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Ukrainian strikes on Russian military targets in occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine have severely disrupted Russian logistics. According to Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Russian infantry units now have to walk up to 30 kilometers to reach their positions.
Sweden will supply Ukraine with long-range Meteor air-to-air missiles for its future Gripen fighter jets, Defense Minister Pål Jonson confirmed on Wednesday in Kyiv, as reported by the Kyiv Post.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces killed or wounded approximately 1,210 Russian soldiers on June 30, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (ZSU). Total Russian losses since the start of the war now stand at about 1,404,760 troops.
Russia is losing momentum on several fronts, according to an analysis by the Kyiv Post. Ukraine continues drone strikes on Crimea, undermines Russia's economy, and receives new support from European partners.
Ukraine and the United Kingdom have held talks on strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities, potentially funded by frozen Russian assets, according to Ukrinform.
The Civil Court of Cassation within Ukraine's Supreme Court has once again postponed its decision on sanctions against former President Petro Poroshenko. The ruling is now scheduled for July 10, according to the BBC.
Ukraine's commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi warns that a Russian offensive from the Bryansk region into Oblast is 'realistic.'
Ukrainian forces have attacked the largest Russian satellite communications center in Dubna near Moscow for the second time in days.
A heatwave with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius is making train travel in Ukraine difficult. The state railway Ukrzaliznytsia offers advice on how to keep journeys bearable.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a bill to parliament to create a Ukrainian National Pantheon, sparking sharp criticism from Polish politicians who see it as a provocation.
Ukraine is reinforcing its northern border with Belarus in the Chernihiv region, building trenches, wire barriers, and concrete obstacles. According to the Kyiv Post, citing a report by Ukrinform, the defenses have grown by about 500 percent since 2022.
A severe thunderstorm hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Monday. According to Mayor Andriy Sadovyi, a six-year-old girl was struck and injured by lightning.
Vladimir Putin spoke at the congress of the pro-government party United Russia about the course of the war and complained about Ukrainian attacks. Political scientist Ihor Tschalenko sees this as an adjustment of Russia's war goals.
Vladimir Putin claims the Russian army is advancing on all fronts. But independent observers and internal documents show that the official maps of the General Staff deviate by up to 20 kilometers from the actual front line, as the BBC reports.
The Ukrainian government has tightened the rules for housing vouchers for internally displaced persons (IDPs). As MP Pavlo Frolov announced, certain groups will no longer receive support starting August 1.
A Russian missile attack on a company in Dnipro on Saturday killed five people and injured 28, according to Serhij Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration.
A Russian missile attack on the Zmiiv community in Kharkiv region killed a 55-year-old woman and injured at least eight people, including two children, according to regional military administration head Oleh Syniehubov.
Ukraine has struck two oil refineries on Russian territory, according to official statements from Kyiv. Moscow is considering restricting fuel exports in response.
Colonel Volodymyr Kononnikov, commander of the 154th Brigade, was found dead on June 28. The Southern Operational Command said law enforcement has launched an investigation.
Alexander Lukashenko's surprise visit to Russia is not just about military matters. According to Ukrainian TV channel 24 Kanal, citing political technologist Yuriy Podorozhniy, the Kremlin intends to use the Belarusian leader as a tool to undermine Western sanctions.
Units of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) attacked the Yaroslavl oil refinery in Russia on the night of June 28. The SSO said the plant is one of the country's largest and supplies fuel to Moscow, among other areas.
Ukrainian defense forces attacked and damaged a strategic railway bridge in the occupied village of Sabivka, Luhansk region, on June 26. Images confirming the damage surfaced on June 28, the Kyiv Post reports.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on June 28 that a monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa will be erected on the site where a Lenin statue was toppled in 2013.
At least three civilians were injured on Sunday morning when Russian forces struck a residential area in Zaporizhzhia with guided glide bombs, according to the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov.
In the early hours of Sunday, June 28, Russia attacked Ukraine's capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles, injuring at least two people and sparking fires in the Darnytskyi district. Chernihiv and the Dnipropetrovsk region were also hit, the Kyiv Post reports.
Since morning, Russia has been attacking Ukraine along numerous front sections – the General Staff counts 57 attacks.
An explosion rocked the central Ukrainian city of Kropyvnytskyi on Monday evening as Russian drones targeted the area, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
Former frontline soldier Alexander Lunin demanded a conversation with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine. Instead, the police are now searching for him, as he has disappeared for the time being.
Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy have killed three people, local authorities reported.
The Ukrainian army attacked an arms factory in the Russian million-strong city of Volgograd overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Flamingo cruise missiles struck the facilities of the Titan-Barrikady plant and set them on fire.
Ukraine plans to deploy its 'Katran' naval drones to intercept vessels violating international sanctions, a representative of the Ukrainian military intelligence agency HUR told Business Insider.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry has tasked the Defense Procurement Agency DOT with a new competitive tender for an expanded batch of long-range 155mm artillery shells, the Kyiv Post reports.
A Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia struck an industrial plant, sparking a fire. According to regional governor Ivan Fedorov, no one was injured.
After losing their home in Huliaipole to Russian troops, a Ukrainian family bought an old house and spent over 750,000 hryvnias on the roof and extension alone, as Olena reported on social media.
Ukraine's 28th Separate Brigade destroyed a rare Russian vehicle used as a launch platform for Shahed attack drones at the occupied Donetsk airport on Friday, the brigade reported.
Ukrainian and Polish scientists have signed an agreement to cooperate in the Arctic, giving Ukraine the opportunity to conduct bipolar research on both poles for the first time.
Russian-installed authorities on occupied Crimea have declared a state of emergency following massive Ukrainian drone strikes.
In the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine's Kherson region, power was fully or partially cut on Friday. The Moscow-installed authorities reported the blackouts, which coincide with a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting occupied infrastructure and logistics links to Crimea.
In Kharkiv, a man attacked military personnel of a district military enlistment office with a knife during a mobilization operation. According to the regional TCC, one soldier was killed and another wounded.
A Russian drone struck a nine-story residential building in the Ukrainian city of Sumy overnight, the State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported.