Events
Efforts to bring a large-scale forest fire under control are continuing in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Video
In the Kyiv region, rescue workers are continuing to fight a large-scale fire in the forests of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. More than 200 people and around 60 pieces of equipment are involved in bringing the fire under control.
Su-24M plane crash in the Khmelnytskyi region: new details of the accident have emerged
The State Bureau of Investigations has interviewed dozens of witnesses and obtained DNA test results in the case of the Su-24M aircraft crash in the Khmelnytskyi region, in which two pilots were killed.
The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to nearly 1,500
Search and rescue operations are continuing in Venezuela following two powerful earthquakes. The state of La Guaira has been hardest hit, where rescue workers are continuing to search for people trapped under the rubble.
A plane carrying parachutists has crashed in France: 11 dead
A civil aircraft used for skydiving crashed today in north-eastern France. All 11 people on board were killed
The Darnitsa factory was damaged during the attack on Kyiv
The Darnitsa pharmaceutical company sustained damage during a Russian night-time attack on Kyiv. The factory has reported that there were no fatalities or injuries amongst its staff, and that the company will continue to operate
Scandal at the ‘Artek Prykarpattya’ camp: parents have reported bullying and physical abuse of their children
A scandal has erupted at the ‘Artek Prykarpattia’ children’s camp in Truskavets following allegations by parents of bullying, physical abuse and an inadequate response from staff. The police are already investigating one of the incidents
Zelenskyy has signed a decree marking the 1,000th anniversary of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
During the celebrations to mark Constitution Day, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a decree on preparations for the commemoration of the 1,000th anniversary of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. According to him, a large-scale programme is planned to be implemented ahead of the anniversary to preserve the site’s monuments, museum collections and historic buildings.
Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia with KAB bombs: eight people were injured, including two children
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, a man attacked his neighbour with a knife: the victim was taken to hospital
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 heatwave in France has claimed around a thousand lives: the majority of the victims were elderly people
In France, around a thousand deaths were recorded during a record-breaking heatwave. People aged 65 and over were the hardest hit by the abnormally high temperatures
A bill on the Ukrainian National Pantheon has been tabled in the Verkhovna Rada
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
Ukraine’s Constitution Day: Zelenskyy and Budanov sent their best wishes to Ukrainians
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
