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[Korrespondent] 23:40 Russian military attacked Zaporizhia. A fire broke out at a gas station and one of the enterprises, there is damage to a residential building. One person injured
22.33 Ukraine continues its struggle every day to restore control over Crimea and does not allow Russia to "normalize" the occupation of the peninsula. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Head of State stated that Russia has turned Crimea into a springboard for aggressive operations against other parts of Ukraine and other countries. At the same time, the Russian Federation has long tried to "normalize" its war and force Ukraine, all of Europe and the world to get used to the fact that aggression cannot be stopped and justice cannot be restored.
"Today, Ukraine deprives Russia of this bridgehead and puts an end to its efforts to "normalize" the war. And when we do this, we remember that justice for Ukraine means justice for the Crimean Tatar people," Zelenskyy emphasized.
21.32 Ukraine has declared its readiness for possible meetings at the leadership level and discussions on ending the war, but Russia must also take a step towards this, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
"Ukrainian soldiers prove the power of Ukrainian accuracy every day. Ukraine's long-range sanctions, medium-range sanctions are being fully implemented. These are our just responses to Russia for this war - a war that Russia started and which Russia must end," the head of state noted.
The president said that Russia should take the war with it from Ukraine - "we don't need war."
"Ukraine has made proposals to key partners, and Putin's friends have heard from us that a meeting is possible, and an end to this war is possible. Russia needs to take this step towards peace," Zelenskyy emphasized.
20.38 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has returned more than 9,500 of its citizens from Russian captivity. Since the beginning of 2026 alone, 1,596 Ukrainians have been able to return home. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the head of state, another 160 Ukrainian servicemen were released from Russian captivity today. Almost all of them had been in captivity since 2022.
"More than 9,500 people have already been returned since the start of the full-scale war. This year alone - 1,596 of our Ukrainians," Zelenskyy emphasized.
The Head of State thanked the negotiating team and the Ukrainian military, who replenish the exchange fund, which allows for new prisoner exchanges.
Separately, the President emphasized the need for comprehensive support for the released Ukrainians after their return home. "Adaptation, necessary treatment, solving social issues - all this is important, and there must be concern, there must be support," Zelensky said.
20.09 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevichs. The leaders discussed cooperation within the framework of the Drone Deal. Rinkevichs noted the work of the Ukrainian team of specialists in Latvia. Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine appreciates this and is always ready to help our friends with defense expertise and war-tested equipment.
The Head of State thanked Latvia for its recent decision to support the PURL program - a new contribution of 7 million euros. The total support from Latvia to PURL already amounts to 24 million euros.
"This is very important for us: each contribution means more lives saved from Russian attacks. We also count on cooperation and implementation of joint projects within SAFE," Zelenskyy said.
Rinkėvičs congratulated Ukraine on the opening of the first negotiating cluster for membership in the European Union. The leaders also coordinated positions in the context of the NATO summit and other contacts at the partner level.
19.46 The level of trust among citizens of the Russian Federation in the ruler Vladimir Putin has dropped to its lowest level since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine. This is evidenced by the results of a sociological study by the Russian Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), published by the Meduza platform.
According to a poll conducted between June 19 and 21, immediately after the massive airstrikes on Moscow, Putin’s approval rating fell by 5 percentage points in a week, from 74% in mid-June to 69%, his lowest level since the war.
The share of citizens who directly declare their lack of confidence in the president has increased from 15% to 18%. Positive assessment of the government's work has fallen to 44%, which is the worst result in the last year. In addition, almost half of the respondents (48%) complained about a significant increase in the price of gasoline.
19.24 Russian military attacked a minibus with an FPV drone in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region. The attack killed two people and injured 12 others.
Among the injured are two 12-year-old girls. The children are hospitalized in moderate condition. Five adults are also in medical facilities. The men, ages 54 and 43, and the 46-year-old woman are in "serious" condition. The remaining victims will be treated as outpatients.
