Ukraine hits Russia's newest communication station for first time, military says (2024)

At least 70 drones used in attack on Russia's Morozovsk airbase, Budanov confirms.

Rostov Oblast Governor Vasily Golubev said the previous day that Russian air defense units faced a "mass attack" of drones, which caused a fire and disruptions to the local power supply.

Switzerland peace summit begins after months of preparation.

Ukraine hopes the summit will address several key issues, such as energy security, the exchange of captives, the return of deported children, global food security, and other topics.

China calls on Ukraine, Russia to start peace talks ‘as soon as possible’.

Geng Shuang, China's deputy representative to the United Nations, called on Ukraine and Russia to "demonstrate political will" to end the war.

Russian attack on Sumy Oblast kills 1, injures 7.

Russian forces attacked eight communities in Sumy Oblast on June 14, killing one civilian and injuring seven, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

EU Commissioner: EU will match Russia's ammunition production in 2025.

The European Union has accelerated its production of projectiles and will match Russia's production capacity in 2025, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said in an interview with French news outlet La Tribune on June 14.

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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv claims 'entire Russian tank company destroyed' in Donbas

Germany blocks sanctions on Russian gas.

European Union countries failed to approve a new sanctions package targeting the Russian gas industry after German authorities intervened to block the deal at the last minute.

EU ambassadors approve starting accession talks with Ukraine on June 25.

EU ambassadors agreed on the framework for the EU accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova, allowing talks to start on June 25, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU announced on June 14.

G7 warns Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

Russia deploying nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine would be "inadmissible," the Group of Seven (G7) warned in a joint statement on June 14 as the two-day G7 summit in Italy drew to a close.

Putin claims Russia has almost 700,000 soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

Almost 700,000 Russian troops are fighting in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 14 while speaking at a public event with Russian military personnel.

Ex-NATO commander calls for further lifting restrictions on Ukrainian strikes against Russia.

Last month Washington finally allowed Kyiv to use some U.S.-supplied weapons to strike inside Russia, but only across the border from Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts.

Man suspected of murdering 9-year-old Ukrainian in Germany arrested in Prague.

Czech police arrested a Moldovan man on June 14 under suspicion of involvement in the murder of a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl in Germany, who disappeared on her way to school on June 3.

Zelensky arrives in Switzerland as 92 countries confirm peace summit attendance.

The Delegation of the President of the Swiss Confederation released a list detailing the confirmed attendees, which include 57 heads of state and 29 representatives on a ministerial level.

Governor: 12 Ukrainian children returned from Russian-occupied areas.

Over 19,500 children have been confirmed as abducted by Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and fewer than 400 of them have been brought back home, according to the Children of War database.

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Belarus Weekly: Warsaw establishes commission to investigate Russian, Belarusian influence

Zelensky discusses peace, return of abducted Ukrainian children with Pope.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met Pope Francis on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy on June 14, and discussed topics including establishing a just and lasting peace for Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.

Zelensky says Putin's ultimatum on peace talks is a 'revival of Nazism'.

"What he's doing is a revival of Nazism," Zelensky said. "...He wants us to renounce our occupied territories but he also wants our unoccupied territories. He... doesn't intend to stop, and there will be no frozen conflict."

Ammunition from Prague-led initiative arriving in Ukraine, Czech foreign minister says.

Ammunition provided under the Czech-led initiative is now arriving in Ukraine and will continue to flow, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky told RFE/RL on June 13.

Stoltenberg: NATO fails to agree on long-term financial support for Ukraine.

NATO allies have "not yet agreed" on a long-term financial pledge for Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Jun 14 after a two-day meeting of the alliance's defense ministers in Brussels.

Germany announces new military aid package for Ukraine, including HIMARS, Leopards.

Initially a hesitant partner, Berlin has become Ukraine's second-largest military donor after the U.S.

Politico: Belarus supplied arms to Azerbaijan in 'betrayal' to Armenia.

Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan for years, despite being in a Russia-led security alliance with Armenia, Politico reported on June 13, citing a cache of leaked documents.

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Ukrainian women shared their accounts of rape by Russian forces. We found their assailants

Putin names ceasefire demands, including Kyiv's complete withdrawal from four Ukrainian regions.

Speaking on the eve of the global peace summit in Switzerland on June 15-16, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian troops must leave Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, and Kyiv must abandon any ambition to join NATO. Russia doesn't aim for peace, but for the continuation of the war, the occupation of Ukraine, and the destruction of Ukrainian people, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry wrote in a statement.

Ukraine's 68th Jaeger Brigade says it 'destroyed entire Russian tank company.'

Ukraine's 68th Jaeger Brigade released a video on June 14 purporting to show its forces taking out an entire Russian tank company during fighting in the Pokrovsk direction in the east of the country.

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