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08:32

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 26 June 2023 (approximation): 225580 troops; 4031 tanks; 7820 armored vehicles; 4055 artillery systems; 624 MLRS; 385 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 314 aircraft; 308 helicopters; 6751 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 3482 tactical UAVs; 557 special military equipment; 1259 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:00

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated about 130 square kilometers in the south of Ukraine since their offensive began. – Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine

09:15

On June 26, Ukrainian forces shot down 2 out of 3 cruise missiles Kalibr and 7 out of 8 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. In addition, Ukrainian defenders destroyed four Russian UAVs of an unspecified type. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:02

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 490 Ukrainian children have been killed, and 1,031 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. Moreover, 621 Ukrainian children were reported missing, and 19,499 were deported. At the same time, 14,063 Ukrainian children were found, and 373 returned home. – Press service of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

12:25

The European Council has adopted a decision to increase the overall financial ceiling of the European Peace Facility (EPF) by €3,5 billion. – Official website of the European Union

12:30

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. 1 citizen was killed. 11 people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

13:19

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated the village of Rivnopil in the Donetsk region. – Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine

17:27

On June 26, Russian forces shelled a private enterprise in Nikopol, the Dnipropetrovsk region. Due to an attack, two employees were killed and one more injured. – Serhii Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration

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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.

Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center

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