Russians targeted a Ukrainian training facility, reportedly 3 killed, eleven wounded

Russia launched a missile strike on June 22 targeting a Ukrainian mechanized brigade’s training ground, the Ukrainian Ground Forces reported. The attack occurred during personnel training exercises.

"Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded," the statement said, adding that timely air raid measures helped prevent greater losses. As of 5:30 p.m., the Ground Forces confirmed three deaths and 11 injuries.

A special commission and law enforcement are investigating the incident. This is the second confirmed Russian strike on a Ukrainian training site this month, following a series of deadly attacks on such facilities in recent months.

Russians attacked Kramatorsk, killing at least three civilians

At least three people were killed and four others injured in a Russian airstrike on Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, on June 21. The strike, reportedly involving a 250 kg high-explosive guided bomb, hit a multi-storey residential building, with five apartment blocks and 32 houses damaged.

Rescuers recovered three bodies from the rubble, while three more people are believed to remain trapped. The injured include a 14-year-old girl, two elderly men (69 and 85), and others suffering head injuries, concussions, fractures, and shrapnel wounds. One of the wounded is in critical condition. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing.

One killed and three people injured in Russian attack on Sloviansk

Russian forces attacked Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, overnight on June 21-22, killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring three others. The strike damaged 32 houses, four apartment buildings, two administrative facilities, industrial premises, and three cars, according to regional head Vadym Filashkin.

NATO summit will sideline Ukraine

The upcoming NATO summit in The Hague on June 24-25 will center almost exclusively on defense spending to satisfy U.S. President Donald Trump, according to the Politico report on June 21.

Leaders are expected to back raising the alliance’s defense spending target to 5% of GDP — a proposal driven by the U.S., though Washington considers itself exempt. “(Trump) has to get credit for the 5% — that’s why we’re having the summit,” an official said.

The event has been shortened to 24 hours, with no Ukraine-NATO Council meeting planned — another concession to Trump, whose focus has shifted toward the Middle East. Despite initial doubts, President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend, though hopes of engaging Trump after the failed G7 meeting remain dim.

The summit aims to deliver Trump a political win rather than address longer-term alliance priorities. NATO’s final statement may not even mention Russia’s war on Ukraine, though Secretary General Mark Rutte insists the alliance’s support for Ukraine’s NATO membership remains unchanged.