Russia’s War of Ukraine: List of the main events, today 1,213 | Russia-Ukraine, news war

Here are the main events on the 1213 day of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Saturday, June 21:

Fighting

• The local military authorities said that the drones and the missiles launched by Russia overnight have been affected by energy infrastructure in the Kariminchuk area in central Ukraine in Politava.
• A person was injured in the attack, according to Vulodimir Cohot, the military ruler in the area, who did not provide further details about the extent of damage.
• Russia targeted the boycott refinery, according to a report by the online news port.

Politics and diplomacy

• Officials from both countries said that Ukraine and Russia are exchanging more prisoners of war An agreement concluded in Turki Earlier this month. All family soldiers were wounded, patients or less than 25 years old. None of the two sides said the number of soldiers released.
• At the leading economic forum of Russia in Saint Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin said that his forces did not “rule out” control of the northeastern city of Sumi in Ukraine as part of the efforts made to create a buffer zone along the border.
• The Sumi region is not one of the officials that Moscow had officially included, although the Russian forces had recently achieved there for the first time in three years, as Putin claimed that his forces had advanced to 12 km (7 miles) in the area.
• In a series of hawks notes, Putin also seemed to repeat his denial of the Ukrainian state. Ukraine said Putin’s comments showed “contempt” of the peace process.
• The German army considers that Russia is a “existential danger” for the country and Europe, according to the report of the Spiegel News magazine, which cites a new strategy right in Bundeswehr. Russia is certainly preparing for the conflict with NATO, especially by strengthening the forces in western Russia “on the border with NATO”, the report cites the strategic paper its saying. The document concluded that Germany can only contradict this threat “with a fixed development of military capabilities and at the level of society.”
• Putin again confirmed Moscow’s opposition to the spread of weapons of mass destruction, including any possible acquisition by Iran. Putin Sky News said that Russia supports Iran’s right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, with a focus that the International Atomic Energy Agency (International Atomic Energy Agency) did not find any evidence indicating that Tehran seeks to build nuclear weapons. Putin also stated that Russia is ready to help Iran develop its civil nuclear program.

economy

• At the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Putin also urged officials not to allow Russia to stagnate “under any circumstances”, as some in his government warned of economic growth. Economists have warned for several months of slowdown in the Russian economy, as the country has achieved 1.4 percent growth on an annual basis only in the first quarter of 2025, which is the weakest pace in two years.
• Igor Seachin, head of the largest oil producer in Russia, said at the forum that the decision made by the OPEC+ group of major international oil producers to accelerate production is now justified amid the Middle East conflict. Sechin also said that there will be no long -term oil abundance despite the high production, and that the European Union seeks to reduce the maximum oil limit of Russia to $ 45 to improve the profitability of its purchases, not to reduce the revenues of Russia’s budget.