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Is Zelensky Trying to Turn Patriot Misfire Into Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Into the Next Bucha?
15 June 2026 @ 6:51 pm
Zelensky’s scraping together of obsolete Patriot missiles from around the world may have always been less about seeking to protect Ukraine’s cities than “hoping that the missiles would malfunction and hit civilian targets instead of shooting down airborne ones to stage a Bucha-like incident,” Alexei Leonkov says.
Old Stock, Operator Error, Blind Spot? What Caused a Patriot to Strike Kiev’s Holiest Orthodox Site
15 June 2026 @ 6:00 pm
Patriot missile systems are “expensive and fragile,” military analyst Viktor Litovkin told Sputnik, commenting on the overnight incident in which an interceptor struck the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
Trump Confirms US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding Signed
15 June 2026 @ 4:36 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has been signed.
US and Iran Sign Memorandum of Understanding - Reports
15 June 2026 @ 4:10 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump, US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf signed the memorandum of understanding digitally, media reported on Monday, citing a US official.
The 'Islamabad Agreement' Is Signed Abroad — but Pakistan Remains the Principal Broker
15 June 2026 @ 3:21 pm
The "Islamabad Agreement" was built in Pakistan, not signed there. But the diplomatic credit stays with Islamabad.
Hague Court Dismisses Ukrainian Claims on Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait
15 June 2026 @ 3:12 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has won the international arbitration on the rights of coastal state in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
US Must Rein in Israel or Iran Peace Deal Is Doomed, Warns Analyst
15 June 2026 @ 2:35 pm
A potential US-Iran peace deal could be derailed by Israel unless Washington takes firm control of its Middle East ally, veteran war correspondent and political analyst Elijah J. Magnier told Sputnik.
Ukrainian Strikes on Energodar Set 'Another Record' – Rosatom CEO
15 June 2026 @ 1:13 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian forces set "another record" for strikes on Energodar, the satellite city of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, over the past three days, Russia's nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Monday.
Moscow Calls West's Statements on Alleged Russian Attack on Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Fake News
15 June 2026 @ 11:17 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The statements by Kiev and western countries about the alleged Russian attack on the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra a "concocted fake news," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday.
Russian Forces Liberate Artyoma Settlement in Donetsk People's Republic - MoD
15 June 2026 @ 11:06 am
The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Artyoma in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.