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/
How Ukrainian #drone pilots outmatch #NATO forces in Sweden war game
Tank barely begun moving out before it was spotted, tracked by drone belonging to the opposing forces
37y/o #Ukrainian #reconnaissance drone pilot, weeks before, was fighting in Donetsk Oblast, spotting & destroying real #Russian soldiers in a real #war
- A soldier got out of tank, took anti-tank machine gun * started to shoot at our drone. It looked funny from the outside
In a light pine forest on Sweden's fortress island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, a state-of-the-art Leopard 2 tank was in trouble. The tank had barely begun moving out on an offensive mission before it had been spotted and tracked down by a drone belonging to the opposing forces. Its pilot: 37-year-old Ukrainian reconnaissance drone pilot Kvita, who had, just weeks before, been fighting on positions outside the town of Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast, spotting and destroying very real Russian soldi
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/
Monday, June 15, 2026
Animals from Ukraine's war zone to loving homes _____ Leaked Kremlin reports predict rising dissatisfaction with Putin _____ Kharkiv Art Museum in flames, baby injured after 'cynical' Russian drone attack _____ Russia’s war has transformed North Korea [vlog/video] ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/monday-june-15-2026/
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Ukraine strikes major Russian fuel terminal, oil transport facility overnight . . . . Russia's recruitment system nears breaking point, forcing debate over forced mobilization . . . . Sweden intercepts Russian fighter jets near its airspace over Baltic Sea . . . . UN records highest civilian casualty toll in Ukraine since 2022 . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/sunday-june-14-2026/
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