18.46 In Moscow, near the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center (INTC) of Moscow State University, which is under the supervision of the Innopraktika Foundation headed by Ekaterina Tikhonova, the youngest daughter of the Russian President, a position for the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system has appeared.
According to satellite images cited by Radio Liberty, the new site was prepared in mid-May, just 300 meters from the foundation's office. The site houses S-300/S-400 launchers and a 40V6MR universal mobile tower, which expands the complex's capabilities in detecting and tracking low-flying targets.
18.16 War crimes of another judge of the Southern District Military Court of the Russian Federation, involved in sentencing Ukrainian prisoners of war to prison terms on trumped-up charges, have been documented. His name and surname are not being disclosed at this time due to procedural restrictions.
The investigation revealed that a judge illegally sentenced a captured Ukrainian National Guard soldier to 19 years in a maximum-security prison. He staged a show trial based on fabricated charges to send the Ukrainian defender to a Russian prison.
Thus, the defendant grossly violated the norms of international law, according to which the victim is a combatant of an armed conflict. If captured, such a person acquires the status of a prisoner of war and is not subject to imprisonment for participation in hostilities.
Based on the evidence collected, investigators from the Security Service reported the suspicion in absentia. Since the attacker is in Russia, comprehensive measures are underway to find him and bring him to justice for crimes against Ukrainians.
17.56 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees implementing the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine to extend sanctions against entities serving the Russian military-industrial complex and introduce sanctions against traitors-collaborators. This was reported by the press service of the head of state.
17.28 Engineer troops are continuously building up echeloned defense in northern Ukraine, including on the border with Belarus. This was reported by Maksym Kravchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Forces Command.
"A separate direction is the buildup of echeloned defense in northern Ukraine, including on the border with Belarus. Work is ongoing continuously to prevent sudden enemy actions and create a reliable defense system both on the border and in the depths of the state's territory (preparations for all-round defense of settlements (defense nodes) in probable directions of the enemy's attack - ed.)," he noted.
Engineer troops are now building not separate fortifications, but a comprehensive multi-layered defense system. Thus, the engineering equipment of the area includes fortifications, anti-tank ditches, "dragon's teeth", mine-explosive and non-explosive barriers, and anti-drone protection of logistical routes.
Kravchuk emphasized that the main task of this entire system is not just to stop the enemy, but to deprive him of the ability to quickly maneuver, impose an unfavorable scenario of actions, and create the most favorable conditions for the operation of Ukrainian unmanned systems and fire weapons.
The spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Forces Command also reported that at the same time, the approaches to engineering support themselves are changing: "We are actively using robotic complexes and unmanned systems, in particular for remote mining and building explosive barriers at the maximum distance from our positions."
17.03 The number of people injured in the Russian strike on Zaporizhia has increased to 15. Among the injured is a nine-year-old boy. His injuries are not serious, so after receiving assistance he will be treated at home. Four people are hospitalized. Including a 45-year-old woman, whose condition is assessed by doctors as serious.
16.52 Three people were injured in Russian shelling of gas stations. This was reported by the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hrygorov.
"Today, the Russians again attacked gas stations in the regional center. Three people were injured. Everyone is receiving the necessary medical care," he wrote.
Grigorov noted that an extraordinary detailed meeting was held with the heads of gas station chains, law enforcement officers, rescuers, and responsible services.
"We discussed additional security measures at such facilities, algorithms for personnel actions during air alerts and the threat of UAV attacks. Measures to protect fuel infrastructure facilities will be strengthened," he emphasized.
16.45 Since the beginning of the current day, Russian aggressors have attacked Ukrainian army positions 63 times. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational update. The hottest areas remain Pokrovsky and Hulyaypil directions, where units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already repelled 24 assaults.
16.37 On June 6, the Russian army attacked Kherson, initially using at least seven guided bombs, and at noon a Russian drone attacked the Korabelny district of the regional center. Seven Kherson residents were injured as a result of the hostile actions. The Kherson OVA and MVA were informed about this. The State Emergency Service also noted that as a result of a Russian airstrike on the territory of one of the Kherson municipal enterprises, a fire broke out in a non-residential building, and a car and a truck caught fire.
