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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 487

As the war enters it 487th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2023

🔴 Live: Wagner chief to leave Russia, charges against his mercenaries will be dropped

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Saturday that a contingent of his fighters who advanced towards Moscow in what he described as a rebellion against Russian military leaders would turn back to avoid bloodshed, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power. In a deal brokered by…

France 24 · Jun 24, 2023

Russia's FSB opens criminal probe into Wagner chief Prigozhin for 'armed mutiny'

Russia's FSB security services launched a criminal probe into calls to stage "armed mutiny" after the head of the Wagner mercenary group vowed to resist Moscow's military leadership, officials said Friday. The announcement follows statements from Yevgeny Prigozhin accusing Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering a rocket strike on…

France 24 · Jun 23, 2023

Ukraine says ‘biggest blow’ yet to come in counteroffensive push

Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv’s forces and Moscow’s troops are engaged in a ‘tough duel’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2023

Ukraine claims gains, says ‘biggest blow’ still to come

Ukraine is preparing its "biggest blow" as Kyiv claims to have recaptured eight villages from Russian forces.

The New Daily · Jun 19, 2023

Ukraine forces retake eight villages within two weeks

Ukraine confirmed it had driven Russian forces from an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive nearAzov Sea coast.

The New Daily · Jun 19, 2023

Heavy casualties on both sides as Ukraine offensive edges forward

British intelligence report comes as Kyiv celebrates liberation of eighth settlement in south of country

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

Ukraine’s forces are ‘moving forward, defending positions’, says Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had lost no positions in their counteroffensive against Russian troops and were “moving forward” in some areas while defending others. Earlier on Monday, Kyiv accused Hungary of barring access to eleven Ukrainian prisoners of war that Russia handed over to the…

France 24 · Jun 19, 2023

Ukraine may be ‘pausing counteroffensive’, says Institute for the Study of War

Think tank says Kyiv’s forces may be temporarily halting their operations to ‘re-evaluate their tactics’

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2023

Russian forces face shortage of tanks as counteroffensive creeps forward

Ukraine forces slowly pushing back Putin’s troops, claims Kyiv, aided by western hardware

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2023