War in Ukraine
News and analysis of the war in Ukraine — military actions, political responses, consequences, and the humanitarian crisis.
New wave of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine: Casualties, destruction and service disruptions
On the night of June 6, Russia carried out new massive missile attacks on cities and regions in Ukraine. The result is numerous casualties, destroyed infrastructure, and disruptions of essential services in the affected areas.
A series of drone attacks against Russian strategic targets
During the night, numerous air attacks were recorded in Russia, in which a petroleum base in Engels and a high-tech equipment plant in Michurinsk were struck. This demonstrates Ukraine's growing capabilities to reach critical infrastructure and military targets deep in the Russian rear.
A Russian drone attack affects a medical institution in a Ukrainian community with a Bulgarian population.
A Russian drone attack in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Ukraine affected a medical outpatient clinic serving three villages with around 2,500 residents, including a Bulgarian diaspora. The authorities are taking measures to restore medical services to the affected population.
The Russian airports in Moscow are facing challenges due to the attacks with Ukrainian UAVs.
The intensified attacks with Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are forcing international airlines to limit their presence at Moscow airports and reroute flights to other cities of the Russian Federation. This leads to inconvenience for passengers and likely changes in the aviation schedule.
Former US president with controversial reaction to Ukraine's successes against Russia
The former US President Donald Trump publicly expresses admiration for the Ukrainian military operation against Russian air bases, but behind the scenes he expresses concern that this could undermine his diplomatic efforts to achieve peace. Trump shares that he has spoken with Putin, who has assured him that Russia will respond "decisively".
Ukraine is expanding its international coalition for defense modernization.
Ukraine continues to strengthen its defense capacity with the help of international partners. The expansion of the "Danish model" of support for Ukrainian defense up to 1.3 billion euros by 2025 was confirmed, as well as the expansion of the coalition for electronic warfare with five new member countries.
A firefighter loses his family in a tragic drone attack by Russian forces.
The head of the fire department in Priluki has lost his wife, his daughter - a policewoman, and her small son as a result of a Russian drone attack, while he was in another part of the city. The Minister of Internal Affairs expressed condolences for this enormous tragedy.
Ukraine is receiving unprecedented military aid and strategic partnerships for arms production
The meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group demonstrated strong international support for the country. Ukraine's partners have committed to building factories on their territory for the joint production of Ukrainian weapons, including drones, missiles, and ammunition. This will provide additional funding, access to modern technologies, and strategic industrial partnerships for the Ukrainian defense sector.
Kherson under fire: Four guided aviation bombs and artillery shelling cause damage to residential and public buildings
The Prosecutor's Office of the Kherson region reports on missile and artillery shelling of the central part of Kherson by Russian forces. The attacks have caused serious damage to residential and public buildings, as well as casualties among the civilian population.
Moldova warns of growing Russian military threat in Transnistria
The Prime Minister of Moldova, Dorin Reșan, states that the Kremlin plans to increase its military presence in the separatist region of Transnistria, bordering Ukraine and Romania, tenfold. This is part of Russia's attempts to interfere in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova and install a pro-Russian government in Chișinău.
Russian military blogger calls on the Kremlin for "maximally destructive" terror against the Ukrainian population
One of the regular Russian military bloggers openly called on the Kremlin to abandon even the apparent cover of "strikes on military targets" and move to direct terror against the civilian population of Ukraine. According to him, the standard strikes were not making an impression and he proposed a "maximally destructive, bloody and noisy" response, including the destruction of critical infrastructure.
The Ukrainian forces are destroying a strategic bridge connecting Crimea with Russia.
In the early hours of June 3, Ukrainian agents successfully carried out underwater mining on the supports of the Crimean Bridge - an illegal structure built by Russia to legitimize the occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula. The explosive device, equivalent to 1100 kg of TNT, shook the foundations of the structure and left the bridge in a critical technical condition.
Ukraine and Russia reach key agreements on the exchange of prisoners and bodies of the deceased.
Ukraine and Russia are negotiating an exchange of seriously ill prisoners of war and all those captured under the age of 25, as well as the bodies of 6,000 killed from each side. The parties also plan an additional meeting by the end of June, but the Russian representative makes provocative comments regarding the illegally deported Ukrainian children.
The Russian services are recruiting vulnerable Ukrainians for espionage in the EU.
According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, the Russian special services are intensifying their efforts to recruit Ukrainian citizens from the occupied territories to carry out illegal actions in the countries of the European Union. The main goal is to destabilize the regime and internal destabilization in Russia.
Ukrainian agents destroy strategic Russian planes with coordinated drone strike
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted an unprecedented operation, in which for the first time in history, Russia's strategic nuclear aircraft were destroyed at their own air bases through a massive drone strike. The operation inflicted significant economic and military damage on Russia.