16.28 An indictment was sent to the court against the commander of the unmanned systems battalion, who is accused of negligent attitude to military service under martial law, which caused the death of 19 servicemen during a ceremonial formation.
It was established that the battalion commander organized ceremonial events on the occasion of the anniversary of the battalion's creation and awarding personnel in violation of the current orders of the military command, which directly prohibited formation and mass gathering of personnel outside shelters.
Even after the announcement of an air alert and missile danger, the event was not stopped, and the servicemen were not dispersed. In addition, the day before, information about the place, time of the event, the number of participants and geolocation was disseminated in official chat rooms. According to the investigation, this data became known to the Russian Federation and was used to clarify the purpose of the missile strike.
16.11 Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov died at the age of 73. This was reported by the VTB United League, of which he was honorary president.
In 2008, Sergei Ivanov was named one of the main contenders to succeed Vladimir Putin, but Dmitry Medvedev became president at that time.
15.53 The Security Service and the National Police have blocked eleven new mobilization evasion schemes and detained the organizers of the deals, which operated in various regions of Ukraine. For amounts ranging from $3,500 to $37,000, the dealers offered conscripts to avoid conscription through forged documents or helped them escape abroad beyond checkpoints.
15.22 Ukraine and Russia conducted the 76th prisoner exchange. 160 Ukrainians returned home - all servicemen who had been in captivity since 2022. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV).
14.31 The Russian occupation administration in Mariupol has declared about 25 thousand apartments and houses "ownerless" and plans to transfer them to municipal ownership. The owners of these objects were given a deadline of July 1, 2026, to confirm their right to the property. The central district of the city has become the main focus of the invaders. The process of seizing property includes several stages: first, the property is added to the list of objects "with signs of homelessness". Then these objects are registered under special "resolutions" (as of the end of May 2026, 5306 such objects have already been counted). After that, the property is officially recognized as "ownerless" and entered into the appropriate register (4336 objects), which ends with the transfer of the property to municipal ownership.
14.01 The key 750 kV Dniprovska power transmission line, which is critical for the safety of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, has been restored after damage. However, it is currently impossible to put it into operation due to serious damage to the substation located more than 100 kilometers northwest of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. After the fighting in late May, the facility suffered significant damage. Experts who recently inspected the facility confirmed serious damage to critical equipment. Repair work is ongoing, but it is impossible to complete it in the near future. This was announced by Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
13.39 A "regional emergency" has been declared in temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol. This was announced by the so-called Gauleiter of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov.
13.00 As a result of the Russian airstrike on Kherson, the city's energy infrastructure was damaged. The Central District was temporarily left without electricity. This was reported by the Kherson OVA on June 26. Currently, specialists are examining the damaged equipment, determining the volume of necessary emergency and restoration work, and doing everything possible to restore electricity to the homes of Kherson residents as soon as possible. It is also reported that a 57-year-old man was taken to the hospital due to the Russian airstrike on Kherson, who received an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds to his hand.
12.50 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky had a telephone conversation with the Commander of the Ground Forces of the US Armed Forces in Europe and Africa - Commander of the NATO Joint Forces Land Command, General Christopher Donaghue, who is completing his work in his post, and thanked him for his assistance to Ukraine. According to the Commander-in-Chief, these fruitful contacts contributed to the supply of long-range systems and the introduction of innovative technological solutions. This significantly improved the capabilities of our air defense and increased the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in general.
12.41 Russian aggressors have once again attacked Zaporizhia. Six people are currently known to have been wounded, the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov informed in Telegram. In a short time, Zaporizhia was warned about the threat of ballistic missiles, attack drones and KABs.
12.12 Two Russian military support vessels and air defense systems were hit on the territory of the Zatoka shipyard in temporarily occupied Kerch in Crimea. This was reported by the SBU.
