Germany is allocating €400 million to bolster three established Ukrainian drone manufacturing programs, rather than initiating new projects. This move aims to take these current projects to a higher level of efficiency, said Nikolas Lange, an analyst …
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- Russia ramps up its summer offensive in several directions, Ukraine’s military says
- Ukraine receives 1,245 bodies of fallen soldiers and citizens, concluding Istanbul repatriation deal
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Germany allocates €400 million to boost Ukrainian drone programs
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US group designed to pressure Russia into peace in Ukraine disbanded by Trump administration, Reuters reports
A U.S. government working group that formulated strategies for pressuring Russia into peace talks and ending the war in Ukraine has been disbanded by the White House, Reuters reported on June 17.
Officials cited by the news outlet said it was …
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Africa Flop
Lors de la seconde guerre mondiale, le régime nazi avait annoncé avec fierté la mise en place de l’Afrika Korps, en Afrique du Nord, sous le commandement d’Erwin Rommel. Ce dernier, auréolé de sa légende sur d’autres théâtres militaires et après des …
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tel Aviv Fire After Iranian Attack -- China Parking Lot Fire
Does a viral video show an attack, fire or explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel? No, that's not true: The video actually shows a fire in a parking lot for motorcycles in Chongqing, China. Several social media posts falsely claimed the footage showed the …
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Night strike on ODESA: the city works to eliminate the aftermath of the Russian ATTACK #shorts
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Cluster munitions used in overnight Russian strike on Ukraine, Kyiv mayor says
Emergency services in Kyiv have recovered fragments of cluster munitions following the overnight Russian missile and drone attack on June 17, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported, calling it further evidence of Russia’s “genocide” …
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Fires in Kyiv after Russian shelling: AVIATION assists in emergency response #shorts
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Shoigu visits North Korea on 'special assignment' from Putin
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang on June 17 on a “special assignment” from President Vladimir Putin, Russian state-controlled news agency TASS reported on June 17.
Shoigu is expected to meet with North …
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A terrible night for Kyiv: Russian troops attacked the capital with MISSILES and DRONES #shorts
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Russian drone strike on Odesa injures 13, including 1 child
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russian drone strikes on Odesa early June 17 injured 13 people, including one child, regional authorities said.
All 13 victims were hospitalized as of 6:30 a.m. local time, Odesa …
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Russian military-industrial chemical plant halts operations after Ukrainian drone strike
The Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant — one of Russia’s largest producers of nitrogen fertilizer and ammonia and a key supplier to the Kremlin’s military-industrial complex — has suspended production, Russian independent media outlet Astra …
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Trump to depart G7 summit ahead of June 17 meeting with Zelensky
Editor’s note: This is a breaking story and is being updated.
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to depart the G7 Leaders' Summit late on June 16, ahead of an anticipated high-stakes meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 17.
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Kyiv hit by Russian drones and ballistic missiles, over a dozen injured
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated as new details emerge.
Kyiv came under another mass Russian attack in the early hours of June 17, involving ballistic missiles and drones.
Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground …
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Canada reportedly set to announce new military aid for Ukraine at G7
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce additional support for Ukraine during the G7 summit, CBC News reports on June 16, citing government sources.
Canada, which holds the G7 presidency in 2025, invited President Volodymyr …
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Joint training or preparation for an OFFENSIVE? How Russia is using Belarus #shorts
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Friends of the DICTATORSHIP: How Does the Kremlin RECRUIT Western Stars? | WAS
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Hungary and Slovakia challenge EU's plan to phase out Russian energy imports
In a high-stakes meeting of EU energy ministers, Hungary and Slovakia threw a wrench into the European Commission's (EC) plan to phase out Russian oil, gas, and nuclear fuel. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced this development …
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Ukraine moves forward on lithium mining under US minerals deal, NYT reports
More than a month after Ukraine signed a landmark agreement granting the United States a stake in its mineral reserves, Kyiv has approved initial steps to open one of its largest lithium deposits to private investors, the New York Times (NYT) …
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Ukraine war latest: Russia ramps up its summer offensive in several directions, seeks to encircle Kostiantynivka
Key developments on June 16:
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Zelensky condemns Russian proposal to swap POWs for abducted Ukrainian children
In a statement highlighting the complex nature of diplomatic negotiations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of suggesting a prisoner swap—Ukrainian children abducted by Russia in exchange for Russian POWs. Speaking at a joint …
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Russians may fantasize about capturing Kyiv — but what’s their real next target? #shorts
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Interior Minister Klymenko: Russia returns bodies of soldiers to Ukraine mixed and mutilated
Russia has reportedly returned to Ukraine the bodies of Russian soldiers mixed with Ukrainian ones, a move believed to be aimed at complicating identification processes, said Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, emphasizing the painstaking and …
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Russia: U.S. abruptly cancels bilateral talks
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has announced that the United States has withdrawn from the latest round of talks aimed at “resolving irritants” in bilateral relations. Despite this setback, Moscow remains hopeful about a future …
Change of Command in the Donetsk Tactical Group
Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, who commanded the Donetsk operational-tactical group — which includes some of the most challenging sectors of the front in Donetsk Oblast, particularly the Pokrovsk area —…