War

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…

In the basement of a torture chamber in Henichesk, southern Ukraine, the invaders are forcing the abducted local residents to glorify Putin and assault those who refuse. That’s according to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center (CRC) non-profit, Ukrinform reports. "With the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, the occupiers set up a site for ‘interrogation,’ torture, and intimidation in the basement of School 17 in Henichesk, Kherson region," the statement said. The CRC has learned how grave the situation is of the detainees held there. Prisoners are brought there blindfolded or with a sack over their head, while some…

Missile strikes launched on Ukraine from Russia, Belarus or the Caspian Sea are a security challenge for the whole of Europe. “Once again, the russian terrorists have committed war crimes: missile strikes against a number of peaceful Ukrainian cities. The insidious nature of those attacks is underscored by the fact that they are made either from the depth of russian federation, from the territory of Belarus or from the waters of the Caspian and Black Seas. This is a strategic challenge for the security of the entire Europe. A swift response to this challenge should consist of two parts,” Minister…

The army of the Russian Federation has launched about 500 strikes on the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure this week. "The center of the capital was struck. Prosecutors and investigators, as well as experts of the Military Council at the Prosecutor General's Office, are working at the site of the missile attack," Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova posted on Facebook. According to her, Russia launched massive missile attacks throughout Ukraine this weekend. "Shevchenkivskyi, Kholodnohirskyi, and Nemyshlyanskyi districts have been attacked in Kharkiv only over the past 24 hours. The enemy aimed at hospital and houses. This week, four men and one woman…

The nuclear subcritical installation "Source of Neutrons" was damaged in Kharkiv as a result of shelling by Russian troops on June 25. “As a result of another Russian strike on Kharkiv on June 25, 2022, the nuclear subcritical installation "Source of Neutrons" was damaged. According to the operating entity of the National Science Center Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, additional damage to buildings and infrastructure of the industrial site was established after a preliminary inspection," the press service of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine posted on Telegram. The staff continue to inspect the buildings, structures and equipment…

The Air Force units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle this morning. "On the morning of June 25, the anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Command ‘Center’ shot down another enemy Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle," the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook. The enemy UAV reconnoiter the objects on which the Russians fired missiles. A similar UAV was downed on June 24. As reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 34,700 Russian service members from February 24 to June 25. ol

In Donetsk Region, Russian troops have opened fire on 13 settlements over the past day. Casualties among civilians were reported. The relevant statement was made by the National Police of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The police documented 20 enemy strikes. A total of 25 civilian objects were damaged, namely 22 residential houses, railway substation, production shop and car. The following settlements came under enemy fire: Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Kurakhove, Ukrainsk, Toretsk, Hrodivka, New York, Karlivka, Bohdanivka, Pervomaiske, Pivdenne, Khromove. Russian troops launched air strikes, used the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, Grad and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems,…

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense units have shot down about 10 enemy missiles over Zhytomyr Region this morning. The relevant statement was made by Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration Head Vitalii Bunechko on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the morning, as Russian aircrafts launched a massive missile attack on Zhytomyr Region from the territory of Belarus, our defenders shot down about 10 missiles fired at infrastructure facilities,” Bunechko wrote. A reminder that, in the morning of June 25, 2022, the Russian military fired 24 missiles at military objects located near the city of Zhytomyr. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and one…

Russian troops continue using the territory of Belarus to fire missiles at Ukraine and, thus, the capacity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine needs to be expanded in response. The relevant statement was made by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Dozens of missiles have been fired by Russians at our territory this morning. They continue using the territory of Belarus. They have many missiles, including old, technologically obsolete. Our task is to expand the capacity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in response to this. We are in…