There were 171 combat engagements between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops over the past day. The enemy launched the most attacks in the Pokrovsk sector, with increased activity also recorded in the Lyman sector.
The total combat losses of Russian forces in manpower from February 24, 2022, to June 22, 2025, have reached approximately 1,011,490 personnel, with 1,100 invaders eliminated in the past 24 hours alone.
The first official regional FPV drone racing championship took place in Kyiv region — an event that combined a technical showcase, modern innovations, and a spirit of competition.
In Donetsk region, a 17-year-old boy was killed and four people were injured as a result of Russian strikes. Apartment buildings and over 30 private homes were also damaged.
The President of the United States has announced the destruction of key nuclear sites in Iran, located in the complexes at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, and warned of further strikes if Tehran does not agree to peace.
At least 45 Ukrainians, whom Russia has decided to deport, are being held in a basement without food or water at the Verkhniy Lars checkpoint on the border with Georgia.
Serhiy Dobrovolsky, a soldier born in the town of Zdolbuniv in Rivne region, who was released from Russian captivity as part of an exchange that took place at the end of May, has died.
The Kyiv community has handed over more than 2,300 FPV drones, 50 electronic warfare (EW) systems, three reconnaissance UAVs, and communications equipment to Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
In the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, six of the seven men who were injured by Russian shelling were police officers on duty on the highway.
The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Great Britain, Andrii Sybiha and David Lammy, discussed the current situation on the battlefield and agreed on their positions ahead of important international events, in particular the NATO summit in The Hague.
Seven men were injured in the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region as a result of Russian shelling, and they were provided with the necessary medical assistance.
Since the beginning of the day, 77 combat clashes have been recorded between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, with fighting still ongoing in seven frontline sectors. The most intense hostilities are taking place in the Pokrovsk direction.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that after advancing only 200 meters in the Sumy region over the past week, Russian troops were pushed back by 200 to 400 meters by Ukrainian forces.
In Russian-occupied Mariupol, Russian air defense systems may have been damaged following a large fire and heavy smoke observed in the city’s Prymorskyi district.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that approximately 695,000 Russian troops are currently deployed on Ukrainian territory, with an additional 52,000 stationed across the border in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that during the latest exchange of fallen service members, Ukraine received the bodies of 20 individuals who had fought for the Russian Federation
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he has not held any discussions with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal regarding the possible resignation of the government.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied reports that Patriot air defense systems were damaged or destroyed during recent large-scale Russian missile attacks.
On the morning of June 21, Russian forces launched an air strike on the private sector of Kramatorsk, injuring three civilians and damaging 30 private homes.
Defense forces repelled a powerful Russian assault in the Kostyantynivka direction, destroying about 15 units of heavy armored vehicles and 50 invaders.
Russian security forces are increasingly forcibly mobilizing migrant workers from Central Asian countries and forming separate units from them, which they use in the most dangerous areas of the front.
On the night of June 21, Russian troops launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine’s Poltava region, striking energy infrastructure in the Kremenchuk district.
The Minefields Honey Project — created by Saatchi & Saatchi Ukraine with support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, agro-industrial company Kernel, and Dronarium Ukraine — achieved a historic milestone for Ukrainian advertising with its first Cannes Golden Lion win.
During the night, Russian forces targeted the Nikopol district with FPV drones and artillery, damaging civilian infrastructure but causing no casualties.
On June 20, a total of 188 combat clashes were recorded between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, nearly a third of them in the Pokrovsk sector.
In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, rescuers from the Special Aviation Detachment of the State Emergency Service found a five-year-old boy who had been missing for more than three days in a wooded area. The child was found at 05:54 on Saturday, June 21, with the help of drone surveillance.
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