Russian forces continue attempts to break through southwest of Huliaipole and capture the settlements of Verkhnia Tersa and Huliaipilske in the Zaporizhzhia region by the end of the month. Russian command has also tasked the 7th Air Assault Division with taking control of Stepnohirsk by the end of June.
Ukraine is urging Brussels to open all six negotiation clusters for its EU accession already in June, ahead of the previously indicated July timeline, warning that the country is already falling behind its planned accession schedule.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed hope that the European support package worth EUR 90 billion will become operational no later than the beginning of June, with the first tranche allocated to drone production.
As of June 2026, the Ukrainian Navy will have five mine countermeasure vessels in service. In particular, the Netherlands is currently training the crew of the minehunter Zr. Ms. Makkum, which will be renamed Henichesk and transferred to Ukraine in June.
The first review of Ukraine’s program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled for June 2026. If successful, Ukraine will receive USD 686 million (SDR 503 million).
June 2025 recorded the highest number of civilian casualties in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, with 232 people killed and 1,343 wounded.
In June 2025, Russia launched over 330 missiles, including nearly 80 ballistic missiles, at Ukraine's peaceful cities and communities, as well as over 5,000 attack drones and 5,000 glide bombs.
In the Poltava region, mass events were banned from June 18 to 24 inclusive due to the increased likelihood of air strikes on facilities in the regional center and the Poltava district.
In Kharkiv, the search operation following the Russian strike on a civilian enterprise on Saturday, June 7, has concluded. A total of six people were killed.
Ukraine's leadership is doing everything possible to ensure that the upcoming June summits — the G7 Summit in Canada and the NATO Summit in the Netherlands — are meaningful and productive.
Ukraine anticipates opening three negotiation clusters with the European Union by June, according to Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.