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Tuesday, June 16
Ukrainian Su-24 bomber crashes in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, killing pilots, Air Force confirms
The cause and circumstances of the crash are currently under investigation, Ukraine's Air Force said. Rescue crews and law enforcement are currently working at the site, and no civilian casualties have been reported.
Ukraine war latest: Moscow oil refinery burns in 'just response' to Russian attacks as Zelensky visits G7
Key developments on June 16: * 'Just response to Russian strikes' – Ukraine strikes major oil refinery in Moscow, Zelensky confirms * Zelensky, Trump, Macron meet at G7 summit as Ukraine pushes peace talks * Ukraine to create new drone units to bolster defenses along northern border with Russia, Belarus, Syrskyi says * Lukashenko says Belarus poses no military threat to Ukraine, apologizes to Zelensky for past remarks * Ukrainian Armor, AviaNera launch partnership on missile, drone engines
Russian frigate fires warning shots at yacht in English Channel, media reports
A Russian frigate reportedly fired warning shots at a British-flagged yacht in the English Channel. The U.K. Defense Ministry is investigating the incident.
Attack on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra exposes the truth behind Russia's Christianity
Every empire eventually becomes trapped by its own mythology. Russia happens to be built on a peculiar combination of holy relics, imperial nostalgia, and endless lectures about "traditional values." The problem is that reality keeps interrupting the performance. In 2022, Margarita Simonyan (the Kremlin's propagandist) declared that Russia would never bomb Kyiv because "our shrine is there." The implication being: unlike everyone else, Russia supposedly possesses some special reverence for fait
Ukrainian Armor, AviaNera launch partnership on missile, drone engines
The agreement covers the development and supply of engines for Ukrainian missile and drone platforms as Kyiv works to expand domestic weapons production.
3 killed, 68 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine over past day, passenger bus targeted in Kherson
Russian forces launched 132 long-range attack drones, including Shahed-type drones, and two Iskander-M ballistic missiles against Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's Air Force reported.
About Baltics
The Baltics comprise Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, three NATO member states on the Baltic Sea that together cover 175,000 square kilometers (67,568 square miles). The countries have a combined population of approximately 6 million. The Baltics strongly support Ukraine with military aid, refugee assistance, and international advocacy, and view Russian aggression as an existential threat due to their shared history of Soviet occupation.
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"We ask for prayers for the salvation of the shrine from destruction. Another Russian crime against humanity, against history, against Christianity," Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, said amid Russia's attack.
