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Stay informed with the most important Ukraine breaking news today. This page compiles the top headlines and critical updates from across Ukraine, offering a real-time snapshot of key developments.
Whether it’s military updates, political changes, or international reactions — we bring you the latest Ukraine news as it happens. All reports are carefully curated from verified sources and KyivPost correspondents on the ground.
Preliminary reports indicate three killed and 11 injured after Russia struck a Ukrainian training ground at an unspecified location on Sunday afternoon.
Russia struck a Ukrainian military training ground on Sunday afternoon, killing at least three and injuring 11.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, in a Facebook update, said Russian missiles struck a training ground at an unspecified location where one of the mechanized brigades was training at the time.
Kyiv Post Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo discussed the potential ramifications after Belarus releases dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski during US Envoy Keith Kellogg’s visit to Belarus.
Kyiv’s Book Arsenal drew crowds, military writers, and Zelensky. A canceled novel stirred censorship debate, highlighting rising civil control in Ukraine’s book market.
The start of June saw Kyiv enjoying Ukraine’s largest book festival – the Book Arsenal. There were many people in military uniform among the visitors and among the participants too, with some serving poets and prose writers being given special leave to take part in the festival.
President Zelensky and his wife Olena paid a visit together with a great many security guards. Everyone entering the venue was carefully checked and any knives or scissors were confiscated. Thus, publishers and book traders were left without their usual tools for unpacking the boxes of new volumes.
Swedish veteran Magnus Ek volunteers in Ukraine, training soldiers with battlefield skills critical to survival amid limited time, resources, and ongoing shelling.
Swedish military instructor Magnus Ek likens military training to phenomena in physics.
“Military training is like rings on the water. We provide a little bit of knowledge here and there on the huge front line, and it spreads after.
Pakistan, the only nuclear-armed Muslim country and a longtime Washington ally, said the US attacks “violate all norms of international law.”
The United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Sunday, joining Israel’s bombing campaign after days of speculation over US involvement in the conflict.
“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” President Donald Trump said in an address after the strikes.
Kyiv Post journalist Kateryna Zakharchenko witnessed the most emotional moment of the day: the long-awaited return of Ukrainian POWs from Russian captivity.
Moscow has condemned the US strikes as “grossly violating international law.”
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites which took place early on Sunday morning (local time) by calling them “irresponsible.”
US President Donald Trump announced the strikes soon after they took place and threatened more should Iran retaliate. Tehran has vowed to retaliate without further elaboration.
Amid war, Ukraine’s farmers are reshaping agriculture through cooperatives and mid-sized farms, strengthening food security and rural recovery efforts.
Amid war and global food insecurity, Ukraine’s farmers are doing more than surviving – they are rethinking the future of agriculture.
Alongside mighty agribusiness giants, a growing movement of independent producers and cooperatives is emerging as a strategic pillar for Ukraine’s recovery and Europe’s food resilience.
The parties concluded contracts at inflated prices for the tombstones of fallen soldiers and split the difference.
A criminal scheme in Odesa siphoned off nearly half the funds meant for the free burial of relatives of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, according to National Police investigators and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Wednesday.
The investigation discovered that the heads of contracting organizations, officials of the Odesa City Department of Economy and a utility company were involved in the scheme.
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief noted the effectiveness of countering Russian drones with light aircraft and hinted at plans to scale the development to help defend against future drone strikes.
Ukraine has had some success countering Shahed kamikaze drones using light aircraft, according to Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky on Sunday.
There have been isolated reports – some with videos – depicting Ukrainian propeller planes shooting down Russian drones mid-air since at least 2024.
Top diplomats from the bloc’s 27 nations were already due to gather in Brussels for talks on a range of issues, from Russia’s war in Ukraine to Gaza, but Iran is now expected to dominate the agenda.
The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Sunday called for de-escalation and a return to negotiations after the United States joined Israel’s war with Iran by striking the country’s nuclear sites.
Kallas said that Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, describing the possibility as “a threat to international security” – but stressed that Brussels remained committed to diplomacy, at a flashpoint moment for the Middle East.
Abridged version of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address given on the afternoon of Saturday, June 21, preceding the US strikes on Iran.
Yesterday [Friday, June 20], everyone heard the signals from Russia’s leader. Whether it was bravado or madness on his part – it can be interpreted in any way. But when a murderer says he wants to kill, we take that accordingly, and we will respond together with our partners. I hope, with all our partners.
Yesterday, Putin put on a performance, particularly for the United States too, and he spoke completely openly. Yes, he wants all of Ukraine – and he had wanted it not just for four years, not just since 2014, but long before that, because he himself was shaped that way by Russian imperialism.
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief said Kyiv still holds around 90 square kilometers in Russia’s Kursk region, countering Moscow’s claim in April that Kyiv troops have been purged from the region entirely.
Kyiv troops still hold around 90 square kilometers (37.8 square miles) in Russia’s Kursk region, according to Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky on Sunday.
At a local press conference, Syrsky said Ukrainian troops are still present in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region.
After the early departure of US President Donald Trump, the G7 summit in Canada ended without a joint final declaration.
After the early departure of US President Donald Trump, the G7 summit in Canada ended without a joint final declaration. The leaders did, however, call for de-escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, while at the same time stressing Israel’s right to self-defence and that Iran must never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons. In addition, six states, without the US, assured Ukraine of their continued support.
Forum no longer fit for crisis resolution
On the eve of these important meetings, Crisis Group experts share their assessments.
The forthcoming NATO summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25, followed by the European Council meeting from June 24 to June 27, will be more than routine diplomatic gatherings. Amid a shifting security landscape in Europe, evolving US commitments, and the ongoing war in Ukraine, these events could lead to consequential decisions.
In advance of these meetings, Crisis Group experts share their assessments.
Roman Sheremeta, a well-known Ukrainian international specialist, offers a preliminary personal view on the US strike on Iranian nuclear sites.
How do I view the US attack on Iran?
As an economist and observer of global affairs, I see both the justification and the risks. Let me explain.
Israel’s attack on Iran shifted focus, but US oil dominance and EU sanctions must keep pressuring Russia, whose war on Ukraine is still heavily funded by energy exports.
Israel quickly established air superiority over Iran, attacked its nuclear facilities and air defenses, killed its top military leaders, and executed limited attacks on Tehran’s oil production, refining, and exporting infrastructure.
Oil prices have risen 10%, but the all-out destruction of Iran’s oil industry would send prices soaring, would bankrupt some oil-importing countries, and would provide billions more income for oil exporters, including Putin, who rely on energy to finance wars.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Saturday remarks followed months of Ukrainian warnings that sanctions aren’t stopping Western precision tech from reaching Russia.
Western machine tools are still reaching Russia despite sanctions, fueling the Kremlin’s war machine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
“The Russian Federation receives machine tools from some countries – machine tools that they use to manufacture weapons,” Zelensky said in a public remark on Saturday.
Moscow and Kyiv agreed earlier this month during talks in Istanbul to exchange the bodies of 6,000 soldiers each.
Kyiv received the bodies of 20 Russian soldiers instead of Ukrainian ones during exchanges of war dead with Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Saturday.
He accused Russia of “not checking” who they were sending, and suggested Moscow might be doing it on purpose to conflate the number of Ukrainian bodies they had.
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Key Takeaways from the ISW:
The attacks came in the early hours of Sunday despite Washington’s recent statements on Thursday that military intervention would be considered “within the next two weeks.”
The US has bombed three nuclear sites in Iran in the early hours of Sunday, June 22.
The US intervention followed weeks of tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and US ally Israel, which Israel said was prompted by Iran’s advancing nuclear program.
