In the Kherson region, Russian troops attacked a service vehicle belonging to the Bilozerka settlement military administration with a drone, injuring a 46-year-old employee.

As a result of a massive attack by the Russian Federation on June 17, almost 80% of the windows at the Kyiv Sports Lyceum were damaged, and the walls, ceilings, entrance, and sports equipment were partially destroyed.

In border communities in Sumy region, roads are being equipped with anti-drone nets to protect against Russian attacks.

Deepening trade ties between Ukraine and Europe can strengthen the shared resilience of both parties in a fragmented world, especially since Europe is Ukraine's main trading partner.

President Volodymyr Zelensky honored the memory of those killed in the Russian strike on a building in Kyiv.

In Kherson, a Russian drone attacked an 84-year-old woman in the morning.

The Argentine National Intelligence Service (SIDE) has discovered a spy group that included Russians living in the country and, in collaboration with the Argentines, setting up a network of influence to promote Russia’s interests.

Three explosions were reported in temporarily occupied Crimea’s Sevastopol on the night of June 19. An air raid alert went off in the city's military units.

A hundred days have passed since Russia rejected the U.S. proposal for a complete ceasefire. It is time to act and force Moscow to peace.

The New Zealand government has announced new restrictions against Russian and Belarusian companies and citizens, and has also added four citizens of the DPRK and two of Iran to the sanctions list, involved in supporting Russia's war against Ukraine.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin said he was ready to negotiate an end to the war with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while dismissing the idea of signing a peace agreement with him due to his alleged "illegitimacy".

Ukraine’s defense forces neutralized 88 Russian drones out of 104 launched at Ukraine last night while in six locations, hits were recorded.

Over the past 24 hours, 163 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops occurred on the frontline. The Pokrovsk direction saw the most activity from the enemy, with significant engagements also recorded in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors.

Russian forces shelled communities in Mykolaiv region with artillery and attacked them with drones. In Kutsurub community, a woman was injured, while Inhul community, an agricultural enterprise was damaged.

The total combat losses of Russian forces in manpower from February 24, 2022, to June 19, 2025, have reached approximately 1,008,240 personnel, with 1,080 invaders eliminated over the past 24 hours alone.

Russian forces launched attacks at Nikopol district using drones and artillery overnight, injuring five people.

A former Ukrainian serviceman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for collecting intelligence on the movement of military equipment and personnel of Ukraine’s Defense Forces in Zaporizhzhia region.

As of 6:00 on June 19, 2025, there are no Russian warships present in either the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov.

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have exposed and shut down a scheme involving the embezzlement of funds during the procurement of medical equipment for cancer patients.

As of now, a total of 273,200 civilians remain in part of Donetsk region under Ukrainian government control, including 20,200 children.

Australia has imposed sanctions on 60 vessels from the Russian tanker fleet. In total, the country has introduced more than 1,400 sanctions against the Russian Federation.

Ukraine submitted nearly a quarter of all entries to the NATO international innovation competition focused on countering FPV drones operating via fiber-optic control.

In Sumy region, assault troops from the Black Swan battalion eliminated the commander of a Russian army motorized rifle regiment.

The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated UAH 41.5 million from the fund for eliminating the consequences of armed aggression to complete the reconstruction of an apartment building in Uman that was hit by an enemy missile in April 2023.

On June 18, 2025, Ukraine's State Property Fund sold JSC Construction Company Ukrbud at a privatization auction for UAH 805 million.

The Kremlin is expanding its military presence in the Arctic and preparing a foothold for resource-driven expansion, according to Andrii Cherniak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that during a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, he rejected his offer to mediate in negotiations with Iran, offering him to "mediate your own".

An Orthodox church in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, has been destroyed by Russian attacks.

The pilot project within the framework of cooperation between Ukraine and the United States may involve the development of the Dobra lithium deposit in Ukraine’s Kirovohrad region.

At the NATO summit in The Hague, the position on the irreversibility of Ukraine's path to NATO should be reaffirmed. In addition, the Ukrainian delegation expects to hear from the member states specific steps to assist Ukraine.

Ukraine’s forces used a drone to make a Russian serviceman surrender and escort him to their positions, where he was taken captive.

Romanian President Nicusor Dan has sent a letter of condolences to the Ukrainian Embassy in relation to the the massive Russian attack that targeted Kyiv on June 17.

The Prosecutor General's Office has secured the extradition to the United States of a member of an international ring spreading the infamous Ryuk ransomware.

The OSCE Troika has condemned Russia’s attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, and has called on the Russian Federation to end the war.

Search and rescue operations have concluded in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, where a residential building was struck and partially destroyed. The operation lasted over 39 hours, and rescuers recovered the bodies of 23 people from under the rubble of the collapsed section.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) will conduct background checks on individuals who were formerly citizens of the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, lived in temporarily occupied territories, and now seek to obtain Ukrainian citizenship.

The law on multiple citizenship will allow foreign legion soldiers, ethnic Ukrainians, and members of the diaspora to obtain Ukrainian citizenship. At the same time, Ukrainian refugees will be able to acquire foreign citizenship.

Eight people were injured in Kherson region on June 18 as a result of enemy shelling throughout the day.

As a result of the massive Russian strike on June 17, the most severely damaged buildings in Odesa were located in the historic city center.

As of Wednesday, June 18, a total of 207 damaged sites have been registered in Kyiv as a result of the massive Russian attack on June 17, with 106 of them located in the Solomianskyi district.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in cooperation with the National Police, has uncovered five more individuals who, on orders from the Russians, committed acts of sabotage in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Ternopil, and Kharkiv regions.

All fires that broke out as a result of Russian strikes on the capital on Tuesday have already been extinguished.

In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Russian invaders destroyed the state veterinary hospital.

Enemy activity in the Sumy direction has decreased, and no enemy actions along the border have been observed within the Chernihiv region.

In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, as a result of a Russian missile attack on a residential building on the night of June 17, Dmytro Isaienko, a master's student at the Faculty of Physical Education, Sports, and Health of Mykhailo Dragomanov University, was killed.

In the Cherkasy region, employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a military serviceman who, out of ideological convictions, passed on the coordinates of Ukrainian units in four regions to the Russian army.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a just transition program for Ukraine's coal regions through 2030, which will cover initiatives in 38 communities linked to coal mining and thermal power generation.

In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, two more bodies were recovered from the rubble of a nine-story residential building. The death toll has risen to 23, and search and rescue operations are continuing.

The leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), including President Pia Kauma, have condemned Russia for systematic torture, executions and inhumane treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Next week, when NATO leaders meet at the summit in The Hague, preserving European and Transatlantic unity will be no less important than increasing defense spending.