- 4d ago
Ukraine’s drone blitz hits 90 Russian vessels in Sea of Azov, forcing suspension of navigation
Ukrainian drones have damaged around 90 vessels in the Sea of Azov in under a week, including tankers, ferries and dry cargo ships, forcing Russia to suspend navigation through the Don-Azov channel and disrupting traffic in the Kerch Strait.
- Jul 4
Ukraine strikes Russian refineries and fuel tankers in Sea of Azov as Moscow reports civilian deaths in Kramatorsk and bans fuel exports
Kyiv's military targeted the Ilsky and Ust-Luga refineries and 10 tankers in the Azov Sea, while Russian bomb strikes on Kramatorsk killed four civilians.
- Jul 4
Russian airstrike on Sumy kills 4 civilians, including 5-year-old girl; Zelensky demands international pressure on Moscow
A Russian guided bomb attack on Sumy's city center killed four civilians, including a mother and her 5-year-old daughter, and injured 27 others on July 3, as President Zelensky called for intensified international pressure on Moscow.
- Jul 4
Ukraine's Fedorow resigns as defence minister, blasts military leadership as protests erupt in Kyiv
Mychajlo Fedorow stepped down after a power struggle with Commander-in-Chief Olexandr Syrskyj, accusing him of blocking reforms and undermining morale. Hundreds protested in Kyiv as parliament confirmed a new prime minister.
- Jul 1
Russia closes EU borders and imports fuel as Ukrainian drone strikes trigger nationwide shortages
Ukrainian drone attacks have knocked out up to half of Russia's refining capacity, forcing Moscow to import gasoline from India and Kazakhstan, close its EU borders, and impose nationwide fuel rationing.
- Jul 1
Russia kills at least 30 in massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv, deadliest strike on the capital this year
Russia launched 74 missiles and 496 drones at Kyiv overnight, killing at least 30 civilians and injuring nearly 100 in what the mayor called the most massive attack on the capital. Moscow said the barrage was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.
- Jul 1
Suspect in Monaco bomb attack on Ukrainian oligarch found shot dead near Kyiv, two arrested including intelligence officer
Anastasiia Berezovska, the Ukrainian woman suspected in the Monaco bomb attack that injured businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, was found shot dead near Kyiv. Police detained a Ukrainian intelligence officer and a former law enforcement officer in connection with her killing and the original bombing.
- Jun 29
Bomb blast wounds Ukrainian tycoon in Monaco, suspect flees to France
Three Ukrainians, including Kyiv-born businessman Vadim Yermolaiev, were injured when an explosive device packed with bolts detonated at the entrance of their Monaco residence. Authorities have opened an attempted murder investigation and ruled out terrorism.
- Jun 29
Russian missile strike on Dnipro kills at least five, wounds 21
A Russian missile struck a private enterprise in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Monday morning, killing at least five people and injuring 21, including five in serious condition, according to regional authorities.
- Jun 28
Putin says Russia awaits US negotiators Witkoff and Kushner to restart Ukraine talks once Iran conflict cools
Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to continue Ukraine discussions and expects US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Moscow once Washington is less focused on the conflict with Iran.
- Jun 28
Russian missile strike wounds two in Kyiv as Ukraine hits Krasnodar oil refinery
At least two people were wounded in a Russian ballistic missile salvo on Kyiv early Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at a Slavyansk-on-Kuban refinery in southern Russia, killing one.
- Jun 27
Russia-Ukraine overnight strikes kill five as Zelensky confirms hit on Volgograd military plant
Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine killed at least five people and wounded more than 40, with both sides claiming damage to military and civilian infrastructure.
- Jun 21
Occupied Crimea halts all public fuel sales as Ukrainian strikes knock out Russian refineries
The Russian-installed governor of Crimea suspended all fuel sales to the public on Sunday morning, citing the impact of sustained Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.
- Jun 19
France charges Belarus-born man with spying for Russia on drone supplier to Ukrainian army
A 48-year-old Belarus-born man was arrested on 3 June while filming a prototype at the Delair plant, which supplies drones to French and Ukrainian forces; he allegedly sent the video to Russia.
- Jun 16
G7 leaders tighten oil and gas sanctions on Russia at Évian summit, pledge more long-range weapons for Ukraine
The G7 agreed to sharpen sanctions on Russian oil and gas and expand deliveries of long-range weapons and air-defence systems, while leaders signalled a new push to bring Moscow to the negotiating table.
- Jun 15
Russian air assault strikes Kyiv monastery, as EU opens long-stalled accession talks with Ukraine
A large-scale Russian aerial attack on Kyiv left at least 10 people injured and set the historic Cave Monastery ablaze overnight, as the EU opened long-stalled accession negotiations with Ukraine and diplomatic contacts intensified ahead of the G7 summit.
- Jun 15
Russian strike sets Kyiv's 11th-century Dormition Cathedral ablaze, killing 11 on eve of G7 summit
A wave of Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 people and sparked a devastating fire at the UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra complex, prompting Volodymyr Zelensky to demand decisive G7 action.
- Jun 14
Royal Marines board Russian shadow tanker Smyrtos in English Channel, first such operation
In a dawn operation, British Royal Marine Commandos fast-roped from helicopters onto the Cameroon-flagged Smyrtos, detaining the vessel and its crew as part of efforts to choke off oil revenue fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Jun 9
Ukrainian drone campaign severs Crimea's fuel supply, forcing rationing and 10-hour queues
A sustained Ukrainian drone campaign against logistics routes has choked off fuel supplies to occupied Crimea, forcing Moscow-installed authorities to ration petrol and diesel while residents queue for up to 10 hours.
- Jun 8
Zelenskyy used Abramovich as backchannel to Putin, then won European backing for direct ceasefire talks
Ukraine's president disclosed that sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich carried a 'silent' message to Vladimir Putin, as London talks with UK, French and German leaders endorsed a push for direct negotiations.
