War in Ukraine today: latest news, 12 June 2025 (photo)

It has been the 1205 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression. 

What happened in Ukraine today:

Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:   

The Defense Forces of Ukraine are holding back the advance of Russian occupiers and taking measures to prevent the enemy from moving deeper into Ukrainian territory. As of now, 118 combat engagements have taken place.

Today, communities in the following settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire: Bila Bereza, Turya, Bratenytsia, Ulanove, Buvalyne, Myropilske, Stepok, Khliborob, and Zarychne in Sumy region; Mykhalchyna Sloboda in Chernihiv region.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy has not conducted any offensive actions since the beginning of the day.

In the Kupiansk direction, the invading army launched eight attacks on Ukrainian positions near Pishchane and Novoplatonivka.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions 11 times in the areas of Nadiya, Novyi Myr, Yampolivka, Torske, and toward the village of Shandryholove. Four engagements are still ongoing.

In the Siversk direction, the enemy carried out two offensive actions near Serebrianka and Verkhniokamyanske.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled six assaults by Russian forces. The enemy is attempting a breakthrough near the village of Bila Hora. Two combat engagements are currently ongoing.

In the Toretsk direction, our defenders are repelling 16 attacks by occupiers near the settlements of Diliivka, Toretsk, Shcherbynivka, Romanivka, and in the directions of Rusyn Yar, Oleksandro-Kalynove, and Yablunivka. Three engagements are ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces made 32 attempts to dislodge our troops from their positions in the areas of Myroliubivka, Malynivka, Myrne, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Udachne, Novosergiivka, Orikhove, and in the directions of Oleksiivka, Poltavka, and Muravka. The Defense Forces are holding back the pressure and have already repelled 19 attacks. The village of Kozatske was hit by an airstrike.

In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses 22 times in the areas of Vesele, Bahatyr, Skudne, Dniproenerhiya, Fedorivka, Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Novyi Komar, Shevchenko, and in the directions of Myrne, Zaporizhzhia, and Komar. One engagement is still ongoing.

In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy carried out one offensive near the village of Malynivka and also conducted airstrikes on the areas of Novozlatopil and Chumatske.

In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled three enemy assaults near Novoandriivka and toward Pavlivka. The village of Verkhnia Krynytsia was hit by airstrikes using guided bombs.

In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy launched one attack toward our defenders’ positions, which was unsuccessful.

In the Kursk direction, there have been 12 combat engagements since the start of the day, one of which is still ongoing. Additionally, the enemy carried out nine airstrikes, dropping 16 guided bombs, and conducted 119 artillery attacks, including three with multiple rocket launcher systems.

There are no significant changes on the remaining fronts.

Another group of Ukrainian prisoners of war who had suffered serious injuries and illnesses has been returned home. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that some of the freed servicemen had previously been considered missing in action.

In the past day, Russia carried out 498 strikes on 16 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region. This was reported by Ivan Fedorov, the head of the Regional Military Administration.

 

Recent war events in the east of Ukraine

In the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, members of the resistance movement “Yellow Ribbon” held a protest against forced Russian passportization. They photographed notes with the inscription “This is not my choice!” against the background of documents issued by the occupying authorities.

 Kharkiv oblast

Frontline
Over the past day, 220 combat engagements were recorded.

In the Kharkiv direction, our forces repelled an enemy attack toward Okhrimivka.

In the Kupiansk direction, 13 attacks by the occupiers took place in the past day. The Defense Forces repelled enemy assaults in the areas of Stepova Novoselivka, Zahryzove, and in the directions of Pishchane and Novoplatonivka.

The village of Dvorichna, in the Kupiansk district, was marked as occupied territory on the DeepState project map dated June 11. However, the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group denied the full occupation of the settlement.

Shelling
Zolochiv was hit by a Russian airstrike, according to the head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.

As a result of the shelling, five people were injured, including an 11-year-old boy. Among the 18 people injured in Russian strikes on June 12 were four children: a 2-year-old boy and three girls aged 12, 16, and 17.
According to Spartak Borysenko, head of the regional prosecutor’s office, three schools, one kindergarten, and over 50 apartment buildings were damaged in the attack.

Rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Kharkiv region reported that a mother and child were saved from the rubble in Zolochiv after the Russian airstrikes.
The woman and her 11-year-old son were trapped under the debris of a partially collapsed cellar and were handed over to medical personnel.

