Ukrainian forces have struck the Tamanneftogaz oil terminal in southern Russia. Tanks containing petroleum products and the complex’s infrastructure have been damaged.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are repelling Russian attempts to advance in the Kostiantynivka sector. Military officials report that the situation is under control and that there is no encirclement.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces struck the ‘Vostochny’ training ground near Novopetrivka, where the occupiers were preparing units for the Huliaypole sector.

On the night of 13 June, drones attacked the Temryuk District in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation. The strike caused a fire at the maritime terminal.

WBC, WBA, and IBF heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk visited the White House, where he met with US President Donald Trump.

Hungary agreed to the start of substantive negotiations on Ukraine’s membership of the European Union only after Kyiv had officially incorporated the requirements regarding the protection of the rights of Hungarians in Transcarpathia into the EU Action Plan.

On 12 June, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law that removes the Russian language from the protection afforded by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Ukraine.

All European Union member states have backed the start of accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova. The talks are set to begin on 15 June.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence aims to have foreigners fill 30–50% of the assault and infantry roles within the Ukrainian army.

Ukraine has officially announced the launch of the most comprehensive reform of its military service system to date. New contract formats with fixed terms (from 10 months) are being introduced, along with pay for infantry personnel (up to 460,000 UAH per month), a fast-track return scheme for...