Air raid alert declared in several regions over ballistic missile threat, explosions heard in Kyiv An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine due to the threat of a Russian strike using ballistic missiles. Explosions were heard in the capital.
Eastern Theater — Donetsk / Luhansk Oblasts
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Today26 posts
Russia launches fresh ballistic missile attack against Kyiv Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned that air defense units were at work repelling an attack against the capital. Information on casualties or damage is not yet available.
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian troops raise flag on Russian-held Kinburn Spit, military says Key developments on June 24: Ukrainian troops raise flag on Kinburn Spit in Mykolaiv Oblast held by Russian forces since 2022, military says Skelia assault regiment commander suspended from duty amid investigation into alleged abuse Ukrainian strikes hit energy, oil infrastructure in Russian-occupied Crimea as power outages continue, military confirms
Ukrainian attack on Crimea kills five, Russian officials say Attacks continue on the ground as Moscow expels Romania’s consul general in a tit-for-tat move.
One person killed, four more injured in Kharkiv region as result of airstrikes The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have struck residential houses on the outskirts of Velyky Burluk, Kupyansk district of Kharkiv region with guided aerial bombs, leaving one person dead and others injured.
Russians drop three aerial bombs on Druzhkivka, one killed, several injured Russian forces dropped three 250-kilogram aerial bombs on the town of Druzhkivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, resulting in one civilian death and four injuries.
Ukraine reports large-scale drone strikes across occupied Crimea Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 38 targets in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on June 25, including air defense assets, fuel and energy infrastructure, and logistics facilities.
Russia aerial bombs dropped on Druzhkivka kill 1, injure at least 3 Russia dropped three FAB-250 aerial bombs on Druzhkivka (Donetsk region), killing a woman and wounding three other people, the regional prosecutor’s office reported.
Video from Ukraine’s 28th Mechanized Brigade of Blyskavka strikes on pick up trucks used to launch Geran drones from Donetsk airport. https://t.co/2bl4Svdy8n https://t.co/LQgsSrFJYV https://t.co/rZXwD46MgS
"Yevhen Balytskyi, the Russian-installed head of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, has ordered traffic restrictions on a section of the so-called Novorossiya motorway running along the Sea of Azov to occupied Crimea, after Ukrainian drones began reaching the route." https://t.co/UjhVXkhNhq
Defense Forces prevent Russians from establishing logistical hub in Pokrovsk In Pokrovsk, the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 120 launch sites for Russian drones and nearly 450 antennas that supported the invaders’ logistics and communications.
Ukrainian troops raise flag on Kinburn Spit in Mykolaiv Oblast held by Russian forces since 2022, military says Russian forces retreated under "heavy fire," with the evacuation of surviving personnel continuing, the statement read.
Russian attacks kill 6, injure 70 across Ukraine over past day, as Ukrainian gas facilities hit in several regions Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskyi said on Facebook on June 25 that several Ukrnafta gas stations in Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts came under attack.
Russians strike locomotives in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions, assistant train driver killed Russian troops carried out three strikes on Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) locomotives in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions; an assistant train driver was killed in one of the attacks.
In Sumy region, Russians attack rescue workers clearing up aftermath of previous attack Russian forces launched a second attack against firefighters in the Hlukhiv community of the Sumy region while they were extinguishing a fire that broke out as a result of an attack on a warehouse.
Man killed in Zaporizhzhia due to morning Russian attack A man was killed in Zaporizhzhia as a result of a morning attack by the Russian Federation.
Russian forces launch over 20 attacks on Chernihiv region; enterprise hit Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 26 strikes using FPV drones along the border of the Chernihiv region, with 48 explosions reported.
Sevastopol imposes power restrictions after Ukrainian drone strike on electrical substation Sevastopol’s Russia-appointed governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev, announced on the morning of June 25 that the city had imposed a “temporary power restriction regime.” Outages would be carried out “selectively and as needed,” he said, adding that no precise hourly schedule had been set.
6/ "The aftermath of the bombing of the Preobrazhensky Bridge in Zaporizhzhia on 20 June. Low-resolution satellite images show five new craters at varying distances from the bridge, but none of the bombs hit it. This is also partially confirmed by footage from the ground. https://t.co/cIYQBDGarU
4/ "According to preliminary data, all road and railway bridges (the bridge over the Dnipro hydroelectric dam and the combined (road-rail) Preobrazhensky bridge) were temporarily put out of action.
Russian army attacks hospital in Kherson with drone; five injured Russian forces attacked a hospital in Kherson with a drone, injuring five staff members.
Russian drones attack Zaporizhzhia: Fire breaks out, woman injured The Russian army is attacking Zaporizhzhia with drones; one person has been injured.
Casualty toll from strike on gas station in Sumy increases to four Four people were injured in a Russian drone attack on a gas station in Sumy on June 25.
Russian drone strikes gas station in Sumy, causing fire Early on Thursday morning, a Russian drone hit a gas station in Sumy.
Firefighters extinguish blaze at industrial facility in Poltava region following drone attack In the Poltava region, rescuers extinguished a fire at an industrial facility that broke out as a result of an enemy drone attack.
Fresh Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit energy infrastructure in occupied Crimea as power outages continue The latest attack comes as the peninsula's energy grid has come under strain in recent days after Russian proxy authorities said widespread power outages in occupied Crimea on June 23 left approximately half of the peninsula without electricity.
Yesterday4 posts
Russian drones attack bakery in Hlukhiv On the night of June 24, Russian drones attacked a bakery in Hlukhiv, Sumy region.
War update: 148 clashes on front line, heaviest fighting on Pokrovsk sector There were 148 combat engagements on the front line, with Russian forces carrying out 22 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the Pokrovsk sector, where they have lost more than 50 personnel.
At least three killed in drone strikes in Russian controlled Horlivka A multi-storey apartment has been hit with what Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian drone strike.
Russian drone strikes across Sumy Oblast injure 15, including 3 children A series of Russian drone strikes across Sumy Oblast on June 24 injured at least 15 civilians, including three children, regional authorities reported.