11.36 The European Commission proposes to extend the temporary protection mechanism for refugees from Ukraine for another year – until March 4, 2028. But men of military age will be excluded from the list of persons who can count on asylum. This was stated by the European Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner, at a briefing in Brussels, reported European Pravda.
11.19 Counterintelligence officers and soldiers of the Third Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detained a Russian agent in a "kill zone" who was adjusting enemy fire on the defenders of Lyman in the Donetsk region. The SBU reported this.
10.45 The queue to leave Crimea via the Crimean Bridge has stretched for over 15 kilometers. ASTRA reports this. On the night of June 26, monitoring channels reported that traffic on the Crimean Bridge was temporarily blocked. According to the information center, which monitors the situation at the approaches to the crossing, the number of cars waiting to pass via the Crimean Bridge has increased to 2,800 cars. 1,800 cars are awaiting manual inspection from the Kerch side, the waiting time is over 5 hours. 1,000 cars from the Taman side, the waiting time is over 3 hours. A few hours ago, the queue on both sides numbered 1,900 cars. As TG channels write, right now the "Crimean" bridge is being massively attacked by drones.
10.39 On Friday morning, five regions of Ukraine experienced new power outages due to Russian shelling and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Where security conditions currently allow, emergency restoration work has already begun.
10.24 The Chernihiv District Court found a serviceman guilty of leaving his place of service and spreading calls to incite national hatred on social networks. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this on June 26. It is noted that in November 2022, a serviceman from one of the military units in the Chernihiv region left his place of service and began to hide from law enforcement officers. While outside the military unit, he actively published videos and posts on social networks with calls to incite interethnic hatred and intolerance on national grounds. The experts' conclusions confirmed that the distributed materials contained signs of inciting national and racial hatred.
10.12 At the International Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine (URC 2026) in Gdansk, an investment model for the construction of social housing for over 10,000 internally displaced Ukrainians from Mariupol was presented. This was reported by the Mariupol City Military Administration (MVA).
9.30 The Air Force neutralized 3 out of 7 ballistic missiles and 174 out of 189 drones of various types that Russia launched over Ukraine on the evening of June 25 and at night on June 26. The enemy attack continues. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is noted that as of 9:00, air defense systems shot down/suppressed 177 targets - 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 174 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and drones of other types in the north, south, center and east of the country. Hits of 4 ballistic missiles and 11 strike UAVs were recorded at 12 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) at 6 locations.
8.55 257 combat clashes took place on the front last day. The enemy exerted the most pressure on the Pokrovsky direction. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on June 26. Ukrainian aviation, missile forces and artillery hit 14 enemy targets during the day: eight areas of concentration of manpower, two artillery systems, a fuel and lubricants depot, a control point, a drone control point and another important facility.
8.19 Russian troops attacked Kremenchuk district in Poltava region with drones and missiles at night, there were hits on industrial facilities. This was reported by the head of the Poltava OVA, Vitaliy Dyakivnych, on June 26.
7.52 Over the past day, the Defense Forces destroyed another 1,310 Russian occupiers and 68 enemy artillery systems. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on June 26. The total combat losses of the Russian army from 02/24/22 to 06/26/26 were approximately 1,398,370 people.
7.23 In Sumy, a Russian drone hit a 9-story residential building. The State Emergency Service reported this on June 26. It is noted that the strike drone hit the roof of the multi-story building. State Emergency Service employees evacuated about 40 residents of the building. Rescuers quickly eliminated the fire centers discovered on the roof.
6.33 Drones massively attacked Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast, Russia, on the night of June 26. The Azot chemical plant came under attack by drones. This was reported by the monitoring Telegram channel Supernova+.
5.57 Russian war criminals attacked the energy and civil infrastructure of the Vylkivka territorial community in the Odessa region. Vylkivka and some settlements without electricity are victims. The Izmail Regional State Administration reports this on Telegram.
