The heatwave in France has claimed around a thousand lives: the majority of the victims were elderly people

On 28 June 2026, Russian forces launched a strike on Zaporizhzhia using guided aerial bombs. Eight people were injured in the attack, including two children. Doctors are currently fighting to save the life of a young boy

In Mukachevo, police have arrested a 62-year-old local man suspected of attempting to murder his neighbour. According to the investigation, the man stabbed the victim twice in the entrance hall of a block of flats

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has submitted Bill No. 15360, ‘On the Ukrainian National Pantheon’, to the Verkhovna Rada. The bill provides for the creation of a national memorial site in Kyiv to honour outstanding figures in Ukrainian history

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced that he will resign in the coming weeks. Following this, early presidential and parliamentary elections are due to take place in the country, although the next elections were not due until 2027

The Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has notified the director of one of the branches of JSC ‘Ukrzaliznytsia’ that he is under suspicion. According to the investigation, in 2025 he organised auctions for the lease of freight semi-wagons using a scheme which, according to law enforcement officials, caused the state-owned enterprise losses of over 48 million hryvnias

On 28 June 2026, Russian forces launched a strike on Zaporizhzhia using guided aerial bombs. Eight people were injured in the attack, including two children. Doctors are currently fighting to save the life of a young boy

In Mukachevo, police have arrested a 62-year-old local man suspected of attempting to murder his neighbour. According to the investigation, the man stabbed the victim twice in the entrance hall of a block of flats

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has submitted Bill No. 15360, ‘On the Ukrainian National Pantheon’, to the Verkhovna Rada. The bill provides for the creation of a national memorial site in Kyiv to honour outstanding figures in Ukrainian history

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence, Kirill Budanov, have issued messages to mark Ukraine’s Constitution Day. In their addresses, they emphasised the importance of the Constitution, the unity of the Ukrainian people and the struggle for the country’s independence

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine, Ukrzaliznytsia has unveiled a special commemorative stamp for holders of the ‘Traveller’s Passport’. The commemorative stamp will be available from 28 June to 5 July at Kyiv Central Railway Station

Iran has launched drone and missile strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to recent US air strikes. Tehran has stated that further US attacks could lead to the complete breakdown of negotiations to resolve the conflict

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced that he will resign in the coming weeks. Following this, early presidential and parliamentary elections are due to take place in the country, although the next elections were not due until 2027

Alexander Lunin, a Russian veteran of the war against Ukraine, has published a video message addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In it, he spoke of the torture of soldiers in the Russian army and warned that, should the Kremlin fail to act, the military might turn their weapons against the Russian authorities

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has stated that he is prepared to act as a mediator in resolving the differences between Ukraine and Poland, should Kyiv and Warsaw deem it necessary

The Swiss Federal Council has decided to strengthen the country’s air defence. The government will resume payments for the American Patriot systems and, at the same time, begin negotiations on the procurement of another long-range air defence system from a different manufacturer