Russia has lost 1,008,240 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on June 19.
The number includes 1,080 casualties that Russian forces suffered just …
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- ‘Do me a favor Vladimir, mediate Russia first’ — Trump roasts Putin over Israel, Iran offer
- Ukraine kills collaborator tied to POW torture in occupied Berdiansk, intelligence source claims
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,008,240 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
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8 people injured in Russian strikes on Kherson Oblast
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What Estonians made it to Pekka Kallioniemi’s Vatnik Soup?
In June 2025, Finnish researcher Pekka Kallioniemi’s Vatnik Soup project, a leading X platform resource tracking pro-Kremlin propagandists, featured seven Estonian-related profiles exposing Kremlin narratives in Estonia. The profiles include Varro …
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Putin says he's ready to meet Zelensky if West 'stops pushing' Ukraine to fight
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia wants to end the war in Ukraine “as soon as possible,” preferably through peaceful means, and is ready to continue negotiations — provided that Kyiv and its …
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Senate reportedly delays Russia sanctions as Middle East crisis, Trump’s tax bill take priority
The U.S. Senate is postponing action on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill until at least July, as other legislative and foreign policy priorities dominate the agenda, Semafor reported on June 18.
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard …
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The war is changing: AI DRONES are a new weapon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Sounds of war: How Russian attacks change your relationship with noise
When I was at school and learned about World War II, my grandmother told me what she remembered of her wartime childhood on the English coast. Growing up near a Royal Navy base, she survived countless nighttime air raids.
Most of all, she remembered …
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Putin under pressure from hardliners to declare all-out war on Ukraine following Operation Spiderweb, Telegraph reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing renewed pressure from hardliners to formally declare war on Ukraine, with critics inside the Kremlin warning what he calls his “special military operation” no longer goes far enough.
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The Territorial Defense Corps revealed
MilitaryLand continues to closely monitor the ongoing reorganization of the Ukrainian defense forces into a corps-based system. This reform is intended to enhance Ukraine’s tactical and organizational effectiveness by replacing…
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Ukraine war latest: 'Do me a favor Vladimir, mediate Russia first' — Trump roasts Putin over Israel, Iran offer
Key developments on June 18:
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Russians storming in the Pokrovsk direction: human wave assaults are failing #shorts
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Russia’s deadliest attack on Kyiv this year shatters homes and lives
As Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukrainian cities, millions of Kyiv residents go to bed every night hoping their houses will be intact in the morning. But some nights are worse than others. At least 28 people were killed in Russia’s drone and …
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Strike Happening During June 2025 Iran-Israel Conflict
Did a widely-shared video show a missile strike occurring during the June 2025 Iran-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: The footage predated that particular round of escalation. It had been online since 2024.
The claim appeared in a post (archived …
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After speaking out against Trump, former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink launches congressional bid
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink announced on June 18 that she is running for Congress from Michigan’s 7th district, pledging to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump.
“I’ve dedicated my life to protecting democracy and …
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HELL on the front line: Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy OCCUPANTS' equipment near Kursk
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Is Russia preparing an ATTACK on GERMANY? A new level of Russian INSANITY
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Ukraine kills collaborator tied to POW torture in occupied Berdiansk, intelligence source claims
During a targeted operation, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) killed Mykhailo Hrytsai, a senior collaborator with Russian occupation authorities in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a HUR source told the Kyiv Independent on June 18.
According …
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US condemns Russia's attack on Kyiv: why is it not enough? #shorts
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'Do me a favor Vladimir, mediate Russia first' — Trump roasts Putin over Israel, Iran offer
U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 18 that he had turned down Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to mediate the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
“I spoke to him yesterday, and, you know, he actually offered to help …
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UKRAINE is under AIR STRIKE: The US is silent, but Ukraine demands action! | NEWS PULSE
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Russian tank column obliterated near Kostyantynivka amid crumbling offensive
A mechanized assault by Russian troops on the Kostyantynivka front has ended in a crushing defeat, exhausting Russia's resources as its command scrambles to patch up the situation. According to military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko, the assault …
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All NATO members to hit 2% defense spending in 2025, Rutte says
All 32 NATO member states are on track to meet the alliance’s 2% GDP defense spending benchmark in 2025, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on June 17 at the G7 summit in Canada.
The announcement marks a major shift for the alliance, which has …
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Russia attacks civilians, and the world prepares new sanctions
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Ukraine preparing to evacuate citizens from Israel, Iran as Middle East conflict escalates
Ukraine is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Israel and Iran as hostilities between the two countries intensify, the Foreign Ministry told Ukrainian media outlet NV on June 18.
The move comes as Israel on June 13 launched widespread air strikes …
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New Ukraine law on conflict-related sexual violence offers improvements for survivors, but media, legal culture need to change
In a promising step recognizing the rights of survivors of war-related sexual violence, a new law (№10132 — ed.) comes into effect today in Ukraine. It will be the first law in the world to provide survivors of conflict-related sexual violence …