Ukrainian F-16 Pilot Killed While Intercepting Massive Russian Air Assault
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Ukrainian F-16 Pilot Killed While Intercepting Massive Russian Air Assault

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Ukraine’s Air Force confirmed Sunday that Lieutenant Colonel Maksym Ustymenko, a 31-year-old F-16 pilot, was killed during one of the largest Russian air assaults since the start of the full-scale war. Ustymenko died after his fighter jet was critically damaged while intercepting Russian missiles and drones overnight on June 29. According to the Air Force, Ustymenko successfully destroyed seven enemy air targets during the mission.

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Ukraine Destroys Russian Helicopters and Pantsir System in Major Strike on Crimean Airbase
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Ukraine Destroys Russian Helicopters and Pantsir System in Major Strike on Crimean Airbase

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In the early hours of June 28, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) carried out a high-impact drone strike on the Russian military airbase “Kirovske” in temporarily occupied Crimea, destroying multiple helicopters and a key air defense system, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack, described as a special operation by the SBU, targeted aviation assets and ammunition infrastructure at the base.

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Drone Strike on Odesa High-Rise Kills Married Couple, Injures 14
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Drone Strike on Odesa High-Rise Kills Married Couple, Injures 14

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Russian drones slammed into high-rise apartment buildings in Odesa late Thursday, igniting fires and killing a married couple, Ukrainian officials said. Fourteen others were injured in the attack, which marked the latest in a series of strikes targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s Black Sea port city. Emergency crews worked through the night to extinguish blazes and search the wreckage for survivors.

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Ukraine Destroys Su-34 Jets at Russia’s Marinovka Airfield
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Ukraine Destroys Su-34 Jets at Russia’s Marinovka Airfield in Volgograd

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Ukrainian drones launched a precision strike overnight on June 27, targeting four Su-34 fighter-bombers stationed at the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd region, located roughly 900 kilometers southeast of Moscow. The operation was confirmed by Ukraine’s General Staff and the Ukrainian National News (UNN). Aircraft Hit According to preliminary data, two Su-34s were destroyed while two others sustained serious damage.

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Sberbank has found a way to transfer clients’ money to European cards despite being disconnected from SWIFT
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Russia’s Sberbank now evading sanctions by using Revolut and Germany’s N26

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Russia’s Sberbank, which is disconnected from the international financial information transfer system SWIFT, has the ability to send rubles with conversion into euros to foreign accounts in European banks. This is reported in The Bell. Journalists have found out that Sberbank allows transferring money to accounts of at least two European neobanks: the British-Lithuanian Revolut and the German N26.

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As Trump refuses to arm Ukraine, Russia Seizes Ukrainian Lithium Deposit, Undermining U.S. Minerals Deal
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As Trump refuses to arm Ukraine, Russia Seizes Ukrainian Lithium Deposit, Undermining U.S. Minerals Deal

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Russian troops have captured one of Ukraine’s most valuable lithium deposits, threatening a major U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal and deepening unease in Kyiv about the consequences of continued battlefield losses. The Shevchenko deposit—located just west of the village of the same name in Donetsk region—was taken by advancing Russian forces this week.

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Russia continues missile massacres across Ukraine, with another in Samar, Killing 5, Injuring 23
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Russia continues missile massacres across Ukraine, with another in Samar, Killing 5, Injuring 23

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Russians struck the city of Samar in Ukraine’s Dnipro region today, killing five people and injuring at least 23. The injured are being hospitalized, with 3 in serious condition and the remainder with moderate wounds. Emergency crews extinguished a fire at the strike site and continue rescue efforts. This attack follows a devastating June 24 barrage across the region, in which missiles struck the regional capital, Dnipro, and surrounding towns.

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UN confirms 3,000 civilian casualties from Russian drone strikes in Ukraine
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UN confirms 3,000 civilian casualties from Russian drone strikes in Ukraine

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A newly released bulletin from the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) reveals that between February 2022 and April 2025, short-range drone strikes have claimed the lives of nearly 400 civilians and left more than 2,600 wounded. These strikes, primarily in frontline areas, mark a dramatic escalation in the tactics of modern warfare and in their devastating human cost.

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