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7:48 PM

Interview

Canada trade minister: Revamped trade deal shows commitment to Ukraine for ‘decades to come’

7:40 PM

Deputy Prosecutor General, accused of illicit enrichment, resigns.

Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin earlier announced that his office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) had launched an official investigation into Dmytro Verbytskyi's assets. Verbytskyi is accused by journalists of alleged illicit enrichment.

7:27 PM

War analysis

As Russian tank losses in Ukraine continue to mount, here's what you need to know

7:12 PM

Ukraine should be allowed to strike ‘valid military targets’ in Russia, US House Intelligence Committee chair says.

Ukraine should be allowed to strike "valid military targets" in Russia, Mike Turner, chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and a Republican congressman from Ohio, said in Kyiv on July 1.

6:57 PM

Finland approves defense pact with US.

Spurred by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Finland entered NATO in April 2023, extending the NATO-Russian border by roughly 1,340 kilometers (830 miles).

6:35 PM

Source: Ukrainian cyberattack leaves at least 250,000 consumers without connection in Russian-occupied territories.

A May attack reportedly affected both the networks of consumers and the networks of operators that used the impacted infrastructure on Russian-occupied territories. Representatives of Russian providers call it "the most powerful DDoS attack they have ever experienced," a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent.

5:20 PM

Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria start Black Sea demining operations to foster Ukraine exports.

Under the Turkish-led deal, the three countries will oversee efforts to clear mines that have been drifting in the Black Sea since the start of Russia's all-out war. Other NATO members are not involved in the initiative.

4:21 PM

Poland suspends crossing of Ukrainian trucks without international cargo transportation permits.

Deputy Infrastructure Minister Serhii Derkach said that no permits are required for bilateral transportation, as the visa-free transport regime is still in effect between Ukraine and the European Union.

3:56 PM

Zelensky says Russian casualties six times larger than those of Ukraine.

"Indeed, they (Russian forces) have much more people, and indeed we care for our people more," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

2:51 PM

Fico likely to return to duties 'soon' after recovering from May assassination attempt, Slovak government says.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last addressed the public in early June via a video posted on his Facebook page. Fico thanked doctors for their care and said he could return to work "in late June and early July."

1:44 PM

Document reveals why Russia keeps accidentally bombing itself, WP reports.

A document obtained by the Washington Post (WP) suggests Russia dropped glide bombs on its own territory nearly 40 times in one year, most likely due to malfunctioning guidance systems, the outlet reported on July 1.

12:38 PM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 6, injure 41 over past day.

Russia targeted a total of 11 Ukrainian oblasts – Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter five regions.

10:34 AM

'US doesn't see Ukraine in NATO today,' Zelensky says.

"It is so-called 'one step forward, two steps back' policy. I do not think that this is the policy of world leaders," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

9:54 AM

Russia attempting new ways to attack Kyiv, military says.

Russian forces attacked Kyiv with missiles at around 8 p.m. local time. The debris hit a 14-story residential building in the Obolon district.

8:44 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 543,810 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,110 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

5:15 AM

Exit polls show far-right party takes lead in first round of French election.

Exit polls show the French far-right National Rally winning the first round of France's parliamentary election on June 30.

2:16 AM

General Staff: Russia lost 3 planes, 350 tanks in June.

Russian forces lost three military planes, 350 tanks, and more than 58 air defense systems in the month of June, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces announced on June 30. Over 33,700 Russian soldiers were also reportedly killed in the last thirty days.

11:41 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Deadly attacks on civilians in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

11:19 PM

Media: Belarusian chief of general staff threatens to use tactical nukes 'if sovereignty threatened.'

Belarus's Chief of the General Staff Pavlo Muraveiko said that the country would use tactical nuclear weapons in cases where its sovereignty or independence was threatened, Belarusian state-run news outlet Belta reported on June 30.

8:31 PM

Ombudsman: More than 14,000 Ukrainian civilians in Russian captivity.

More than 14,000 Ukrainian civilians are being held in Russian captivity, Ukraine's Chief Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on June 29.

8:08 PM

Debris from missile attack hits residential building in Kyiv.

A residential apartment building in Kyiv was on fire after being struck by debris, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on June 30.

6:32 PM

1 killed, 9 injured in Russian strike on Kharkiv postal depot.

Russia targeted a postal depot in Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb on June 30, killing one person and injuring nine others, among them an 8-month-old child, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported at 6 p.m. local time.

5:59 PM

Black Sea grain deal provides potential model for talks with Russia, Zelensky says.

Ukraine does not envisage direct negotiations with Russia but could use the model of a tripartite agreement similar to the Black Sea Grain Initiative brokered by the U.N. and Turkey in 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer published on June 30.

4:34 PM

Ukrainian border guards attacked near Romanian border.

Border guards in western Ukraine were forced to defend themselves against an attack by two armed men, killing one of the assailants and injuring the other, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Ukrainska Pravda on June 30.

3:35 PM

Meduza: Russian mortality data suggests over 64,000 troops killed fighting in Ukraine.

Recently published mortality data suggests that over 64,000 Russian men were killed fighting in Ukraine, according to a report by independent Russian media outlets Meduza and Mediazona on June 28.