4.59 Moscow was again attacked by unknown drones on the night of June 26. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced this on Telegram.
The attack on the Russian capital began at approximately 2:30 a.m. A Russian official reported at that time that air defenses had allegedly shot down 10 drones flying towards the city.
2.58 Russian occupiers struck Zaporizhia on the night of June 26. A residential building was damaged, a person was injured. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov on his Telegram channel.
1.48 Explosions thundered in Kremenchuk and Poltava on the night of June 26. The enemy is attacking the cities with drones and ballistics. This was reported by the head of the Poltava OVA Vitaliy Dyakivnych in Telegram.
00.33 On the evening of June 25, the Russians attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Fires broke out in the city, people were injured. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this on Telegram.
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[Korrespondent] The hottest areas remain the Pokrovsky and Hulyaipil directions, where units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already repelled 24 assaults.
Since the beginning of the current day, Russian aggressors have attacked Ukrainian army positions 63 times. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational update on Friday, June 26.
There were eight clashes with the enemy in the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, and three clashes are ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of the Defense Forces three times in the areas of the settlements of Kolisnykivka, Novoplatonivka and in the direction of Boguslavka.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repelled seven attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of Stavki, Drobyshevy, Lyman, and Ozerny.
In the Slavyansk direction, eight attempts by the invaders to advance near Kalenkypy, Zakytne, and towards the settlements of Kryva Luka, Riznykyvka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka were successfully stopped. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy once tried to advance towards Mykolaivka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, our defenders repelled eight attacks near the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, and in the direction of Kostyantynivka. Two attacks are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of the day, the invaders have tried 14 times to push our soldiers out of the occupied positions in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Sergiyevka, Udachne, Sofiyevka and towards the settlements of Vilne, Novy Donbas, Bilytske, Novomykolaivka. One attack is ongoing.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy once tried to advance in the Voronoi area.
In the Hulyaipil direction, 14 attacks were successfully repelled in the areas of the settlements of Rybne, Vozdvizhivka, Hulyaipilske, Svyatopetrivka, Charivne and in the direction of Dobropillya and Tsvitkove. Three clashes are ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy once stormed the positions of our defenders in the Luhivske area.
No enemy attempts to advance have been recorded in the South-Slobozhansky and Dnieper directions.
We will remind you that since the beginning of 2026, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated 590 sq. km of territory from Russian invaders. Such data was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The head of state also stated that Russia has begun to lose the initiative on the battlefield, which opens up an opportunity for a diplomatic settlement of the war. There is now a "window" for negotiations, he believes.
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[NEWS-FRONT.SU] 19:59 In one of the forest belts of the Volchansky district, North Group scouts opened the exact location of the artillery crew position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Drone operators from the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Guards "North" Group engaged the target, first penetrating defensive structures and camouflage, and then destroying a US-made M-101 howitzer.
19:36 Crew of the 152mm Msta-B howitzer of the Center group defeated stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations.
18:35 In the Dobropillya direction, a Lancet UAV crew destroyed Ukrainian self-propelled gun "Bogdana".
The target was discovered during aerial reconnaissance, after which a loitering munition was launched at its coordinates.
18:06 Operators of the Geranium-2 Seeker UAV inflicted attacks on railway infrastructure used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:58 Commander of the assault detachment of the 19th Tank Regiment of the "West" group, call sign "Bur" told about the progress of the liberation of Krasny Liman.
15:43 From the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime returned 160 Russian servicemen. In exchange, 160 Ukrainian prisoners of war were transferred.
15:37 From 9:00 to 14:00, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
15:16 Drone operators and artillerymen of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces' vehicles and shelters in the Konstantinovsky direction.
14:31 Attack drone crews of the 80th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Sever group burned self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sumy region.
UAV operators from the Vostok group overtook assault groups and temporary deployment points with enemy manpower in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone operators from the Center group destroyed the Bogdana self-propelled howitzer and Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment, and also covered enemy positions in the Dobropillya direction.
