Julia Shramko
By order of Ukrenergo, emergency power outages have been applied on the left bank of Kyiv. Residents are urged to use electricity sparingly to preserve the energy system.
OSINT channels report an attack on the oil refinery in Ufa.
The National Bank set the official dollar exchange rate at UAH 44. 8685, strengthening the hryvnia by 1 kopeck. The euro exchange rate was UAH 50.8809, strengthening by 22 kopecks.
Today in the Polish city of Gdańsk, the two-day URC 2026 conference, jointly organized by Poland and Ukraine, begins. The Ukrainian delegation is led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, and the co-chair from Poland is Donald Tusk.
Russian troops struck gas stations in frontline regions of Ukraine. In Sumy, four civilians were injured; in Zaporizhzhia, a woman was wounded; in Dniprovshchyna, gas stations were damaged.
The World Health Organization stated that the hantavirus outbreak will officially end on July 2 if no new cases emerge. The number of confirmed infections remains at 13, including three fatal cases.
The enemy attacked an industrial enterprise in the Poltava district using UAVs. The State Emergency Service extinguished the fire, no casualties.
On June 25, daytime temperatures in Ukraine are expected to be +24. ..+29°C, in the south and Transcarpathia up to +31°C. From the weekend, June 28-30, the heat will intensify to +35...+37°C.
In the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, a regime of temporary power supply restrictions was introduced due to strikes. According to monitoring data, the Balaklava and Tavriiska thermal power plants were hit overnight.
On the night of June 25, the Russians launched a strike with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 90 drones. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 83 drones, with hits recorded from the missile and six UAVs.
Two consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela have claimed the lives of at least 32 people. Another 700 people were injured, reported the acting president.
Russian troops struck a gas station in Sumy for the second time today. One person was injured, the fire was extinguished.
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll announced plans to use two training ranges that will simulate realistic battlefield conditions in Ukraine. The ranges are expected to become operational within the next four to six weeks.
Russian troops continued attacks on Zaporizhzhia and the district, hitting a gas station and a food establishment. As a result of the shelling, one person died, at least nine were injured, including three children.
Head of the UN climate expert group Jim Skea said the heatwave in Europe has become worse than feared. Temperatures above 35°C were forecast for at least 94 million people.
As a result of shelling by Russian troops near the village of Novopetrivka, a participant in humanitarian demining was killed, and five others were wounded. Two of the injured are in serious condition.
On June 24, 2026, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3. 1 was registered off the coast of Crimea. The epicenter was at a depth of 12 km, and the earthquake is classified as imperceptible.
In April, the IRGC detained the container ship Epimonidas with four Ukrainians on board. After diplomatic efforts by the MFA, the sailors left Iran and reunited with their families.
Intelligence obtained internal Russian documents on the consequences of Ukrainian long-range sanctions. Russia is redeploying air defense from regions to Moscow and the Kerch Bridge.
A 24-year-old NPA demining specialist died as a result of the shelling of Novopetrivka. Three other representatives of the organization were wounded.
Over 2,300 candidates have joined the program for people aged 50+. 841 individuals are already working, another 713 are undergoing internships.
A doctor who returned from a humanitarian mission in Congo tested positive for Ebola. This is the first case of the disease on French territory during the current outbreak.
In the Tisza River in the Berehove district, the body of a 10-year-old boy, who had been searched for over two days, was found. The child was discovered 4 km from the place of disappearance.
Due to hostilities, consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions were left without power. Also, due to bad weather, 20 settlements in Kirovohrad and Sumy regions were blacked out.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the Orenburg gas processing and helium plants on the night of June 24. The buildings of the "Vladimir" space communications center in the Vladimir region were also damaged.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that the US is working on a peace agreement for Ukraine, but it is only possible if Putin wants to cooperate. He emphasized that Ukraine is effectively destroying the Russian army and economy.
An enemy drone hit a gas station on the outskirts of Sumy. Three civilians were injured, they are being examined by medics.
SBU confirms strike on air defense systems near the Kerch Strait and the "Saki" and "Gvardiyske" airfields. Four hangars, two S-400 systems, and two Pantsir-S1 systems were hit.
In the Lviv region, a 24-year-old driver of an Audi Q5 crashed into a patrol car, causing a fatal accident in which a Volkswagen driver died. The detainee confessed to murdering his mother, who was found with stab wounds at home.
A new Pew Research Center survey of 42,000 respondents in 36 countries found that only 23% trust Donald Trump's leadership. The reliability of the US as a partner has also sharply declined, particularly in Sweden — from 83% to 31%.