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Poland receives its first American F-35 stealth fighter jets
Poland, neighboring Ukraine and Russia, received its first three F-35 stealth fighter planes ordered from the United States on Friday, a first on NATO’s eastern flank.
The three aircraft landed early in the evening at the Lask military base in central Poland where they will be stationed, observed an AFP journalist.
Strikes on high school: kyiv says it targeted a military target in occupied zone, denies attacking civilians
The Ukrainian General Staff said Friday that its forces had bombed a “headquarters” of a Russian military unit in occupied Ukraine located “in the area of the city of Starobilsk” (east) where, according to Moscow, at least six people died after a strike targeting a high school.
“Ukraine is carrying out strikes against military infrastructure and installations used for military purposes, scrupulously respecting the standards of international humanitarian law,” he added, in a message published on social networks.
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Spain announces aid of 50 million euros
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, announced an additional contribution of 50 million euros from Spain to the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) mechanism. This NATO system allows European countries to finance the purchase of American weapons intended to support the defense of Ukraine.
The toll rises, at least six dead and 15 missing in the Ukrainian strike on a high school
At least four dead and 40 injured in attack on high school
At least four people were killed and 40 injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a high school in the Lugansk region, occupied by Russia in eastern Ukraine, Russian authorities announced on Friday. “86 young people aged 14 to 18 were in the premises of the dormitory, which collapsed”, indicated the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release, denouncing “a barbaric attack”. He did not give details on the identity of the victims.
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Zelensky will attend the NATO summit in Ankara in July
The Ukrainian president will participate in the NATO summit in Ankara in July, the Secretary General of the Alliance announced on Friday. “I have already invited him, yes. He will be there,” declared Mark Rutte during a press conference after a meeting in Sweden.
Russia accused of using chemical agents 13,300 times in its war in Ukraine since 2022
Since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian army has reportedly used chemical munitions on the battlefield more than 13,300 times. The announcement was made during a meeting of the Information Exchange Group on Technical Assistance to Ukraine of the G7 initiative by Colonel Valerii Veber, deputy head of the Main Directorate of Mine Action, reports the Ukrinform news agency. The intensity of attacks has increased significantly since 2024. In 2026, the level of use of chemical munitions remained consistently high across the entire front line.
Volodymyr Zelensky announces Ukrainian strike against refinery in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Telegram that his army targeted an oil refinery, 700 km from the border, in the Russian town of Yaroslav last night. “We are continuing our defensive operations,” explains the Ukrainian president. He was today presented with a report on the use of long-range drones by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. On Wednesday, Volodymyr Zelensky released images showing a strike on an oil refinery located more than 800 km from the border.
One dead and 35 injured in Ukrainian strike on college in occupied territory, according to Moscow
One person was killed and 35 others injured overnight in a Ukrainian attack that hit a college in the Lugansk region, occupied by Russia in eastern Ukraine, Russia announced this Friday, denouncing a “monstrous crime”. The attack was carried out with four Ukrainian drones, again according to the Russians. Photos published by the regional governor installed by Moscow show seriously damaged buildings: one on fire and partially collapsed and the other with charred walls and broken windows. The Russian Investigative Committee has opened an investigation into “attack”.
Marco Rubio says decisions on US troops in Europe are not ‘punitive’
American Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured this Friday that the American decisions on troop deployments in Europe announced in recent weeks by Donald Trump were in no way “punitive”. “It is not a punitive measure, it is simply an ongoing process which already existed before,” he said during a NATO ministerial meeting in Sweden.
1 dead and 1 injured in the Kharkiv region
The Russian army has caused 1 death and 1 injury in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, the head of the regional administration announced on Facebook. The victim is a 40-year-old man killed on a road, the injured is a 37-year-old man. The Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reports that the Russians attacked the Kharkiv region with a multiple rocket launcher system, six Molniia type drones, 17 drones and five air combat drones.
4 dead and 11 injured in the Donetsk region
Russian troops have killed four civilians and injured eleven people over the past 24 hours in the Donetsk region of Druzhkivka in Ukraine, the head of the regional military administration announced on Facebook. The Russian army dropped three high-explosive aerial bombs on Druzhkivka and then used a drone to target a car driving in the city center.
NATO chief ‘welcomes’ Donald Trump’s announcement to send troops to Poland
NATO chief Mark Rutte welcomed this Friday the announcement made by Donald Trump to send 5,000 American soldiers to Poland. “Of course, I welcome this announcement,” he declared upon his arrival at a NATO meeting in Sweden, while emphasizing that the “trajectory” of the Alliance, in the long term, remained to seek to be less “dependent” on the United States.
US approves sale of Hawk missile system equipment to Ukraine
The US State Department has approved the sale of military equipment to Ukraine for “the maintenance in operational condition of the Hawk missile system and related equipment”, it indicates on its site. Ukraine had requested these missile systems. The cost is estimated at $108.1 million.
Ukraine reclaims 400 km² after Russian forces lose access to Starlink
According to the Bloomberg news agency, the Ukrainian army was able to regain control of around 400 km² of territory after the disuse of thousands of Starlink terminals used by the Russian military. The licenses were illegal. The Russians used the service of Elon Musk’s company to “coordinate drone movements and strikes in areas where communications were unreliable or easily jammed,” says the US Defense Intelligence Agency.
Vladimir Putin satisfied with Russia’s nuclear exercises
Vladimir Putin said he was satisfied with the maneuvers carried out over three days by Russia with Belarus, during which atomic weapon vectors were tested. “It is crucial to continue improving the combat readiness of strategic and tactical nuclear forces and further develop all their components,” the Russian president said. He specifies: “I would like to emphasize once again, the use of nuclear weapons is an extreme and exceptional measure to ensure the national security of our countries.”
Donald Trump announces the sending of 5,000 American troops to Poland
Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social network on Thursday evening the sending of 5,000 American soldiers to Poland. He mentions “additional” troops without us yet knowing whether these are new numbers or whether Donald Trump is reestablishing a deployment of 4,000 American soldiers, already planned but recently called into question.
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