Lancet operators from the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Forces unit of the Dnepr group destroyed a Ukrainian artillery piece hidden in a forest belt in the Orekhov area of the Zaporizhzhia region.
12:54 In the village of Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, during the week, assault groups of the "Southern" group of troops continued with news of combat operations to destroy the encircled enemy in the southwestern part of the settlement.
From June 20 to 26, 763 buildings were liberated from Ukrainian militants.
More than 560 Ukrainian servicemen and over 130 units of various weapons and military equipment were destroyed.
12:50 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (from June 20 to June 26, 2026)
Over the past week, units of the North military group have established control over the village of Ivolzhanskoye in Sumy Oblast as a result of active operations.
The manpower and equipment of the motorized infantry, six mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade were damaged.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost over 1,575 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, 88 cars, 12 field artillery guns, two multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, and 11 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force group have improved their tactical position. Over the past week, they have defeated three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and three territorial defense brigades.
In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 25th Army continued to destroy scattered units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for a week.
Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division captured 50 strongholds and liberated 327 buildings.
Over the course of a week, in the village of Krasny Liman, the enemy lost more than 220 personnel, four armored combat vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and 10 vehicles.
In total, enemy losses in the "West" force group's area of responsibility amounted to more than 1,510 servicemen, 23 armored combat vehicles, 101 vehicles, and 16 field artillery pieces. Five electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Last week, units of the Southern Group of Forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,280 servicemen, 19 combat armored vehicles, 139 cars, and 21 field artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical position.
Over the course of a week, two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, the Azov special forces brigade, and five National Guard brigades were defeated.
The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to more than 2,195 servicemen, 20 combat armored vehicles, 31 cars, 18 field artillery pieces and three Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles.
Throughout the week, units of the "East" group of forces continued active offensive operations. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, five airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade.
The losses of Ukrainian armed forces in the area of responsibility of the "East" group of forces amounted to over 3,155 servicemen, 16 combat armored vehicles, 55 cars, and six field artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade.
Over the course of a week, the enemy lost more than 360 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 86 cars, four field artillery pieces, and 22 electronic warfare stations in this area.
11:24 Three aerial bombs inflicted an attack on the temporary deployment point of the 40th separate naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Four aerial bombs were dropped on the UAV control point of the 1st operational brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Gruzskoye in the DPR.
Two aerial bombs were dropped on the UAV control point of the 105th territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Velyka Pisarevka in the Sumy region.
09:32 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 46 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Rostov, Voronezh, Tula, Ryazan regions and the Moscow region.
07:37 During the night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 660 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Rostov, Voronezh, Tula, Ryazan, Astrakhan regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
05:00 Crew of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the Dnepr group destroyed enemy UAV control point in the Orekhovo area.
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[REGNUM] The night of June 25-26 became a test of the new military and social reality in which Russia lives. The Ministry of Defense reported 660 Ukrainian drones shot down or intercepted overnight. This is the highest figure since the beginning of the year.
Strikes on Russian territory are affecting border regions, Crimea, Donbas, major cities, transportation infrastructure, and industrial areas. The enemy is attempting to expand its zone of pressure and demonstrate that no region can consider itself completely immune from the fighting.
The Moscow air raid can't be judged solely by how many drones landed and the damage they caused. For the front, the raid changed nothing. Its purpose was political and psychological.
Kyiv was trying to obtain alarming footage from the capital, fuel rumors about the weakness of its defenses, and create a sense of Moscow's vulnerability. The West needed to show not the Ukrainian Armed Forces' advancement on the ground, which was nonexistent, but the very fact of an attack on the Russian capital.
After analyzing the attack, it became clear: Kyiv had gathered everything it could muster for this strike. They deployed mass-produced drones, Bars-type rocket-drones, and high-speed Morok aircraft, which the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) usually reserve for targeted operations.
