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Putin forces Russian passports on Ukrainians -- 8 foreign ships enter Ukrainian ports to export grain -- Almost 80% of population evacuated from Donetsk Oblast -- Western weapons are already changing the course of war -- Iran might provide hundreds of drones to Russia -- and more

There is no ‘operational pause,' Russians continue to attack -- Moscow 'most likely' to totally halt gas supplies to Europe -- Russian forces attack their proxies in Ukraine -- Germany blocks EU's 9 billion euros help to Ukraine -- Zelensky had ordered Ukraine’s army to liberate Ukraine's coast with Western weapons -- and more

Russia, Belarus want to recruit Latvian officials -- 21,677 alleged Russian war crimes under investigation -- Russia intends to annex Kharkiv Oblast, has territorial ambitions beyond Donbas -- Russian forces ‘blackmail’ parents to send children to pro-Russian schools -- and more

Russia has damaged Ukrainian cultural heritage sites 417 times, violating the Hague treaty -- US identifies 18 Russian ‘filtration camps’ for Ukrainians -- Lithuania-purchased Bayraktar drone 'Vanagas' already in Ukraine -- Ukrainian paratroopers destroy Russian tanks, capture troops near Mykolaiv -- and more

Putin threatens Ukraine, saying that Russia hasn’t ‘started anything yet’ -- Russians leave military facilities in occupied areas in fear of HIMARS -- Russian shelling destroys wheat fields in Zaporizhzhia -- Russian military reportedly steal 'all valuable exhibits' from Mariupol museums -- and more

Travel restrictions for military-age males cancelled after public resentment -- Up to 12,000 civilians remain in occupied Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast -- Russia has increased its fleet in the Black Sea -- Russian forces completely destroy over 120 healthcare facilities, kill at least 14 medical workers since Feb. 24 -- and more

Russia’s stated objectives in Ukraine remain constant, despite military setbacks -- 44 children (out of thousands) kidnapped by Russia return to Ukraine-controlled territory -- Russia reportedly preparing mobilization in occupied Berdiansk -- UK to send 10 more self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine -- and more

Satellite images show Russia regularly exporting Ukrainian grain to Turkey via Crimea -- Ukraine investigates over 20 sexual violence cases by Russian soldiers -- Russia’s war has destroyed 25,000 km of Ukrainian roads, more than 300 bridges -- Ukraine has defused over 150,000 explosives since Feb. 24 -- and more

Ukrainian troops will retake Lysychansk thanks to tactics, supply of modern weapons -- Russia tries to legitimize its occupation of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast -- Lukashenko says Belarus’ role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘determined long ago’ -- Ukrainian forces launch more than 30 strikes on Russian-occupied Melitopol -- Russian forces torture diver at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to death -- and more

Lviv defenses to be strengthened due to threat of attack from Belarus -- Russian forces on defensive near Sloviansk, continue to shell towards Kramatorsk -- Russia steps up missile attacks across Ukraine to push Kyiv into making territorial concessions -- Ukraine loses $135 million as Russia steals water from Dnipro River to supply occupied Crimea -- US believes Russia does not have sufficient forces to control Kherson Oblast -- and more

Pentagon confirms vulnerability to Ukrainian strikes as reason for Russian retreat from Snake Island -- Russia launches phosphorous bombs on Snake Island -- Zelensky on missile strike in Odesa Oblast: ‘This is not a random attack, but terror against our people’ -- Kremlin likely preparing to mobilize Russian economy to sustain war effort -- and more

Campaign conducted in Transnistria to recruit men for Russian Armed Forces -- Ukraine's military says Russian forces have left Snake Island -- Ukraine starts to export electricity to EU on June 30 -- Russia launches 5 submarines from Sevastopol into Black Sea -- and more