Satellite imagery from 25 April 2025 shows a total absence of engineering-fortification structures (EFS) along the Zhuravka – Novenke – Basivka stretch all the way to Khotin and Yunakivka. For that reason, Russian troops are applying pressure on this sector with large infantry forces.

Canada has announced a new defense assistance package for Ukraine worth 2 billion Canadian dollars (about 1.5 billion US dollars).

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has supported the appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko as Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said that he is not ready to impose additional sanctions on Russia.

Since the evening of 16 June, Russian troops have been attacking Kyiv with missiles and drones. So far, 18 people have been reported injured in the city.

In Kyiv, 14 people died as a result of a massive combined attack by the enemy on the night of 17 June.

A nine-storey building in Kyiv was hit directly. The entrance was destroyed to the basement.

Media outlets are publishing heartbreaking footage from Kyiv after the combined Russian strike. One video shows a married couple crying near a destroyed house in the capital.

On the night of 17 June, the wreckage of a "Shahed" was recorded falling in one of Kyiv's districts.

Russian troops managed to advance near 5 settlements in Donetsk and Sumy regions.