Viktor Kovalenko, head of the Zolochiv Military Administration, said that at 17:17, Zolochiv was hit by three aerial bombs.
Two women and a man sustained injuries, while a 66-year-old woman and a child experienced acute stress reactions.

As of now, it is known that the strikes completely destroyed two houses and a car, and at least 28 more homes were damaged.

A Russian strike destroyed a store in the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv, where Svitlana Lykhobaba had worked for 29 years. The explosion destroyed goods worth hundreds of thousands of hryvnias, the building itself, and the apartments above it. There are no funds for restoration.

On the second floor of the destroyed building were two residential apartments, where a retired couple and a family with children lived. Fortunately, no one was at home at the time of the strike.

Rescue Operations
Rescuers have recovered the body of a fifth person from under the rubble of a civilian enterprise in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Shelling
Over the past day, the city of Kharkiv and 9 other settlements in Kharkiv region came under enemy strikes.

A total of 16 people were injured as a result of the shelling.

In Kharkiv, 15 people were injured, including 4 children: a 2-year-old boy and three girls aged 12, 16, and 17.
In the village of Zarichne, in the Starosaltivska community, a 40-year-old man was injured.

The enemy attacked Kharkiv’s Shevchenkivskyi, Saltivskyi, and Slobidskyi districts using 12 UAVs.

Russian forces actively used various types of weaponry in Kharkiv region, including:
▪️ 2 unguided aerial rockets
▪️ 6 KABs (guided aerial bombs)
▪️ 16 Shahed-type UAVs
▪️ 15 Geran-2-type UAVs
▪️ 1 Lancet-type UAV
▪️ 1 Molniya-type UAV
▪️ 2 FPV drones
▪️ 1 Kub-type UAV

Damage to Civilian Infrastructure

In Kharkiv city:
▪️ 11 apartment buildings, 1 private house, 12 cars, 2 schools, a nursery-kindergarten, a fitness club, a supermarket, 2 stores, and a warehouse were damaged.

In the Kupiansk district:
▪️ An apartment building, a private house, and an outbuilding were damaged.

In the Izium district:
▪️ Agricultural enterprise buildings were damaged.

In the Chuhuiv district:
▪️ A private house was damaged.

In the Bohodukhiv district:
▪️ 4 private houses, outbuildings, a medical clinic, and power lines were damaged.

Other News

In the largest kindergarten of the Pisochyn community — Preschool Educational Institution (PEI) No. 3 “Teremok” — reconstruction of the building and construction of a shelter is underway. The shelter will be connected by secure walkways to two buildings of the institution.
It will feature 4 classrooms, a dining room, a medical unit, showers, sanitary rooms, and an elevator for people with limited mobility.
The facility will be powered by two energy sources and a generator.
The shelter is designed for 226 children per shift. The total project cost is UAH 175.6 million.

In addition, a shelter is being constructed near the Dzherelo Lyceum in the Pisochyn community.
It will include five classrooms, a medical point, a cafeteria, showers, and sanitary rooms.
All necessary accommodations for people with disabilities have been taken into account.
It will have autonomous power supply from two centralized sources and a generator.
The shelter is designed for 134 people, and the project cost is UAH 49.5 million.

In the Solonytsivka community, work continues on equipping a basic shelter in the basement of the local lyceum for 530 students.
The facility will include a medical office, two classrooms, and a toilet for children with limited mobility.
Ceiling and floor insulation is complete, and plumbing, electrical equipment, and furniture have already been purchased.
The project is 60% complete, with UAH 9.3 million in government subsidies.

Demining
Over 267 hectares of Kharkiv region were demined over the past week, with 2,413 explosive objects neutralized.

Transport Restoration
By the end of 2025, Kharkiv city authorities hope to restore the tram network along Traktorobudivnykiv Avenue to the HTZ district, which was damaged during the full-scale war and is currently non-operational. This was reported by the Kharkiv City Council press service.

Donetsk oblast

Frontline

Russian drones, using fiber-optic guidance, are setting up ambushes on the outskirts of Kostiantynivka, targeting Defense Forces’ logistics routes, and striking civilian vehicles as well. Several drones were also shot down in other frontline towns in Donetsk region.

