This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates for the Russia-Ukraine war on Monday, June 19.
This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates for the Russia-Ukraine war on Monday, June 19.
- Ukraine says it has retaken eight settlements in the past two weeks as its counteroffensive gets under way.
- NATO leaders will not invite Ukraine to join the military alliance at a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania in mid-July, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirms.
- The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region says seven people were injured in Ukrainian shelling of Valuyki town.
- The United Kingdom has introduced legislation to maintain Russian sanctions until Moscow pays compensation to Ukraine, the UK foreign ministry says.