Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot in the Cossack village of Poltavskaya in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai overnight on 16 June, setting off a fire. Russian regional authorities again attributed the blaze to falling debris from intercepted drones — the explanation they have offered after earlier strikes. The depot is notContinue Reading
Europeans now shoulder nearly the entire burden of Kyiv’s war effort, while America still provides weapons and intelligence, France’s president said on 15 June. Emmanuel Macron made the case in a TF1 interview ahead of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains. France hosts the three-day gathering through 17 June. Asked whetherContinue Reading
The bloc’s foreign ministers blacklisted shipping firms, drone makers, propagandists, and judges tied to Alexei Navalny’s death, the Council confirmed on 15 June. The package landed hours after a Russian missile and drone barrage damaged the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. High Representative Kaja Kallas tied the twoContinue Reading
Russian forces struck Dnipro with drones in the early hours of 15 June, damaging a cultural landmark, a college, a school, an enterprise, and infrastructure objects, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported via Telegram. The attack damaged the House of Organ and Chamber Music, which is one ofContinue Reading
Ukraine’s foreign ministry rejected renewed allegations of “biolabs” on its territory, stating the country “has never developed, produced, or stockpiled biological weapons” and adheres to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), according to the ministry’s press service. Ministry response The comment came after outgoing US Director of National IntelligenceContinue Reading
Swedish JAS 39 Gripen jets intercepted Russian Su-24 and Su-34 aircraft twice on 13 June 2026, with allied combat aircraft also scrambled, the Swedish Armed Forces reported. Sweden’s territorial integrity has faced repeated pressure from Russian military activity over the Baltic Sea, with NATO allies intercepting Russian strategic bombers andContinue Reading
US President Traitor 47 and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take part in the same working session at the G7 summit in Evian, France, and “could very well cross paths” on the sidelines, a senior US official said, according to Suspilne’s correspondent and Le Figaro with AFP. The G7 summitContinue Reading
Ukrainian drones struck the Dzhankoi checkpoint, a railway bridge, a Russian pontoon crossing, and trucks at Chonhar overnight on 13 June, hitting four targets along the only land corridor between Russian-occupied Crimea and the southern front. Traffic toward the Dzhankoi checkpoint was halted, Russia’s installed head of occupied Kherson OblastContinue Reading
Ukrainian and Latvian defense ministers named specific categories of unmanned systems that will move between the two countries under the Drone Deal, Ukraine’s defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on 13 June. Latvia will supply Ukraine with anti-drone systems of Latvian manufacture. Ukraine will supply Latvia with strike drones, ground roboticContinue Reading