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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of June 29, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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⚡️ F-16 pilot killed during Russia's overnight massive air attack, Air Force says. The Air Force said that his aircraft was damaged while he was shooting down aerial targets, losing altitude and crashing.

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At night, Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack. Shot down: 436/477 Shahed & other type drones 0/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles 1/7 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles 33/41 Iskander-K/Kh-101 cruise missiles 4/5 Kalibr cruise missiles 0/3 S-300 ballistic missiles

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Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, firing over 450 drones and 40 missiles, including Kalibr, Kinzhal, Iskander, and Kh-101. Strikes hit Lviv region, Kremenchuk, Mykolaiv, and Donbas.

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A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

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⚡️Ukraine approves new 'Murakha' ground robot for combat use. The Murakha ("Ant") is a tracked robotic platform designed to support front-line units working under challenging conditions, the Defense Ministry said.

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Despite sanctions, Russia has invested over €1 billion into expanding its strategic aviation plant in Kazan, reports Yle. The facility, which builds Tu-160 bombers and upgrades Tu-22M3s, added 19,000 m² of new hangars — yet delivered just 2 aircraft in 2023 due to workforce and component shortages.

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⚡️Serbian police crack down on protestors at mass anti-government rally in Belgrade. The 100,000-person rally marks the latest mass action in a protest movement that started last fall, with activists calling for an end to corruption and the 12-year rule of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

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⚡️Russian mass missile attack targets Ukrainian regions far from front lines. A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack terrorized Ukraine overnight on June 29 as air raid alarms sounded across the country, including western oblasts far from the front.

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⚡️Russia reviving efforts to expand LNG exports after US sanctions, Bloomberg reports. An LNG ice-class tanker has reportedly docked at Russia's Arctic LNG 2 facility for the first time since October, according to ship-tracking data and satellite images.

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⚡️Married couple killed in Russian drone strike on Odesa high-rise. Russian drones hit a 21-story building, causing a fire on the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors that left residents trapped in their apartments. A couple was killed and four others were injured, including young children.

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“The extensive hunt for the alleged mole [in MI6], called Operation Wedlock, was run by…MI5, which deployed a team of up to 35 surveillance, planning and desk officers [and] lasted in one form or another for up to 20 years” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Major turnout as Budapest Pride defies Orban’s ban in Hungary

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⚡️Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 10, injure at least 50 over past day. Ukrainian forces downed 21 out of the 23 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

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⚡️Pro-Ukraine partisans disrupt Russian military logistics in occupied Donetsk Oblast, group claims.

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⚡️Ukraine downs new Russian Grom-1 bomb missile near Dnipro city, official says. Russia launched its new Grom-1 bomb missile at Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for the first time on June 28, but it was shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, Governor Serhii Lysak said.

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⚡️Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea air base destroys 3 Russian helicopters, SBU claims. Drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Kirovske military airfield in occupied Crimea overnight on June 28, the SBU told the Kyiv Independent.

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⚡️Germany reportedly scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea.

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Russia is expanding its Kazan aircraft plant, the only facility capable of replacing lost strategic bombers, Yle reports. Several new buildings have appeared, with €1B invested. Completion expected by end of 2025. yle.fi/a/74-20168353

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of June 28, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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⚡️Russia has amassed 111,000 troops near Pokrovsk, Syrskyi says. Pokrovsk remains the "hottest spot" along the front line but "the situation is under control" and Russia has not crossed the administrative border from Donetsk to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

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With US stocks trading at all-time highs despite a wealth of risks from Donald Trump’s looming tariff deadline, war in the Middle East and rising economic uncertainty, some money managers are growing concerned about where the market stands

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⚡️Ukrainian drones strike 4 fighter jets in Russia's Volgograd Oblast, General Staff says. According to preliminary data, two Russian fighter jets were destroyed, and the other two were damaged.

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⚡️Zelensky signs decree to synchronize Russia sanctions with EU, G7. A day earlier, EU member states' leaders gave their political consent to extend the sanctions previously imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine.

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Russia is using financial incentives to recruit teachers, and coaches to work in occupied parts of Ukraine in a campaign aimed at fostering loyalty to Moscow’s regime, according to a report published by the Center for European Policy Analysis.

