Exclusives
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Ukraine's drones now have Russian convoys riding out with four gun trucks and a prayer. Until last month the trucks rolled out unarmed—now 71% of them have vanished from the M-14 entirely. |
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As UGV adoption soars, Ukraine must write the playbook for saving soldiers' lives. Number of units using UGVs doubled from 117 to 230 in six months |
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Ukraine is droning Russian ships. The goal: to create supply bottlenecks on land.. Ukraine's drones aren't just attacking Russia's supply trucks. They're now hitting Russia's supply ships, too. |
Military
Kostiantynivka is one of Ukraine's "Fortress Belt cities" Russia demands. It may fall by end of summer 2026, says observer. Russian forces may capture Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast by the end of summer 2026, applying the same infiltration tactic they used to seize Pokrovsk.
Ukraine knew 37th Russian Brigade was waiting for fuel via Chonhar. It struck bridge and trucks still haven't arrived. Ukrainian cyber intelligence operates inside Russian military networks, providing real-time data on Russian troop deployments.
Chonhar bridge halted twice, now Arabat Spit crossing hit — Kherson's occupied south loses two routes. Vladimir Saldo said eight municipalities lost power overnight in a separate Ukrainian drone attack on the same oblast.
Fire reported at Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara after drone strike. The Kuibyshev refinery, part of Rosneft, had already halted operations after a drone strike in August 2025 and was hit again in January 2026.
Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian defense plant 'Progress' in Cheboksary with Flamingo missiles. A fire broke out at the facility following the strike, the governor of Russia's Chuvash Republic confirmed, without specifying damage.
Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has now lasted exactly as long as World War I — 1,568 days. Ukraine has expanded fire control over occupied territory and now strikes Russian infrastructure up to 1,800 kilometers deep.
Intelligence and technology
Ukraine created drone army one year ago. It already destroyed $40 billion worth in Russian targets. Zelenskyy signed a decree establishing the Day of Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS Day) on 10 June.
Ukraine has 460,000 hectares of mined land. Its newest sapper robot switches between demining and logistics on same chassis. Ukraine's Defense Ministry codified the domestic NEO-1 sapper robot. The vehicle is a 60-kg modular ground platform capable of remote demining.
Russia fitted Kalibr cruise missiles with cluster warheads and reverted to foreign electronics, Ukraine's MoD says. Cluster payloads first surfaced in spring 2026; the homing boards on 2025-built missiles are 80–90% foreign-made.
Germany adds €300 million to Czech ammunition drive, about 50,000 long-range rounds for Ukraine. Largest foreign backer doubles down as donor participation thins.
International
Ukraine will keep issuing Polish exhumation permits despite historical tensions. Dispute "causes joy in Moscow," Kyiv says. Ukraine called on allies to seek grounds for unity against the common enemy that "wants to destroy both Ukraine and Poland."
Bulgaria's defense minister banned weapons to Ukraine. It's not that simple. Ukraine does not currently receive free military aid from Bulgaria but maintains ongoing mutually beneficial commercial defense cooperation.
IAEA documents military activity near all Ukraine's nuclear sites. "This should not be happening," IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said.
Germany was late to grasp Russian hybrid attacks, Bundeswehr colonel tells defence forum. The political shift on Russian hybrid attacks began only in the past 18 to 24 months.
Poland refuses to send 20-year-old buses to Ukrainian city under Russian strikes because of street name. Ukraine's Vinnytsia withdrew its request for 15 retired buses from its Polish sister city of Kielce after the initiative became politically toxic in Poland.
"We don't think all of this is just for demonstration": Russia is constructing infrastructure with potential capacity up to 115,000 personnel on NATO's doorstep. Russia is actively constructing new military infrastructure along its borders with Norway, Finland, the Baltic states, and Kaliningrad.
Political and legal developments
Russia recycles its Moldova script to brand Armenia's election illegitimate, ISW says. Hours after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract took 49.81%, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged "unprecedented Western pressure"—and Rosrybolovstvo threatened fresh import bans.
Zelenskyy has 61% trust in Ukraine. Two officials above him in rankings run drone program and city under Russian attack. Volunteer Serhiy Prytula and former MP Oleh Lyashko rank lowest among the named figures, at +2% and +5%.
Car bomb kills Russian general who armed Russia's war on Ukraine—fourth top officer assassinated near Moscow since late 2024. Damir Davydov, who ran missile and shell deliveries for the Kremlin's Defense Ministry, died after a device under his BMW detonated Tuesday morning, The Insider reported.
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