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From Soviet explosives to Russian drones: The long assault on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Orthodox Christianity's oldest and most sacred monasteries, was among the targets in Russia's latest overnight attack on June 15. Images of the religious site in flames sparked outrage and horror throughout Ukraine and the world. "(T)he roof of one of the holiest places in the Christian world — the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra — is burning," Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, wrote on X o
Ukraine war latest: Russian double-tap strike kills 4 rescuers in Kharkiv amid large-scale attack on Ukraine
* Russian double-tap strike kills 4 rescuers in Kharkiv amid large-scale attack on Ukraine * Soldiers who decline new contracts will keep serving until demobilization, Defense Ministry says * From propagandists to energy revenues, EU hits Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine strikes * Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashes during landing in Irkutsk Oblast * Zelensky reveals G7 sidelines meeting offer to Putin, says Russia again refused talks A Russian double-tap strike killed five people, includ
Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashes during landing in Irkutsk Oblast
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed while approaching for landing during a training flight in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed.
Soldiers who decline new contracts will keep serving until demobilization, Defense Ministry says
The comments came at a special briefing by Deputy Defense Ministry Mstyslav Banik on June 15 to journalists by the ministry in Kyiv.
EU to call on G7 to step up Ukraine budget support, von der Leyen says
G7 countries should fund the remaining third of Ukraine's budgetary needs over the next two years, and the EU is going to ask them to do so, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on June 15.
Where drone developers see the EU getting it right, and wrong, on defense
BERLIN, Germany — In a former hangar at Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, German and Ukrainian drone companies turned out in force at a new defense conference to cut deals, discuss their role in shaping the future of warfare, and make clear their needs from the EU and national governments. "It's a really positive shift that Europe is investing more effort, specifically upping financial resources," Maximilian Enders of Tytan Technologies told the Kyiv Independent in an interview at the New Age Defense
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As Russian battlefield gains slow and recruitment drive falters, Ukraine is warning that the Kremlin may finally reach for the measure it has long resisted — a forced mobilization. According to Kyiv, Moscow is preparing to call up tens of thousands of fresh soldiers to offset its climbing battlefield losses. But analysts believe Russia would only take that gamble in case of an imminent front-line collapse, or a sweeping pivot to a war economy — one that could signal preparations to push the co
