- Jul 7
IOC lifts suspension of Russian Olympic Committee, clearing path for LA 2028 but keeping flag ban
The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday, allowing Russian athletes and teams to return to international competitions and Olympic qualifiers for Los Angeles 2028. The flag and anthem ban remains in place, with no decision yet on their use at the Games.
- 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
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 2
Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, setting buildings ablaze and trapping residents
Waves of ballistic missiles and attack drones struck Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens, and setting a central hotel and residential high-rises on fire.
- 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.
- 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 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 27
Ukraine strikes Russian missile factory in Volgograd with domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles
President Zelenski confirmed that Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Titan-Barrikady factory in Volgograd overnight, setting the site ablaze. The Russian governor said 10 people were injured in the attack.
- Jun 26
Ukraine’s drone offensive forces Crimea to declare economic emergency as Baltic states push EU to ban Russian oil
Russian-installed authorities declared a state of emergency in Crimea after weeks of Ukrainian drone attacks on energy infrastructure cut fuel and power supplies, forcing the suspension of tourism and fuel sales to civilians.
- Jun 21
Ukraine's long-range strike on Crimea kills 4, forces fuel ban as Kerch port burns
At least 4 people were killed and 28 injured as Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot, gas compression plants and military radar systems in occupied Crimea overnight, prompting local authorities to suspend fuel sales to civilians.
- Jun 21
Ukraine drones hit Crimea fuel depot and Siberian refinery as Russia bombs Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in occupied Crimea and a refinery 2,000km inside Russia, while Russian glide bombs killed at least eight civilians in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy.
- Jun 18
Trump signs Iran accord at G7 gala, Western unity on Ukraine, Hormuz naval force readied
The Évian-les-Bains G7 summit concluded with Donald Trump signing a US-Iran memorandum of understanding at a Versailles gala, as leaders united behind stronger Ukraine aid and a European-led mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jun 18
Ukraine strikes Moscow refinery in largest drone attack, shutting airports and disrupting capital
Ukrainian drones struck Moscow's main oil refinery for the second time in three days early Thursday, igniting fires that sent a tank lid flying into the sky and forcing the closure of all the capital's airports. The attack came as President Zelenskiy pressed G7 leaders for support.
- 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 13
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to grid after 3-day power loss
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was reconnected to Ukraine's grid on Saturday after nearly three days without external power, the longest such outage at the site since the war began, the IAEA said.
- Jun 13
Ukraine drone strikes kill two, set oil terminal ablaze as Russia says 177 downed
Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks targeted a major Russian LPG terminal in Krasnodar, killing one, and struck a border village in Bryansk, killing another. Moscow reported downing 177 drones across 13 regions.
- Jun 7
Russian strikes kill civilians and hit nuclear waste site near Chernobyl as Zelensky heads to London summit
Russian drone and aerial attacks across Ukraine killed at least two civilians and partially destroyed a spent nuclear fuel storage building in the Chernobyl exclusion zone on Sunday, hours before President Zelensky was due to meet European leaders in London.
- Jun 7
Russian drone strikes spent nuclear fuel storage near Chornobyl, IAEA reports significant damage
A Russian Shahed drone hit a spent nuclear fuel reception building near the decommissioned Chornobyl plant early Sunday, causing a fire and what the IAEA called significant structural damage, though radiation levels remained within normal limits.
- Jun 6
Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg with hundreds of drones as Putin rejects Zelensky meeting at economic forum
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones at Russia overnight, targeting St. Petersburg on the final day of the country's flagship economic forum, hours after Vladimir Putin rejected a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.
