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- Ukrayinska Pravda
Russian forces suffer significant losses on Bakhmut front General Staff report
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - SUNDAY, 26 JUNE 2022, 18:19 Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted significant losses on Russian occupying forces on the Bakhmut front and repelled a Russian assault on the Sloviansk front.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Ukrainian Armed Forces force Russians to retreat on three fronts - General Staff report
OLHA HLUSHCHENKO - MONDAY, 27 JUNE 2022, 07:07 Ukrainian defenders have repelled assaults and halted the Russian advance near Marinka, as well as on the Bakhmut and Donetsk fronts. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, information as of 06:00 on 27 June Details: On the Sivershchyna front, Russian forces continue to provide enhanced protection of the Ukrainian-Russian border section.
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Russian aircraft strikes Kyiv with long-distance missiles, causing substantial damage
According to Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ignat, speaking during a briefing following the attack, multiple X101 missiles (NATO: AS-23 Kodiak) were launched by Russian Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombardiers.
- TODAY
Virginia couple missing at sea for 11 days is safe and needed no help getting home
A Virginia couple was located unscathed Friday, 11 days after their sailboat hit rough weather in the Atlantic Ocean and they could not be reached, officials
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Elite Russian Kantemirov division practically non-existent now, says Ukrainian fighter
Over the course of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military’s elite 4th Guards Tank division, also known as the Kantemirov division, has virtually ceased to exist, Andriy Nikolaychuk, an officer of the mechanized battalion of the 93rd Independent Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade, told Radio NV on June 25.
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Russia is mobilizing more recruits and hiring, firing generals – ISW
The Russian army is continuing its unofficial policy of mobilizing more recruits to fight the war in Ukraine, altering Russian legislation in order to do so, U.S. think tank the Institute for the Study of War said in its update for June 26.
- Business Insider
A Ukrainian commander says that 80% of his elite unit of marines have been killed or injured in Donbas fighting
Commander Oleksandr spoke to Sky News near Severodonetsk in Luhansk and conceded that his professional troops "can't sustain" such losses.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Russian jets strike Kherson Oblast, the Armed Forces of Ukraine actively work on Zmiinyi (Snake) Island - Pivden [South] Operational Command
DENYS KARLOVSKYI - SUNDAY, 26 JUNE 2022, 18:57 Two Russian Su-35 fighters fired on Ukrainian troops in Kherson Oblast. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are "actively working" on the territory of Zmiinyi (Snake) Island.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Reznikov explains to the West that the European part of Russia must be demilitarised for security reasons
DENYS KARLOVSKYI - SUNDAY, 26 JUNE 2022, 19:51 Oleksii Reznikov, the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, believes that the only way to resume dialogue between the West and Russia may be the demilitarisation of the European part of the aggressor state.
- Reuters
U.S. likely to announce this week purchase of missile defense system for Ukraine - source
The United States is likely to announce this week the purchase of an advanced medium to long range surface-to-air missile defense system for Ukraine, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. Washington is also expected to announce other security assistance for Ukraine, including additional artillery ammunition and counter-battery radars to address needs expressed by the Ukrainian military, the source added. The weaponry is the latest assistance to be offered to Ukraine by the United States since Russia invaded its eastern European neighbor in February.
- The Battle Creek Enquirer
U.S. Air Force 75th anniversary to be featured as part of Field of Flight in Battle Creek
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
Ukraine’s intelligence agency calls Russian missile strikes launched from Belarus a provocation
Missile strikes from the territory of Belarus are a large-scale provocation by the Russian Federation with the goal of drawing Belarusian forces into the war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) said on June 25 via Telegram messenger.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
Security Service of Ukraine debunks fake news about the Russian "hero-rescuer" Krasnov: he just pulled out the corpses and thats all
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO - Monday, 27 June 2022, 11:54 The Security Service of Ukraine has debunked some Russian fake news about Sergeant Krasnov, whom the propagandists tried to "heroise". Source: Spokesman of the Security Service of Ukraine Artem Dehtyarenko Details: According to Russian propaganda, this soldier allegedly killed more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers and rescued his comrades from the hit combat infantry vehicle.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
The Russian army is drawing forces to Sloviansk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready - the head of the Military Administration
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- Business Insider
New US weapons package for Ukraine includes 18 patrol boats to help protect its riverways from the Russian invasion
The United States said it will provide 18 patrol boats to help Ukraine protect its riverways as part of the latest $450 million security aid package.
- Reuters
Russia is conducting covert mobilisation campaign - Ukraine spy chief
Russia is using its reserve forces in a covert mobilisation to replenish its ranks in eastern Ukraine and there is no point in simply waiting for its offensive potential to fizzle out, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency said on Saturday. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence, told Reuters in an interview in Kyiv that he believed Ukraine could only achieve a victory against Russia through military force.
- Reuters
Putin promises Belarus nuclear-capable missiles to counter 'aggressive' West
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday told his counterpart from Belarus that Moscow would supply Minsk with missile systems capable of carrying nuclear weapons, the Russian foreign ministry said. At a meeting with Putin in St Petersburg, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko expressed concern about the "aggressive", "confrontational" and "repulsive" policies of its neighbours Lithuania and Poland. He asked Putin to help Belarus mount a "symmetrical response" to what he said were nuclear-armed flights by the U.S.-led NATO alliance near Belarus' borders.
- USA TODAY
Russian soldiers moving into homes of fleeing Ukrainians; US to provide anti-missile system: Live updates
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
Russia fires 48 missiles into Ukrainian territory overnight
Russia fired 48 cruise missiles into Ukrainian territory during the night of June 24 and June 25, reported presidential advisor.