War in Ukraine
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![Map showing the locations of four gas compressor stations in occupied Crimea targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes on June 20. Source: SBS / Robert Brovdi ("Madyar").]( "Map showing the locations of four gas compressor stations in occupied Crimea targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes on June 20. Source: SBS / Robert Brovdi (\"Madyar\").")
![Smoke rises over the Tyumen Oil Refinery following a reported drone attack on June 20, 2026. (Source: Supernova+)]( "Smoke rises over the Tyumen Oil Refinery following a reported drone attack on June 20, 2026. (Source: Supernova+)")
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Reports of explosions and temporary airspace restrictions in western Siberia add to a growing series of incidents affecting Russia’s energy sector during the war against Ukraine.![Damaged oil storage tank at the Moscow Oil Refinery with its roof blown off following a drone strike. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Damaged oil storage tank at the Moscow Oil Refinery with its roof blown off following a drone strike. (Source: Exilenova+)")
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![Kyrylo Budanov holds the Gold Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland after announcing he would return the award. (Source: Budanov/Telegram)]( "Kyrylo Budanov holds the Gold Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland after announcing he would return the award. (Source: Budanov/Telegram)")
![Fire burns near a gas pipeline in Crimea’s Kurman district following an overnight drone attack. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Fire burns near a gas pipeline in Crimea’s Kurman district following an overnight drone attack. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![A Russian soldier in Russia’s Pskov region on April 19, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian soldier in Russia’s Pskov region on April 19, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Daily Update: Russia Loses 1,240 Troops, 1 Tank, and 88 Artillery Systems in One Day]( "Daily Update: Russia Loses 1,240 Troops, 1 Tank, and 88 Artillery Systems in One Day")
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Russian forces lost another 1,240 troops, one tank, and 88 artillery systems over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on June 20.![Wild Przewalski's horses, endangered species native to Asia,that thrives in a radioactively contaminated area, roam near a forest road in the Chornobyl zone. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Military Occupation Harmed Chornobyl Wildlife Populations, Scientists Reveal")
![A thermal drone camera view shows a strike on a Russian military target. (Source: screenshot from a video by the Unmanned Systems Forces, "Birds of Madyar")]( "Ukraine’s USF Hit Russian Gas Infrastructure and Supply Chains in Deep Drone Operations, Video")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Source: Getty Images)]( "“If He Does Not Do This, We Will”: Zelenskyy Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to Lukashenko Over Border Military Tech")
![A TrophyLab render shows the internal structure of a Russian Shahed-type attack drone used in strikes against Ukraine. (Source: trophylab.mod.gov.ua)]( "A TrophyLab render shows the internal structure of a Russian Shahed-type attack drone used in strikes against Ukraine. (Source: trophylab.mod.gov.ua)")
![Illustrative image. Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius during his visit to the Germersheim air force training battalion, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germersheim, July 17, 2025.]( "Illustrative image. Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius during his visit to the Germersheim air force training battalion, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germersheim, July 17, 2025.")
![Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with Madagascar’s Foreign Minister following their talks in Moscow on June 19, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with Madagascar’s Foreign Minister following their talks in Moscow on June 19, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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