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27 June 2025
The capital's community has delivered 1,700 FPV drones of various types to soldiers of the 25th Kyiv Brigade named after Prince Askold and the 27th Pechersk Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.
26 June 2025
The drones launched by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry attacked rocket fuel storage facilities in Russia’s Bryansk region.
EU leaders, during a summit in Brussels, called on member states to strengthen restrictive measures against Russia to restrain its capabilities to wage a war of aggression, and in this context welcomed the adoption of the 17th package of EU sanctions against the aggressor state. At the same time, the final document of the summit contains no mention of the 18th package of sanctions proposed by the European Commission.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says the main targets of the 18th package of EU sanctions should include Russian oil, tanker fleet, banks, as well as all supply chains in arms production.
A 29-year sculptor from The Netherlands has donated his sculpture ‘Protection of Freedom’ to the Taras Shevchenko University in Kyiv as a symbol of support for the Ukrainian people.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which remains under Russian occupation, has been dependent on a single power transmission line for the past seven weeks, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Crimes of aggression documented in resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may be used as case material for the future Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, thereby strengthening mechanisms for enforcing PACE resolutions, which currently have a recommendatory nature.
Finnish customs are leading a major criminal case targeting a company from the east of the country that could have supplied Russia with components subject to sanctions in 2022-2023.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Valeriy Churkin held a meeting with State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, ivind Van Petersen, emphasized the need of Ukraine’s Defense Forces for additional air and missile defense systems.
Russia has always made art and culture political, using past achievements as a reflection of their might.
Ukrainian military serving on the northern border and maintaining control over the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone are preparing for any possible scenarios of a repeated attack from Belarus.
Based on developments in May and June, this year’s attempted “summer offensive” by Russian forces from the territory of the Russian Federation is failing, and their advance in the border areas of Sumy region has been halted as of this week.
In January-May 2025, Ukrainian sea ports handled 78,000 TEU of container cargo, which is about twofold higher compared to the same period last year.
Russian invading forces are sending sabotage groups into Ukraine’s Sumy region, primarily targeting Khotin and Yunakivka communities.
Fifteen Russian soldiers were captured by Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces, working in coordination with neighboring units, during operations in Sumy region.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces intercepted 24 out of 41 drones launched by the Russian military during an overnight attack on June 26. Strikes were recorded in seven locations.
Russian forces launched an overnight drone strike using a Geran-2 (Shahed-type) UAV at a five-story residential building in the town of Bilozerske, Donetsk region, injuring five civilians.
Russian troops killed two residents of the Kherson region over the past day.
Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Andrii Melnyk called on the Security Council to impose sanctions against states and individuals responsible for serious violations of children's rights during armed conflicts.
Germany’s development agency GIZ [Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit] provides active support to Ukraine, focusing on three main areas at the moment.
25 June 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bilateral agreement with the Council of Europe at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg to create a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
Dr. Stefanie Babst, former Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO, expressed disappointment with the outcome of the NATO summit in The Hague, criticizing the Allies’ decision to avoid discussing crucial topics such as Russia’s war against Ukraine.
During the NATO summit in The Hague, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with the leaders of the E5 countries (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Poland) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The talks focused primarily on enhancing Ukraine’s air defense system and improving capabilities to counter Iranian-made Shahed drones.
A meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump took place in The Hague on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
The heads of state and government of NATO countries, who met today in The Hague in the format of the North Atlantic Council, confirmed the validity of transatlantic ties and commitment to collective defense, as defined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty.
Alliance allies will include military aid provided to Ukraine in the total defense spending determined within the Alliance as a whole.
The deployment of an international military contingent in Ukraine, planned after the ceasefire is reached, would be the first operation in Europe without US participation and would radically change the security architecture of Europe
Continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression fully aligns with the MAGA Republicans’ “America First” principle — because if it’s not done, the United States may eventually have to send its own citizens to war.
Despite what the media write about him, U.S. President Donald Trump wants peace in Ukraine to come quickly.