News from Ukraine-based sources, ranked by recency.
Russia is waging a covert war for the minds of Africans by expanding a hybrid network of so-called “Russian Houses” to strengthen its influence on the African continent.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that he had a “good” meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G7 leaders’ summit and stated that “Russia should reach an agreement.”
Over the past 24 hours, on June 15, 228 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the front lines.
Air Defense Forces shot down 114 of the 132 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since the evening of June 15.
Total combat losses among Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to June 16, 2026, amount to approximately 1,385,420 personnel, including 1,230 over the past 24 hours.
Russian forces launched a drone strike on Enemy drone attack on Balakliia injures eight people, including two children
Canada and its allies in the G7 should provide Ukraine with more air defense systems and long-range weapons.
Volodymyr Zelensky, who arrived in Geneva, thanked Switzerland for its support of Ukraine during a meeting with Swiss President Guy Parmelin, particularly for its willingness to help bring about peace.
Latvia’s newly appointed Defense Minister Raivis Melnis has expressed support for Ukraine’s right to strike targets in Russia and assured that his country will shoot down any drones that enter its airspace.
Political turbulence in Romania could affect the stability of security assistance to Ukraine, making it important for Kyiv to take steps to reduce risks to its defense capabilities, according to international security expert and retired Major General Mykola Zentsev.
Following the Russian attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations called on the governments of democratic countries to intensify sanctions against Russia, its politicians, businesspeople, journalists, and religious figures who are complicit in crimes against humanity in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned France of the risks of a new trade war and threatened to impose 100% tariffs on French wines and champagne if Paris does not repeal the digital tax on American technology companies.
Public awareness in Belgium of hybrid and conventional military threats will remain insufficient until the country experiences a major incident on its own territory.
Over the past 24 hours, on June 14, Russian forces targeted energy and communications infrastructure in the Chernihiv region.
The Russian government has written off budget debts totaling 37.5 billion rubles ($525 million) for six additional regions, a move that highlights growing financial strain across the country's regions.
On June 15, there were 192 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the highest number of attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.
The decision to open the first cluster of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is a recognition of Ukrainians’ resilience and the irreversibility of their European choice.
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, together with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Chief of the General Staff Andrii Hnatov, held an online meeting with more than 300 service members representing 168 brigades and corps to discuss the first stage of the transformation of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he discussed with U.S. President Donald Trump the possibility of organizing a meeting with Russia on American soil. According to Zelensky, such a format could make it more difficult for Russian President Vladimir Putin to refuse negotiations aimed at ending the war.
Ukraine has completed the necessary work and is ready to move forward on its path toward membership in the European Union.
The opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova under the first negotiation cluster marks a historic step forward, a group of Members of the European Parliament has said.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on the village of Dobrenka in the Berestyn district of Ukraine's Kharkiv region, injuring five people, including a child.
In the wake of Russia's latest attacks, Ukraine is seeking an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council and is also initiating responses through the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and UNESCO.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi criticized UNESCO for refusing to label the attack that damaged the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra as Russian.
Should NATO invoke Article 5 on collective defense, Belgium could serve as a key transit hub for allied forces and equipment; however, its infrastructure requires modernization.
The Arbitration Tribunal confirmed that Ukraine retains its status as a coastal state in the Black and Azov Seas and the Kerch Strait, and that the Russian Federation’s actions in these waters and during the construction of infrastructure facilities violate international law and obligations regarding the protection of the marine environment.
During the summer months, neither side in the war will be capable of conducting genuine operational-level maneuvers, partly due to the “transparency” of the battlefield.
A joint European ballistic missile defense system should serve as the strategic response to Russian terror.
The tanker SMYRTOS, linked to Russia’s shadow fleet and already subject to sanctions by a number of countries, has been detained in British territorial waters for the first time; its detention could signal a tightening of actual oversight over compliance with the sanctions regime.
Warsaw has not yet transferred the MiG-29 fighter jets to Kyiv, as the issue of transferring Ukrainian technology to Poland remains unresolved.
Belgian defense expert and retired Colonel Roger Housen believes that Ukraine’s campaign of long-range and medium-range strikes is seriously undermining Russia’s ability to wage war in the long term.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state scholarships to 90 outstanding figures in science, culture, and the arts.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied a statement by Ukraine’s Ambassador to Cyprus, Serhii Nizhynsky, regarding his voluntary resignation, as a motion to recall him due to unsatisfactory performance had already been submitted.
In Kyiv, police seized the combat unit of a Russian “Geran-2” drone near a roadway in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
On Monday, June 15, the Council of the EU decided to extend until June 23, 2027, the sanctions imposed by the European Union in response to Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
In May, more than a thousand Russian invaders were killed by engineering munitions.
Cleanup efforts are currently underway following Russian strikes at three locations in Kyiv and one in Kharkiv.
Russian forces attacked the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region with drones while people were receiving humanitarian aid; four people were injured.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez welcomed the announcement of the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, while urging people not to forget the cost of this armed conflict.
A Russian drone attacked the Korabelnyi district of Kherson at noon, injuring four civilians, including a 17-year-old girl who is in critical condition.
