Russia is trying to sow disbelief within Ukrainian society through terror. This includes intensified drone attacks against Ukrainian cities, fake and manipulative stories around the issue of POW exchange and repatriation of bodies.

The Istanbul format cannot bring about radical changes, so without a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, it is unlikely that a lasting ceasefire can be established and the war ended.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, showed an exclusive video of the prisoner exchange that took place on June 20.

In Kostopil district, a storm destroyed more than 700 hectares of forest and knocked down thousands of trees.

During the spring campaign, fighters from the Russian Volunteer Corps, part of Timur's Special Forces, carried out a daring assault operation and captured enemy positions.

The US will continue to focus on the need to end Russia's war against Ukraine despite new serious escalations in the Middle East, as Russia remains a problem for US national security interests in Europe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted a decision by the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions on individuals and entities involved in the development and production of drones in Russia, as well as those involved in schemes to circumvent sanctions.

There are not many combat clashes in the southern direction at the moment, but the enemy is regrouping and preparing to intensify combat operations in a few days.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor believes that while it may be difficult, it is a sound and realistic goal to confiscate frozen Russian assets and use those funds to purchase U.S.-made weapons to support Ukrainian forces.

Another prisoner-of-war exchange between Ukraine and Russia has taken place, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), to discuss continued support for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aggression.

Early on Friday, June 20, Russian aircraft launched an airstrike on the Derhachi community in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, leaving the village of Tsupivka without electricity.

An investigative judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has imposed pre-trial detention for a Kyiv-based real estate developer, with the option of release on bail set at UAH 100 million (approximately $2.5 million).

Europe and the United States must remain consistent in their support for Ukraine, particularly in terms of military assistance, as this will increase the chances that Vladimir Putin agrees to enter negotiations.

While U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to find common ground with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to begin negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, Russia has already provided ample justification for applying serious pressure to compel it toward peace.

Following another wave of Russian drone attacks on Odesa and Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged international partners to strengthen sanctions against Russia's energy sector and shadow fleet, and to lower the price cap on Russian oil to $30 per barrel.

American artist Fred Grandy, who was killed during a Russian airstrike on Kyiv on June 17, had come to Ukraine as a volunteer to help clear debris from buildings destroyed by Russian attacks.

Counterintelligence operatives with the Security Service of Ukraine apprehended a Ukrainian army deserter who flipped onto the Russian side to commit acts of arson and intended to assassinate an FSB target.

The Dutch House of Representatives has recognized the 1944 forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars as genocide.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha of Ukraine has welcomed the decision of 14 European countries to step up the fight against the Russian "shadow fleet" and called on all nations to stop feeding Russia’s war machine and tighten sanctions.

Ukrainian defense intelligence intercepted Russian military radio communications where an incident is discussed involving a Russian soldier, who was considered missing, being killed and “eaten” by his comrade.

On June 19, the Baltic, Nordic, and Polish interior ministers met in Tallinn, approving a joint decision to ban Russian citizens who had participated in the war against Ukraine from the Schengen zone.

In Ukraine’s Odesa, one person died and 14 were injured as a result of an overnight attack by Russian drones.

In the past day, 176 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded along the front lines.

In the Sumy region, police bomb disposal experts defused the warhead of a Russian cruise missile.

The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to June 20, 2025, amount to approximately 1,009,330 people, including 1,090 people over the past day.

Operators of strike drones from the Phoenix unmanned aerial systems unit of the Revenge brigade of the State Border Guard Service destroyed a Russian Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system and a tank in the Kharkiv region.

Three people were injured and about 50 cars were damaged as a result of Russian drone strikes in Kharkiv.

As a result of an attack by enemy drones, a fire broke out in one of the districts of Sumy, but there were no casualties.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that tensions in the Middle East show at least two examples of Moscow's hypocrisy.

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin failed to attract Western companies to this week’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has stated that drones have become the new priority in supporting Ukraine following the transfer of 24 F-16 fighter jets.

The European Union is considering transferring almost EUR 200 billion of frozen Russian state assets held in Belgium into a new, riskier investment fund that would pay out higher interest.

The SSU military counterintelligence detained a Russian agent who was helping the invaders prepare an air attack on Neptune missile systems, which control the coastal waters of the Black Sea.

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has submitted to court the indictment against three officials from the Holosiivskyi District Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TRC) in Kyiv, the former head of a military medical commission, and two civilians. They are accused of organizing a large-scale corruption scheme that allowed thousands of draft-eligible men to evade mobilization in exchange for bribes.

The Russian vessel Shtandart has been banned from entering ports in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine, including the largest port, Saint-Malo, but some other regions are still ignoring the relevant EU sanctions.

Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Ukrainian Ground Forces should implement their experience of coordination with NATO and combat experience.

Experts in Kherson have published a comprehensive collection of practical advice for civilians on how to protect themselves from Russian drone attacks in urban areas. The materials are available for download in PDF format and in Google Docs format.

Russia is currently trying to save Iran's nuclear program in order to enable its allies to continue exporting war.

As of Thursday, June 19, 216 damaged objects were registered in Kyiv as a result of a massive Russian attack on June 17, 111 of them in the Solomianskyi district.

In the Poltava region, mass events were banned from June 18 to 24 inclusive due to the increased likelihood of air strikes on facilities in the regional center and the Poltava district.

Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko published evidence of the Russians transferring the bodies of their own military personnel along with those of fallen Ukrainians as part of the swap effort.

Participants of the fundraising run, including Dutch and Ukrainian veterans, who set out from The Hague to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine, arrived in Zhytomyr.

The UN Security Council must take measures to put an end to Russian madness and force Moscow to stop war crimes against Ukrainians.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine met with the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde on Thursday in Kyiv.

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday, June 20, in response to the latest wave of terror and Russia's brutal attacks on Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting on the sanction policy against the aggressor state, where a decision was made to synchronize the restrictive measures introduced by Ukraine and its partners to continue pressure on the Russian shadow fleet, and to explore new areas of restrictions against Russia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin regarding the escalation in the Middle East, stated that the use of force is not the right way to resolve international disputes.

North Korea is looking into sending its citizens to Russia to work at a drone factory so that the visiting workers can help increase production in exchange for gaining experience in drone operation.

Since the beginning of the weapon declaration campaign, 853 people in Kyiv region have contacted the police and declared a total of 762 firearms.