Overview

• A combined Russian drone and ballistic missile strike on Kyiv early June 17 killed a 62-year-old American and wounded at least twenty people across several districts.
• Officials reported damage to residential buildings in Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and other districts, with fires and power outages hampering emergency response.
• Russian forces pressed attacks despite US efforts to broker a cease-fire and Ukraine repelled 51 drones over the Belgorod region.
• At the G7 summit in Canada, President Zelenskyy sought to secure US weapons purchases, push for additional sanctions and discuss the use of frozen Russian assets.
• The European Commission announced plans to ban Russian gas and LNG imports by the end of 2027 as part of escalating economic pressure on Moscow.