Russia shows no signs it plans to wind down its war in Ukraine, with an estimated 695,000 troops deployed across an expanded front line and another 121,000 in strategic reserve, according to Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

In the past 24 hours, 171 combat clashes were recorded on the front. The Russian army heavily used aviation, artillery, and kamikaze drones, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Kyiv. Russian drones and missiles struck Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Tuesday, June 17th, destroying an apartment building, residential structures, injuring up to 16 people, city officials said.