NATO European members and Canada to pledge €70 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year and next at Ankara summit, diplomats say

25 drones shot down on approach to Moscow since start of day, TASS reports, in one of the largest drone interception barrages near the Russian capital.

The number of drones shot down on approach to Moscow since the start of the day has reached 25, according to TASS calculations.

Russian 'North' group commander claims forces within 10 km of Sumy, 24 settlements seized in Sumy region since January; about 230 sq km taken in June alone, Ukrainian losses put at over 5,500 in the sector.

The commander of Russia's 'North' troop group claims Russian forces are within 10 km of Sumy, with 24 settlements in Sumy region and 4 in Kharkiv region taken under control since the start of the year; Ukrainian losses in the sector reported at over 5,500 personnel, with about 230 sq km seized in June alone.

Russia'sGerasimov claims forces liberated 29 settlements and 600+ sq km in June, with advance units within 9 km of Zaporizhzhia's southern outskirts; says strikes hit 55 targets including UAV facility and 10 Ukrainian airfields.

Russian Chief of Staff Gerasimov says Russian forces liberated 29 settlements and over 600 sq km in June, struck 55 targets including a UAV production facility and 10 Ukrainian airfields, with advance units entering Dobropillya and Annivka in the DNR and 'Dnipro' groups within 9 km of Zaporizhzhia's southern outskirts.

Putin says Russian forces have taken 133 settlements and over 3,000 sq km in Donbas and Novorossiya since start of year

Putin said that since the beginning of the year, Russian armed forces have liberated 133 settlements and taken control of more than 3,000 sq km of "our land in Donbas and Novorossiya."