President Volodymyr Zelensky is "doing pretty well" in Ukraine's defense against Russia's full-scale invasion, describing the Ukrainian leader as resilient despite the ongoing fighting.
The announcement came hours after a new call for 650 million euros ($740 million), the estimated cost of protecting Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter.
Wednesday, June 24
A series of Russian drone strikes across Sumy Oblast on June 24 injured at least 15 civilians, including three children, regional authorities reported.
According to two sources familiar with the matter, repairs at the refinery are expected to take at least six months, potentially keeping the facility offline through the end of 2026.
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"As of today, the equipment is no longer operating," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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According to the investigation, at least 26 service members died between late 2025 and spring 2026, many shortly after mobilization and training.
"We are preparing new, entirely justified steps in response to Russia's prolongation of the war and its strikes against Ukraine," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
