RT News - June 21 2026 (09:00 MSK)

Breaking news. Several civilians are killed in Ukrainian drone attacks on south-western Russia. That's as about 240 UAVs were launched overnight on Russian regions. Zelensky doubles down on his threats to attack Belarus, to bring it into the conflict, despite Ukraine struggling with mounting losses against Russian forces. As Iran and the US are expected to commence peace talks in Switzerland, tensions remain high. This is after Tehran, once again, closed the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel attacking Lebanon. Reports say Israel's cross-border attacks killed at least 20 people in southern Lebanon on Saturday. That is despite a renewed ceasefire agreement between the IDF and Hezbollah.