Such resources aren't wasted without reason. If they're deployed simultaneously, it means the goal was to achieve a visible effect: to penetrate Moscow's air defenses on the day the G7 summit concluded, to present at least some success to Western overseers, and to prove that the Ukrainian project is still capable of striking symbolically important targets.
But the result was the opposite. If 1,500–2,000 drones are deployed to a single point, and only a handful reach their target, that's no reason for complacency. The Russian air defense system can handle a huge load.
Today, it is deployed from Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, the DPR, LPR, and Crimea to Moscow and Kazan. Defending the skies is backed by crews, equipment, reconnaissance, repair services, industry, round-the-clock operations, and disciplined rear services.
Since the beginning of 2026, according to Ministry of Defense reports, more than 39,000 Ukrainian drones have been shot down over 51 regions of Russia. In the first month of June, the number was approximately 9,700. The average is 223 UAVs per day.
This is the true scale. The enemy is trying to make attacks on Russian regions a permanent factor in the war: affecting the operation of transportation, businesses, airports, and security services.
MAINTENANCE OF THE WAR MACHINE
But where does Kyiv get such volumes? The answer has long since ceased to be a mystery, although Western capitals still pretend that the Ukrainian military machine operates independently. In reality, the entire Ukrainian strike system is integrated into NATO infrastructure.
On June 24, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted: "Western countries have done everything possible to ensure that Ukraine escalates its terrorist activity. Without American and British assistance—in terms of guidance and targeting data—it would be impossible to carry out terrorist attacks on Russian territory."
American munitions, British missiles, European funding, Western intelligence, foreign experts, and NATO procurement mechanisms have long been working together.
On June 25, Maria Zakharova put it even more bluntly at a Foreign Ministry briefing: "We proceed from the premise that the Kyiv regime's use of high-tech Western weapons, including the British-French Storm Shadow/SCALP long-range cruise missiles, is impossible without the direct participation of foreign specialists who ensure their operation and direct guidance. The West is fully involved in this regard."
Without this connection, Ukrainian strikes with long-range Western weapons would have looked different and, most likely, would have been much less accurate.
Storm Shadow—a British long-range missile at Kyiv's disposal. HIMARS—American ammunition and the American school of long-range firepower. MaxxPro and other Western armored vehicles on the front line—a visible Western presence in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The scale of this support is enormous. According to media reports, the European Union planned to allocate approximately €6 billion to purchase 2.8 million drones for Ukraine. Separate funds for long-range drones were also mentioned.
In March–April 2026, funding for the Ukrainian drone program increased sharply: Britain provided at least 120,000 drones, Germany and Norway provided approximately €500 million each, and the Netherlands provided €250 million.
Western allies have also announced purchases of approximately $1 billion in American weapons for Ukraine through NATO's PURL mechanism. While the funds may be European, a significant portion of the weapons still go through the American supply chain.
WE CONTINUE TO WIN
The battle was inevitably unequal. This makes the key fact all the more valuable: despite such pressure, the front did not freeze. In the spring of 2026, according to TASS, citing the Ministry of Defense, Russian troops drove the enemy out of 63 settlements. The DPR and Zaporizhia Oblast, along with the "buffer" areas of Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhia, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts, were specifically mentioned.
These are key statistics for the current moment: the enemy is stepping up attacks on the rear, the West is increasing supplies and funding, and Russian troops continue to advance.
According to the Ministry of Defense, Russian troops liberated five settlements in the DPR between June 13 and 19. In June, the liberation of Novy Donbas, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Khimik, Roskoshny, and Priyut was reported.
The worse Kyiv's situation on the ground, the more urgently it needs strikes designed for a quick media impact. The more difficult the frontline arithmetic, the louder the information campaign surrounding attacks on the Russian rear.
Russia responded differently. On June 25, our military launched massive strikes against Ukraine, destroying enemy infrastructure and logistics in six regions: Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Sumy.
Industrial facilities, including factories used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, oil depots, gas stations, and electrical substations, were damaged; power outages were reported in some regions.
