A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Yibin, Sichuan Province, China 🇨🇳 (29.06.2026)
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Yibin, Sichuan Province, China 🇨🇳 (29.06.2026)
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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Yibin, Sichuan Province, China 🇨🇳 (29.06.2026)
Ukraine’s Phoenix border guard drone unit destroyed a Russian tank, a ground robotic system, artillery, and logistics assets during operations across four sectors over the past week, while continuing strikes on Russian troops and supply routes.
New footage shows the aftermath of Ukraine’s overnight strike on the Slavyansk refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai.
Commander of Ukraine’s 154th Mechanized Brigade Volodymyr Kononnikov was found dead, Operational Command South said. The circumstances of his death are being investigated, with no preliminary signs of violence detected. Final conclusions will be made after the investigation. OC South described him as a dedicated officer and responsible commander.
Ukraine marked the 30th anniversary of its Constitution at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra by unveiling a monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa. The ceremony symbolized a break with Russia’s historical narrative and brought together current and former Ukrainian leaders.
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Putin raised the stakes again, declaring that Russia “can only be strong, or there will be no Russia.” The statement frames Moscow’s war posture as existential while the Kremlin continues escalating pressure at home, abroad, and against Ukraine.
A HIMARS unit from Ukraine’s 16th Army Corps struck the command post of Russia’s 136th Motorized Rifle Brigade in Krasne, inside Russian territory. The headquarters had been set up in a private estate before the precision strike halted its work and disrupted enemy command activity.
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Putin said Russia is adjusting some plans for its war against Ukraine while insisting all strategic goals will be achieved. He claimed Moscow faces unprecedented pressure from Western elites, accused the West of seeking Russia’s battlefield defeat and social destabilization, and said Russia is addressing attacks on its infrastructure.
New satellite imagery shows the Slavyansk refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, still burning after the overnight Ukrainian drone strike. The fire remains active in the tank farm of one of southern Russia’s largest oil refineries, which processes up to 5.2 million tons of crude annually and supplies fuel to Russia’s military and occupied Crimea.
Current situation at the Slavyansk-on-Kuban refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack.
Black Spark, an underground resistance movement operating inside Russia in coordination with Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, claimed its agents spent months undercover inside the Shahed drone production facility in Alabuga. The group said it exfiltrated server data on Geran-2 and Geran-3 production and sabotaged the UAV assembly process from within.
Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed overnight strikes on two Russian refineries used to support the occupation army: Slavyansk in Krasnodar Krai and Slavneft-YANOS in Yaroslavl. Hits and fires were recorded at both sites. Ukraine also struck a railway bridge near Ichok in occupied Crimea, an ammo depot near Amvrosiivka, and three Titan-Barrikady workshops in Volgograd.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said a potential Ukraine-Russia peace deal could include talks on withdrawing Russian troops from Transnistria. She said Chișinău and European partners repeatedly raise the issue and hope joint efforts can produce a solution. Russia maintains an illegal force of around 1,000 to 1,500 troops there.
A severe heatwave is sweeping across Europe, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in several regions. Record-breaking heat has affected countries including France, Germany, the UK, Italy and others, causing health warnings, travel disruptions, and heat-related deaths.Highest temperatures recorded:1. The German Meteorological Service recorded 41.5°C in Moeckern-Drewitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.2. The Da...