According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy chief of staff for President Volodymyr Zelensky, over 2,000 residents of Melitopol, a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, gathered near the city administration building on March 12 for a protest. Tymoshenko said that Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was abducted by Russian forces a day earlier.
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, and Ukraine issued a joint statement on June 7 setting out five conditions that must be met between Kyiv and Moscow to bring a resolution to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Armenia's parliamentary election on June 7 saw the country's highest voter turnout since 2018, as citizens cast their ballots to determine the makeup of the National Assembly — and decide whether Yerevan will pursue a European alliance or deepen ties with Russia.
Zelensky said in a June 7 interview with Sky News that he asked Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to deliver a message to Putin: Ukraine will never surrender Donbas, and Zelensky is ready to meet with Putin.
The attack was carried out with Ukraine's homemade Fire Point drones and new long-range Behemoth UAV, causing significant damage to the bridge, the military said.
The attack partially destroyed the repository's container reception building, though no spent nuclear fuel was being stored there at the time.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb also outlined a three-step approach for restarting diplomacy with Moscow.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 95 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian territory and occupied Crimea.
In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, three years after Russia destroyed the Kakhovka Dam, causing major flooding in the area.
The June 5 meeting marks the start of a new phase of communication on prisoner and hostage issues after Russia appointed Lantratova as ombudswoman in May.
Moscow launched 236 drones overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force, which said 215 of them were shot down.
The number includes 1,350 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"While (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's army is searching for a replacement, the railway junction and logistics in the region are operating with a limited reserve for recovery," the group said.
Ukrainian drones struck energy and transport infrastructure in the occupied Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts overnight June 6-7, independent Telegram news channel Exilenova Plus reported.
Power returned to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after a 15-hour outage, the IAEA said, ending one of the longest disruptions at the facility during the war.
on Google