Russian military killed 15 civilians in Luhansk, Donetsk oblasts on May 18.

7:07 PM

US to sign bilateral security agreement with Ukraine at G7.

The U.S. and Ukraine will sign a long-awaited bilateral security agreement on June 13 during the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told the press on June 12.

6:51 PM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 59

6:32 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 135

5:57 PM

At least 8 dead, 21 injured in Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.

At least eight people have been killed, including two children, after a Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on June 12.

5:28 PM

Russian missile strike hits residential area in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian officials report.

The attack comes just a few hours after Russian forces launched a mass missile attack overnight on June 12, targeting multiple Ukrainian regions.

5:03 PM

Widened US sanctions against Russia to target semiconductor flow, Bloomberg reports.

The U.S. will on June 12 announce a widening of sanctions against Russia aimed at cutting off the supply of semiconductors to Moscow's war industry, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the move.

4:52 PM

AFP: 16 Sri Lankans reportedly killed, dozens wounded fighting in Ukraine.

The Sri Lankan government is stepping up efforts to prevent its citizens from being lured into fighting in Ukraine, after reports of 16 Sri Lankans being killed and 36 injured, AFP reported on June 11.

3:55 PM

9-year-old Ukrainian girl found dead in Germany, police say.

Valeria reportedly went missing on her way to school on June 3. The police confirmed that her body was found on June 11 some four kilometers (2.4 miles) away from her home in a forest between the settlements of Hermsdorf and Mahlitzsch.

3:49 PM

Military intelligence confirms 2 Russian Su-57 aircraft hit in recent strike.

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) can confirm that two of the Russian Su-57 fighter jets were hit during a strike on the Akhtubinsk airfield in Astrakhan Oblast, but one of them suffered only light damage, the agency's spokesperson, Andrii Yusov, said on air on June 12.

3:11 PM

Rheinmetall, Kyiv agree to start producing Lynx armored vehicles in Ukraine in 2024.

"At the conference, it was announced that together with the German arms company Rheinmetall, we will start production of the Lynx vehicles in Ukraine. The first such machine will be produced in Ukraine by the end of the year," Strategic Industries Minister Alexander Kamyshin told Ukrinform in Berlin.

2:51 PM

Russian 'peacekeepers' complete withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan says.

Several thousand Russian "peacekeepers" were deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020 following another escalation of the years-long Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over the region. The withdrawal began in April.

2:29 PM

German Uniper cancels contract with Gazprom after arbitration ruling.

An arbitration court awarded the German energy company Uniper the right to terminate a long-term contract with Russia's Gazprom and more than 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in damages for failed gas deliveries, Uniper said on June 12.

2:24 PM

FT: Russia posts abducted Ukrainian children on government-linked adoption sites.

One of the children had a new Russian name and a different age than the one listed on their Ukrainian document, and another had a Russianized version of their name. None of the information about the children indicated that they came from Ukraine.

7:59 PM  (Updated:  June 12, 2024 2:00 pm)

Interview

Russian attacks pushing Ukraine's energy system toward ‘worst-case scenario,’ largest private energy company says

1:38 PM

Ukraine destroyed Russian S-300, S-400 systems' radars in occupied Crimea, military says.

Ukrainian forces destroyed two radars of S-300 and S-400 air defense systems in several areas in occupied Crimea overnight on June 12, Ukraine's General Staff reported.

12:42 PM

Zelensky, Biden to meet in Italy on June 13.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with his American counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy on June 13, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on June 11.

12:36 PM

Stoltenberg: Hungary won't join NATO initiatives for Ukraine but won't block them either.

"I expect allies will agree on a leading role for NATO in coordinating and providing security assistance and training for Ukraine. I also expect allies will agree on a long-term financial pledge to provide military support," Stoltenberg said.

11:56 AM

Norway to allocate $257 million to bolster Ukraine's air defenses.

The ministry said that 125 million euros ($134 million) of that sum would be devoted to the re-procurement of Patriot missiles for Ukraine under a German-led initiative.

11:42 AM

Field report

Inside Ukraine’s prison recruitment efforts to bolster front-line troops

11:32 AM

Russia deploys assault units from 8 brigades in Pokrovsk, Kurakhove sectors, Syrskyi says.

Russia deployed the largest number of assault units from eight strike brigades in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors in Donetsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on June 12.

11:14 AM

Pletenchuk leaves post as Southern Defense Forces spokesperson.

"This was planned from the start. Please, do not look for any hidden meaning," Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Facebook.

10:51 AM

Netherlands to provide its first F-16s to Ukraine in summer, Dutch minister says.

The Netherlands will deliver its first F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine already this summer, shortly after Denmark, outgoing Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said in an interview with European Pravda published on June 12.

10:18 AM

Zelensky inspects Patriot battery pledged to Ukraine during Germany visit.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 11 visited the 21st Surface-to-Air Missile Group in Sanitz, Germany, and met Ukrainian soldiers trained to operate Patriot air defense systems.

9:53 AM

Media: Number of Switzerland peace summit participants decreasing.

The number of countries and organizations that have confirmed their participation in Ukraine's global peace summit dropped from 93 to 78, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported on June 11, citing several unnamed EU diplomats.

9:36 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine injure 8 civilians over past day.

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted all Russian missiles and drones launched against the capital, but the fallen debris caused damage in Kyiv Oblast and injured one person, the regional military administration said.