Overview
- Russian forces deployed around 85 attack and decoy drones in Kharkiv’s Slobidskyi and Osnovianskyi districts, killing three people and wounding at least 64, including nine children.
- Mayor Ihor Terekhov said fires engulfed apartment buildings, private homes and public spaces as emergency crews worked through the night to rescue residents and restore utilities.
- The latest barrage follows a June 10 attack in which over 315 drones and seven missiles struck Kyiv and Odesa, killing three and injuring 13 civilians.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated calls for concrete action from the United States and Europe to increase pressure on Russia and push it back to genuine ceasefire talks.
- Ukraine and Russia have returned 1,212 bodies of fallen soldiers under terms agreed during peace talks in Istanbul on June 2, yet no formal ceasefire has been secured.