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Wednesday, June 24
'No real step toward ending war' — Russian ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih kills 4, injures 30
Kryvyi Rih, one of the main industrial centers in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, came under a Russian ballistic missile attack at around 11 a.m. local time.
Crimea now 'zone of constant losses' SBU says, after strikes on Russian air defenses, military airfields
Ukrainian drones struck power infrastructure in occupied Crimea and a gas processing plant in Russia's Orenburg Oblast overnight on June 24, monitoring channels reported as Ukraine ramps up pressure on Russian energy infrastructure.
Russian attacks kill 10, injure 72 across Ukraine over past day as deadly ballistic missile strike rocks Kryvyi Rih
Russia launched 101 drones overnight, while Ukrainian air defenses downed or jammed 95 of them, the Air Force reported.
Russia accuses US of anti-Russian shift, says bilateral dialogue has stalled
"This is a departure from where the Trump administration started its dialogue with us," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
'My first impression was it's hell' — Belarusian prison memoir brings attention back to Lukashenko's repressions
In a Belarusian prison, it's a simple note — "We are with you" — hidden inside a chocolate bar from a volunteer aid package that can move political prisoners to tears. In their tightly monitored environment, where isolation itself is a form of punishment, such gestures take on an almost sacred significance. Hanna Komar's memoir "When I'm Out Of Here: Staying Human in a Dictator's Jail" details how these fleeting acts of solidarity become a means of holding on when living in an authoritarian reg
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,395,790 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,260 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
About Patriot Air Defense System
The Patriot is an advanced American air defense system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and aircraft at ranges exceeding 150 kilometers (93 miles). Ukraine received multiple Patriot batteries from the United States and European partners from 2023 onwards for defense against Russian missile attacks. Patriots have successfully intercepted Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and other advanced Russian weapons targeting Ukrainian cities.
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On June 2, Russia carried out its largest ballistic and hypersonic missile attack of the year. On June 15, it nearly surpassed that record. The attacks point to a disturbing change in tactics: The Kremlin may be refining a new model of strikes on Ukrainian cities, relying on concentrated salvos of ballistic and hypersonic missiles to inflict maximum damage as Ukraine faces a growing shortage of Patriot interceptors. The two mass strikes in June followed a similar pattern. Russia launched more
