President Zelensky arrives in UK
President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the United Kingdom.
23 June 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the United Kingdom.
Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha has called on the EU Foreign Affairs Council to slam the Russian economy with crippling sanctions in response to escalating terror.
Events in the Middle East may lead to Ukraine being pushed out of the global spotlight.
The European Union is preparing a record-breaking package of sanctions against Russia in response to its "boundless brutality."
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have announced a new support package for Ukraine amounting to 16 million New Zealand dollars (over 9.4 million US dollars) ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague this week.
The number of those injured in Kyiv from the Russian missile and drone strike has risen to 31, with six confirmed dead.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russian army has launched a cynical attack on civilian infrastructure in four regions, using 352 drones and 16 missiles. The main target of the attack was Kyiv.
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 354 Russian aerial threats during an overnight attack.
On June 22, a total of 142 combat clashes were recorded between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, with the heaviest fighting concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector.
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to June 23, 2025 amount to nearly 1,012,500 invaders, including another 1,010 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
I don’t believe in a scenario where the United States would eventually abandon Ukraine. This is unrealistic. And this, albeit cautious, is still a reason for optimism
Due to a combined attack by Russians on Kyiv, there are five preliminary casualties in the city, with fires in several districts.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will visit Brussels on June 23 to participate in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council at the invitation of EU Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kallas.
A woman was killed and several people were wounded during an enemy attack in the Kyiv region, with houses and cars damaged in three districts.
Russia is carrying out a massive UAV attack on Kyiv. Debris falling in one of the districts caused a fire, and two people are known to have been injured.
During an air strike, debris from a UAV hit an uninhabited building in the Solomianskyi district, causing a fire and injuring one person.
Next week will be an eventful one for Ukraine’s delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), with key debates on two resolutions concerning Ukraine and a planned address by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine will need $17.3 billion in 2025 to address key recovery needs, including housing, energy, infrastructure, transport, and social protection.
Russia, in global politics, tries to present itself as a defender of Muslims, but in reality, its rhetoric and actions are aimed at their destruction. A clear example of this is the crimes and persecution of Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea.
Another batch of 14 off-road vehicles, filled with humanitarian aid, have been delivered to Lviv by volunteers from the United Kingdom for the Ukrainian military.
22 June 2025
Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, known for producing NASAMS air defense systems, has opened an office in Ukraine.
On June 22, Russian forces launched an Iskander-M missile strike on a training ground of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region.
In Kyiv, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces General Oleksandr Syrskyi, and Chief of the General Staff Major General Andrii Hnatov held high-level talks with Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Onshuus Sandvik to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Norwegian Minister of Defense Tore Onshuus Sandvik to discuss joint arms production, investment in Ukrainian weapons manufacturing, and strengthening of air defense.
In Ochakiv, Mykolaiv region, three people were wounded as a result of shelling by the occupiers, including two children.
An elderly man was injured as a result of a drone strike on a village in the Kharkiv region.
In the event of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, all of Iran's resources will be directed toward confronting Israel, and Russia's share of military aid will decrease accordingly. This could lead to a reduction in Russia's use of kamikaze drones in the war against Ukraine.
On June 22, Russian forces launched a missile strike at a training ground of one of the mechanized brigades of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where training exercises were being conducted with servicemen. Casualties, including both killed and wounded, have been reported.
The delegation from the Belgian municipality of Merelbeke-Melle led by Mayor Egbert Lachaert, arrived in Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk region, on Sunday to formally sign off a twinning agreement between the two towns.
Since the start of the day, there have been 69 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with battles ongoing in five sectors of the front.