Latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict
Romania's ambassador to Moscow, Cristian Istrate, was summoned to Russia's Foreign Ministry, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told journalists. She said the ambassador would be informed of retaliatory measures for the closure of Russia's consulate general in Constanța, according to Interfax.
Ukrainian drones struck the Poltavskaya oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region for the second time this month, setting at least three fuel tanks ablaze. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that 269 drones were shot down overnight.
Ukraine's SBU and the FBI exposed Russian intelligence services conducting systematic cyberattacks on messaging apps used by officials, service members, politicians and activists in Ukraine, Europe and the US. The attacks aimed to access sensitive military, political and economic information.
Early reports indicate that Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Ufa, Russia.
Ukraine reported that Russia fired an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 90 drones, including Shahed UAVs and decoys, overnight. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 83 of the drones, while the missile and six UAVs struck targets in seven locations, and the attack continues.
Employees of TPP, one of the largest fuel companies in occupied Crimea, appealed to Putin for government assistance after Ukrainian strikes destroyed a fuel terminal in Kerch, damaged several gas stations, burned fuel trucks and hit an oil depot. The company warned that 2,500 [source text truncated].
Russia has redeployed air defenses to Moscow and the Kerch Bridge as Ukrainian strikes intensify, military intelligence says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin repeated a series of false claims on June 23, alleging that a “coup d’état” in Ukraine brought an “anti‑Russian regime” to power that targeted civilians in Donbas. Putin attempted to justify Russia’s full‑scale invasion by claiming Moscow was.
SakhalinValery Limarenko has asked Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev to help end the region's carbon neutrality climate experiment early at the end of 2026, warning that extending it to 2028 would slow gasification and constrain production growth. The Ministry of Economic Development says it will decide based on experiment results, while the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs opposes any extension, citing increased financ
Two people were killed and two others wounded in Crimea as a result of Ukrainian strikes overnight, said the head of the republic Sergey Aksenov. 'In the village of Denisovka, Simferopol district, and in Krasnogvardeysky district, as a result of nighttime enemy attacks, two people were killed, including a child, and two more were injured,' Aksenov wrote on his Max channel.
Rostec's press service reported the first flight of the experimental Yak-130M aircraft at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of PJSC Yakovlev, with the 50-minute test flight completed without issues. The aircraft, based on the Yak-130, features advanced onboard systems, a modern radar, and a weapons suite including air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions.
Ukraine drones struck energy infrastructure in Crimea, causing a widespread power outage in Simferopol and blackouts in parts of Yalta. Explosions were also heard near the Balaklava Power Plant in Sevastopol.
Sevastopol has introduced a 'temporary electricity restriction' regime. Russian-appointed city head Mikhail Razvozhaev called it a 'forced' measure needed 'to eliminate overloading of electrical networks' outside the region, with no exact hourly outage schedule yet. Sevastopol lost power on June 24 after Ukrainian drone attacks on energy facilities in Crimea; Razvozhaev reported restoration work completed overnight June 25, but the energy system operator still introduced outages in the morning.
Russian passenger trains in Crimea only run as far as Kerch, near the bridge, due to Ukrainian strikes further inland. Train service to mainland Russia is being cut to 7 per day, and a ban on fuel sales to civilians remains in place.
Ukraine's military says it has struck a gas processing plant and a helium plant in Russia's Orenburg region.
Russian air defense forces shot down 14 guided aviation bombs and 584 UAVs over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
Russian Defense Ministry says Russian forces completed the elimination of surrounded Ukrainian soldiers from the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade in the northwestern part of Krasny Liman.
Russian forces cleared 114 buildings in Kostyantynivka over 24 hours, with Ukrainian forces losing up to 30 servicemembers, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Russian military forces have taken control of Ivolyzhanske in the Sumy region, the Defense Ministry reported.
The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces had captured the village of Ivolzhanske in Ukraine's Sumy region, according to media reports.
Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's 83rd task force arrived at the port of Vladivostok on June 24, starting a four-day goodwill visit to Russia.
Drone threat reported in Dnipropetrovsk region, with a drone heading towards Ocheretuvate.
Massive drone attack reported on Poltava and Kharkiv regions; drones detected over Kotelva, Mashivka, Huty, and Kovyahy.
Residents observed missiles or jet drones passing over various regions of Crimea. In Simferopol, Russian air defense is active. Numerous explosions reported, windows shaking. Ammunition fire at Kirovskoe, near the train station.
Ukrainian drones struck targets across occupied Crimea overnight, including the TES-Terminal oil storage facility in Kerch, where a port oil depot caught fire. Explosions were reported in Feodosia, Kerch, Shcholkine, Krasnoperekopsk and Sovietskyi district.
A major explosion was reported in Kirovskoe, in occupied Crimea; no information yet on the target.
At least 15 Russian regions introduced restrictions on fuel sales on June 23, according to local officials and media reports, as Ukrainian strikes deepen a fuel crisis.
Ukrainian drones struck Russian oil refineries, causing power outages across Crimea.
Drone attack reported on Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions of Ukraine. Drones detected over Kaniv, Synelnykove, Stepanivka and Buryn.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government and defense ministry to implement measures mitigating the impact of Ukrainian strikes on civilian infrastructure, while stating Russia remains ready for peace negotiations with Ukraine based on Istanbul agreements and frameworks discussed in Anchorage, Alaska.