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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: June 17, 2026
2026-06-18
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[Korrespondent] 21.48 The Russian military attacked the village of Komishuvakha near the Zaporizhzhya region with an FPV drone, injuring 64 people. The head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Administration, Ivan Fedorov, told us about this. In his words, a Russian FPV drone crashed near a private security area, injuring a local scumbag with its tricks.

21.09 The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, plans to nominate the candidacy of a changemaker from the EU in the near-Russian-Ukrainian war at the closest meeting of the European Union.

During the meeting with journalists, Meloni confirmed that she was working on the proposal of the same representative of the European Union regarding the fate of diplomatic efforts regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Recently, the head of the Italian government did not name a specific nickname, but named the main criterion for the upcoming candidate. In these words, this role may not be played by the representative of the largest powers of the European Union, but by the so-called “middle-sized” region.

Melonia is convinced that such an approach will help eliminate competition between major European capitals and make the negotiation process more balanced.

The meeting of the European Union plans for 18-19 in Brussels.

20.24 The United States will review the issue of granting a license to Ukraine for the production of American anti-ballistic missiles. American President Donald Trump stated this on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.

The President of the United States respected that Ukraine's fears that American missiles in Europe will be looked at. “They would like to be able to earn money. Let’s look at the price,” Trump said.

19.50 The Netherlands is required to provide drones and anti-aircraft defense for Ukraine for a total amount of 500 million euros; Half of these funds are visible through the PURL program.

The Netherlands will purchase drones worth 250 million euros from powerful defense companies. Rashtu 250 million euros will be spent as part of the initiative to provide Ukraine with the replacement of American production PURL.

The new requirement increases the Dutch contribution to this initiative to 1 billion euros. As part of the program, Kiev will receive missiles for anti-aircraft defense, as well as ammunition for high-tech F16 and other systems.

The Netherlands and Ukraine also signed a sheet about the intention of promoting defense innovation in the country.

19.00 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President of Brazil Lula da Silva at the “Great Family” (G7) summit at the French Evian. The Ukrainian leader posted about this on Facebook. The leaders discussed “possible diplomatic approaches” to end the war in Ukraine.

18.58 Pope Leo XIV called to pray for the end of the war in Ukraine after the shelling by Russian troops of the 15th century of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. He wrote about the pontiff in social media X.

“We are looking for more news about the war in Ukraine, which is expanding in the future. There are a lot of innocent victims, slaughtered ritualists, churches and objects of cultural destruction destroyed by fire,” said the head of the Catholic Church.

Leo XIV said that he is in solidarity with those wounded who mourn their loved ones, as well as with those who “in the midst of violence continue to serve life with dignity.”

“I ask everyone to pray for this war to end. We ask the Lord to open the way to dialogue, to extinguish hatred and to bring about a just and tragic peace,” the Pope wrote.

18.39 In the near hour of occupation, the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea will be isolated through drone strikes. Defense Minister Mikhailo Fedorov said this in an interview for PRESSING.

18.17 Bulgaria opposed part of the 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union.

The European Commission proposed to add Patriarch Kiril of Russia to the sanctions list. The reason was given as support for the Russian war against Ukraine.

Previously, Bulgarian ZMI wrote that Sofia would try to kidnap the Patriarch of Russia Kiril. Of all the Bulgarian metropolitans, Naum Russkiy came out officially and condemned the attack on the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in Kiev.

Apparently, to confirm sanctions against Russia, a unanimous decision of all EU countries is required. The misfortune of any member state with part of the sanctions package blocks its praise.

17.59 The President of the European Union, Antoniu Costa, along with his team, established contact with the Kremlin in an attempt to negotiate a change of pace before the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

His boss has already made two contacts with the Russian settlements, close to the ruler Volodymyr Putin, with the method of preparing the soil for greater changes in the future.

17.44 The United States and European G7 members are firing long-range missiles from the “licensed” PPO systems in Ukraine. This was revealed by Le Parisien in a diplomatic manner.

17.40 In all territorial centers for staffing and social support (TCC and SP), verification services will be carried out. The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mstislav Banik reported this. The functions of the TCC can be distributed among other installations, without a closed loop of transportation and mobility.

