Syrian state television reports the defense ministry said unidentified gunmen attacked in northeast Aleppo, killing two soldiers.

RIA on June 19 quoted Ukrainian President Zelenskiy saying Belarus has deployed systems on the Belarus–Ukraine border to coordinate fire and urging President Lukashenko to remove them within a week, warning Ukraine will act itself if they are not. RIA said this followed an incident two days earlier in Russia’s Bryansk region where a Ukrainian military drone struck a coach carrying Belarusian children; Lukashenko called the strike a brazen fascist act and demanded an explanation from Kyiv.

Russia's Security Council deputy chairman Medvedev said the Strait of Hormuz has become a "Persian nuclear weapon" and will be used like a nuclear weapon in the future.