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🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face. www.cato.org/policy-analy...

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Worth noting that from 2008 to 2025 the GBP/TRY exchange rate has gone from around 2 TRY to 1 GBP to 55 TRY to 1 GBP.

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Several officials at the top of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government resigned today after their names appeared in a file from the European prosecutor implicating them in a massive scheme to defraud the EU’s lavish farm budget.

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⚡️North Korea deployed 20% of Kim’s elite ‘personal reserve’ to fight against Ukraine in Russia, Umerov says "These are soldiers specially selected based on physical, psychological, and other criteria," Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said. "These units have already suffered significant losses."

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On the Pokrovsk front, Russia has amassed around 111,000 troops — the largest enemy grouping to date, according to Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. "They’re doing this not just for any operational gain, but mainly for propaganda — to create a psychological effect.’"

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⚡️Update: Death toll in Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast city rises to 5, 23 injured. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak said most of the injured were hospitalized. Four of the victims are in serious condition, while the others sustained moderate injuries.

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⚡️Ukraine to seek EU sanctions against Bangladesh over Russia-stolen grain import. "It's a crime," Ukraine's ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, told Reuters. "We will share our investigation with our EU colleagues, and we will kindly ask them to take the appropriate measures."

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Ukraine has officially approved the heavy unmanned ground platform Protector for operational use. Protector can transport ammunition or gear, evacuate the wounded, serve as a mobile platform for remotely operated weapon systems, and perform electronic warfare and signals intelligence missions.

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of June 27, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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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 a new bulletin by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

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⚡️Netherlands, Belgium hand over 2 minehunters to boost Ukraine’s naval defenses. The official handover ceremony took place earlier in Belgium, but was disclosed only later due to security concerns.

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During the night, Russia launched an air attack on Ukraine, using 371 aerial threats, including over 200 Shahed-type drones, decoys, two Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles, and six Kalibr cruise missiles. Shot down: 359/363 Shahed/decoy drones 0/2 Kinzhal Kh-47M2 ballistic missiles 6/6 Kalibr cruise missiles

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⚡️Update: Death toll in Russian June 24 attack on Dnipro rises to at least 21, more than 300 injured. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak reported on June 27 that the death toll in Dnipro rose to 21. Earlier, the governor said that more than 300 people were injured in the attack.

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⚡️Anti-corruption agencies seek Ukrainian deputy prime minister’s suspension as pre-trial restriction. Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov was officially named a suspect on June 23 in what Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau called a "large-scale" illegal land grab case.

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Glad to see @evidentmedia.org winning the News Emmys Award for Outstanding Video Journalism for our investigation A Hidden War, which you can see below www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...

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Ukraine has halted Russia's advance in Sumy Oblast, stabilizing the front line; Ukraine has brought home a group of soldiers released from Russian captivity; and more.

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⚡️Ukrainian drones strike Russian S-400 air defense system in occupied Crimea, HUR says. The attack damaged "critical and expensive components" of Russia's S-400 Triumph air defense system, including two 92N2E radars, two 91N6E radars, and an S-400 launcher.

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⚡️EU extends sanctions against Russia. The announcement comes amid fears that Hungary, one of the bloc's most Kremlin-friendly member states, would attempt to block the sanctions extension.

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⚡️Trump wants to slash war crimes investigation funds, Reuters reports. One of the groups targeted for termination is Global Rights Compliance, which gathers evidence of Russian war crimes across Ukraine, including torture and sexual violence.

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⚡European companies shipping critical missile parts to Russia, Zelensky tells EU. "Some European companies are still sending critical components to Russia. These end up in missiles and other weapons used to kill us, kill Ukrainians."

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⚡️Ukraine to receive $46 million for repairs to Chornobyl sarcophagus after Russian strike. A Russian Shahed-type drone struck the New Safe Confinement over Chornobyl's destroyed 4th reactor on February 14.

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"Putin has protected himself in this war by separating the direct effects of the war from the majority of the Russian population," Karolina Hird, Russia deputy team lead at the Institute for the Study of War, told the Kyiv Independent.

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⚡️Hungary blocks EU statement backing Ukraine’s accession talks at Brussels summit.

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