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Azerbaijan cancels all Russian cultural events, citing ethnic violence by Russian security forces

Azerbaijan has canceled all Russian cultural events organized by both state-run and private Russian entities, the country’s Ministry of Culture told state news agency AzerTAc on June 28.

29 June 2025, 09:06 PM

First female U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy leaves post

American Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy is departing Moscow, the U.S. Embassy in Russia announced via Telegram on June 27.

27 June 2025, 11:26 AM

Soviet-era stockpiles near depletion as Russia ramps up armor repairs

Russia continues to rely on restoring old Soviet-era armored vehicles to replenish its battlefield losses, according to new analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published on June 26.

27 June 2025, 10:03 AM

Australia imposes new sanctions on Russia

Australia has introduced a new round of sanctions against Russian individuals and entities, targeting 37 people and seven organizations, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on June 26.

26 June 2025, 10:25 AM

Zelenskyy says Putin and Russian war criminals must face justice

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that all Russian war criminals, including dictator Vladimir Putin, must be brought to justice. He made the statement during his speech at the NATO summit in The Hague, RBC-Ukraine reported on June 26.

26 June 2025, 10:21 AM

UK government is preparing for the possibility of an attack from Russia or Iran, according to security strategy reports

The UK government is preparing for the possibility of an attack on its territory by Russia or Iran, according to the government's National Security Strategy, updated on June 25.

25 June 2025, 11:00 AM

Ukrainian intel: Russia turning Uzbek and Tajik workers into cannon fodder

Russia has ramped up its forced mobilization of Central Asian migrants to fight in its war against Ukraine, luring them with promises of quick cash and short-term contracts — only to send them to their deaths, Ukraine’s military intelligence reported on June 21.

21 June 2025, 01:58 PM

EU diplomat assaulted in Russia’s Vladivostok

An official with the EU’s External Action Service was attacked in Vladivostok, Russia’s Far East, German newspaper Spiegel reported on June 17.

18 June 2025, 02:04 AM

Putin boasts of annual two-day health checkups, claims good vision

Russian President Vladimir Putin undergoes annual medical checkups lasting two days and can read without glasses, dismissing past health concerns, he told a doctor at a reception, news agency Agentstvo.Novosti reported on June 15.

15 June 2025, 07:20 PM

Russia confirms Ukrainian POWs with 4-6 month lag with incomplete lists

Russia confirms Ukrainian prisoners of war to the Red Cross 4-6 months after capture with incomplete lists, Ukraine’s missing persons commissioner Artur Dobroserdov said during the national telethon program on June 13, news agency Interfax Ukraine reported.

13 June 2025, 08:52 PM

London court awards lessor AerCap over $1 billion for planes seized by Russia

A London High Court awarded Irish leasing firm AerCap over $1.03 billion in damages for nearly 150 aircraft and engines stranded in Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, marking one of the UK’s largest-ever payouts, Reuters reported on June 11.

12 June 2025, 12:30 PM

EU leaves Russia off money laundering blacklist

Russia is not included in the European Commission’s (EC) updated list of high-risk jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes, according to its June 10 press release.

12 June 2025, 07:36 AM

EU sanctions plan could stop Putin’s war machine — U.S. Republican Senator Graham

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham voiced support for the European Commission’s proposed new sanctions against Russia, he wrote on X on June 11.

11 June 2025, 11:49 AM

Russia aids North Korea in producing Shahed strike drones – spy chief Budanov

Russia is providing technology and expertise to help North Korea manufacture long-range Shahed kamikaze drones and enhance the accuracy of its KN-23 ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone in an interview published on June 9.

10 June 2025, 02:18 PM

Over 40% of Ukrainians open to recognizing Russia’s de facto control over occupied lands

43% of Ukrainians are open to discussing de facto recognition of Russia’s control over occupied territories, though 68% oppose official recognition, a Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) survey presented on June 10 found.

10 June 2025, 12:50 PM

Satellite images show North Korean damaged destroyer near Russian border

North Korea has relocated a newly launched but damaged destroyer to a port near the Russian border, possibly indicating Moscow's assistance in repairs, CNN reported on June 9.

9 June 2025, 02:45 PM

Explosion hits railway tracks in Voronezh Oblast, Russia

An explosion occurred on the railway tracks in the Voronezh Oblast of Russia, with the blast at the 725-kilometer mark of the Yevdakovo-Saguna section, the Baza Telegram channel reported on June 5.

5 June 2025, 03:39 PM

ISW: Kremlin talks peace but demands surrender

Russian officials have publicly admitted that Moscow’s true goal is the total destruction of Ukraine, signaling that the Kremlin remains uninterested in good-faith peace negotiations, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in their June 3 assessment.

4 June 2025, 12:00 PM

Russian cluster munition strike kills three, injures 16 in Sumy

A Russian strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least three people and injured 16 others on the morning of June 3, according to the State Emergency Service (SES) and local authorities.

3 June 2025, 10:45 AM

Russian propagandists accuse NATO of masterminding Ukraine’s Cobweb drone strike

Russian propagandists are attempting to convince the population of the aggressor state that NATO was behind Ukraine’s Operation Cobweb, which reportedly damaged 41 strategic bombers at Russian airbases, the head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD), Andriy Kovalenko, said on June 3.

3 June 2025, 10:25 AM

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