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Ukraine says that 'Spirit of Anchorage' is dead and Russia must come to terms with real peace talks
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on June 28 that Russia's belief in supposed agreements reached with the United States during last year's Alaska summit has been proven wrong.
"The reality makes one thing clear: if the 'Spirit of Anchorage' even existed, it is certainly dead now," Sybiha said, mocking Moscow's repeated claims that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached understandings during their August 2025 meeting in Alaska.
His comments came after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no agreements had been concluded at the summit, contradicting Russia's version of events.
"For Russia, the lesson of Anchorage is that any peace plan developed without Ukraine is doomed to become a spirit and disappear," Sybiha said.
He added that Moscow should stop "believing in spirits" and engage in serious negotiations, warning that otherwise Russia's position in the war would continue to deteriorate.
The so-called "Alaska understanding" refers to Russia's claim that Washington would pressure Ukraine to withdraw completely from the Donbas in exchange for freezing the front line. Kyiv has consistently rejected such a proposal, which would require Ukrainian forces to surrender territory they currently control.
Earlier this month, Trump reportedly expressed frustration with Putin during the 51st G7 summit and suggested he could abandon the alleged "Alaska understandings." He also recently said President Volodymyr Zelensky was "doing pretty well" in the war, citing Ukraine's recent large-scale drone attacks on Moscow.
While Russian officials deny any change in U.S. policy, they have increasingly criticized Washington for failing to honor what Moscow describes as commitments made during the Alaska meeting, reflecting growing frustration with the current U.S. approach to the war.
Russia attacks Zaporizhzhia with glide bombs, one killed and 15 injured, people trapped under rubble
One person was killed and 15 others, including two children, were injured after Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs on June 28, according to regional authorities.
Head of the Military administration of the city, Ivan Fedorov, said the attack caused extensive damage across the city and sparked a fire. Emergency crews continue to assess the destruction.
Among the injured are a five-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. Medical treatment was also provided to three men and six women.
Russian forces also dropped a guided aerial bomb on the village of Shevchenkivske in the Zaporizhzhia district. A house was destroyed, a vehicle burned out completely, and another fire broke out.
Three residents of the village—a 94-year-old woman, a 68-year-old woman, and a 68-year-old man—were injured and received medical treatment.
Fedorov later confirmed that one person had been killed in the strikes. Two people remain missing, and search and rescue operations are ongoing.
Russia attacks Ukraine with six ballistic missiles and almost 150 drones overnight
Russia launched a combined overnight attack against Ukraine on June 27–28 using two 3M22 Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles, six Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, and 142 attack drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.
Ukrainian air defenses intercepted or electronically jammed one anti-ship missile, all six ballistic missiles, and 125 drones.
According to the Air Force, one missile and 14 attack drones struck targets at 11 locations, while falling debris was also reported.
During the attack, air-raid alerts were issued in Kyiv and several other regions due to the threat of Russian ballistic missiles, with explosions reported in the Ukrainian capital.
Ukraine struck oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Yaroslavl Oblast
Ukraine struck oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Yaroslavl Oblast overnight on June 28 as part of its ongoing campaign against Russia's oil infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
"We will continue our operations that weaken Russia's ability to wage this war. Every long-range sanction reduces the resources fueling Russia's war machine and brings us one step closer to peace," Zelensky said.
According to the president, Ukrainian forces targeted the Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) from the front line, and an oil refinery in Yaroslavl Oblast, roughly 700 kilometers (435 miles) from Ukraine's border.
Russian authorities said one person was killed and another injured during the strike in Krasnodar Krai.
Photos and videos circulating on social media appeared to show large flames and thick smoke rising from storage tanks at the Slavyansk refinery. The facility is considered a key fuel supplier for Russian-occupied Crimea, where fuel reserves have been increasingly disrupted by recent Ukrainian strikes. Regional officials claimed the fire was caused by falling drone debris.
The full extent of the damage was not immediately known.
In Yaroslavl Oblast, smoke was reported rising from the area of the oil refinery, located about 250 kilometers (150 miles) northeast of Moscow. Regional Governor Mikhail Yevrayev said Ukrainian drones were targeting the region.