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As of 30 June 2026, the International Maritime Organization's evacuation operation in and around the Strait of Hormuz remained paused pending reconfirmed safety guarantees after a vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Oman on 25 June.
Pakistan acknowledged carrying out strikes in Afghanistan's Paktya, Paktika and Kunar provinces late on 28 June, and UNAMA said preliminary verification found at least 28 civilians were killed and 49 injured.
As of 29 June 2026, the U.S.-Iran halt in recent hostilities and renewed talks had supported additional tanker movements and lower oil prices, but Strait of Hormuz transit remained below pre-conflict levels under continued route controls, insurance requirements and unresolved safety risks.
Pakistan said its forces carried out a ground operation along the border followed by strikes on militant hideouts, while Afghan officials said the same June 29 episode killed at least 36 civilians and wounded more than 160 in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar, prompting immediate reciprocal diplomatic protests.
Israeli strikes and tank shelling were reported across Gaza on 28 June, while the broader operating environment for civilians and aid groups remained tightly constrained by access restrictions, coordination requirements and reliance on Kerem Shalom as the only operational cargo crossing.
As of 28 June 2026, the latest verified development was Ukraine’s 27 June claim that it struck the Titan-Barrikady defence-industrial facility in Volgograd, while same-day official reports said cross-border attacks killed civilians in Ukraine’s Sumy region and Russia’s Bryansk region.
By 28 June 2026, reported Iranian drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait after fresh U.S. strikes had widened the Strait of Hormuz confrontation and further disrupted the 23 June U.S.-Iran shipping de-escalation framework.
By 28 June 2026, renewed U.S. strikes on Iranian sites, reported Iranian attacks toward Bahrain and Kuwait, and another reported tanker strike had materially disrupted the Strait of Hormuz maritime-security arrangements that followed the 22 June U.S.-Iran memorandum.
On 27 June, Ukraine said its FP-5 Flamingo missiles hit the Titan-Barrikady defence facility in Volgograd, while a Russian overnight drone strike killed one civilian in Ukraine’s Sumy region.
By 27 June 2026, the short-lived IMO-backed maritime de-escalation and evacuation framework around the Strait of Hormuz remained broken after Bahrain reported a drone attack and maritime authorities reported another vessel struck in the strait.
Ukraine said on 27 June that it hit the Titan-Barrikady defense-industrial facility in Volgograd during the latest overnight exchange, while Russian drone attacks killed one person in Ukraine's Sumy region.
By 26 June, the June 23 US-Iran-backed maritime evacuation arrangement around the Strait of Hormuz had given way to renewed escalation after the IMO paused the plan following a vessel attack and the United States reportedly struck Iranian military sites.
By June 27, 2026, Ukraine had publicly expanded its rationale for striking Russian war-supporting infrastructure, while a fresh refinery shutdown and earlier outages left Russia managing continued fuel-system stress under existing export restrictions.
As of 26 June 2026, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was only partially recovering after the International Maritime Organization paused its evacuation operation on 25 June following an attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Oman.
The International Maritime Organization paused its Strait of Hormuz evacuation operation on 25 June after a vessel that had passed through the area was attacked in the Gulf of Oman, pending renewed confirmation that safety guarantees still held.
On 25 June 2026, Ukraine said overnight strikes hit two refineries in Ufa and the Poltavskaya oil depot in Krasnodar region, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the wider campaign was now forcing Russia to concentrate air defences around Moscow, Valdai and other priority sites.
On June 25, Ukraine said strikes on fuel infrastructure in Ufa and Krasnodar region were adding pressure on Russian defenses, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the wider campaign was forcing Russia to shift air-defense coverage toward Moscow, Valdai and other priority locations.
As of 26 June, the UN Security Council’s 20 June warning of an imminent mass-atrocity risk around El Obeid remained the clearest current signal, with subsequent drone-linked damage to power and fuel infrastructure showing the city was still under escalating pressure rather than under confirmed assault or capture.
On 24 June 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would carry out preemptive strikes on facilities Russia uses for its war, while same-day drone attacks disrupted power in Sevastopol and added to evidence of logistical strain in occupied Crimea.
On June 25, Ukraine cast reported strikes on refinery and fuel infrastructure in Ufa and Krasnodar region as part of a broader preemptive campaign against Russia’s war-supporting facilities, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks were forcing Russia to reallocate air defenses to protect Moscow and other key sites.
On June 25, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly framed Ukraine's continuing deep-strike campaign as preemptive attacks on facilities Russia uses for war, as same-day disruption in Russian-held Crimea and reported fuel strain underscored the campaign's widening logistical effect.
By 25 June 2026, international warnings remained focused on an imminent RSF offensive risk in El Obeid after reported drone strikes on civilian infrastructure disrupted electricity, water access and some medical services.
On 24 June 2026, Ukraine's General Staff said Ukrainian forces struck the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant and two satellite communications centers in Russia, adding a gas-processing site and national communications infrastructure to its June long-range target set, while damage and operational effects remained unverified.
As of 24 June 2026, official warnings had hardened around an imminent RSF offensive on El Obeid, with drone attacks and strikes on civilian infrastructure already disrupting services in the army-held city.
