War
The Russian army carried out 259 attacks on the front line over the past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, 259 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. The situation remained most tense in the Pokrovsk, Kursk and Huliaipole sectors.
The Russian Federation’s military losses have exceeded 1.38 million troops
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 1,370 servicemen in the war against Ukraine. The Defence Forces have also destroyed dozens of pieces of military equipment and four air defence systems.
MBDA will develop the ‘Neptune-2’ long-range cruise missile in collaboration with the Ukrainian design bureau ‘Luch’
The European company MBDA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ukrainian defence firm KB "Luch" to expand cooperation in the field of long-range strike systems.
Ukraine is testing AI-powered interceptor drones to combat ‘Shaheds’
Ukraine continues to develop technologies for intercepting Russian attack drones using artificial intelligence. One such solution is the P1-Sun Long drone, designed to detect and destroy Shahed-type targets.
The ISW has suggested that Russia has only one operational ‘Oreshnik’ missile left
Russia, the aggressor state, may have been left with just one operational ‘Oreshnik’ medium-range ballistic missile in its arsenal following the launch of three missiles at Ukraine.
The Russians launched a massive attack on Trostyanets and destroyed the town’s petrol station
В ніч на 17 червня росіяни завдали масованого удару по Тростянцю Сумської області. У місті знищині АЗС.
Partial demobilisation of military personnel will begin this autumn — Fyodorov
From autumn 2026, the process of partially demobilising service personnel who have been in the army since the start of the major war or before will begin.
Russia has carried out more than 900 strikes on the Zaporizhzhia region; there have been fatalities and dozens of people have been injured
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have continued to shell Ukrainian regions. The highest number of strikes was recorded in the Zaporizhzhia region, where one person was killed and at least 14 others were injured as a result of the attacks.
The General Staff reported 237 combat engagements on the front line over the past 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, 237 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Russian troops were most active in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole and Lyman sectors.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have reported that the Russian army has suffered over 1.3 million casualties since the start of the full-scale war
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 1,260 troops over the past 24 hours. The total number of Russian personnel lost since the start of the full-scale invasion has exceeded 1.38 million.
Ukraine is to deploy new drone units along the border with Belarus
New drone units are to be formed on Ukraine’s border with Belarus, and territorial defences are to be strengthened in the face of the threat of an offensive.
Since May, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have carried out around 200 strikes on petrol tankers and lorries on the ‘land bridge’ to Crimea
The Ukrainian military is stepping up strikes on transport routes linking Russia with occupied Crimea via territories of Ukraine that have been seized. According to the Financial Times, hundreds of attacks on vehicles have been recorded along these routes since May.
