Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Analysis: Russia breaks into Kostiantynivka, opening battle for Donbas fortress belt . . . . . Regions across Russia impose gasoline sales restrictions as Ukrainian strikes deepen fuel crisis . . . . . Ukraine destroys key logistics bridge in Crimea, hits over 60 Russian military targets overnight . . . . . Russia working to stop Ukraine's EU accession, report find . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/wednesday-june-24-2026/
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Children are the bellwethers of Ukraine's post-war recovery . . . . . Putin, Lukashenko to discuss Zelensky's ultimatum to Belarus, Kremlin says . . . . . Smoke rises above Voronezh as Ukraine strikes key Russian military parts factory . . . . . They attack with everything at once; How Russia exploits Ukraine's vulnerability to ballistic missiles . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/tuesday-june-23-2026/
Monday, June 22, 2026
20,000 teddy bears displayed in Los Angeles to symbolize Ukrainian children abducted by Russia . . . . . Russian-occupied Crimea completely suspends gas sales to civilians as Ukrainian drone strikes squeeze peninsula . . . . . Ukrainian drones bombard occupied territories, Russia in overnight strikes . . . . . Thousands gather for Kyiv's largest Pride march since start of full-scale war . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/monday-june-22-2026/
Sunday, June 21, 2026
At least 5 dead, 11 injured in Russian bombing in Zaporizhzhia . . . . . Russian oil, gas sites in Crimea and Siberia hit by Ukrainian drones . . . . . Russia preparing 'new massive strike . . . . . Over 227,600 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/sunday-june-21-2026/
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Moscow Oil Refinery halts operations after largest-ever drone attack on Russian capital . . . . . Zelensky issues ultimatum to Lukashenko over drone-guidance equipment . . . . . Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage electric substation powering military plant in southern Russia . . . . . Ukraine launches database with 'deep technical data' of Russian weapons to share with allies . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/saturday-june-20-2026/
Friday, June 19, 2026
UK to send Ukraine 150,000 drones, air defense systems using proceeds from frozen Russian assets . . . . . Western allies pledge $4 billion in military aid for Ukraine . . . . . Investigation: How EU machinery keeps feeding Russian missile makers . . . . . Russian attack damages over 40 homes in Kharkiv . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/friday-june-19-2026/
The conquest of Venetia — Paul the Deacon
These excerpts from books IV and V of the Historia Langobardorum by Paul the Deacon refer to the Lombard conquest of Byzantine Venetia following the initial Lombard invasion of Italy in 568–569.
The chapters reproduced below cover the period from c. 601 to c. 677, and only the parts relevant for the province of Venetia.
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Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/the-conquest-of-venetia-paul-the-deacon/
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Moscow Oil Refinery slammed by drones 2nd time in week as Ukraine hits back at Russia . . . . . Ukraine could isolate occupied Crimea as drone strikes disrupt logistics . . . . . As Patriot missiles run low, Ukraine scrambles for alternatives . . . . . Meet the Ukrainian drone team that demolished NATO forces in war game in Sweden . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/thursday-june-18-2026/
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 killed, 7 injured as Russia launches drone strikes on Zaporizhzhia . . . . . Russia's foreign election meddling has a losing record. Experts explain why . . . . . Ukraine hits yet another major oil refinery in Moscow . . . . . Attack on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra exposes the truth behind Russia's Christianity . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/wednesday-june-17-2026/
Tuesday. June 16, 2026
Where drone developers see the EU getting it right, and wrong, on defense . . . . . From propagandists to energy revenues, EU hits Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine strikes . . . . . One of the holiest places; Why Kyiv's ancient Pechersk monastery is so important for Ukraine . . . . . European Parliament to scrutinize its most pro-Russian member . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/tuesday-june-16-2026/
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