5:18 PM

[1]Lion attacks collaborator at safari park in Russian-occupied Crimea.

   Following Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, Oleg Zubkov
   renounced his Ukrainian citizenship and began cooperating with the
   Russian authorities.

   1:59 AM (Updated: June 23, 2025 5:18 pm)

[2]'It was impossible to look at' — Russian mass missile, drone attack on
Kyiv kills at least 9, injures 33.

   Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and
   surrounding region overnight on June 23.

   4:45 PM

[3]2 killed, 12 injured in Russian missile strike on Odesa Oblast.

   The attack targeted a local educational institution and destroyed the
   building, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said.

   3:29 PM

[4]Ukraine returns bodies of 3 Russian soldiers repatriated as remains of
Ukrainians, Interior Ministry says.

   Ukraine has said the practice of passing off the bodies of Russian
   soldiers as Ukrainian is part of an attempt to obscure the scale of its
   military losses from the Russian public.

   2:38 PM

[5]Zelensky arrives in UK to boost defense cooperation as Russia intensifies
attacks against Ukraine.

   Zelensky's visit comes just a few hours after yet another Russian
   attack on Kyiv, which killed at least seven.

   2:02 PM

[6]After 40 months of waging full-scale war on Ukraine, Putin condemns
'unprovoked aggression against Iran'.

   Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has
   killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians, and the true extent of
   the death toll is simply not known.

   1:43 PM

[7]General Staff: Russia has lost 1,012,500 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24,
2022.

   The number includes 1,010 casualties Russian forces suffered just over
   the past day.

   12:13 PM

[8]'Moscow is silent' — Zelensky slams Russia's hypocrisy over Iran strikes,
own mass attack on Ukraine.

   "After the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, there was an uproar
   from Moscow," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

   11:18 AM

[9]Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least 13, injure 57 across
Ukraine over past day.

   According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia deployed 368 aerial
   weapons, including 352 attack drones, 11 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic
   missiles, and 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles, striking primarily Kyiv.
   Ukraine's air defenses destroyed 354 of them.

   5:35 AM

[10]Deputy PM Chernyshov returns to Ukraine as questions mount amid
corruption probe.

   Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov returned to Ukraine on June 22
   following his official trip abroad amid media speculations connecting
   Chernyshov's absence to an ongoing corruption investigation.

   3:54 AM

[11]Zelensky expected to speak at Council of Europe parliamentary session
next week.

   President Zelensky is expected to address the Council of Europe’s
   Parliamentary Assembly on June 26 during its summer session in
   Strasbourg, though his attendance has not been confirmed. The session
   agenda includes discussions on Russia’s ongoing aggression against
   Ukraine.

   1:42 AM

[12]Norway to invest $400 million in Ukraine's drone, air defense missile
production.

   Norway will invest $400 million in Ukraine’s defense industry to
   support drone production, President Zelensky said on June 22. The two
   countries also agreed to jointly produce air defense missiles.

   12:10 AM

   11:14 PM

[13]Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko released after four years of
Russian detention.

   Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko was released on June 22 after
   more than four years in Russian imprisonment, and has left
   Russian-occupied Crimea.

   9:56 AM (Updated: June 22, 2025 8:18 pm)

[14]Russian attacks kill 7, injure 23 in Ukraine over past day.

   Russia launched two Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic
   missiles, an S-300 anti-aircraft missile, and 47 Shahed-type attack
   drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, primarily targeting
   Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

   7:42 PM

[15]Ukraine calls for an end to Iran’s nuclear program in wake of US strikes.

   Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said on June 22 that Iran’s nuclear program
   must be dismantled to prevent it from threatening the Middle East or
   the wider world, following U.S. air strikes on Iranian nuclear
   facilities.

   5:35 PM (Updated: June 22, 2025 5:40 pm)

[16]3 killed, 14 wounded as Russia strikes Ukrainian military training
facility.

   "Unfortunately, there are some dead and wounded," the statement read.
   The Ground Forces said that greater personnel losses were avoided
   thanks to the timely security measures taken when the air raid alert
   was issued.

   5:29 PM

[17]Ukraine has evidence Russia prepares military operations in Europe,
Zelensky says.

   "We are observing a continued intellectual decline within the Russian
   leadership and have evidence that they are preparing new military
   operations on European territory," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

[18]Iran-Israel implications for Ukraine | Ukraine This Week.

   In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna
   Belokur breaks down the implications the burgeoning war in the Middle
   East may carry for Russia’s war against Ukraine, as well as a
   particularly cynical act of Russian torture brought to light this
   month.

   4:18 PM

[19]Iran's top diplomat to meet Putin in Moscow after US air strikes on
nuclear sites.

   "We enjoy a strategic partnership and we always consult with each other
   and coordinate our positions," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
   said with reference to Russia.

   3:52 PM

[20]Trump could free all Belarus's political prisoners 'with a single word,'
released oppositionist Tsikhanouski says.

   "President Trump now has the power and opportunity to free all
   political prisoners in Belarus with a single word. And I ask him to do
   so, to say that word," Siarhei Tsikhanouski said in his first press
   conference after his release.

   3:23 PM

[21]Zelensky slaps new sanctions over business activities in Russian-occupied
territories of Ukraine.

   According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the sanctions are targeting
   "those who cooperate with the (Russian) occupier on our land," as they
   "help justify the aggression, consider it normal to make money in the
   occupation, and pay taxes" to Russia.

   3:03 PM

[22]Ukraine evacuates 176 citizens, foreigners from Israel ahead of US
strikes on Iran, Zelensky says.

   The foreign nationals evacuated by Ukraine included citizens of the
   U.S., Moldova, Latvia, Azerbaijan, and Estonia, President Volodymyr
   Zelensky said.

   2:33 PM

[23]Over 450 draft officers, staff transferred in response to reported
abuses, Ukraine's military chief says.

   The Ukrainian military leadership aims to overhaul the draft office
   system amid numerous reports of abuses since the start of Russia's
   invasion in 2022, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told journalists
   on June 21.

   2:16 PM

[24]Amid its war against Ukraine, Russia condemns US strikes on Iran as
'violating international law.'

   Moscow condemned on June 22 the recent U.S. strikes against Iranian
   nuclear facilities, calling them a violation of international law and
   Iran's sovereignty, a statement in stark contrast to Russia's
   full-scale war against Ukraine.

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