During a meeting in Brussels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed Ukraine’s European integration and the challenges facing Europe due to Russian aggression.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) says it has grounds to believe that the strike on a bus carrying Belarusian citizens in Russia's Bryansk region was a special operation conducted by Russian intelligence services.

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will not be complete without extensive mine-clearing operations. Ukraine is prepared to deploy its naval vessels to the Gulf as part of an international mine-countermeasure coalition, a move that would present a significant opportunity for the Ukrainian Navy and further enhance the reputation of Ukraine's Armed Forces abroad.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has formally notified Andrey Sergeyev in absentia that he is suspected of helping supply weapons and military equipment to Russian armed forces units operating in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed diplomatic efforts, Ukraine's European integration, and continued support for Ukraine.

The second drone attack in a week on the Moscow oil refinery owned by Gazprom Neft has damaged a second major crude processing unit and triggered multiple fires at the facility.

President Volodymyr Zelensky had an audience with His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians and told him about the consequences of Russia’s attacks against Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Armed Forces are also protecting Poland from Russia, which is why Polish volunteers supporting the Ukrainian military try to avoid using the word “aid.”

Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have triggered crisis-like conditions in 70 of Russia's 83 federal subjects, with physical gasoline shortages emerging in 13 regions.

Despite the expected slowdown in inflation in May, price pressures and elevated inflation expectations remain.

On the battlefield, machine gunners often become a priority target for the enemy.

Russian forces are using one of their most capable unmanned systems brigades, the "Varyag" Brigade, along with special operations units in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in an effort to prevent the advance of Ukraine's Defense Forces.

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that he will take part in a meeting of the European Council today and said he hopes the remaining five negotiation clusters with the European Union will be opened over the coming weeks.

On Thursday, June 18, Russian forces attacked Dnipro. A private enterprise was hit, and several people were injured.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha addressed residents of Moscow following reports of early morning developments in the Russian capital, saying they are a consequence of Russia’s war against Ukraine and urging Russians to ask President Vladimir Putin when it will end.

Germany will finance additional U.S. weapons deliveries for Ukraine worth $300 million through the PURL mechanism and allocate another $200 million for the purchase of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot air defense systems.

Russian forces carried out more than 90 attacks on 22 settlements across 15 communities in Ukraine's Sumy region between the morning of June 17 and the morning of June 18, killing three civilians and injuring several others.

A total of 259 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invading troops were recorded along the front line on June 17.

Police bomb disposal experts defused the warhead of a Russian Kh-101 missile that had failed to detonate in the Poltava region.

Zelensky held a trilateral conversation with Trump and Macron, wrapping up the talks at the G7 summit.

Sweden has announced the allocation of $108 million to support the PURL initiative for the supply of U.S. weapons to Ukraine.

The counterintelligence unit of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a woman who allegedly helped direct Russian missile and drone attacks on Dnipro earlier this month.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Warsaw has received a positive signal from Washington regarding the possible establishment of a permanent U.S. military base on Polish territory.

There were 204 combat clashes on the front, and in the Pokrovsk direction the enemy carried out 27 attacks on Defense Forces positions, losing more than 60 occupiers.

A Russian missile strike on the Duboviazivka community in Ukraine's Sumy region has killed an elderly woman.

The United Kingdom will jointly lead the Multinational Force for Ukraine Headquarters together with France starting in July.

Anti-drone nets are being installed at public transport terminals in the Kosmichnyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Zaporizhzhia. In addition, the city plans to install 200 concrete shelters.

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the EU summit and, ahead of the meeting, thanked European partners for their unanimous support of Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that during the G7 summit in France, all leaders of the “Big Seven,” including U.S. President Donald Trump, noted that Russia’s war against Ukraine must come to an end.

Russian invaders have received orders to intensify FPV drone strikes on civilian targets in Zaporizhzhia.

There have been no changes in the Russian side’s approach to the war against Ukraine, nor are there any prospects for a negotiated settlement; in particular, “without resolving the Donetsk issue, there is no chance.”

As a result of repatriation efforts, Ukraine has received the bodies of 522 deceased individuals who, according to the Russian side, were Ukrainian citizens, including military personnel.

Ukraine will continue carrying out retaliatory strikes against Russia. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, these actions are not only a response to attacks on peaceful Ukrainian cities but also a means of pressuring the aggressor state toward peace.

Three people were injured after their vehicle hit a Russian mine near Kherson.

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal during an overnight operation on June 18, along with the Moscow Oil Refinery, an oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region, and several other Russian military logistics facilities.

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces had struck the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a week during an overnight long-range drone attack.

Russia's capital has once again come under attack, with fuel storage tanks still burning at the Moscow Oil Refinery.

Since this evening, the enemy has attacked five districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times using drones, artillery, and aerial bombs.

The enemy is attacking the capital with missiles; a series of explosions has been heard in Kyiv.

The Ukrainian government has approved the 2027–2029 Budget Declaration, which, among other provisions, envisages a gradual increase in social standards.

The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to maintain its key policy rate at 15%.

Russian authorities have officially documented the transfer of 744,000 Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories to Russia. At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have verified nearly 19,500 children and established their whereabouts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico discussed Ukraine's European integration, energy cooperation, and joint efforts to achieve peace.

The return of each Ukrainian child deported by Russia requires separate negotiations, documentation, and logistical arrangements due to Russia's position, making it impossible at present to establish a universal mechanism for the process.

Ukraine is demonstrating concrete results on the battlefield, while international assistance is increasingly aligned with the real priorities of the country's Defense Forces.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that today’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group was defined by the “window of opportunity” for Ukraine, reflected in significant new commitments of military assistance from participating nations.

Russian forces carried out more than 20 attacks across three districts of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, killing two people and injuring 17 others.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects to see tangible results from the European anti-ballistic missile program ahead of winter. According to him, the defense ministers of Ukraine and Germany have already signed an agreement enabling cooperation between relevant companies.

In the Sumy community, warehouses containing residues of sulfur-containing substances are on fire as a result of a Russian airstrike.

Following Ukrainian drone strikes on an oil refinery, residents of Moscow and the Moscow Region began complaining about an “oil rain” that began falling in various parts of the Russian capital.

The number of people wounded as a result of the Russian military’s strike on Dnipro on June 18 has risen to 11.

One person has been killed and the number of injured has risen to nine following a Russian strike on the city of Dnipro.

Turkey remains ready to support diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, including hosting future rounds of negotiations between the two sides.

All four airports in Moscow — Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Ramenskoye — were closed to arrivals and departures because of a drone attack.

Romania and Ukraine are closely cooperating across multiple areas, including security, the economy, logistics, and humanitarian affairs.

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said he would propose delivering all of Belgium's remaining F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine once the country receives replacement F-35 aircraft.

Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized four Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles and 212 drones launched by Russian forces in an overnight attack that began in the evening of June 17.

Total combat losses among Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—from February 24, 2022, to June 18, 2026—amount to approximately 1,388,050 personnel, including 1,370 over the past 24 hours.

A man was killed and a residential building was damaged as a result of an enemy UAV attack on Sumy.

Pope Leo XIV called for prayers for an end to the war following the Russian shelling of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra on June 15.