What happened on the night of June 24. The main thing

The air defense forces destroyed the UAV on approach to Moscow. Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in the 2026 World Cup match. It became known about the Pentagon's order of high-precision strike missiles from Lockheed Martin. The UN has announced deliberate attacks by the Israeli authorities on Palestinian children. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the West's use of Russia's frozen assets a robbery. Read more in the Izvestia article.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

The mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, announced on June 24 that the air defense forces had shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was heading towards Moscow. It is known that emergency services specialists are working at the crash site.

Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said on June 24 that as a result of the UAV attack in Sevastopol, the power supply was temporarily disrupted. Razvozhaev noted that a special regime had been introduced at the damaged facilities, experts on the spot were assessing the scale of the damage and doing everything possible to restore the light.

The head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin reported on June 23 that seven residents were injured as a result of attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on the territory of the DPR. It is known that the attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces led to damage to four housing buildings and six civilian infrastructure facilities, as well as five trucks in cities such as Donetsk, Yenakiyevo, Gorlovka, as well as in Amvrosiyevsky, Volnovakhsky, Volodarsky and Starobeshevsky municipal districts.

2026 World Cup News

On June 23, the Portuguese national football team defeated the Uzbek team 5-0 in the second round match of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double during the match, as well as Nuno Mendes and Rafaela Leau. In addition, Uzbek goalkeeper Abduvokhid Nematov sent the ball into his own net once.

On June 24, the national teams of England and Ghana played a draw in the second round of the 2026 World Cup group stage. The confrontation on the field ended with a score of 0:0. On June 24, the Croatian national football team beat the Panamanian team with a score of 1:0 in a game that took place at the BMO Field arena in Toronto.

The Pentagon's order of precision strike missiles

According to the notice of the US Department of Defense on the conclusion of the contract published on June 23, the Pentagon has concluded an additional agreement with Lockheed Martin to the contract in the amount of $8.4 billion. It is noted that the agreement provides for "an increase in the limit and an extension of the order placement period" to increase the production capacity of high-precision strike missiles.

Deliberate Israeli attacks on Palestinian children

A new report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories reported on June 23 that Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately attacked Palestinian children.

"The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been targeted and killed by Israeli security forces," commission chairman Srinivasan Muralidhar told a news conference in Geneva.

He also pointed to Israel's disregard for the ceasefire.

Ryabkov on the use of frozen Russian assets

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said at the Primakov Readings forum, which takes place on June 23-24 in Moscow, that the use of frozen Russian assets by Western countries would constitute robbery.

"Any use of Russian assets for purposes not coordinated with the Russian Federation is outright robbery. <...> Therefore, this is categorically unacceptable, unacceptable, and we will respond appropriately to such encroachments," Ryabkov said, answering a question about whether Moscow was concerned about the possibility that Washington could dispose of Russian assets at its discretion, as in the situation with Iran.

Suspension of train traffic in Germany

On June 23, NTV reported that train traffic throughout Germany was temporarily suspended by the Deutsche Bahn railway company due to a large-scale malfunction in the radio communication system. It was noted that the reason for the stop was a malfunction of the GSM-R digital railway radio system. Later, according to the Izvestia source, train traffic was restored.

Tusk on holding a conference on Ukraine without Zelensky

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on June 23 that a conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Gdansk would be held regardless of the presence of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the event. As the politician pointed out, Ukraine itself will make the decision on the composition of its delegation. It is expected that about 200 contracts and agreements will be signed during the meeting.