Russian attacks on three districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast damaged residential buildings, a business, a sports school and a post office.

A Russian guided bomb strike on Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district overnight left six people injured and damaged more than 40 houses and a warehouse.

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has expressed doubts on his part and on the part of other states regarding the possibility of urgently opening the remaining clusters with Ukraine.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has announced the supply of a three-digit number of air-to-air missiles to Ukraine from German stocks, as well as the joint production of ground robotic systems.

Bulgarian PM Radev demands Patriarch Kirill and Lucoil be excluded from EU sanctions, citing threats to the country's economy.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that US President Donald Trump has a clear position on increasing pressure on Russia in order to force it to end the war.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) struck the Rostovnefteprodukt oil depot and a fuel and lubricant storage facility in Russia's Rostov Oblast on the night of 17-18 June.

Ukraine and Germany signed a defence agreement on 18 June concerning the joint development of an air defence system to intercept ballistic missiles.

The EU plans to restrict the admission of Ukrainian refugees, particularly men, while extending temporary protection.

Russia’s 58th Army has been ordered to increase FPV drone strikes on civilian sites in the city of Zaporizhzhia.

Moscow residents have started to complain about "oil rain" in various areas of the Russian capital since Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has spotlighted a photo that went viral online following Ukrainian strikes on the Moscow oil refinery on 18 June.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects that the remaining five clusters within Ukraine's EU accession negotiations will be opened in the coming weeks.

Moscow's airports have cancelled and delayed 527 flights amid a large-scale drone attack.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has released an official Russian document denying Ukraine's involvement in a strike on a bus carrying Belarusian citizens in Russia's Bryansk Oblast.

The Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme, a US-NATO initiative under which European NATO allies purchase American weapons for Ukraine, is showing progress and laying the groundwork for peace.

Russian forces struck the premises belonging to a business in the city of Dnipro on 18 June. Early reports indicate that four people have been injured.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that the latest long-range strikes by Ukraine's defence forces on military targets inside Russia are a fair response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Russian forces attacked Kyiv Oblast with drones and missiles, damaging an educational facility, a business and residential buildings. No casualties were reported.

Russia launched seven ballistic missiles and 239 drones overnight, with Ukrainian air defences intercepting 216 aerial assets.

Russian strikes across Sumy Oblast over the past day left two people dead and two injured.

Australia will provide an additional US$100 million in military assistance to help Ukraine procure critical defence equipment in 2025.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have held a meeting in Brussels.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has reported that new aid packages have been announced by allies at today's meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format).

The US Embassy in Russia advises US citizens to seek shelter during drone attacks and to avoid travel to Russia.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on arriving at the EU summit in Brussels that the large-scale drone attack on Moscow on the night of 17-18 June has fundamentally changed the course of the war in Ukraine's favour, but that Russia is still showing no readiness for peace talks.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said that following Ukraine's technological advances in drone warfare, European partners now have much to learn from Ukraine, which has gained unique combat experience and developed innovative capabilities.

The United Kingdom announced on 18 June a new military aid package for Ukraine worth £725 million, which includes the supply of 150,000 drones and more than 350 air defence missiles and radars by the end of this year.

The temporary easing of US sanctions on Russian oil, which was in effect from 12 March, has allowed Russia to earn more than US$2 billion in additional revenue due to higher energy prices.

Belgium will provide Ukraine with seven F-16 fighter jets in 2024, with the delivery schedule discussed during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Bart De Wever, the Prime Minister of Belgium

Train services have been halted on a stretch of railway in Russian-occupied Crimea following strikes on a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal and other infrastructure.

The Russian government plans to significantly increase military spending in 2026, even though the budget deficit had reached RUB 6 trillion (more than US$81.7 billion) by early June and exceeded the figure for the whole of last year.

Russian forces struck the outskirts of Sumy with two guided aerial bombs on the morning of 18 June, killing a 64-year-old man who had gone fishing.

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that a bus carrying a Belarusian children's football team in Russia's Bryansk Oblast was attacked by a drone "of Ukrainian origin".

New power outages are affecting consumers in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Poltava Oblast on the morning of 18 June following Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure facilities.

Three people have been injured near Kherson after their vehicle was hit by an explosive device.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin can end strikes on Moscow and other Russian cities by stopping Russia's war against Ukraine.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said Germany is joining the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme for the fourth time. The PURL programme enables NATO allies to finance purchases of US-made weapons for Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take part in the upcoming Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting.

An overnight Russian attack on Poltava Oblast injured one person and damaged an energy facility, businesses and warehouses, leaving some areas without electricity.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,370 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

European Council President António Costa has explained why he reopened limited diplomatic contacts with Russia during discussions on Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed the next steps on Ukraine's EU accession during a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with King Philippe of Belgium during his visit to Brussels on 18 June and briefed him on the situation at the front and in the war overall.

EU chief diplomat hopes for swift approval of the EU's 21st Russia sanctions package. Ukraine is th

Elbridge Colby, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, has said during a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) that Ukraine has managed to hold the front line and improve its positions in some areas.

Ukraine carried out a record drone attack on Russia on the night of 17-18 June, and struck the Moscow oil refinery.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on the drone attack on Moscow, has said that Russian forces will continue carrying out large-scale strikes on targets that affect the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived for a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format).

Ukrainian defence company Fire Point has unveiled a new version of its FP-1/2 drones featuring extended range and integrated AI at the Eurosatory 2026 exhibition in Paris.

As a result of repatriation measures, Ukraine has received 522 bodies that the Russian side claims belong to Ukrainian service members.

Russia and its citizens are now experiencing a different and unexpected kind of war. Ukraine is systematically wearing down Russia's industrial and civic infrastructure while inflicting a massive loss of manpower that could create a serious skills gap and greater long‑term risk for Russia's future. As the war grinds into the minds of ordinary Russians and some of their leaders, the question arises: within the next year to year and a half, does the probability increase that regions of the Russ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 18 June that a "very important event" is coming in the development of a joint anti-ballistic defence system between Ukraine and its European partners.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end the war must be increased not only by Ukraine and its allies, but also by Russians themselves.

Sweden is allocating US$108 million to support the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme, an initiative under which European NATO allies purchase American weapons for Ukraine.

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has claimed that European leaders "fed" US President Donald Trump "harmful ideas" at the Group of Seven summit in France.

Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken has unveiled plans to supply F-16 fighter jets to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has revealed the topics he discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the latter arrived in Brussels.

A total of 259 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians concentrating most of their attacks on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole fronts.

A man was injured and infrastructure, residential property and a business were damaged in multiple Russian strikes across Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.