German chancellor rules out direct contact with Putin as previous calls led to more civilian strikes. Merz cited Hungarian Prime Minister's visit to Moscow in July 2024, which was followed by heavy bombardments of Kyiv including the children’s hospital.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Merz refuses Putin talks, praises anti-appeasement stance
Merz says he doesn’t want to speak to Putin, because Putin increases attacks on Ukraine. This is the right approach – the opposite of appeasement. So far, appeasement has produced zero results.
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Ukraine’s life halted by Putin, awaits peace to resume
Yeah, unfortunately, it is. Everything is past due in Ukraine. Live has stopped. Because of Putin. Once there is peace, Ukraine will go on with its life
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Ukrainian troops capture soldiers from the 132nd Brigade
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian military captured a group of Russian soldiers from the 🇷🇺132nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade pic.twitter.com/bMQ4WgWNjL
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 28 juin 2025Ukrainian military captured a group of Russian soldiers from the 132nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade
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Ukraine hits Crimea, destroys Pantsir systems and helicopters
Ukraine’s latest drone strike in Crimea destroyed Russian air defenses and helicopters, marking the second attack on military targets in as many days.
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Pope Leo XIV: Life will triumph over death, do not lose heart
Pope Leo XIV acknowledges suffering of Ukrainians amid Russia’s ongoing war. He addresses His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk and the Ukrainian delegation: Your faith is being tested, but God is with you. Life will triumph over death. Keep your eyes on Christ. Do not lose heart.
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Swedish CV9040C IFV without Barracuda kit in service
Swedish IFV CV9040C without the "Barracuda" protective kit, in service with the 21st Mechanized Brigade.
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Russia evades sanctions using beans via Revolut and N26 into EU
Russia has built a sophisticated method to evade sanctions and launder capital through beans into Europe, Kyiv Insider Russia’s Sberbank, despite being disconnected from SWIFT and under sanctions, transfers funds into the EU using Revolut and N26 1/
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President Zelenskyy presents awards and battle flags to NGU units
Під час урочистих заходів з нагоди Дня Конституції у центрі столиці Президент України Володимир Зеленський вручив відзнаки та бойові прапори підрозділам НГУ. Деталі про захід читайте на офіційній сторінці НГУ: https://
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Russia: Frontline War and Information Warfare
Great take for someone who was convinced that Russia would not launch an invasion in 2022. The war at the front and the information war are two different things that use different people and different types of resources. Russia can fail to reach its goals at the front and