In the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces carried out the third-largest number of attacks in a single day so far in 2025. Over the past day, the occupiers launched 46 assaults on Defense Forces’ positions near Kostiantynopol, Bahatyr, Odradne, Komar, Vesele, Novosilka, Vilne Pole, and Shevchenko. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, only on May 3 and May 4 were there more daily assaults — 66 and 52, respectively.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 62 attacks by Russian troops.
In the Lyman and Toretsk directions, there were over 20 attacks each.

Shelling

Russian occupiers used drones to strike the residential area of the Myrnohrad community. Due to the risk of repeated strikes, rescue workers were unable to fully extinguish the resulting fire. A residential house and a garage were damaged, according to the State Emergency Service in Donetsk region.

Throughout the day, the enemy shelled Kostiantynivka with FPV drones, damaging private houses, an apartment building, and a pharmacy, according to Serhii Horbunov, head of the Military Administration.

Russian forces attacked a civilian car and a minivan with FPV drones in two settlements in Donetsk region. Two people were killed, and four others injured, the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported.

At about 3:05 AM on the night of June 12, Russian forces attacked Kramatorsk with three strike drones, causing damage and destruction in the industrial zone, said Military Administration Head Honcharenko.

That same night, in Zolote Kolodiazy, Pokrovsk district, an educational institution was destroyed.

The previous day, due to intense shelling across Donetsk region, two civilians were killed, and six were injured. In total, police recorded 3,405 enemy shelling incidents targeting both the frontline and civilian areas.

15 settlements came under fire, including the cities of:

Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, Lyman, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Rodynske;and the villages of:

• Andriieve-Klevtsove,

• Hromova Balka,

• Iverske,

• Illinivka,

• Kucheriv Yar,

• Novovodiane,

• Raiske,

• Sofiivka,

• Toretske.

A total of 32 civilian objects were damaged, including 13 residential buildings.

In Toretske, Pokrovsk district, a Russian air-dropped bomb killed a civilian and damaged a private house.

In Raiske, a drone attack involving two Russian UAVs killed one person and damaged a private residence.

In Myrnohrad, two civilians were injured; an administrative building and two vehicles were damaged.

In Pokrovsk, two civilians were wounded, and a private house was damaged.

Two drones struck Kramatorsk, injuring one person and damaging an administrative building and three civilian vehicles.

Kostiantynivka came under drone and artillery fire — one person was injured, five private homes were damaged, and a civilian car was destroyed.

Rodynske was hit by a combined artillery and drone strike — the State Emergency Service building, a private house, and a boiler facility were damaged. In Kucheriv Yar, a drone destroyed a private house.

As a result of drone attacks:

• In Illinivka, three private homes and an educational institution were damaged.

• In Sofiivka, a farming enterprise was hit.

• In Iverske, an educational institution was damaged.
  Other News

Among the freed Ukrainian prisoners of war today are defenders of Mariupol who had been in captivity for over three years, according to the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

Of the more than 20,000 residents who once lived in Lyman, only about 3,700 remain. People are living in damaged homes, with yards littered with shrapnel and drone debris. Despite the danger, municipal services continue to operate on the streets.

Donetskoblgaz workers restored gas supply to the village of Rubtsi in the Lyman community. Due to Russian shelling, at least three meters of pipeline were deformed, and another 100 meters were knocked off their supports.

In Kyiv, a restored version of Alla Horska’s mosaic “Boryviter” was unveiled. The original mosaic was damaged by Russian shelling in Mariupol, Donetsk region.

Luhansk oblast

The enemy continues active assault operations in the areas near the settlements of Hrekivka, Nadiya, and Bilohorivka. According to the Regional Military Administration (RMA), Russian forces carried out 52 attacks using tube artillery. Additionally, the use of 50 drones and 50 FPV drones was recorded against the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Meanwhile, in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region, the occupation authorities have announced a 50% increase in household waste removal tariffs starting July 1. It is worth noting that the so-called “LNR” remains the only region in the Russian Federation without an environmental operator, and the waste disposal issue remains unresolved.

At the same time, the occupiers are presenting the hike as part of a “planned indexation” of tariffs. Price increases are also expected for electricity, gas, heating, water supply, and sewage services. Tariff setting is not based on market conditions, but on the financial state of specific enterprises in order to formally display profitability.

The occupation administration also announced its intention to “revive” the destroyed industrial zone of Lysychansk, Sievierodonetsk, and Rubizhne—the so-called “chemical triangle.” The first step is the launch of a brewery in Rubizhne. According to the occupiers, an investor has already been found, and the launch of the enterprise is planned for late 2025. Estimated production volume is over 200 tons of finished products per year.

