Kyiv's Mystetski Arsenal, a major contemporary art exhibition space and literary festival venue dating back to 1803, was targeted by Russian forces overnight, according to Yaroslav Trofimov.
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A UNESCO-listed cathedral in central Ukraine is on fire after being hit by Russian missile strikes.
Drone pilots of Ukraine's 55th Artillery Brigade "Zaporizka Sich" destroyed a Russian tank, hit two D-30 howitzers and struck a communications antenna.
Ukrainian fruit snack producer Bob Snail has entered the Target retail chain in the United States. LLC 'Eko-Snek' (Agronomichne village, Vinnytsia region), the Ukrainian manufacturer of fruit snacks under the Bob Snail brand, has started selling its products in one of the largest US retail chains, Target. 'Today our Bob Snail has finally entered Target – one of the largest and most well-known retail chains in the United States: almost 2,000 stores…,' said Pavlo Miroshnychenko, director of sales
Explosions reported in Melitopol (Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region) and Starobilsk (Russian-occupied Luhansk region). Ukrainian strikes hit an oil pumping station in Efimovka, Volgograd region, Russia.
Russian airstrikes hit Vasylkivka, wounding 9 civilians; airstrikes hit Slovyansk, wounding 5 civilians; explosions reported in Kharkiv; Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Temryuk port in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
One of the Rozetka online marketplace branches in Kyiv was destroyed during a night attack, employees were not injured, co-founder Iryna Chechotkina said on Monday.
Ukraine increased exports of frozen berries by 53.9% in 2025 – study. Ukraine is rapidly increasing exports of frozen raspberries, blackberries and other berries: their value grew from $53.4 million in 2023 to $114.6 million in 2024 and $176.4 million in 2025, according to a study of the berry and nut sector of Ukraine presented at the forum 'Development of export of the berry and nut sector of Ukraine' in Kyiv last week. According to Olga Gvozdyova, advisor to the director of the State Institut
Zelensky said 'We'll have our say' when asked what he would say to Putin after the strike on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
The number of casualties among Russian residents rose in May due to increased supplies of strike drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the West, TASS reported Miroschnik. May became the 'bloodiest' month since the beginning of the year; over 1,000 residents were affected by shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. More than 150 people, including 8 children, died.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed Ukrainian and Western accusations that Moscow struck a Kyiv monastery as a 'crude fake'.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed Ukrainian and Western accusations that Moscow struck a Kyiv monastery as a 'crude fake'.
A major Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv has killed at least four people, injured 23 others and left around 140,000 residents without power, according to Ukrainian authorities. The overnight barrage sparked a fire at the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO site.
A major Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed at least four people, injured 23 others, left around 140,000 residents without power, and set the historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery ablaze, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Russian Foreign Ministry says Ukrainian and Western accusations that Moscow struck a Kyiv monastery are a 'crude fake', according to Reuters.
Russia says three civilians were killed and three injured, including a 1-year-old baby, in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Tula region overnight. Moscow says it intercepted 123 Ukrainian drones, while Kyiv reports Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones in overnight attacks across Ukraine.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and BelarusianMaxim Ryzhenkov hold a joint news conference after bilateral talks.
Russia'sSergey Lavrov and BelarusianMaxim Ryzhenkov hold a joint news conference following bilateral talks.
The Ukrainian Red Cross (URC) has deployed an aid station in Kharkiv at a location that was damaged by a Russian combined missile and drone attack overnight. The URC reported on Facebook on Monday that the station offers water, tea, coffee, snacks, and psychological support.
Kyiv: 9 educational institutions damaged during night attack. Deputy head of Kyiv City State Administration Valentyn Mondryivskyi reported that 4 kindergartens and 5 schools and lyceums in five districts were damaged, with windows, doors, facades, and entrance groups affected. Inspection is ongoing.
Ukraine's Prime Minister stated that the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra will be restored, that fires have been extinguished thanks to emergency responders, and that Russia attempted to destroy the Lavra for a second time, as it did in 1941.
Air alert in Zaporizhzhia due to a drone approaching the city.
Macron: The G7 summit will do everything possible to achieve a ceasefire, which 'Russia continues to stubbornly refuse to conclude, and then peace.' The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, in connection with the Russian attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, stated that his country is ready to cooperate with Ukrainian bodies responsible for the protection of cultural heritage, and emphasized the need at the G7 summit to do everything possible to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine, and then peace.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the Ukrainian side will remove the capacities of five factories from Slavyansk.
Russia says its troops seized Artema in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Russia says its troops have seized the settlement of Artema in Ukraine's Donetsk region, according to reports.
Highlights from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian forces liberated 35 buildings in Krasny Liman over the past day, destroying up to 30 Ukrainian soldiers; Russian forces struck storage and assembly sites for Ukrainian long-range drones; Russian forces liberated over 100 buildings in Konstantinovka, with Ukrainian losses of more than 100 soldiers; total Ukrainian military losses from actions of Russian troop groups amounted to about 1,265 soldiers over the past day; Rus
The National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO strongly condemns yet another Russian strike that has damaged the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, a cultural property under Enhanced Protection pursuant to the 1954 Hague Convention.
UNESCO condemns attacks on cultural property and is ready to provide assistance for restoration within its mandate. In the context of the escalation of the war in Ukraine following the invasion by the Russian Federation, UNESCO condemns the strike on June 15 against the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, located within the World Heritage site 'Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra', one of the most important spiritual and cultural landmarks of Ukraine. 'UNESCO condem
Russian forces have taken control of the settlement of Artema in the DPR, the Defense Ministry reported.