Key developments on June 30:

• Ukrainian forces push Russian military away from Sumy, Common Employees says
• Ukrainian navy once more denies experiences on Russian troops coming into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
• After months of stalling, Russia blames Ukraine, US for gradual tempo of peace talks
• Germany vows to pursue 'each path' to spice up Ukraine's air defenses, FM Wadephul says in Kyiv

Ukrainian forces have stabilized the scenario in Sumy Oblast and pushed the Russian military additional away from Sumy, the area's capital, Ukraine's Common Employees reported on June 30.

Moscow launched its new summer season marketing campaign in Could, aiming to push deeper into Ukraine's northeastern and japanese areas and disregarding Kyiv's requires an unconditional ceasefire.

Ukrainian troops superior close to the village of Oleksiivka, positioned lower than 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the town of Sumy, and liberated the village of Andriivka, which had been captured by Russia in early June, the assertion learn.

Within the meantime, Ukraine additionally stopped the Russian advance alongside the Yunakivka-Yablunivka-Novomykolayivka-Oleksiivka-Kindrativka line and the border with Russia close to Kursk Oblast, based on the Common Employees.

Russia has deployed its greatest brigades on this part of the entrance line and is utilizing long-range artillery, plane, and assault drones, the Common Employees mentioned.

President Volodymyr Zelensky additionally mentioned on June 30 that Ukrainian troops had halted the Russian offensive in Sumy Oblast.

"The Russian plan for an offensive in Sumy Oblast just isn’t succeeding — thanks to each Ukrainian unit working within the space," Zelensky mentioned after a gathering with the navy management and Protection Minister Rustem Umerov.

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Ukrainian navy once more denies experiences on Russian troops coming into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

The Ukrainian navy on June 30 denied the newest experiences that Russian troops had entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Since June 29, the Ukrainian battlefield monitoring group DeepState has marked a "grey" zone in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, figuring out potential combating on this part of the entrance line. Close to the village of Dachne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the zone extends virtually a kilometer into the area.

In the meantime, Kremlin propagandists claimed on Telegram that Russian troops had captured Dachne.

The experiences have been denied by spokespeople of two Ukrainian brigades and the Khortytsia group of forces on June 30, Suspilne reported.

"There are very lively battles within the villages positioned close to the executive border of the area," Viktor Tregubov, spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces, instructed Suspilne, including that Ukraine is holding the protection line close to the villages of Yalta, Komar, and Shevchenkove.

Tregubov added that Russian troops had not entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as of midday on June 30.

The press service of the third brigade of the Nationwide Guard, stationed within the close by Pokrovsk sector of the entrance line, additionally denied the details about the breakthrough.

Nazar Voitenkov, spokesperson for the thirty third Separate Mechanized Brigade, primarily based in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, additionally mentioned that the Russian military had made no advances into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

"We’re holding the protection line. The road is consistently altering, however the enemy has not damaged by means of," Voitenkov mentioned.

Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's counter-disinformation middle, mentioned on Telegram that combating is going down close to the area's administrative border, and Russian FPV (first-person-view) drones are additionally flying into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast,

However regardless of the heavy battles, there is no such thing as a breakthrough, he added.

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After months of stalling, Russia blames Ukraine, US for gradual tempo of peace talks

After months of diplomatic stalling, the Kremlin on June 29 blamed Kyiv and Washington for the dearth of progress in peace talks, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying the tempo of negotiations hinges on Ukraine's place, the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, and battlefield developments.

"So much relies upon, naturally, on the place of the Kyiv regime," Peskov instructed Belarus 1 TV, in feedback reported by Reuters, including: "It is dependent upon how successfully Washington's mediating efforts proceed."

Russia has repeatedly refused to a U.S.-proposed ceasefire settlement, has escalated assaults on Ukrainian civilians, and Russian President Vladimir Putin declared earlier this month that "all of Ukraine is ours."

Peskov made the remarks in a televised interview, because the full-scale warfare enters its fourth summer season with no complete ceasefire in sight, and two largely inconclusive rounds of peace talks.