The attacks also hit railway infrastructure, bridges and dozens of enemy freight vehicles.
The difference is obvious without further explanation. One strike is for informational effect. The other impacts logistics, fuel, production, troop movements, and supplies to the front.
Wars are won not by the number of reruns on Western airwaves, but by how many freight trains don't arrive, how much equipment doesn't refuel, how much ammunition doesn't reach the right area.
CONSTANTLY INCREASE YOUR STRENGTH AND INTELLIGENCE
Underestimating the enemy is dangerous. The Kyiv regime is powerful as an instrument of foreign will. The enemy is willing to burn through its own manpower in suicidal attacks, deploy scarce UAVs of various types in a single ineffective raid, and risk further escalation, all to prove its worth to the West.
Such an enemy can lose strategically and still inflict painful blows, primarily on civilians. Therefore, every Bars, Morok, and every new aircraft must be studied: design, engine, communications, guidance, and operational tactics.
At the same time, our defense industry is fulfilling the task set by the president, which he recalled on June 5: “Sovereignty means being stronger and, I emphasize, smarter, which means managing resources more accurately and investing more effectively, including in technological development .”
This means managing more precisely, learning faster, and restructuring industry to cope with the new threat.
Air defense, electronic warfare, communications, drones, analytics, production, and rear-area resilience must work in concert. Otherwise, the enemy will seek out the weak spot between the military, industry, transportation, and civilian life and attack there.
The second phrase is no less important: “Russia is feeling the changes to the fullest extent; pressure on our country remains, but at the same time, we have more room to maneuver; new partnerships, new financial and technological solutions have emerged; we are developing more promising markets.”
DEFEND THE SOUL
Pressure from the Kyiv regime's masters continues, and sanctions remain in place. There's no indication that the enemy's attempts to attack Russia will cease. Kyiv's terrorist activity will only escalate.
The enemy needs to create the illusion of a constant threat "from above" not only to report to Western arms suppliers. They need to find weak spots. And not only in the air and missile defense "dome," but also in the psychology of the masses. Western intelligence agencies also need such "tests"—to try to understand the Russian people themselves, where the majority of society "suffers," so they can then conduct targeted "psy-ops."
We've become accustomed to the enemy trying to turn morally or mentally unstable citizens into "bio-drones," perpetrators of terrorist attacks. But now, the "area-based" approach is testing us all for vulnerability.
At different periods in our history, society has demonstrated varying reactions to the abrupt and irrevocable end of its former life. In 1917, many felt that "Rus' vanished in two days." But in 1941, the mood was entirely different: the response to the treacherous attack was "Rise up, great country!"
The biggest mistake now is expecting the old order to return. Life will be different: with air defenses over the regions, with anxiety, with sanctions pressure, with a technological race, with constant attempts to undermine the home front. There's no point in fearing this.
It would be far more correct for society to mature along with the state. The war for freedom demands endurance. What did Kyiv hope to gain by raiding Moscow? A sense of crisis. A flood of alarming images. A breakdown in the rear.
So that in the morning a person would look not at a map of liberated settlements, not at the 63 points of the spring campaign, not at the attacks on the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in six regions, but at footage from Moscow and think: everything is bad.
Therefore, the response needs to be more than just military. The Russian system must shoot down drones. The army must advance. Industry must produce. Society must remain sober. The night of June 25-26 demonstrated that Russia is passing this test. But the air defense forces' motto—"Hold the Sky!"—must become a common guiding principle.
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That's tough talk from a one-eyed peacock (read Ukrainian troll, NATO puppet). But people have been talking about Putin's demise since this war started back in 2022 and it ain't happened yet. You're gonna need more than drones and the Euroweenies don't have the wherewithal to provide it for you.
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Now, now, Abu. Ukraine mast have its periodic wunderwaffes from their Western masters. Quite clever (for slope-browed Asiatics) of Russians to create the conditions where they encounter these things one at the time - giving them time to adapt - instead off all at the same time.
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