Obituary - The Kyiv Independent (2024)

1 killed, 9 injured in Russian strike on Kharkiv postal depot.

Russia targeted a postal depot in Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb on June 30, killing one person and injuring nine others, among them an 8-month-old child, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported at 6 p.m. local time.

Black Sea grain deal provides potential model for talks with Russia, Zelensky says.

Ukraine does not envisage direct negotiations with Russia but could use the model of a tripartite agreement similar to the Black Sea Grain Initiative brokered by the U.N. and Turkey in 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer published on June 30.

Ukrainian border guards attacked near Romanian border.

Border guards in western Ukraine were forced to defend themselves against an attack by two armed men, killing one of the assailants and injuring the other, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Ukrainska Pravda on June 30.

Meduza: Russian mortality data suggests over 64,000 troops killed fighting in Ukraine.

Recently published mortality data suggests that over 64,000 Russian men were killed fighting in Ukraine, according to a report by independent Russian media outlets Meduza and Mediazona on June 28.

Zelensky: Russia used over 800 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine this week.

Russia has used more than 800 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine this week alone, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 30.

SBU releases new headcam footage of Snake Island liberation.

The Security Service of Ukraine has released new footage of the liberation of Snake Island on June 30 to mark two years since Russian troops were forced to retreat from the strategic Black Sea outpost.

Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast kills 7, including 3 children.

Russian troops attacked the town of Vilniansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on June 29, killing seven people, including three children, and injuring 36, local officials have said.

Ukraine now mass-producing strike drones with range of over 1,000 kilometers.

Ukraine employs long-range drones to strike deep into Russian territory, targeting military infrastructure such as airfields and logistics, as well as oil refineries and depots.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopts resolution recognizing Russian genocide of Ukrainian people.

In a post on Telegram, Ukrainian delegate Pavlo Frolov said the document also "defines the decolonization of the Russian Federation as a necessary prerequisite for establishing a lasting peace."

Russia claims 36 Ukrainian drones downed overnight in 6 regions.

Moscow's defense ministry on June 30 claimed to have destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones overnight that targeted several regions in the southwest of Russia.

General Staff: Russia has lost 542,700 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,140 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Companies in Russia supporting war targeted by Ukrainian hackers.

Ukrainian activists from the BO_Team cyber community, in collaboration with experts from Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, have carried out a round of attacks on Russian companies backing the war against the Ukraine.

30,000 square kilometers of Ukraine's land cleared of mine threats, operations expanding further.

Ukrainian Colonel Ruslan Berehulia, head of the Ministry of Defense's Environmental Safety and Mine Action Department, reported that Defense Ministry specialists have cleared 30,000 square kilometers of Ukraine over the past two years - an area comparable to the size of Belgium or Moldova.

3 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast.

On June 29, Russian troops attacked the city of Derhachi in the Kharkiv Oblast, injuring three people, according to Viacheslav Zadorenko, head of the Derhachi military administration.

Russia to send children to North Korean summer camp.

According to Gurov, the trip to the North Korean camp is scheduled for late July. Russia will send groups of children who will be accompanied by counselors, he added.

Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast kill 1 person, injure 2.

On June 29, Russian forces attacked Kherson Oblast, killing one resident and injuring two, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

Polish foreign minister proposes seizing $321 billion in frozen Russian assets.

"We need to re-learn how to champion the escalation game," Sikorsky said during a lecture at the Ditchley Foundation in the U.K. "(Russian dictator Vladimir) Putin has already written them (the frozen assets) off, he does not expect to get them back. But he also doesn’t think we have the fortitude to take hold of them either. So far, we have proven him right."

Governor: Two people missing after Dnipro attack found alive and well.

The mother and son who live in the destroyed nine-story building were not home at the time of the attack, according to the governor. He said they had contacted officials.

Governor: 2 killed, 4 injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast.

Russian troops attacked three settlements in Donetsk Oblast — Kurakhivka, Kurakhove and Sloviansk — on the evening of June 29.

Kuleba meets Armenian minister as Yerevan drifts away from Moscow.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan discussed the security situation in Europe and the South Caucasus. The two also focused on ways to deepen bilateral ties and international cooperation between nations, "particularly in light of Ukraine’s future EU membership."

US awards $45 billion contract to produce Patriot air defense missiles.

The news comes after the U.S. announced in late June that it will prioritize deliveries of air defense missiles to Ukraine over orders from other countries, particularly Patriot and NASAMS missiles.

DTEK: 90% of company's energy generating capacity lost due to Russian strikes.

Russia has struck DTEK thermal power plants over 180 times, causing losses worth at least $350 million.

EU imposes new sanctions against Belarus, implementing anti-circumvention measures.

The EU Council also prohibited the direct or indirect imports, purchasing, or transferring of gold and diamonds from Belarus, as well as helium, coal, and mineral products, including crude oil.

Law enforcement agency to investigate general accused of heavy losses, media reports.

The State Bureau of Investigation will assess Lieutenant General Yurii Sodol's command of Ukrainian troops during the Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainska Pravda reported on June 29.

'Tension rises' at border with Belarus, Minsk accuses Kyiv of deploying troops.

The Ukrainian Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation said in May that Russia may opt to conduct a new psychological operation aimed at "stirring up mass panic" in Ukraine. The plan was to force Kyiv to believe that Belarusian troops would join Russia's war against Ukraine, according to the center.

Source: Military intelligence stops traffic on Kerch bridge, collapses accounting systems in Crimea

Russia has sent around 10,000 immigrants who recently received citizenship to join military fighting in Ukraine, official says

Trump criticizes Ukraine for requesting aid, promises to ‘settle’ it

Zelensky signs law on use of English in Ukraine

Destruction of Kerch Bridge won't be as effective anymore, military says