17.17 Announcing to Russia about the attack of a Ukrainian drone on a bus carrying a children's football team from Belarus in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation is a provocation. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.

16.56 On Wednesday, Russian firemen launched a massive attack on the town of Trostyanets in Sumshchyna. The legacy of the attack was on the destroyed gas station. Near Trostyanets in Sumy region, four people were injured due to the Russian attack. Oleg Grigorov, the head of the Sumy OVA, reported this. In his words, the Russians are systematically working on fire infrastructure in the region in order to simplify logistics and ensure the safety of communities.

16.45 Until 15 years of confiscation of the lane, an FSB agent was sentenced, which the SBU victorious from Cherkassy 2025 on the basis of the shelling of Cherkassy. The SBU was informed about the 17th century. As the investigation established, following the Russian attacks, a student at the Moscow University was recruited by the enemy. In the field of view of the Russians, they lost money, if they searched for earnings from Telegram channels.

After recruitment and instruction, the agent began to bypass the area and record evidence of attacks on the regional center for the FSB. It is documented how the evil-doer arrived at the place of the witch, photographed him and called him to the curator from the Russian Federation. To contact the Russian intelligence service, the Vikorist citizen used an anonymous chat on a popular messenger. Also an agent monitoring the combat positions of radar stations of the Defense Forces, which protect the airspace of the central region of Ukraine.

15.31 NATO has announced the nature of its assistance to China in opposing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated this.

"We are constantly trying to monitor what China is doing. Of course, we know that Russia is not alone. They are receiving important support from Northern Korea, China and Iran. In these countries bilateral interests, which are not always fixed on the paper, but those that must be taken away one for one and are taken away in return. important technologies ballistic design,” said Vin.

In favor of China, Rutte confirmed that NATO is aware of China’s assistance to Russia in circumventing sanctions and with the production of the underground vicor.

In this case, the NATO Secretary General did not publicly go into other details of the Alliance’s assessment of the nature of Chinese assistance to Russia, despite the military’s advance, as EU diplomat Kaja Kallas recently spoke about.

15.25 In Moscow, vehicles from the armed forces began to be used to fight Ukrainian drones. One of them was marked by Moscow-City. The photo was published by journalist Alexander Plyushchov, reports The Moscow Times. In other words, the same place is located in Kapotny, where the Moscow Naphtha Refinery (Refinery) of Gazprom Nafta is located.

15.01 Sochi Airport collapses. The reason was the closure of the windy expanse through drone attacks, which began from 14 to 17 in the Krasnodar region. During the rest of the year, the skies over Sochi were closed four times, which seriously disrupted the polling schedule. Until mid-morning, the 17th of June, over a hundred flights and a number of flights were registered. This applies to both domestic and international flights.

14.51 The Security Service has collected an evidence base on “an operational officer of the law enforcement colony No. 4 of the Federal Service for Vicarious Punishment in the LPR of the Russian Federation.” The evildoer is responsible for the mass destruction of the Ukrainian military forces.

The defendant is a citizen of the hourly occupied part of the territory of the Luhansk region, who, after its burial, joined the old groupings of Russia. There he was assigned to the warehouse of the administration of the Moscow prison, where the Russians were fighting to strengthen the support of the members of the Rukh and the captured ZSU soldiers.

The investigation revealed that in 2022-2026, people carried out tortures on the victims at the walls of the occupation installation.

It is documented that Ukrainian prisoners were subjected to the so-called “reception” when they were beaten with humic kicks on various parts of the body and head before arriving at the colony.

14.26 In the Sinelnikivsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Primus evacuation of children's homelands began from another 23 settlements in the Shakhtarsky, Dubovikovsky and Boginivsky communities through the Bezpekova the situation. Over the next month, perhaps 3,800 boys and girls will be deprived of the unsafe territories.

Out of seven other communities, the region is concerned about the evacuation of adults. All families with children have already left Novokiivka, Illinka and Vishchetarasivka, Nikopol region. The evacuation of all locals from one street in Marganets and around 100 - Nikopol will also continue.

Over 49.5 thousand people have already left the Sinelnykivskyi district. people from Nikopol - about 750 inhabitants.

