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UN Human Rights: Short-range drone attacks have become one of the deadliest threats to civilians in Ukraine’s front-line regions, killing at least 395 people and injuring 2,635 between February 2022 and April 2025, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
CEPA: Russia is offering cash handouts of as much a two million rubles ($22,000) to lure teachers and cultural workers to Russify occupied Ukraine and create a population loyal to the regime.
Reuters: India and Russia discussed the supply of S-400 missile systems, upgrades to Su-30 MKI fighter jets, and the procurement of critical military hardware, the Indian government said on Friday.
The Kyiv Independent: The Netherlands and Belgium have delivered two minehunter vessels to Ukraine to support maritime security in the Black Sea, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans announced on June 26.
ISW: Satellite imagery of select armored vehicle repair plants in Russia indicates that Russia continues to rely on refurbishing its Soviet-era stores of armored vehicles.
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European Council: The leaders of European Union member states on Thursday adopted conclusions on its commitment to military assistance and Ukraine's future EU membership without the backing of Hungary.
Reuters: The White House has recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones struck air defense equipment in Russian-occupied Crimea, damaging radar units and components of the S-400 Triumph system, Ukraine's military intelligence agency claimed on June 26.
AFP: Ukraine and Russia exchanged a new group of captured soldiers on Thursday, the latest in a series of prisoner swaps agreed at peace talks in Istanbul earlier this month.
Reuters: Russia will summon the German ambassador soon to inform him of retaliatory measures in response to what it sees as the harassment of Russian journalists based in Germany.
Yle: Finnish Customs officials announced on Thursday that they have been investigating an extensive criminal case involving illicit exports to Russia in violation of international sanctions.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine will receive €42.5 million from international partners to repair the protective arch over the Chornobyl nuclear plant's destroyed reactor, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk announced on June 26.
AFP: The international chemical weapons watchdog said Thursday that it had found a banned tear gas in seven samples submitted by Ukraine, which has accused Russia of using the riot control agent on the front line.
Bloomberg: Russia’s economy faces a worsening outlook that is graver than publicly acknowledged, with a credible risk of a systemic banking crisis in the next 12 months, according to Russian banking officials (archive).
LRT: European Union leaders are likely to agree on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said on Thursday.
Reuters: Slovakia will not support a new European Union sanctions package on Russia and will demand a delay in the vote until Slovak concerns over gas supplies after 2027 are resolved, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday.
The Kyiv Independent: The Dutch Defense Ministry will finance the production of 20 Ermine ground vehicles for Ukraine, German defense manufacturer Rheinmetall announced on June 25.
Reuters: Ukraine's forces stopped Russian advances in the border area of the northern region of Sumy this week, the country's top general said in a statement on Thursday. Syrskyi also said additional fortifications and defensive measures, including creating anti-drone corridors, should be done more promptly in the area.
France 24: China hosted defence ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on Thursday against the backdrop of war in the Middle East and a summit of NATO countries in Europe that agreed to boost military spending.
Reuters: North Korea may deploy additional troops to Russia to fight in the war against Ukraine in July or August and Pyongyang is continuing to supply arms to Russia, South Korean lawmakers said on Thursday.
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