However, distribution channels remain unclear, as retail alcohol sales are currently banned in Rubizhne and neighboring settlements.

What is happening now in the north of Ukraine

Kyiv oblast

Regional Military Administration reported that the aftermath of the russian shelling on the night of 10 June had been dealt with in Kyiv. As of the evening of 11 June, the damage caused by the shelling in the warehouses of the Obolon district had been completely removed. As reported, seven districts of the capital were affected by the attack. Damage to residential and non-residential infrastructure, fires and the death of one person were recorded.

Natalia Yashan, head of the Medical Support Department of the State Emergency Service, reported that 19 rescuers who were injured during the russian massive attacks are undergoing treatment in Kyiv. One of the wounded is in extremely critical condition, and doctors are fighting for his life. Nine rescuers are receiving outpatient treatment at a medical centre, and six more are being treated in hospital, with rehabilitation to follow.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has arrived in Kyiv. He plans to discuss the situation in the country and additional military aid with Ukrainian politicians.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that the capital’s community has sent another 2,400 UAVs to the front lines for the soldiers of the 112th Brigade of the Kyiv Territorial Defence. In particular, 2,300 strike FPV drones (including fibre optic ones), 100 reconnaissance night and thermal drones, and 5 ground control stations for UAVs. Five trucks from Kyiv were received by the defenders of the 92nd separate assault brigade named after Ataman Ivan Sirko of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This year, the Kyiv City Council allocated 6 billion hryvnias to support the Security and Defence Forces. With these funds, defenders are purchasing much-needed equipment, such as drones, vehicles, and electronic warfare systems.

On 14 June, the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine (Open-Air Museum in Pirogovo) will host the festival ‘The Unbreakable Culture of Bakhmut.’ This festival is for everyone who wants to support the community of Bakhmut and be inspired by real stories of strength, love, and memory, according to the museum.

The Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications announced a public discussion entitled ‘History as a weapon: the Soviet past, russian narratives and the war against Ukraine’ will take place in the main building of the War Museum on 14 June at 3 p.m..

Zhytomyr oblast

On 10 June, during the first stage of the prisoner exchange, three soldiers from Zhytomyr Oblast were returned to Ukraine, including Oleksandr Muzhetskyi from the Chernyakhiv community. Oleksandr, 45, is from the village of Velyka Horbasha, in civilian life he worked in construction, was a driver and a tractor driver. The man was mobilised to the front in 2023. Relatives report that the family last heard from him on 16 January 2024. Since then, nothing has been known about his fate.

Sumy oblast

Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Regional Military Administration, said that a russian drone attacked civilian infrastructure in Mykolaiv community. As a result, two women — aged 88 and 57 — suffered shrapnel injuries. The women were injured near Rudnivka village while walking from Kindrativka, Khotin community.

On the morning of 11 June, russian forces attacked a civilian vehicle by an FPV drone in Sumy region. A couple was travelling from one of the villages in Yunakivka community, which is regularly shelled by the enemy, towards Sumy. The FPV-drone struck their car, injuring a 59-year-old man.

 From the morning of 11 June to the morning of 12 June, russian forces carried out over 100 shellings across 37 settlements in 14 territorial communities of the oblast. The most intense attacks were recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy actively used UAV-dropped explosive devices (over 20 strikes) and guided aerial bombs (over 20 strikes). Additionally, russian forces launched FPV-drone and UAV attacks on Sumy oblast.

The Regional Military Administration reported that over the past day, in Seredyna-Buda community, russian shelling damaged a farm building, a fence, and the roof of a house.

According to Sumy police, on 11 June, russian attacks also damaged four units of agricultural equipment, a private residential house, and another farm building.

Over the past day, local authorities, together with units of the State Emergency Service, the National Police, and public organisations from border communities, evacuated 80 people.

Sumy Regional Military Administration informed that in Romny, Transit Centre of the NGO ‘Pluriton’ has started operating to support evacuated residents. At the centre, people can register as internally displaced persons, receive temporary shelter, assistance in finding permanent housing, humanitarian aid packages, social and legal consultations, and psychological support.

Chernihiv oblast

Chernihiv Border Detachment reported that throughout 11 June, russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, and Snovsk. The enemy carried out mortar shelling (10 explosions) and barrel artillery strikes (14 explosions), launched ‘Molniya’ UAV attacks (5 explosions), FPV-drone strikes (21 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (20 explosions). A total of 15 settlements came under enemy fire.

Viacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, said that on 11 June, russian forces carried out three strikes by ‘Molniia’ UAVs on Semenivka hospital building.

According to Regional Police, on 12 June, law enforcement officers evacuated a family with three young children from a russian-shelled village in Novhorod-Siverskyi community, near Chernihiv border, to a safe location. Despite repeated pleas to evacuate, the family hesitated for a long time, hoping the danger would pass.

Viacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, announced that 29 schools in Chernihiv oblast have received generators from Belgian Agency for International Cooperation, Enabel. The energy equipment will ensure uninterrupted operation in classrooms, shelters, and food blocks with kitchen equipment.

Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk oblast

Attacks continue in the Nikopol area. In the evening and at night, the enemy used drones and artillery, reported Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration. The strikes targeted the district center as well as the Pokrovska, Myrivska, and Marhanetska communities. A multi-story residential building and an administrative building were damaged. The occupiers also shelled the Mezhivska community in Synelnykove district, damaging an agricultural enterprise. According to updated information, solar panels were damaged during yesterday’s attack on the Zelenodolsk community in Kryvyi Rih district.

The enemy continues to strike multi-story buildings in Nikopol. Today, the occupiers hit the district around thirty times with drones and artillery. Targets included the district center, Pokrovska, Chervonohryhorivska, and Marhanetska communities. In Nikopol, two multi-story buildings, a private house, and an administrative building were damaged. The Russians also struck the Novopavlivska community in Synelnykove district with guided aerial bombs (KABs).

Vinnytsia oblast

​Volodymyr, Viktor, and Fedir from Vinnytsia are among the unbreakable warriors who returned home today from Russian captivity as part of the latest prisoner of war exchange. This was reported by the head of the Vinnytsia City Council.

Kirovohrad oblast

In the center of Kropyvnytskyi, on Preobrazhenska Street, a modular shelter will be built. It will consist of separate modules connected to each other. The land plot for construction was allocated to a private enterprise.

Cherkasy oblast

On June 12, Ivan Rykhlitskyi from Cherkasy returned from Russian captivity.

Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia oblast

One person was injured, houses were destroyed, and a fire broke out in one of them as a result of a Russian attack today on Novohryhorivka in the Huliaipil community, — reported the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov. The Russian army carried out at least four airstrikes.

The Russian army attacked a private house in Malokaterynivka, Zaporizhzhia region, with an FPV drone. There were no casualties or injuries, — said Ivan Fedorov.

The Defense Forces repelled three attacks by the Russian army near Pavlivka in the Orikhiv direction, — reported the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the Huliaipil direction, Russian troops unsuccessfully attacked near Malynivka five times.

The Russian army launched 498 strikes across 16 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region within 24 hours on June 11. In particular, 295 drones (mostly FPV drones) attacked Malokaterynivka, Novoyakovlivka, Kamianske, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanilivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Novodarivka, — reported the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov.

Mykolaiv oblast

On the night of June 12, air defense forces in the Mykolaiv region shot down a “Shahed 131/136” type drone, — reported the regional military administration.

On June 11, the Russian army attacked the Kutsurub community five times with FPV-type drones and also shelled it with artillery, — the regional administration said. As a result of the attacks, three houses, a store, and a car caught fire in the village of Dmytrivka. Firefighters extinguished the fire. There were no injuries.

Odesa oblast

During the night, Russian forces attacked the Vylkivska territorial community with drones, — reported the regional military administration. According to the Izmail District State Administration, a reed harvesting enterprise and several apartment buildings were damaged. There were no injuries.

Kherson oblast

Around 10:30, Russian forces struck Bilozerka in the Kherson region with artillery. A 66-year-old local woman was diagnosed with blast trauma and shrapnel wounds to her lower back, — reported the Regional Military Administration (RMA).

Today, Russian occupiers shelled Bilozerka in Kherson region with artillery. A 39-year-old man was injured. An ambulance crew provided assistance on site, — said the RMA.

Around 4:00, Russian forces hit Khreshchenivka in Kherson region with artillery and multiple rocket launcher systems (MRLS). Houses and warehouse facilities were damaged, fires broke out. No information about casualties has been reported, — according to the RMA.

