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Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea
The Ukrainian navy chief reported significant setbacks for the Russian navy's Black Sea Fleet, as combat-ready warships have been relocated from Crimea due to extensive damage inflicted by Ukrainian missile strikes and naval drone attacks. The Sevastopol base, crucial for logistics, repairs, and ammunition storage, has been particularly affected. Despite ongoing military challenges elsewhere, Ukraine has successfully targeted Russian vessels and facilities, including using unmanned boats packed with explosives.
Russia-Ukraine war: 7 killed and dozens wounded after missiles slam into town in southern Ukraine
Russian missiles struck a town in southern Ukraine, killing seven civilians, including children, and injuring dozens. Local authorities in Vilniansk reported bodies under picnic blankets and damaged buildings. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urged Western support to enhance air defenses against ongoing Russian attacks. Elsewhere, civilians died and were wounded in Donetsk, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed shooting down Ukrainian drones in southwest Russia.
Three dead in Kharkiv attack, Russia launches new barrage of missiles on Ukrainian energy facilities
Ukraine is struggling with a new wave of rolling blackouts after relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure that started three months ago took out half the country's power generation capacity. In its eighth major attack on energy facilities overnight, Russia fired 16 missiles and 13 Shahed drones, the Ukrainian air force said.
World leaders to meet at Swiss resort on possible Ukraine peace roadmap, Russia is notably absent
Leaders from Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya, and Somalia, alongside numerous Western heads of state and government, are set to convene at a conference this weekend to discuss the initial steps toward peace in Ukraine, with Russia notably absent. Hosted by Swiss officials, the conference will see over 50 heads of state and government, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as 100 delegations from European bodies and the United Nations.
For truce, exit annexed areas, end NATO bid: Vladimir Putin to Ukraine
On the eve of a conference in Switzerland to which Russia has not been invited, Putin set out maximalist conditions wholly at odds with the terms demanded by Ukraine, apparently reflecting Moscow's growing confidence that its forces have the upper hand in the war.
Putin says Russia will cease fire if Ukraine pulls troops from four regions and drops NATO bid
President Putin stated that Russia would halt its military operations and engage in peace talks if Ukraine abandoned its NATO aspirations and withdrew its forces from four disputed regions. These conditions, set just before a peace conference in Switzerland, contradict Ukraine's demands. Putin's requirements include the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. He emphasized that Russia would immediately cease fire and start negotiations once Kyiv agreed and began the withdrawal, alongside officially renouncing NATO membership plans.
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Attacks in Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions leave 27 dead, Moscow-backed officials say
In the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, attacks and drone strikes continue to escalate in the partially occupied regions of Kherson and Luhansk. Ukrainian assaults have resulted in at least 27 deaths, with casualties caused by guided bombs and missiles. Both sides have engaged in drone attacks, with multiple drones being shot down over various regions. The situation remains tense and volatile as the violence persists.
NATO chief chides members as Ukraine's allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia
Outgunned, Ukraine's troops have struggled to fend off Russian advances on the battlefield. They were recently compelled to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the east, where the Kremlin's forces have been making incremental gains, Ukraine's army chief said Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed Monday its forces had also taken the village of Semenivka.
NATO's chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine against Russia
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern over delays in NATO countries delivering promised military aid to Ukraine, allowing Russia to gain ground in the ongoing conflict. Stoltenberg cited shortcomings in supplying weapons, ammunition, and air defense systems, contributing to Ukraine's tactical retreat from several villages in the eastern region. Despite Western pledges of support, including vital U.S. military assistance delayed due to political disputes, and ongoing efforts to bolster Ukraine's military capabilities, Russia's superior resources and support from other nations pose significant challenges.
Ukraine says it destroys 20 drones launched by Russia overnight
Ukraine's air defence systems have successfully intercepted and destroyed 20 attack drones launched by Russia overnight, targeting seven Ukrainian regions. The drones were aimed at critical infrastructure and power facilities, with wreckage causing damage in Lviv and Odesa regions. Russian forces also launched missiles from S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, although the outcome of these missiles is not yet known. Russia's intensified attacks on Ukraine's power sector have raised concerns about ongoing infrastructure damage and civilian safety.
