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18 June 2026

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David SoleyUkraine Freedom Global Advocate

The Russian war: are we beginning to witness a world changing historical event?

18 June, 13:27

News

00:29

Zelenskyy thanks Netherlands for €500m package for drones and air defence systems, says it comes at just the right time

01:34

Russian drones attack Sumy: man killed, house and petrol station catch fire

02:37

Drones hit railway bridge over North Crimean Canal in temporarily occupied Crimea – photo, videos

04:37

Trump says US arms makers could license weapons production in Europe and Ukraine – Bloomberg

06:26

Oil depot and military warehouses on fire in Russia after drone attack – photos, videos

06:54

Updated Ukrainian drones strike Moscow oil refinery, city shrouded in thick smoke – videos

07:18

Russia loses 1,370 soldiers over past day

07:37

Russian strikes damage a business and infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring one – photos

08:05

Russian attack damages energy facility and two businesses in Poltava Oblast, one person injured

08:39

Russia launches 7 Iskander missiles and 239 drones, Ukrainian air defences down 216 aerial assets

08:47

Ukraine's General Staff: 259 Russian attacks repelled in one day, heaviest pressure near Pokrovsk

09:02

Zelenskyy to attend Ramstein meeting, NATO secretary general confirms

09:45

School, business and warehouse damaged in Kyiv Oblast due to Russian attack

09:51

NATO secretary general reveals what he discussed with Zelenskyy in Brussels

10:01

Germany to allocate another US$400m for Ukraine's air defence and Patriot missiles

10:10

Zelenskyy on Moscow in flames: "justified response" to Russian attacks – video

10:42

Belgium to transfer seven F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and preparing to hand over entire fleet

10:58

Ukraine's foreign minister replies to Moscow residents asking: "What's going on?"

11:31

updated Russian ballistic strike on Dnipro and attacks on Nikopol district leave 2 dead, 15 injured – photos

11:57

Putin's aide complains that Trump was fed harmful ideas at G7 summit

12:05

Three injured by Russian landmine near Kherson

12:08

Pentagon chief highlights "progress" of PURL initiative and Ukraine's battlefield achievements

12:27

Sweden allocates US$108m for US weapons purchases for Ukraine

12:29

Power cuts in five Ukrainian oblasts due to Russian attacks on energy facilities

12:34

Kyiv posts Russian document refuting claim that Ukrainian drone hit bus carrying Belarusian children

Kyiv posts Russian document refuting claim that Ukrainian drone hit bus carrying Belarusian children

12:39

Russians should sober up and pressure Putin after strikes on Moscow, Zelenskyy says

12:45

Belarusian leader claims drone that struck bus carrying children in Russia's Bryansk Oblast was of "Ukrainian origin"

13:15

Ukrainian drones paralyse Moscow as over 500 flights are disrupted at airports

13:20

Zelenskyy says "important event" coming on joint Ukraine-European missile defence system

13:21

Zelenskyy expects opening of all clusters in EU accession talks in coming weeks

13:21

Man killed in Russian guided bomb strike on outskirts of Sumy

13:35

Russia may raise military spending by 40% despite budget hole

13:36

Estonian foreign minister shares "Photo of the Day" showing burning Moscow oil refinery

13:58

Ukraine has received 522 bodies that Russia claims are those of Ukrainian soldiers

14:02

Train services in Crimea halted after strikes on infrastructure

14:16

Oil rain falls in some Moscow districts after Ukrainian strikes on refinery – photo, videos

Oil rain falls in some Moscow districts after Ukrainian strikes on refinery – photo, videos

14:54

Ukrainian defence company Fire Point presents upgraded FP-1/2 drones with extended range in Paris – photos

15:48

Zelenskyy discusses F-16 delivery schedule with Belgian PM

16:29

Russian forces ordered to step up drone terror against Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's intelligence service says

16:38

Zelenskyy arrives for Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting

16:45

Russia has earned US$2bn in oil revenues during three months of US sanctions exemptions

16:55

Von der Leyen reported to be urging EU countries to rethink conditions for accepting Ukrainian refugees

Von der Leyen reported to be urging EU countries to rethink conditions for accepting Ukrainian refugees

17:13

Lavrov threatens Ukraine with new large-scale strikes after drone attack on Moscow

17:24

Ukraine and Germany sign agreement on developing ballistic missile defence

17:24

150,000 drones and air defence missiles: UK announces new military aid package for Ukraine

17:32

Russian Defence Ministry data indicates Ukraine launched record number of drones in single attack

17:43

German defence minister: "We must learn from Ukraine"

18:12

Ukrainian drones hit oil depot in Russia's Rostov Oblast in overnight strike

18:21

Ukraine has managed to hold the front line and improve its positions in some areas – Pentagon

18:43

Lithuanian president comments on drone attack on Moscow: It's a game changer in this war

Lithuanian president comments on drone attack on Moscow: "It's a game changer in this war"

19:01

Zelenskyy: Trump is clear on increasing pressure on Russia to end the war

19:09

EU's chief diplomat hopes for swift approval of 21st Russia sanctions package already "on the table"

19:34

"Seek cover": US gives advice to its citizens in Russia amid drone attacks on Moscow

20:11

Bulgarian PM wants Patriarch Kirill and Lukoil excluded from 21st Russia sanctions package

20:17

Zelenskyy meets King of Belgium in Brussels – photo

20:26

Ukraine to receive long-range artillery, cruise missiles and drone support following Ramstein meeting

20:36

Germany to supply Ukraine with air-to-air missiles from its own stocks

21:00

Zelenskyy discusses next steps on Ukraine's accession with EU leaders

21:26

Zelenskyy and Polish PM hold talks on sidelines of EU summit

21:30

Hungarian PM doubts remaining EU accession negotiating clusters for Ukraine can be opened urgently

Hungarian PM doubts remaining EU accession negotiating clusters for Ukraine can be opened urgently

23:35

Reuters: Ukrainian strike damages processing units at Moscow oil refinery