What happened on the night of June 18. The main thing

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked Moscow, the Rostov region and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) overnight. Washington and Tehran have signed a memorandum on the cessation of hostilities. Russian rapier player Vladislava Penyushkina won bronze at the European Championships. The England national football team beat Croatia 4-2 in the 2026 World Cup match, and England striker Harry Kane became the record holder for penalty goals at the World Championships. Read more in the Izvestia article.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

As a result of an enemy drone attack on the Rostov region, one person was killed and several others were injured. In addition, an autonomous locomotive was damaged in the region, and a fire broke out at two commercial facilities. Four civilians were also injured as a result of drone attacks in the DPR. In Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, a drone hit an apartment building, and in Lyubertsy, a UAV damaged a fitness center and an industrial facility.

"Several crash sites of UAV debris have been recorded in Lyubertsy. The building of the fitness center and the facility in the industrial zone were damaged. <...> There are no casualties," wrote Andrey Vorobyov, Governor of the Moscow Region, in the Maks messenger.

The Air Defense forces intercepted 43 enemy UAVs on approach to Moscow overnight. One of the buildings on the territory of the Sadovod shopping complex suffered minor damage as a result of falling drone debris.

"Minor damage to one of the buildings was recorded at the site of the fall of debris on the territory of the Sadovod shopping center," the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, said in the Maks messenger.

In addition, several UAVs managed to reach the Moscow Oil Refinery.

The Smartavia plane made an emergency landing in Sochi

The Smartavia Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which took off from Sochi to Arkhangelsk, gave an emergency signal and returned to the departure airport. The press service of the Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office noted that the observance of the rights of passengers of the aircraft was taken under control.

"The Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office has taken control of the observance of passengers' rights at Sochi International Airport," the Telegram channel said.

The Investigative Committee organized a procedural check on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport"). The backup flight with the passengers of the Boeing 737-800 took off for Arkhangelsk.

The Russian rapier player won the bronze medal at the European Championships

Russian rapier player Vladislava Penyushkina became the bronze medalist of the European Fencing Championship. In the semifinals, the 22-year-old athlete lost to the 2012 Olympic champion, Italian Arianna Errigo, with a score of 11:15. For Penyushkina, this award was the first medal at the European Championships in her career.

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FIFA World Cup-2026

The Portuguese national football team played a draw with the DR Congo team in the 2026 World Cup match. The Group K meeting was held in Houston and ended with a score of 1:1. The England national football team beat Croatia 4-2 in the first round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, and England striker Harry Kane became the record holder for penalty goals at the World Championships. England striker Harry Kane scored two goals against the Croatian national team and became the record holder for the number of goals scored from the penalty spot in the history of the world championships. The Ghanaian national team beat the Panamanian team in the first round match of the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The match ended 1-0 and was held at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto.

Memorandum between the United States and Iran

Washington and Tehran have signed a memorandum on the cessation of hostilities. The head of the White House, Donald Trump, in turn, confirmed the signing.

"It's signed. Signed in Versailles!" he said in a video posted by journalist Nick Sortor on the social network X (ex. Twitter).