Yevhen Ustimenko
India has recorded its fifth driest June since 1901 due to a delay in monsoon rains. Rainfall was 39.8% below average, slowing the sowing of summer crops.
Russia has begun forming an additional "shadow fleet" to transport liquefied natural gas in order to bypass future EU sanctions that will take effect on January 1, 2027. Over the past five months, six old gas carrier tankers have entered the Russian market.
As a result of shelling of energy infrastructure, some families in the frontline zone were left without power. Energy workers restored electricity supply within a few hours.
Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN Sun Lei called on Moscow and Kyiv to hold negotiations to end the war. Beijing adheres to an objective position and promotes a peaceful settlement.
President Zelenskyy confirmed a repeated strike on the largest space communications center in the Russian Federation in Dubna. The facility was used for reconnaissance and coordination of the actions of the occupation forces.
The SBU detained an agent of the Russian special services in the Odesa region who was collecting data on the positions of air defense and warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The man monitored objects by car and transmitted coordinates to the enemy.
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that Warsaw offered Kyiv fighter jets in exchange for access to Ukrainian drone developments. Ukraine agreed, but the agreement was not fulfilled, so the aircraft will not be provided.
Andrii Sybiha and Cho Hyun held talks in Seoul. The sides discussed economic cooperation and challenges due to cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Over the past day, 227 combat engagements took place at the front. The occupiers carried out 78 airstrikes using 237 guided aerial bombs, Russian losses amounted to 1,350 people.
In April-May, the share of cash purchases in the russian federation increased to 30. 2%. The volume of cash in the hands of the population reached $275.9 billion.
Ukraine is implementing tools for integrating the agricultural sector into the EU Common Agricultural Policy. The integration of the agricultural sector is also linked to a change in Ukraine's role in international agricultural markets.
The High Anti-Corruption Court refused the defense of former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak in changing the preventive measure. Yermak is a suspect in the legalization of UAH 460 million in elite construction near Kyiv.
Since the beginning of 2026, 19,700 reports have been recorded, which is a third less than last year. Over the past 5 years, more than 1.1 million reports have been entered into the register.
After the Russian ballistic strike on Dnipro on June 29, the number of casualties increased to 21. Five people, including men aged 22-59, are in serious condition.
Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi stated that reality differs from Kremlin rhetoric, as Russia has not achieved any strategic goal in over four years of war. He ironically called Putin a "winner" after his claims about capturing all of eastern and southern Ukraine.
As a result of the morning strike by Russian troops on Dnipro on June 29, 4 people were killed, and 10 more were injured. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Ganzha.
The counterintelligence of the SBU prevented a terrorist attack in Kyiv by detaining two female agents of the Russian Federation who planned to blow up a military serviceman near Maidan Nezalezhnosti. One of them made a bomb according to the instructions of a Russian handler, the other was recruited through debts.
In Kyiv, from June 29, a ban on the movement of trucks weighing more than 24 tons was introduced at temperatures of +28°C. Drivers are advised to wait out the heat at parking lots.
On June 29, Russian troops carried out a ballistic missile strike on Dnipro. According to preliminary data, a private enterprise was damaged.
The Israeli government unanimously voted to recognize the Armenian genocide. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar accused the Turkish government of denying and downplaying this crime.
On June 30, in Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy and Mykolaiv regions, power outage schedules are introduced from 16:00 to 22:00.
On June 28, 249 combat engagements took place on the front. The occupiers carried out one missile strike and 80 airstrikes.
U. S. President Donald Trump insists that Syria join the fight against Hezbollah. Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa stated his lack of interest in this, causing concern in Lebanon and Israel.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister stated that the "spirit of Anchorage" is dead, if it ever existed. He emphasized that a peace plan without Ukraine is doomed and called on Moscow to sit down at the negotiating table.
In Zaporizhzhia, as a result of a Russian air attack on June 28, 15 people were injured, one person died. Two citizens are considered missing, search efforts are ongoing.
At the beginning of next week, hot weather up to +38 degrees is forecast in Ukraine. A weakening of the heat is expected on July 2-3 with the arrival of an atmospheric front.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill on establishing a new state award - the Order of Europe. The award will be given for merits in European integration and strengthening security.
On Constitution Day, Denys Shtilerman called for amendments to the Basic Law, canceling the amendments by Kuchma and Medvedchuk. He believes this will restore the manageability of the executive branch.
At the checkpoint "Krakovets-Korczowa", nearly 260 cars have been waiting for over 12 hours. The SBGS warned about possible unstable operation of electronic systems.
President Zelenskyy announced the installation of a full-fledged monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa on Shevchenko Boulevard, where a monument to Lenin previously stood. A bust of Mazepa has already been unveiled at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.