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The New Voice of UkraineUkrainian Air Force hits high-value Russian targets
In the last 24 hours, Ukrainian war planes delivered a series of strikes against Russian troops and armored vehicles near Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine’s Air Force said in a Telegram post on June 25.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Fayetteville Observer
President Joe Biden taps Fort Bragg-based commander to lead all special operations commands
President Joe Biden has nominated a Fort Bragg Joint Special Operations Command commander to lead the U.S. Special Operations Command.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ukrayinska Pravda
The Russian army is drawing forces to Sloviansk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready - the head of the Military Administration
ROMAN PETRENKO - SUNDAY, 26 JUNE 2022, 12:29 Russian troops are accumulating forces on the Sloviansk front, they will try to repeat the scenario of Mariupol and Sievierodonetsk, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration.
- 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.
- The Battle Creek Enquirer
U.S. Air Force 75th anniversary to be featured as part of Field of Flight in Battle Creek
The event will feature performances by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demo Team.
- 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.
- The Telegraph
In pictures: Duchess of Cambridge joins squaddies for drills as she marks Armed Forces Day
The Duchess of Cambridge thanked "the brave men and women" of the Armed Forces for their sacrifice when she joined squaddies in learning some of the skills they need on the front line.
- Associated Press
As summit host, Spain urges NATO to watch its southern flank
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain and other member nations are quietly pushing the Western alliance to consider how mercenaries aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin are spreading Moscow's influence to Africa. As the host of the summit taking place from Tuesday to Thursday, Spain wants to emphasize its proximity to Africa as it lobbies for a greater focus on Europe’s southern flank in a new document outlining NATO's vision of its security challenges and tasks.
- Reuters
Russia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather
Russian missiles struck an apartment block and close to a kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow. Up to four explosions shook central Kyiv in the early hours, in the first such attack on the city in weeks. A Reuters photographer saw a large blast crater near a playground in a kindergarten that had smashed windows.
- Associated Press
Iran launches rocket into space as nuclear talks to resume
Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. It's unclear when or where the rocket was launched, but the announcement came after satellite photos showed preparations at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran’s rural Semnan province, the site of Iran's frequent failed attempts to put a satellite into orbit. State-run media aired dramatic footage of the blastoff against the backdrop of heightened tensions over Tehran's nuclear program, which is racing ahead under decreasing international oversight.