June 21, 2026
At least 16 houses have allegedly been torched or looted
Israeli forces advance with demolitions and bulldozers as villages flatten into empty landscapes
Russia’s troops hold about 19% of Ukrainian territory as they make a long, grinding westward advance
Locals claim 50,000 stranded, though officials estimate around 20,000
The small village of Zaporizhzhya, which had a pre-war population of about 200 people, is located near the strategic city of Pokrovsk
The Silonia River has also overflowed embankments in Parshuram Upazila and waterlogged the locality
Zelensky has repeatedly warned that Russia is preparing new offensives against Sumy as well