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Minsk offers Ukrainians simplified entry to forage in Belarusian forests

Belarus’ State Border Committee is prepared to simplify forest border crossings for Ukrainians to gather berries and mushrooms, citing "principles of friendship and good neighborliness", the committee announced on June 25.

25 June, 02:35 PM

Left-bank Kyiv loses electricity as DTEK promises restoration by 4 p.m.

Energy crews are working to restore power to residents of Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts after electricity was cut because of an accident, DTEK’s press service reported.

22 June, 02:03 PM

SBU foils terrorist plot in Kyiv, two Russian agents arrested

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and National Police foiled a terrorist attack in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, arresting two Russian FSB agents who attempted to detonate an explosive device near a university, authorities reported on June 22.

22 June, 11:45 AM

Honduran president Asfura arrives in Kyiv

President Nasry Asfura of Honduras arrived in Kyiv on June 19, for his first official visit to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media.

19 June, 10:56 PM

10th annual KyivPride slated for June 21

Kyiv will host the 10 annual KyivPride march on June 21, with organizers pushing for legal recognition of LGBTQ+ families.

18 June, 01:43 AM

Russian drone fragments recovered from ruined roof of Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral

Russian drone engine fragments were recovered from the ruined roof of the Dormition Cathedral, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Preserve Director General Maksym Ostapenko told Radio NV.

17 June, 10:40 AM

Two years to repair damage done to Kyiv Lavra

Damage to the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery from the June 15 Russian air strike exceeds UAH500 million ($11.2 million), and restoration work could take about two years, the site’s curator Maksym Ostapenko said on June 16.

17 June, 01:28 AM

Holy site carnage: images from Kyiv monastery damaged by Russian drones

During the large-scale attack on Kyiv overnight on June 15, Russia carried out deliberate strikes on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, and a fire broke out on the roof of the Dormition Cathedral.

16 June, 03:08 AM

Air Force explains how Russia changed tactics in record-scale overnight attack

Russia did not use sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles during its massive overnight attack on Ukraine on June 15, instead relying on ground-launched cruise missiles and ballistic weapons, Yurii Ihnat, head of communications for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, told NV.

15 June, 04:58 PM

Zelenskyy visits Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra after devastating Russian strike

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra after it was damaged by a targeted Russian attack, Ukrainian news agency RBC-Ukraine reported on June 15.

15 June, 12:53 PM

Russian forces launch 70+ missiles and 600+ drones against Ukraine, target historic sites

Russian forces carried out a combined mass attack against Ukraine overnight, launching 681 pieces of ordnance, 632 of which were shot down, the Air Force reported on June 15.

15 June, 12:39 PM

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra evacuates sacred icons and relics following Russian attack

Sacred relics from Pechersk Lavra Dormition Cathedral were safely evacuated thanks to the coordinated efforts of the monastery's brethren and firefighters, Abbot of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Bishop Avraamy reported on June 15.

15 June, 11:10 AM

Russian strike on historic Kyiv film studio destroys Ukraine's largest costume archive

The Dovzhenko National Film Studio, one of Ukraine’s oldest, was significantly damaged in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv, Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna reported on June 15.

15 June, 08:45 AM

Russian drone strike ignites the roof of Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral

A Russian overnight strike ignited the roof of the Dormition Cathedral at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the greatest shrines in the Christian world, Metropolitan Epifaniy, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, reported on X on June 15.

15 June, 08:04 AM

11 rescued after Kyiv police dismantle brutal forced labor ring

Police arrested four individuals suspected of running a forced labor ring in Kyiv, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced in a statement on June 10.

10 June, 11:55 AM

Mercedes driver suspected of causing fatal high-speed crash in Kyiv jailed

A driver suspected of causing a fatal high-speed crash in Kyiv’s Solomyanskyi district on June 5 has been remanded in custody without bail by the Shevchenkivskyi District Court, Ukraine National Police reported on June 8.

8 June, 01:55 PM

Kyiv driver charged in deadly crash had dozens of prior violations

The driver involved in a deadly crash on Kyiv’s Chokolivskyi Boulevard on June 5 had 39 recorded traffic violations, most of them for speeding, Ukrainian officials said.

6 June, 07:05 PM

Deadly package explosion rocks Kyiv postal sorting center - video

The deadly explosion at a postal operator's sorting center in Kyiv's Obolon district occurred while employees were unloading packages, a postal worker told the public broadcaster Suspilne on June 5.

5 June, 01:30 PM

Kyiv removes Bulgakov statue

A statue of Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov that stood on Andriivskyi Descent in Kyiv was removed and handed over to the sculptor’s heir for private storage, Kyiv’s Department of Cultural Heritage Protection said on June 4.

5 June, 02:52 AM

Moscow increasingly masks devastating strikes on Ukraine as 'retaliation' - ISW

Russian officials are increasingly using alleged Ukrainian attacks on civilians to justify devastating strikes on Ukraine under the pretext of retaliation, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on June 3.

4 June, 11:13 AM

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