Russian forces attacked Kherson with a drone. A 58-year-old man waiting at a public transport stop was injured and is currently hospitalized, — reported the RMA.

A 69-year-old resident of Antonivka, a suburb of Kherson, was hospitalized in moderate condition. Around 5:30, she was attacked by a Russian drone. The woman sustained blast trauma and shrapnel wounds, — said the Military-Civil Administration (MCA).

Yesterday, Russian forces attacked a special evacuation vehicle in Kherson region with an FPV drone, which was transporting an injured Dudchany resident to the hospital. Three police officers were injured, — reported the police.

Doctors are fighting for the life of an 11-year-old boy who was attacked by a drone yesterday in Bilozerka, Kherson region. He is undergoing surgery; his condition is serious, — said the RMA head Oleksandr Prokudin.

In Havrylivka, Kherson region, a woman was wounded during yesterday’s Russian drone attack. She has blast trauma, shrapnel wounds, and a broken leg, — said the RMA.

As a result of yesterday’s Russian artillery shelling, a 65-year-old resident of Sadove, a suburb of Kherson, was killed, — reported Oleksandr Prokudin.

Due to the shelling in Kherson region over the past day, 12 people were wounded, including a child. Gas pipelines, a cellular tower, four apartment buildings, 18 private houses, farm buildings, and vehicles were damaged. The Russian army shelled 41 settlements across the region, — said Oleksandr Prokudin.

Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine

Volyn oblast

Borys Vasylenko, born in 1985, a native of the city of Lutsk, Oleh Karpiuk, born in 1991, the city of Novovolynsk, Serhii Koloshva, born in 1983, the village of Zarichia, Volodymyr region, Mykola Romaniuk, born in 1976, the village of Didychi, Lutsk region, Andrii Rusenko, born in 1997, the city of Mariupol, Anatolii Shchetynets, born in 1969, the village of Olhove, Kherson oblast were returned from captivity/

Zakarpattia oblast

Over 60 business representatives took part in an economic forum in Uzhhorod dedicated to EU grant and investment opportunities. The event was focused on the practical needs of entrepreneurs: discussing real cases, relevant support programs, and direct communication with experts.

Ivano-Frankivsk oblast

Ivano-Frankivsk community sent 10 DJI Matrice 4T quadcopters and a modern computer kit to the military worth over UAH 2m to the Radio Engineering Battalion of the 1st Galicia-Volyn Radio Engineering Brigade.

Lviv oblast

Stepan Mykytiuk, defender of the 68th Separate Oleksa Dovbush Chaplains’ Brigade, from Stoianov, Sheptytskyi region, returns home from captivity. On 24  August, 2023, he went missing near the village of Novoyehorivka, Luhansk oblast. Only in February 2024 did it become clear that he was in captivity.

Among those who returned home during the latest prisoner exchange is a resident of the Sambir region. Stepan Belekanych was born and lived in the village of Mistkovychi. He served in the State Border Guard Service. He has been in captivity since May 2022.

A unique 2-day event for veterans took place in the village of Berezyna – the rafting-quest Together 2.0. The event brought together over 120 participants: veterans, servicemen with disabilities, their families, volunteers and students. It was a platform for rehabilitation, acquaintances, communication and support of fellow soldiers.

Rivne oblast

Among the Ukrainian soldiers released from captivity are 2 soldiers from Rivne oblast. One of them is a 22-year-old senior sailor from Rivne region. The other is a 20-year-old junior sergeant from Sarny region.

Ternopil oblast

Ternopil community sent 20 generators to the 71st Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Khmelnytskyi oblast

For the 3rd year in a row, despite the difficult realities of war, the Eko-life ZBRUCH camp has been operating in Khmelnytskyi oblast. It has created modern conditions for recreation and health improvement, primarily for children of military personnel. This year, the camp also opened its summer season.

Chernivtsi oblast

The RMA reported that during the III International Summit of Cities and Regions, representatives of the Romanian municipality of Timisoara, which is a sister city of Chernivtsi, expressed their principled support for the Ukrainian people.

International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)

Ukraine and Sweden will work on the development of space technologies for defense needs. During the meeting, the Ukrainian side presented the main achievements in digitalization, an integral part of which is the implementation and implementation of space policy and strategy in the defense sector.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, met with Boris Pistorius, German Federal Minister of Defense. They discussed additional investments in the defense industry in both Ukraine and Germany.

 

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Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia 

Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova

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