For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 6-28-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Russia launches the biggest aerial attack since the start of the war, Ukraine says, by Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP KYIV — Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign. Ukraine’s air forces said Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, of which 249 were shot down and . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from NPR.
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Russian forces advance and take first village in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, state media say, by Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters MOSCOW — Russian forces have taken control of the first village in the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, Russian state media and war bloggers said today, after Russia took 950 square kms of territory in two months. READ MORE . . .
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Russian advances toward Sumy continue – WSJ. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s military has advanced to within 12 miles of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, intensifying operations around the regional capital, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. READ MORE . .
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Russia’s FSB recruits Ukrainian teenagers for espionage and sabotage – FT. From the Moscow Times. Russian intelligence agencies are recruiting Ukrainian teenagers to carry out espionage and sabotage operations inside the country, the Financial Times reported toay, citing senior officials in Kyiv. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 29 Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack, Zelenskiy calls for U.S. help, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters KYIV / LVIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in a crash while repelling a Russian air attack that involved hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, authorities said on Sunday, as Moscow intensifies night-time air barrages in the fourth year of war. READ MORE . . .
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After months of stalling, Russia blames Ukraine, U.S. for slow pace of peace talks, by Anna Fratsyvir | The Kyiv Independent The Kremlin on Sunday blamed Kyiv and Washington for the lack of progress in peace talks, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying the pace of negotiations hinges on Ukraine’s position, the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, and battlefield developments. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. Army responds to losses of M1 Abrams tanks in Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. The U.S. sent 31 refurbished M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine for its war against Russia in September 2023. Although claimed to be one of the best tanks in the world, their performance in the field has not lived up to that billing. Not only had . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kiev loses over 1,350 troops in all frontline areas in past 24 hours — Russia’s top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army lost more than 1,350 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defense Ministry today. READ MORE . . .
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