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Explosions echoed throughout Kyiv overnight as thousands of residents sought safety in bomb shelters and underground metro stations
A think tank described Russian gains as ‘gradual and creeping’ over the past year, with its rate of advance decreasing since November 2025.
The Monaco government says it appears Vadym Iermolaiev and his family were ’specifically targeted.’
Deepened cooperation between China and Belarus could advance the Chinese regime’s Eurasian strategy, analysts said.
Ukraine has been striking Russian supply routes, depots, and refineries in recent months, causing gas prices to go up and shortages in some regions.
Putin’s remarks could be seen as a rejection of Trump’s June 16 call for Putin to reach a deal with Ukraine.
Moscow’s foreign minister maintains that proposals which he says were agreed to in a meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska last year are binding.
Belarus, meanwhile, said that it was the West that was trying to draw it into the war.
Russia and Ukraine have both been targeting fuel and transport facilities and other logistics in order to cut off supplies to each other’s troops.
Ukraine has submitted a revised application for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, bringing it closer to membership.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.N. Andrii Melnyk said with recent strikes on Russian locations, Kyiv has changed the dynamic of the war.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian forces have shot down 84 drones heading for Moscow in the early hours of the morning.
European leaders committed to providing more weapons for Ukraine and extending sanctions on Russia.
Kyiv sees EU membership as an important security guarantee for national stability once the war with Russia is over.
The Russian foreign minister issued the warning in a lengthy article posted on June 19.
The latest amount brings total Australian support for Ukraine to more than $1.8 billion.
Washington has twice previously extended its waiver on Russian seaborne oil to help nations cope with the energy shortage resulting from the war in Iran.
The Starmer government’s move is for self-preservation and Europe’s security, experts said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was a fully justified response to Russian attacks.
The G7 leaders also welcomed the news of the deal between the United States and Iran and affirmed their support for a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific.
