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Law enforcers and intelligence of Ukraine are doing everything to identify all Russian servicemen who are responsible for terror against Ukrainian cities. Their names, faces, and personal information on all those terrorists will be known to the world. That’s according to President Volodymyr Zelensky's video address to the nation, released overnight Wednesday. Ukrainians! All our defenders! I have just taken part in a special meeting of the UN Security Council convened at the request of Ukraine. Convened by Albania - this state presides in the Security Council. We have taken advantage of all international levers to bring Russia to justice…

Russian troops launched a missile strike on a service station in Dnipro city. People have been trapped under the rubble. "They launched a missile on the Avtodyzel service station. The best service station where all Dnipro residents, including me, repaired their diesel cars," Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. There were no military personnel, weapons, or equipment at the station, Filatov assured. "Ordinary Dnipro residents, locksmiths and workers, are now trapped under the rubble. Rescuers put out the fire," Filatov added. Read also: Enemy launches missile strike on Dnipro city As reported, an explosion occurred in Dnipro…

Enemy troops struck Dnipro city. The information was confirmed by Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov. "Explosions. Do not leave shelters. Do not post photos or videos," he posted on Facebook. An air raid siren sounded in the city. Details have not yet been provided. As reported, on June 27, two Russian missiles hit Kremenchuk. One of them struck a shopping mall. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the Deputy Head of the President’s Office, said that more than 20 people had been killed and doctors had provided assistance to 59 injured. ol

French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said that Paris will send "significant quantities" of armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. He said this in an interview with Le Parisien, Ukrinform reports, citing BFMTV. "To move quickly in areas under enemy fire, armies need armored vehicles. [...] France will therefore deliver significant quantities of VAB vehicles (Armored Forward Vehicle), equipped with weapons," the minister said. Read also: Australia sends first four M113AS4 APCs to Ukraine Lecornu also confirmed the sending to Ukraine of six additional Caesar self-propelled howitzers in addition to the 12 that have already been transferred to the Ukrainian Armed…

Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has held another prisoner exchange with Russia according to the 17 for 15 scheme. According to Ukrinform, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said this in a Facebook post. "Sixteen Ukrainian service members, including two officers and 14 soldiers, are returning home. One civilian has also been released," the statement said. Five of those freed are seriously injured and need immediate treatment. The coordination headquarters continues to work on the return of all captured Ukrainians. On June 27, Ukrainian human rights activists presented the "Search.…

Ukraine's Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region have pushed the enemy back to their previous positions in the directions of Dovhalivka-Zalyman and Lyptsi-Dementiivka. Oleksandr Motuzianyk, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said this at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. "In the Kharkiv direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully repulsed the enemy's offensive in the directions of Dovhalivka-Zalyman (24 km northwest of Izium) and Lyptsi-Dementiivka (27 km north of Kharkiv). Enemy forces were pushed back to their previous positions," Motuzianyk said. In general, according to him, in the Kharkiv region, the enemy adheres to the…

From front center clockwise, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US President Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and France's President Emmanuel Macron have taken seat at a round table as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the G7 leaders via video link during their working session at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Monday, June 27, 2022. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the United States to recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. He stated this in his nightly video address, Ukrinform reports. "This morning, I appealed to the United States to recognize Russia as a state that sponsors terrorism. The relevant resolution is approved by the US Senate Committee, and the legal decision can be adopted by the Department of State. And such a decision is clearly needed, and it must be supported by the entire democratic world," Zelensky said. The head of state added that he said this to the participants in the…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned a Russian missile strike on the Amstor shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. Johnson said this in a statement at a meeting of G7 world leaders in Germany, Ukrinform reports, citing The Guardian. "This appalling attack has shown once again the depths of cruelty and barbarism to which the Russian leader will sink," Johnson said. "Once again our thoughts are with the families of the innocent victims of Ukraine. Putin must realize that his behavior will do nothing but strengthen the resolve of the UK and every other G7 country…

Turkey's Baykar Makina, the producer of Bayraktar TB2 UAVs, has said that it will donate three drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, for which Ukrainian raised funds as part of the People's Bayraktar project by showman Serhiy Prytula. According to Ukrinform, a respective decision was announced on Baykar Makina's Twitter account. "Baykar has been informed that a crowdfunding campaign called 'The People's Bayraktar' was successful in raising funds to buy several Bayraktar TB2 UAVs for Ukrainians to use in defense of their homeland. Business leaders and ordinary people have contributed - small and large - to reach this milestone within…