Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,219

Here are the key events on day 1,219 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Friday, June 27:

Russian troops also took control of the settlement of Novoserhiivka also in Donetsk, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Ukraine’s forces stopped Russian advances in the border area of Ukraine’s northern region of Sumy this week, the country’s top general, Oleksandr Syrskii, said in a statement.

Russia said there was no progress yet towards setting a date for the next round of peace talks with Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported. Another state news agency, TASS, quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Russia was in favour of continued United States efforts to mediate talks.