Ukrainian spokesmen claimed gains of up to one kilometer near Bakhmut, and improvements on the southern section of the front. A possible battle occurs at the Antonivsky Bridge in the Kherson region.
Ukraine's defence forces are advancing from the north and south near Bakhmut and it is unlikely that Russia has significant reserves to reverse the situation, UK Defence Intelligence reports. Source: UK Ministry of Defence review of the war in Ukraine on 26 June, as reported by European Pravda.
US President Joe Biden has held talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron. Source: as reported by European Pravda with reference to the White House press service It is noted that the countries' leaders discussed the situation regarding the armed rebellion in Russia.
UK Defence Intelligence has reported that the owner of the Russian Wagner private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is trying to undermine the authority of the Russian Ministry of Defence, while the ministry considers his actions inappropriate against the background of Ukrainian counteroffensive operations.