Authorities declare June 18 Day of Mourning in Kyiv region for victims of Russia’s deadly strike
In Kyiv region, June 18 has been declared a Day of Mourning for those killed in Russia’s massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv.
18 June 2025
In Kyiv region, June 18 has been declared a Day of Mourning for those killed in Russia’s massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv.
17 June 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on G7 leaders to enforce a strict price cap of $30 per barrel on Russian oil.
Ukraine is actively working on the development and deployment of drone interceptors to protect its cities from Russian-launched Shahed drones.
The number of people killed in the Russian missile strike on Kyiv in the early hours of June 17 has risen to 14, with 117 injured.
On the sidelines of the G7 Summit, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney.
Two people were killed and 27 others were injured on June 17 due to Russian shelling in the Kherson region.
Thirteen people have been confirmed dead in Kyiv following a Russian missile attack.
Canada has announced a new defense assistance package for Ukraine totaling 2 billion Canadian dollars (approximately 1.5 billion U.S. dollars).
As of 17:30 on Tuesday, June 17, 12 people were confirmed dead following overnight Russian strikes in Kyiv and Odesa.
Lives shattered in Russian attacks are the unacceptable price for a lack of united resolve to force Russia to negotiate peace.
On the southern front, Russian invading forces are using munitions with chemical agents just as they do in the northern sectors of the front.
Russian forces continue attempts to break through to the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk region. Currently, the most intense fighting is occurring in the Novopavlivka sector.
According to preliminary data, it was the cruise missile, which struck a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Tuesday.
The situation on Ukraine’s southern front is deteriorating, with a sharp rise in the number of Russian assault groups, combat engagements, and artillery attacks.
Rescuers have recovered the body of a deceased person from the rubble of a collapsed section of a nine-story residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district. Authorities report that between four and fourteen people may still be trapped under the debris.
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the Russian armed forces' strikes on Kyiv, Odesa, and other Ukrainian cities and urged to stop attacking the civilians.
Freight railcars carrying grain were damaged during a Russian attack on the night of June 17.
The Russians have changed their tactics in using UAVs: they have been launching massive attacks on Kherson’s Dniprovskyi district since early morning, with the number of injured civilians increasing.
In the Kyiv region, damage from Russian UAVs and missile attacks has been recorded in four districts, with one woman injured.
On the night of June 16 to 17, Russian occupation forces launched 472 drones and missiles against Ukraine. The primary target was Kyiv. As many as 428 drones and missiles were neutralized.
By launching a massive attack on Ukraine ahead of the final day of the G7 summit in Canada, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is sending a message of disrespect and aiming to make world leaders appear weak.
During an overnight attack on June 17, Russia launched more than 440 drones and 32 missiles against Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At least five residents of a high-rise apartment building in Kyiv, destroyed by a Russian missile, are currently considered missing.
On June 16, Ukrainian forces engaged in 186 combat clashes with Russian invaders, according to a Facebook update from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Echoes of war at sea will last a long time
Fighters from the Hart brigade of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service have destroyed two Russian long-range visual surveillance systems Murom-M, two vehicles, and a communications antenna in the Vovchansk sector.
Fourteen people died in Kyiv as a result of a Russian combined missile and drone attack, while 40 were injured.
Fourteen people died in Kyiv as a result of a Russian combined missile and drone attack, while 40 were injured.
Kyiv region was subjected to a Russian missile attack overnight Tuesday, which caused casualties, left homes damaged, and resulted in several fires.
At dawn, the Russians massively attacked Odesa with drones, leaving infrastructure facilities damaged and causing casualties.