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Jane Dalton17 June 2026 01:45
Russia ‘has lost more than 1.3m troops’ in Ukraine
Russia has lost around 1,385,420 troops in Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says, The Kyiv Independent reports.
Ukraine’s General Staff has not revealed its own losses during the war, citing operational secrecy.
The Centre for Strategic and International Studies estimates the ratio of Russian to Ukrainian losses at around 2.5:1 or 2:1.
Jane Dalton17 June 2026 00:20
Throwback: One year since Trump lamented ‘mistake’ of expelling Putin from G7
Donald Trump began his visit to last year’s G7 summit in Canada by saying Russia should never have been kicked out of the group:
Jane Dalton16 June 2026 23:05
Zelensky notes ‘shift in mood’ of G7 leaders after Ukraine war talks
Jane Dalton16 June 2026 22:02
Military investigates after Russian warship fires warning shots at yacht
Jane Dalton16 June 2026 21:00
G7 has ‘collective resolve’ to pressure Putin, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer met Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky at the G7 where they agreed there is a “collective resolve” to put pressure on Vladimir Putin, No 10 says.
A Downing Street spokeswoman said: “The Prime Minister began by updating President Zelensky on the UK’s latest package of support, including £210m of UK export finance support to power Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, and 70 new sanctions targeting Russia’s decrepit shadow fleet, military procurement supply chains and illicit finance networks.
“The leaders discussed Ukraine’s momentum on the battlefield and reflected on the session held by G7 leaders earlier in the day, which had underlined their unity on Ukraine.
“It was clear there was a collective resolve to put pressure on Putin, both leaders agreed.
“It was now vital G7 countries gave Ukraine the support it needed to continue its success in driving back Russian forces, the Prime Minister added.”
(AFP/Getty)
Jane Dalton16 June 2026 19:45
Animals killed as Russian drone hits Ukrainian zoo
A Russian drone struck enclosures at the zoo in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing rabbits and inflicting stress on other animals, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors in Kharkiv region in Ukraine’s northeast said the drone hit an area described as a vivarium in which hundreds of rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice were housed.
A statement on Telegram said 10 rabbits were killed and 15 injured.
An elephant was also suffering from stress after the strike damaged the outside of its adjacent enclosure. There were no casualties among staff or visitors.
An “eco park” outside Kharkiv came under a Russian attack earlier this year and staff said at the time that several birds had been killed.
Kharkiv, about 30km (18 miles) from the Russian border, has been a frequent target of Russian attacks.
(Telegram/State Emergency Service of Ukraine)
Jane Dalton16 June 2026 18:59
Russian artist who mocked Vladimir Putin shot dead in Poland
The 44-year-old exiled critic, Robert Kuzovkov also known as Semyon Skrepetsky, was killed in the city of Biala Podlaska, around 25 miles from the Belarusian border Monday morning
Authorities said he was shot five times including to his head, chest, and back in a car park near the Belarusian consulate.
Polish prosecutors said he was approached by a lone gunman and killed at close range. The gunman is said to have shot the artist twice before Kuzovkov fell to the ground, with three more as he lay on the ground
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Maira Butt16 June 2026 17:50
Russian warship fires warning shot at yacht that came near it in English Channel
The incident, at around 11.40am on Tuesday, is understood to have involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the sea between the Isle of Wight and Normandy.
It comes just days after Royal Marine commandos and officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) boarded the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker Smyrtos in the channel.
Maira Butt16 June 2026 17:23
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Maira Butt16 June 2026 16:45