Magura drone

7:27 AM

Air Force: Ukraine downs all 10 Russian drones launched overnight.

Mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force were involved in repelling the air attacks. The drones were shot down over Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, and Vinnytsia oblasts, the Air Force said.

7:08 AM

Property owned by brothers of Medvedchuk, ex-MP Kozak transferred to Ukrainian state.

A building materials factory owned by the brothers of former pro-Russian Ukrainian lawmakers, Viktor Medvedchuk and Taras Kozak, was officially transferred to the Ukrainian state on June 28, the State Security Service (SBU) announced in a statement.

5:49 AM

Putin calls to resume production of intermediate-range missiles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the country to resume production of short and intermediate-range nuclear-capable missiles on June 28, in response to what Putin says is the United States deploying mid-range missiles across the world.

4:46 AM

Czechia, Ukraine to sign bilateral security agreement on July 18.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced on X that the country will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine during the European Political Community summit in London on July 18.

4:37 AM  (Updated:  June 29, 2024 3:17 am)

Updated: US to announce $150 million military aid package to Ukraine, including air defense missiles, Reuters reports.

According to Reuters, sources familiar with the matter said that HAWK air defense interceptors will also be included in the aid package that is now expected to be unveiled on July 1.

2:44 AM

Ukraine working to secure 'guaranteed' military funding agreement from NATO allies, Deputy PM says.

Ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in Washington, Ukraine is focused on establishing a "guaranteed" military funding commitment from NATO allies, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna said on June 28.

1:33 AM

2024 Presidential election

With aid on the line, Kyiv pays close attention to US presidential debate

12:46 AM

IMF approves $2.2 billion in funding for Ukraine through Extended Fund Facility

"Ukraine’s performance remains strong under the EFF despite challenging conditions," a news release from the IMF read. "All quantitative performance criteria for end-March were met, and all structural benchmarks through end-June were implemented on time or with a short delay."

12:10 AM

Ukraine hits Russian space communications center in occupied Crimea, military says.

A series of explosions was reported in several settlements in Crimea overnight on June 23, including the town of Yevpatoria and the village of Vityne. Neither Ukrainian nor Russian officials commented on the attack. The 40th Separate Command and Measurement Complex is reportedly located there.

10:16 PM

High-profile captives, kept in Russian prisons for years, freed in prisoner swap.

Ukraine has brought back 10 people from Russian captivity, including Crimean Tatar activist Nariman Dzhelial, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 28.

8:34 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Kremlin claims 'provocations' from US drones over Black Sea, prepares potential response

7:53 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Key takeaways from the European Parliament elections for Kyiv

7:39 PM

Opinion

The Counteroffensive: Meet the energy workers keeping Kyiv from darkness

7:15 PM

Russia hits nine-story residential building in downtown Dnipro, killing at least 1, injuring 12.

People are trapped in their apartments, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. He added that one man was rescued from a car covered with debris.

7:11 PM

Lithuanian customs discover scheme to violate sanctions, export cars to Russia.

The EU instituted a ban on the export of all new and used cars above a certain engine size (greater than 1.900 cm³) to Russia in the immediate aftermath of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

6:23 PM

Video

Life in wartime Kyiv with blackouts

Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in recent months, leading to lengthy and almost daily interruptions in electricity supply all over Ukraine. In this video, the Kyiv Independent shows how Kyiv lives amid blackouts in the summertime.

5:24 PM

Vienna has become 'Russia's new espionage hub,' intelligence officials tell WSJ.

"We are now becoming a liability for our neighbors because Russia is using us as an operational base," an Austrian intelligence official told the Wall Street Journal.

4:18 PM

Spotify removes music by pro-war Russian singers.

The removals impacted the band Lyube and singers Grigory Leps, Oleg Gazmanov, and Shaman, who sang at a concert in Moscow in September 2022 in support of the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory.

3:34 PM

Ukrainian partisans claim they located air defense system protecting Putin's dacha in Sochi.

Ukrainian partisans claimed on June 27 that they had located an air defense system covering the skies above Russian President Vladimir Putin's luxury dacha in Sochi.

3:12 PM

Belarus says it is reinforcing security at Ukrainian border after claims of 'security incidents.'

The Belarusian border service claimed earlier in the day that border police had intercepted a drone that had crossed into the country from Ukraine in order to obtain information about Belarusian border infrastructure.

2:45 PM

Belarus weekly

Belarus Weekly: US designates Belarus as State Sponsor of Human Trafficking

2:26 PM

Putin gifted Kim Russian-made luxury car made by company that uses South Korean parts, Reuters says.

Aurus, the luxury car company in question, imported at least $34 million in South Korean parts between 2018 and 2023, according to customs data seen by Reuters.

12:38 PM

Finland announces $170 million in new military aid for Ukraine.

The total amount of military assistance Finland has provided Ukraine now stands at 2.2 billion euros ($2.3 billion), the Finnish Defense Ministry said.

12:17 PM

Another Russian Su-25 downed, Ukraine's National Guard claims.

This is the second Russian Su-25 jet that Ukraine has claimed shot down this month.

11:07 AM

Kremlin claims 'provocations' from US drones over Black Sea, prepares potential response.

The Russian Defense Ministry said U.S. drones were being used to conduct reconnaissance and find targets for "high-precision weapons supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Western states.