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Friday, June 26
Ukraine reportedly launches dozens of drones towards Moscow, mayor claims
Ukraine's military reportedly launched dozens of drones towards Moscow overnight on June 26, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed, as Kyiv continues to intensify its attacks against the Russian capital.
Skelia assault regiment commander suspended from duty amid investigation into alleged abuse
Skelia commander Yurii Harkavyi was suspended amid an investigation into alleged abuse and noncombat deaths in one of Ukraine’s largest assault regiments.
Russia launches fresh ballistic missile attack against Kyiv
At least two people have been injured, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. Explosions have also been heard in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, as a result of the attack.
Russia's 4th-largest oil refinery shuts down after Ukrainian drone strike, Reuters reports
The Lukoil-Nizhegorodorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, is Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery and second-largest producer of gasoline. The facility went offline on June 24 after a drone strike, two industry sources told Reuters.
Thursday, June 25
Ukraine's SBU to wage 40-day pressure campaign against Russia, Zelensky says
The president said he gave his approval for the SBU to launch "a 40-day influence operation ... against the aggressor state aimed at compelling it to end the war."
Ukraine's wartime action thriller 'Killhouse' reaches global audience on Netflix
Ukraine's new action film "Killhouse" is set to reach a global audience, hitting the Netflix streaming platform on June 26. Few scenes hit as hard in "Killhouse" as when Ukrainian soldiers decide to launch a high-risk mission to rescue a near-death civilian from the gray zone, a territory sandwiched between Ukrainian and Russian lines. In the film, the Russian commander watching them from his position assumes that the civilian being rescued must be of extraordinary importance. For the Ukrainia
About Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is Russia's president, a position he has held since 2012 and previously from 2000 to 2008, following his tenure as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Born on October 7, 1952, Putin served as a KGB officer before entering politics in the 1990s and consolidating authoritarian control over Russia's political system.
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"I would like to say a few words about matters that are not directly related to today's specific agenda items," the Russian leader said during a video conference with members of the government.
