- Jul 4
Russian strikes cut power to 300,000 in Odessa, one dead in Kharkiv
Russian ballistic missiles and drones hit Odessa overnight, leaving over 300,000 households without power, while a separate strike on a Kharkiv residential building killed at least one person and injured 37.
- Jun 30
Ukrainian drone strikes force Russia to seek fuel imports as shortages spread from Moscow to Siberia
Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries have caused widespread gasoline shortages across Russia, forcing the Kremlin to consider emergency imports and sparking rationing from Moscow to Siberia.
- Jun 29
Russia hands down first prison terms under LGBT extremist ban, sentencing Orenburg club owner to 7 years
A court in Orenburg sentenced three staff of the Pose nightclub to between two and seven years in prison for organising and participating in the activities of what Russia designates as an extremist LGBT movement, the first known conviction under the 2023 ban.
