The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in coordination with the Prosecutor General’s Office, has officially charged Dmitry Patrushev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, in absentia for his central role in orchestrating the large-scale theft of Ukrainian grain from occupied territories since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Russia launched a second night of large-scale aerial attacks on Ukraine early Thursday, targeting Kyiv and multiple western regions with a combination of drones, cruise missiles, and othercballistic weapons. The six-hour assault, which began just after 1 a.m., followed what officials described as the heaviest single-night barrage since the start of the full-scale invasion. Air raid sirens sounded across the capital, forcing residents to seek shelter in metro stations and underground garages.
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In mid-June, Ukraine quietly received the bodies of 6,057 of its fallen soldiers. The mass repatriation, agreed upon during negotiations in Istanbul on June 2, should have marked a rare moment of humanitarian cooperation amid a brutal war. But within days, Moscow had transformed the return of the dead into a sprawling psychological warfare campaign — one aimed at manipulating grief, undermining trust in Ukrainian institutions, and sowing division.
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“What had the chance to be a short-term crisis now demands a long-term strategy,” says Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, issuing a stark warning that the longer the world delays in confronting Russia’s full-scale invasion, the more entrenched and expansive the war will become. Her remarks reflect growing urgency in Kyiv, where officials believe the West’s incremental, hesitant approach is giving the Kremlin time to adapt, escalate, and build new alliances.
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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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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.
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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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.