Ukraine targets Russian military region in drone barrage
Ukraine reportedly launched dozens of drones at Russia's Rostov region, targeting its army headquarters for the military offensive. Russian officials claim to have downed 53 Ukrainian drones, with 44 of them over Rostov. The attack allegedly damaged a power station. Ukraine's air force stated that Russia launched five missiles and 13 drones at its territory, with Ukraine downing the drones but not confirming the status of the missiles. Russian-installed authorities in occupied Ukrainian areas reported strikes, with injuries reported in Kherson and Donetsk regions.
Russians vote on day two of an election cementing Putin's power for 6 more years
The 71-year-old Putin faces three token rivals from Kremlin-friendly parties who have refrained from any criticism of him or his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin has cast his war in Ukraine, now in its third year, as an existential battle against the US and other Western powers bent on destroying Russia.
The Indians hired for Russia's Ukraine war
Moscow hires Indian and Nepali nationals through recruiters for the Russian army in Ukraine. Indian citizens are promised non-combatant roles but end up fighting on the frontline. Families blame Indian authorities for not helping and fear for their loved ones' lives.
Russia, Ukraine report six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka
Russian forces abandoned the city of Kherson, the administrative centre of the Kherson region on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, and the western bank of the River over a year ago but have since subjected many areas there to constant shelling from their positions on the eastern bank.
Ukrainian army says advancing at Dnipro river as drones target Kyiv
Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow were particularly frequent in the spring, ahead of the launch of its counteroffensive in June, but they have been rare in recent weeks. Kyiv was also targeted for a second night by a barrage of Iranian-made Shahed drones packed with explosives that were launched by Russian forces, local authorities said.
Ukrainian marines claim multiple bridgeheads across a key Russian strategic barrier
The wide river is a natural dividing line along the southern battlefront and Moscow's forces have used it since leaving the area around the city of Kherson in November 2022 to prevent Ukrainian troops from advancing further toward Russian-annexed Crimea.
Three killed in Russian attack on Ukraine's Kherson
Earlier in the day a Russian artillery strike hit a car in the city's suburbs, killing a man and injuring a two-month-old girl when the vehicle caught fire, Roman Mrochko, head of the Kherson city military administration said. "At noon, Russians ... fired artillery at a car in which a girl and her family were returning from a medical examination," he said in a post on Telegram.
Russia says downed three Ukraine missiles targeting Crimea
"Three enemy missiles heading toward Crimea were downed" in the Kherson region, the Moscow-installed official in the zone, Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram. Last month, Ukraine launched an unprecedented missile strike on the naval headquarters on the peninsula.
Russian shelling kills seven, including a baby, in Ukraine's Kherson region
Two people, including the pastor of a church, were killed in the neighbouring village of Stanislav, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. Three people each in Kherson city and the town of Beryslav were wounded, according to the interior ministry, and casualties were also reported in five other settlements across the region.
Evidence suggests Russia blew Kakhovka dam in Ukraine: Report
Citing engineers and explosive experts, the newspaper said on Friday that its investigation found evidence suggesting an explosive charge in a passageway running through the dam's concrete base detonated, destroying the structure on June 6. "The evidence clearly suggests the dam was crippled by an explosion set off by the side that controls it: Russia," the Times said.
'Our house was carried away': Flood survivors in Russian-held Ukraine speak of their escape
"The water in the house was at waist level. At midnight everything had been dry - both inside and outside," said the 73-year-old, who walks slowly with the help of a stick. "We can hardly walk. We went outside and were lucky that there were passers-by. They helped us to get to the 'Vostok' shop. Then we limped on to our friends," she told Reuters.
Mines uprooted in Ukraine dam disaster could pose danger for years to come, says Red Cross
The Red Cross has said that mines dispersed by the floodwaters from the breached Kakhovka dam could pose a danger to people for years to come. The vast Soviet-era dam was breached, with floodwaters pouring downstream across a large part of southern Ukraine, endangering tens of thousands of people.
Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding
Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine they control, threatening a massive flood that could displace hundreds of thousands of people, and ordered residents downriver to evacuate.
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