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On the night of Sunday 29 June, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. Air defence forces engaged the enemy targets, but debris was reported to have fallen in the Darnytskyi district, where several fires were also reported. As of now, two people are known to have been injured.

On Sunday, 28 June, Ukraine celebrates Constitution Day — a public holiday marking the adoption of the Constitution of independent Ukraine. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the day on which the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Constitution, which laid the foundations for the modern Ukrainian state

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

On Sunday, 28 June, hot weather will prevail across Ukraine. In most regions, daytime temperatures will range from +29 to +35°, whilst in a number of regions there may be brief showers and thunderstorms

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 possible reduction in the US military presence in Germany is already having an impact on towns where US troops have been stationed for decades. Local residents and property owners fear the economic consequences due to uncertainty over future decisions by Donald Trump’s administration

Ukrposhta has issued a postage block entitled ‘Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park’, marking the 30th anniversary of one of Ukraine’s largest nature reserves. A special cancellation ceremony for the new issue took place simultaneously in Kyiv and Kamianets-Podilskyi

Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Human Rights Commissioner, reported on the outcome of his meeting with Yana Lantratova, Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner. The parties agreed to continue reciprocal visits to prisoners of war, the verification of prisoners, and work on lists of those missing in action

Ukrzaliznytsia has put new Ukrainian-made passenger carriages into service. They are already operating on trains No. 29/30 Kyiv–Uzhhorod and No. 4/3 Uzhhorod–Dnipro

Protests are being organised in Venice over the planned visit of Tilman Fertitta, the US Ambassador to Italy. Activists are opposing the entry of his 117-metre superyacht into the city’s historic centre during the traditional Festa del Redentore festival

In Kyiv, law enforcement officers have arrested a 35-year-old local man suspected of organising the supply of cocaine from a European country. He was arrested whilst collecting a postal parcel, and cocaine and other narcotic substances with an estimated value of nearly 3 million hryvnias were seized from his flat.

In the Polish town of Zielona Góra, police have arrested a 36-year-old Ukrainian national suspected of making threats against the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki. According to the police, the comments were posted on an online channel