13.54 The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirsky, and the Chief of the Defense Staff of the Armed Forces of Rumania, Georgitse Vlad, discussed the security situation in the Black Sea region and the response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

13.12 The commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Oleksandr Pivnenko, informed that once the problem of unauthorized surplus of parts (SZCh) is identified, the situation is no longer under control. Following the words of the Major General, out of thousands of troops who have lost their lives, even every other one can turn around.

“Over the entire hour, we had thousands of fighters at the SZCh, of which we have already taken 45% of them. So, we turn over every third or two... We don’t have a critical problem. And we are still working on this,” the commander summarized NSU.

12.21 The fire crisis in Russia continues to expand. There are already restrictions on the release of fuel for private cars in 53 regions of the country, as well as in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine, The Bell reported earlier.

12.14 At the Head Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Wednesday, the 17th of March, they showed new footage of combat robots to the special unit Primari, which systematically reduces the logistics infrastructure of the Russian occupation forces. Due to the blows of this monster, the enemy regularly loses space, ammunition, and equipment that significantly reduces its firepower.

The published video materials record the results of operations carried out at the hospital and plant in 2026. Special Forces Primari is launching high-precision strikes on key logistics routes to ensure the supply of resources to the forward positions of the Russian military.

11.40 During the raid, Russian troops killed four and wounded seventeen residents of the Donetsk region, causing significant damage to the civilian infrastructure. During the shelling, 166 objects were damaged, including 144 civilian buildings. As the National Police reported, ten settlements in the region were destroyed by shelling on the 17th round. The strikes were commanded by KAB-250 bombs, Smerch multiple launch rocket systems and drones.

11.33 Near Kherson, they screamed and harassed a Russian collaborator as she praised the fake “referendum” under the hour of occupation of the place. The SBU reported this. After leaving the right bank of the Kherson region, the collaborator, as a migrant, moved to the regional center.

11.11 A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the crash of a Su-24M military aircraft near the Khmelnitsky region and the flight recorder has been obtained for examination. The DBR informed about this. Now all the conditions surrounding the flight, its technical state and the cause of the disaster are established.

10.57 On Wednesday, Russian firemen launched a massive attack on the town of Trostyanets in Sumshchyna. The legacy of the attack on the destroyed gas station. Mr. Yuriy Bova, the head of the town, told us about this on Facebook.

10.31 The director of the Mariupol Museum is expected to hand over valuable paintings by Aivazovsky, Kuindzhi and Kalmikov to the occupiers. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, there are five paintings, the total cost of which exceeds 26 million hryvnia. Previously, the paintings were taken to the so-called “Donetsk Republican Art Museum” and illegally entered into the Russian register of museum values.

10.22 On Wednesday, in five regions of Ukraine, a power outage was recorded due to new attacks on Russian embankments and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported about this. The situation in the Chernihiv region is complicated, both through shelling and bad weather.

09.50 Russian occupation forces launched an attack on a film and sports school in the Sumy region for an additional drone in the middle of the 17th. As a result of the attack, serious damage was caused to the civil infrastructure, and creatures also perished. The head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Oleg Grigorov reported this.

07.44 The Russian night attack on Zaporizhzhya resulted in the injury of seven people and the destruction of low-living buildings. The Russian attack on the regional center and area led to the death of one person and 14 victims. In addition, the occupation forces carried out 931 attacks on 50 settlements in the Zaporizhzhya region, reported the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov.

06.02 The G7 leaders published a comprehensive statement in which they stated that they had decided to increase the supply of Ukraine's anti-aircraft defense systems and super-spitting missiles, long-range weapons, and also stated their readiness to review the possibility of issuing licenses for their production directly in Ukraine. In addition, the G7 leaders decided to put pressure on Russia by imposing new sanctions on oil and gas exports, in order to cut off the financing of the war against Ukraine.

02.32 US President Donald Trump was ready to put pressure on Russia if Europe would help him with the dissolution of the Hormuz Channel. Having spoken with the leaders of the G7 countries about this, they told ZMI. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters that discussions with Trump give him “singing optimism.” European countries are ready to assist the United States in the Hormuz Province. Ale stinks are hanging out their minds. Macron said that the razing of ships for disengagement may be a problem for all parties involved, including Iran and Oman.

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