Latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict
More than 90% of the canvas of the Panorama of the Defense of Sevastopol has been lost as a result of an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the museum reported.
Zelensky: Putin is afraid of one million Russian soldiers who will return and ask: 'What did we fight for?'
Authorities in Crimea are banning motorcycle transport movement at night starting Wednesday. The head of the republic, Sergey Aksyonov, announced a temporary restriction on motorcycles, mopeds, pit bikes, ATVs, scooters and other motor vehicles from 20:00 to 06:00 starting June 17, 2026, until further notice, citing security and protection of military, state and special facilities. The Interior Ministry will enforce the order.
In Crimea, the movement of mopeds, scooters, motorcycles, and pit bikes will be banned at night starting June 17, said Sergey Aksyonov.
Drones detected over Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia regions; KAB launches in Kharkiv region. Drones heading towards Ripky from the northeast in Chernihiv region.
A massive drone attack targeted Moscow and central regions of Russia overnight. Air defense systems destroyed about 200 fixed-wing drones over 16 Russian regions and sea areas.
Moscow oil refinery halted operations after Ukrainian drone attack on June 16, sources say.
A temporary restriction on the movement of motorcycles, mopeds, pit bikes, ATVs, scooters and other motor vehicles at night is being introduced in Crimea from June 17, the head of the region Sergei Aksyonov said. The restriction will be in effect from 20:00 to 06:00.
The official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry called the Telegram chatbot 'Irina Volk' fake. All bonuses and winnings posted on this resource are fraudulent.
A temporary restriction on the movement of motorcycles, mopeds, pit bikes, ATVs, scooters and other motor vehicles at night is being introduced in Crimea from June 17 until further notice. The head of the region, Sergey Aksyonov, announced this. "The restriction will be in effect from 20:00 to 06:00. The main goal of the measures taken is to ensure public safety and the protection of military, important state and special facilities," he noted.
Part of Petrozavodsk left without power due to energy accident. Electricity cut off in eight districts of Petrozavodsk, the city's Unified Duty and Dispatch Service press service reports. The cause of the outage is damage to centralized engineering networks of JSC 'ORES-Petrozavodsk'. According to the municipal enterprise 'City Transport', trolleybuses have stopped en masse due to the accident. Currently only route No. 8 trolleybuses are running without interruption.
A 1,000-year-old cathedral in Kyiv is on fire following a major Russian attack, according to a post on Bluesky by JP.
In Voronezh and Novovoronezh, exams for ninth-grade graduates were interrupted due to the threat of drone attacks. According to the regional government, students spent more than two hours in shelters. Students from one school told Ostorozhno, Novosti that they 'sat under the stairs and did nothing.' Exams for Voronezh graduates were rescheduled to a reserve day, tentatively in early July. Students in Novovoronezh continued taking exams but had to go back to shelters due to a second alarm.
Damage to Kyiv Pechersk Lavra from shelling exceeds UAH 500 million, and restoration may take 2 years – general director. Damage to the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra from Russian shelling exceeds UAH 500 million, and restoration work and recovery may take about two years, said the general director of the national reserve, Maksym Ostapenko. 'A huge amount of extremely important priority work has been done. All exhibits that were at risk of damage have been dismantled and saved. This was done in the first h
Ukraine to create new drone units to bolster defenses along northern border with Russia, Belarus, Syrskyi says.
Ukrainian Zelensky said Russia should know that Ukraine had a terrible winter and that Russia's winter will not be easy either. He also stated he has no intention of playing by Putin's rules and will not go to Moscow to meet Putin.
UAVs are moving in western Chernihiv region along the border with Belarus heading south.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) approved a package of regulatory changes defining the licensing, regulation, and supervision of financial inclusion banks (FIBs), effective June 26, the regulator's website reported Tuesday. NBUAndriy Pyshny said the FIB aims to provide full access to financial services for the population, including socially vulnerable groups, and small businesses in remote, sparsely populated areas near combat zones and liberated territories.
The State Duma and the Central Bank are working on measures to combat 'joke bank' banknotes to protect Russians from fraud, said Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma committee on the financial market, in an interview with Kommersant FM. Aksakov said a law may be needed to restrict the production and mass distribution of such artistic images, which are legally sold in bookstores and online but can be used by scammers.
Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine will need international security guarantees for reconstruction to take place, speaking at the Reuters NEXT conference.
Zelenskiy says Ukraine will need international security guarantees for reconstruction to take place.
The director of a Kyiv cathedral damaged by Russian strikes said restoration could take up to two years.
A jet drone is moving from the Black Sea, preliminarily heading towards Chornomorsk in the Odesa region.
Moscow's seaborne crude flows are running near a record rate as Ukraine's long-range drones continue to pound oil refineries deep inside Russia.
The enemy struck Kramatorsk, three people wounded – MVA. Russian occupiers on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, shelled Kramatorsk in Donetsk region, reported the head of the Kramatorsk City Military Administration Oleksandr Honcharenko in a comment to 'Suspilne Donbas'. 'According to preliminary information, three people were wounded,' Honcharenko said.
A massive fuel queue has formed on the M-11 highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Drivers are reportedly being forced to wait in line for up to three hours just to refuel. Videos circulating online show long lines of vehicles stretching along the highway.
Zelenskiy says Ukraine will need international security guarantees for reconstruction to take place.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will need international security guarantees for reconstruction to take place.
Russian air defense forces shot down 151 Ukrainian drones from 7:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy says German Chancellor Friedrich Merz understands that Ukraine is counting on fast-track membership of the European Union.