Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and the State Border Guard Service showed a video of the first conversations of Ukrainian defenders after their liberation from Russian captivity. Most of the soldiers had been in captivity for over 3 years.

Ukraine and Russia held another exchange of prisoners, as a result of which Ukrainian servicemen from various branches of the military, as well as defenders with injuries and significant health problems, returned home.

Ukrainian Armed Forces, National Guard, and State Border Guard Service soldiers released from Russian captivity. Most of the military personnel had been in captivity since 2022, fighting on various fronts.

A 33-year-old serviceman who was recruited by the GRU has been detained by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He passed the coordinates of the Neptun complexes to the Russians, preparing a combined drone and missile strike. The SBU counterintelligence foiled this plan.

Last day, 163 combat clashes were recorded, the most on the Pokrovsk, North Sloboda, and Kursk directions. The enemy carried out 40 airstrikes and conducted 5111 shelling attacks.

Since the beginning of the day on June 18, the AFU have repelled 136 Russian attacks, the enemy carried out 32 airstrikes. The most tense situation persists in the Pokrovsk direction, where 36 assaults were repelled.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procedure for granting combatant status to foreigners and stateless persons. The Ministry of Veterans Affairs will become the sole body authorized to grant such status.

A deputy of the Dnipropetrovsk regional council organized a fictitious service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the sake of image. She did not attend training, received a title and more than 200,000 hryvnias from the budget.

At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 58 drones, 30 of which were neutralized. Hits were recorded in 9 locations, the main directions of the attack were Donetsk region, Dnipropetrovsk region and Zaporizhzhia region.

No enemy ships were recorded in the Black and Azov Seas on June 18. There are three enemy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, one of which is a carrier of cruise missiles.

On June 17, 155 combat clashes took place at the front. Russian troops are actively storming the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky, Novopavlivsky and Toretsk directions.

A number of EU countries still use Soviet helicopters and airplanes, which are important for Ukraine in the war. They are needed for the evacuation of the wounded and strikes against the enemy, but their support is becoming more difficult.

On June 18, a donor campaign will be held in Kyiv to replenish the blood reserve for wounded soldiers and civilians. Anyone can join the initiative by filling out a form.

In the Kyiv region, DTEK restored power supply to houses de-energized as a result of the night attack by the Russian Federation. Due to damage to electrical equipment, 1148 houses remained without electricity.

The Ministry of Defense has approved the "SHABLYA MK19(M)" combat module, which can be installed on ground platforms and equipment, for operation. The module fires 40 mm grenades.

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted Law No. 12066, which will create a digital space for the military. The register will contain data on military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Special Transport Service.

Ruslan Kravchenko stated that Russia has put him on the wanted list for his work on the Yanukovych case.

On the night of June 17, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 472 air attack weapons, including 440 drones and 32 missiles. Air defense neutralized 428 targets, but hits were recorded in 10 locations.

Buildings were damaged, but there were no casualties, the consequences of the attack are being clarified.

Due to Russia's strikes on targets in Ukraine, Poland raised its aviation into the air. Later, it was reported that aviation operations in Polish airspace had been terminated.

Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 1,060 Russians and destroyed a tank, 3 armored combat vehicles, 20 artillery systems, MLRS, and 79 units of automotive equipment.

On June 16, 136 combat clashes took place at the front, most of them in the Pokrovsk, Novopavlivsk, and Toretsk directions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled numerous assaults, inflicting significant losses on the enemy in equipment and manpower.

The Donetsk court granted the tax authority's claim against Vitaliy Shabunin to recover 126,000 hryvnias of debt. The court found no evidence of the activist's participation in hostilities.

The Russians do not stop trying to expand the combat zone in Sumy region, but their attacks in small groups are becoming less active due to significant losses. The Armed Forces effectively counter the enemy.

Over the past day, Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 1,200 Russian soldiers and destroyed a lot of equipment. The total losses of the enemy since the beginning of the war amounted to more than one million people.

Theater and film actor Yuriy Felipenko died at the front; he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in April 2024. This was announced by his wife, Kateryna Motrych, on Instagram.

1,200 bodies of dead citizens were returned to Ukraine as part of the agreements from Istanbul. Law enforcement officers and experts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will conduct examinations to identify the dead.

A resident of Khmelnytskyi region was detained for adjusting air strikes and preparing explosives for terrorist attacks on the instructions of the FSB. She faces imprisonment under the article on treason.

On the night of June 15, Russia attacked Ukraine with 194 aerial targets, including missiles and drones. Air defense forces shot down 167 targets, the main strike was on Kremenchuk, where a hit was recorded.

During June 14, 203 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. The enemy carried out 5367 shellings and involved 3145 kamikaze drones, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit important objects of the occupiers.