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Russia and Ukraine have held two rounds of face-to-face talks in Istanbul this yr, first on Could 16 and once more on June 2, following greater than three years with out direct negotiations. The conferences resulted in important prisoner exchanges, however no important steps towards a ceasefire.

In the course of the June 2 assembly, each side offered proposals for ending the warfare, however Putin later describedthem as "completely reverse" memorandums.

Ukraine's delegation, led by Protection Minister Rustem Umerov, demanded an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, a place supported by Western companions, whereas Russia insisted on a 2–3-day restricted truce to get well the our bodies of fallen troopers.

"Russia rejects even the very thought of stopping the killings," Umerov mentioned after the talks. "That's why we attraction to the world: stress is required for actual peace, not for an imitation of negotiations."

Regardless of the impasse, Russia mentioned it’s open to a 3rd spherical of negotiations. "Normally, we’re prepared for this," Putin instructed reporters on June 27, suggesting Istanbul might once more function the venue.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Ankara's willingness to host, and mentioned efforts are underway to rearrange a direct assembly between Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky — presumably with U.S. President Donald Trump becoming a member of the talks.

Zelensky has expressed help for a trilateral format and mentioned the concept in the course of the latest NATO summit in Brussels, the place he and Trump additionally spoke about enhanced U.S. navy help and co-production of air protection techniques and drones.

Thus far, Trump has not imposed the extra sanctions on Russia he promised if peace efforts failed. "If the Istanbul assembly brings nothing, that clearly means sturdy new sanctions are urgently wanted," Zelensky mentioned on June 2.

Whereas the Kremlin continues to reject a broad ceasefire, its forces are advancing in Ukraine's southeast, gaining territory in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, and intensifying missile and drone strikes on civilians.

No date has been set for the subsequent spherical of talks.

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German minister vows to pursue 'each path' to spice up Ukraine's air defenses

German Overseas Minister Johann Wadephul pledged on June 30 that Berlin is exploring "each doable path" to supply Ukraine with further air protection techniques, amid intensifying Russian missile and drone assaults, based on RBK-Ukraine.

Talking at a press convention throughout his go to to Kyiv, Wadephul mentioned Germany is working with its protection business, European allies, and the U.S. to urgently safe extra techniques for Ukraine's air protect.

"We’re happening each path obtainable," Wadephul mentioned. "The German protection business is attempting to develop its capability. We're talking with our European companions, and I consider we should additionally transfer ahead with america."

He added that he stays in shut contact with German Protection Minister Boris Pistorius to evaluate whether or not current techniques from Germany's personal stockpiles will be redirected to Ukraine.

Wadephul's go to got here only a day after Russia launched its largest aerial assault on Ukraine so far, firing 477 drones and 60 missiles in a 24-hour interval. In a video message posted on social media earlier on June 30, the German minister described Ukraine as "a rustic as soon as once more haunted by warfare," and reaffirmed Germany's solidarity.

"Germany stands by Ukraine," Wadephul mentioned. "We should not permit freedom to be misplaced right here. We now have to help this nation and make sure that a ceasefire is lastly achieved. (Russian President Vladimir) Putin should understand he can not proceed this warfare and should negotiate a peace answer."

Ukrainian Overseas Minister Andrii Sybiha welcomed Wadephul's go to in a submit on X, saying the 2 mentioned the best way to counter Russian aggression and deepen bilateral ties.

Sybiha mentioned in addition they spoke about Germany's position in Ukraine's growth of long-range capabilities and drones, calling it "win-win cooperation"— in addition to Berlin's help for the 18th EU sanctions bundle and Ukraine's path to EU membership.

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"I’m grateful to Minister Wadephul for his ethical readability and private contribution to Ukraine's resilience," Sybiha added.

Wadephul is anticipated to satisfy with President Volodymyr Zelensky later throughout his go to.

The German overseas minister emphasised that witnessing the destruction firsthand is crucial to understanding Ukraine's struggling and the urgency of sustained worldwide help.

"That is certainly a troublesome scenario," Wadephul mentioned. "And that’s the reason German solidarity is so vital proper now."

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