Former FSB agent and Russian commander Igor Strelkov (Girkin) calls for Wagner’s Prigozhin to be hanged because it’s “simply necessary for the preservation of Russia as a state.”

EU foreign ministers approve €3.5bn increase in Ukraine's military aid fund.

Japan protests Russia because of the adopted law on renaming September 3 as "Victory Day over militaristic Japan".

Japan says this can "not only provoke anti-Japanese sentiments among the Russian people, but also lead to anti-Russian sentiments among the Japanese."

Germany intends to deploy an additional 4,000 troops in Lithuania on a long-term basis.

Germany’s ARD:

Official negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine may take place as early as July.

On June 24, an international meeting on Ukraine was held in Copenhagen "in conditions of the strictest secrecy" with the participation of diplomats from Western countries, as well as representatives of Brazil, India, China and South Africa.

Denmark will decommission its F-16s two years earlier, which will bring their transfer to Ukraine closer.

Ukrainian forces liberated Rivnopil in Donetsk region.

NYT:

US admits that at least 17 Bradley infantry vehicles handed over to Kyiv are damaged or destroyed, more than 15% of the promised number.

NYT:

Biden administration considers the results of the first weeks of the Ukrainian offensive "sobering" , notes that Kiev is "behind schedule".

Poland to send thousands of machine guns and millions of rounds of ammunition to Ukrainian security forces.

Leopard 2A6 tank of the Ukrainian military at sunset.

The Wagner PMC center in Novosibirsk has resumed recruiting people.

Advertising posters were again hung at the entrance to the center.

On June 24, the banners were removed, the center stopped working.

Russian Lieutenant-General Viktor Sobolev (Ret.), a member of the Duma Defense Committee suggested the Wagner PMC should be disarmed and not be allowed to participate in Ukraine war.

Training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets has begun, the Danish government says.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says there will be a meeting between Türkiye and Sweden with the participation of senior officials in Brussels before the NATO leaders summit on July 11-12.

The aim is to see if progress can be made in finalizing Sweden's membership bid. No specific date has yet been announced.

Belarusian media report that Yevgeny Prigozhin was seen at the Green City Hotel in Minsk.

PMC Wagner Center continues to work on Zolnaya Street in St. Petersburg as usual.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

France’s Macron clearly saw in the situation with the rebellion a chance to realize the threat of a strategic defeat of Russia.