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Pentagon official says Putin still hopes to capture all of Ukraine -- Ukraine won’t use long-range weapons to attack Russia -- Explosions reported in Russian-occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast -- Ukraine has received 10% of arms requested from West -- and more

Russia uses banned, untested weapons in Ukraine, breaking international law -- Global nuclear arsenal to expand for first time since Cold War -- 5 Russian warships carrying cruise missiles remain in Black Sea -- Russia destroys all bridges leading to Sievierodonetsk -- and more

Putin doesn’t care how Russia is perceived in the West -- 'Specialist gang' smuggles Ukraine’s historic artifacts into Russia -- UN commission investigates Russia's war crimes in Kyiv Oblast -- Russian forces export stolen metal from Mariupol -- Russia ‘continues to struggle with generating additional combat-capable units -- and more

Intense fighting continues in Sievierodonetsk -- Up to 300,000 tonnes of grain in warehouses destroyed by Russia -- UN commission arrives in Ukraine to investigate crimes related to Russia's war -- Russian forces resume attacks southwest of Izium and towards Sloviansk -- and more

Russia’s strategic goal is the complete destruction of Ukraine -- Ukraine says it’s an artillery war now -- Russian forces build fortified checkpoints in Kherson Oblast -- Russian troops are stationed in 10 settlements in Belarus -- Russia ready to fire 40 cruise missiles from Black Sea -- and more

Putin says Russia’s aim is to acquire new territories -- Russian unit in Kharkiv region refuses to fight -- Missile that hit Zhytomyr Oblast on June 9 ‘could have been launched from Belarus’ -- Russia uses kamikaze drones to drop bombs on villages in Sumy Oblast -- and more

Russia deploys additional tanks to Zaporizhzhia Oblast -- Kremlin’s efforts to censor information about deceased troops exacerbates domestic tensions -- Zelensky: 'Fate of Donbas decided in Sievierodonetsk.' -- Belarusian military training to create strike groups, send them to Ukrainian border -- and more

Russia claims control over southeast Ukraine, says it has launched overland connection with Crimea -- Ukraine to launch ‘Book of Executioners’ to detail war crimes -- Zelensky says stalemate with Russia not an option -- Russia’s war in Ukraine impacting energy, food prices globally -- and more

Heavy fighting continues in Sievierodonetsk as Russian forces push toward Sloviansk -- Russian troops leave 'almost all' military checkpoints around Melitopol amid Ukrainian advances -- Forced retreat of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet may ease pressure on blockade of Ukraine’s southern ports -- Russian troops with Iskander-M systems positioned in Belarus along Ukrainian border -- and more

Russia launched several missiles toward Kyiv from Caspian Sea -- Russian cruise missile flew 'critically low' over nuclear power plant -- Putin threatens to attack locations that haven't been hit yet if Ukraine gets long-range missiles -- Ukrzaliznytsia confirms that four Russian missiles hit repair plant in Kyiv -- and more

Russia amasses warships in Black Sea -- Nearly 14 million Ukrainians flee their homes since beginning of Russia's war -- Russian ballistic missiles hit 4 settlements in Donbas -- Russia forcibly relocates residents from Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast -- and more

Russia begins military drills in the Pacific Ocean -- Russians control 50% of Sievierodonetsk after Ukrainian counteroffensive -- Resistance among locals in Kherson Oblast growing -- Ukrainian official urges Scholz to deliver heavy weapons quickly -- and more