Luhansk region

Ukrainian defense forces conducted coordinated strikes on a Russian military airfield in occupied Crimea and strategic infrastructure in Donetsk and other regions. Targets included the Gvardiyske airfield, two road bridges near Huselnykove and Staromarivka, and three ammunition depots across Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson.

Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked a railway bridge in the Russian-occupied village of Sabivka, Luhansk region on June 26. Images on June 28 confirmed damage to the bridge, which served as a key logistical route for Russian forces connecting occupied areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal for a face-to-face meeting, calling Zelenskyy's letter 'boorish' and citing a recent drone attack in Russian-controlled Luhansk. Putin dismissed the meeting's value, emphasizing Russia's desire for a comprehensive settlement rather than a ceasefire, and reiterated his stance that negotiations should occur only when a deal is ready to be signed.

Ukraine reportedly used British Storm Shadow cruise missiles to destroy a Russian command-and-control center in occupied Luhansk region near Dovzhansk. The General Staff confirmed multiple hits and announced plans for further strikes, with no response from Russian authorities yet.

A drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has killed 16 people, mostly young women, according to Russian officials. The incident sparked a heated U.N. debate.

Russia blames Ukraine for a deadly strike on a student dormitory in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of Ukraine, killing 16 people. Russia has vowed retaliation following the attack on the Starobilsk College of Luhansk Pedagogical University.