Here is an update on the events for Sunday, June 23, 2024.

Combat

• Russian precision bombs demolished an apartment complex in Kharkiv, Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuries to 52 others, according to Ukrainian officials.
• In the Kyiv region, a Russian missile strike injured two individuals and caused damage to numerous residential and other structures overnight, Ukrainian authorities reported.
• Ukraine launched at least 30 drones targeting Russia’s Bryansk region overnight, although no damage was reported, Russian officials stated.
• Vasily Anokhin, the governor of Russia's Smolensk region, claimed that Russian air defense systems neutralized several drones in the area.
• Officials installed by Russia in the occupied territories reported that Ukrainian drones attacked Enerhodar, close to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, injuring one person.

Political and Diplomatic Affairs

• Russia’s Sports Minister, Mikhail Degtyarev, indicated that despite being largely banned from the Paris Olympics, Russian athletes would soon participate in more events due to the negative impact their absence has on international competitions, as reported by Interfax news agency.
• British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticised far-right leader Nigel Farage’s assertion that the West "provoked" Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, stating it was "entirely incorrect and aids Putin."
• The RIA state news agency reported that Moscow might adjust the timing for its use of nuclear weapons if threats against Russia escalate, quoting Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the Russian lower house's defence committee.

Armaments

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that Russia deployed over 2,400 guided bombs in Ukraine in June, with approximately 700 of them targeting Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.
• Zelenskyy also urged Western allies to deliver promised military aid "immediately so that the agreements with [US] President Biden can be fulfilled."