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Acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine steps down
The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Chargé D'affaires Julie Davis, completed her diplomatic mission on June 27, formally retiring from her post, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. Davis' departure leaves a key diplomatic post vacant at a critical moment, while peace talks remain at a standstill. It remains unclear who will succeed Davis or when a permanent ambassador might be nominated. Davis, who has served as chargé d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv for nearly a year, previously an

Explosions, fires reported in Kyiv amid Russian missile attack
Russia once again unleashed a barrage of ballistic missiles strikes on Kyiv overnight on June 28, damaging several sites within the city and injuring at least two people, officials said.

Oil refinery burns in Russia's Krasnodar Krai following reported Ukrainian drone attack
Ukraine's military reportedly carried out a drone attack against an oil refinery in the Russian city of Slavyansk-na-Kubani overnight on June 28, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

Slovakia will not pledge aid to Ukraine at NATO summit, Fico says
"Slovakia will not pay for Ukraine's military expenses," Prime Minister Robert Fico said ahead of the summit in Ankara in July.

Serbia's President Vucic announces plans to resign within weeks
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, a right-wing populist leader with authoritarian tendencies and warm ties with Russia, said on June 27 that he would resign from office.

Trump 'skeptical' of Putin, may dismiss Russia's Alaska summit demands, Axios reports
The so-called "Alaska understanding" refers to Moscow's request that Washington to pressure Ukraine to withdraw completely from Donbas, one person familiar with the Alaska discussions previously told the Kyiv Independent.

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Ukraine's siege of Crimea has been a long time coming. Crimea is under an effective siege as Ukraine has been systematically isolating the occupied peninsula with a multipronged campaign of drone strikes. "Hell is beginning," Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in a June 17 interview. "Logistics are being cut off. Crimea is being isolated." Ukraine plans to fully isolate the peninsula, cutting it off from Russian supply while destroying critical infrastructure — ultimately allowi


















