Overview
- Ukrainian forces struck the main Sevastopol electrical substation on June 24, causing a blackout that occupation authorities confirmed and prompting partial restoration efforts the same morning.
- President Zelensky and Ukrainian intelligence reported the destruction of more than 60,000 tonnes of ammunition near Saint Petersburg and said Russia is redeploying air‑defence systems to protect Moscow and the Kerch bridge.
- A joint EEAS and Ukrainian Centre for Countering Disinformation report on June 23 documented an expanded Russian campaign using generative AI, fake outlets and inauthentic accounts to weaken EU public support for Ukraine’s European integration.
- Fighting along the front remains high tempo, with Ukrainian General Staff updates reporting hundreds of daily engagements and the largest number of Russian attacks concentrated on the Pokrovsk direction.
- Human‑rights groups say they have documented 8,231 confirmed cases of unlawfully detained Ukrainian civilians and estimate the true number could be as high as 17,000, while access for monitors including the ICRC remains restricted.