Oleksiy Chernyshov and Rovshan Najaf, President of SOCAR, discussed prospects for cooperation in the oil and gas industry, including the possibility of storing Azerbaijani gas in Ukrainian underground storage facilities, and exchanged views on energy transition and decarbonization.
Traffic is hampered on Mykola Bazhana Avenue from the Vyrlytsia metro station towards Kharkivska Square due to an accident, and police are ensuring security at the scene.
In the Luhansk region, the enemy remains active in each of the three frontline areas, attempting to storm several settlements, while defense forces repel the Russian invasion and military registration and conscription checks are being conducted in the occupied territories.
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has launched talks with Ukraine on a 100-year partnership agreement to build strong ties in trade, security, defense, science, technology, education and culture, signaling the UK's commitment to close and lasting cooperation with Ukraine for decades to come.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports that the construction of defensive fortifications is nearing completion in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions.
Despite Ukraine's insistence, the G7 countries reportedly no longer have the idea of full confiscation of frozen Russian assets on the table, instead exploring alternative ways to obtain funds from these assets to support Ukraine.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops conducted more than 2,100 attacks in the Donetsk region, shelling 13 settlements and damaging 21 civilian objects, including residential buildings, businesses, cars, railroad tracks and power lines, resulting in casualties and destruction.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with his British counterpart David Cameron in Kyiv to discuss accelerating military assistance, especially in the area of air defense, using frozen Russian assets to benefit Ukraine, and preparing for upcoming international events.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Serhiy Tyurin as the new head of the Khmelnytsky Regional State Administration.
Yesterday, the electricity needs of consumers were covered by their own generation, commercial imports and emergency assistance during peak hours, while some regions experienced power outages due to technical problems, but all consumers were connected within a few hours.
In Kharkiv the SBU detained a Russian spy who, under the guise of walking a dog, was trying to determine the location of Ukrainian air defense systems in order to pass the coordinates to Russian troops for missile strikes.
The National Bank of Ukraine has strengthened the official exchange rate of the hryvnia against the dollar to UAH 39. 5345/USD and weakened it against the euro to UAH 42.3098/€.
Hungary has adjusted its fuel price formula to exclude some Central European countries from the comparative base in order to reduce prices for Hungarians.
Russia claims that it has allegedly destroyed and intercepted 5 drones in the Belgorod region and 1 drone in the occupied Crimea.
A 66-year-old man was killed in the village of Novooosynove, Kupyansk district, and about 15 settlements in Kharkiv region, including Sinkivka, Petropavlivka, Kotlyarivka, Dergachi, Liptsi and Rublenne, came under artillery, mortar and air strikes, resulting in human casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.
UNESCO awarded the World Press Freedom Prize to all Palestinian journalists.
Russian troops struck Mykolaiv district with an X-59 missile, damaging industrial infrastructure, and fired artillery and mortars at the waters of the Ochakiv community in Mykolaiv region.
Biden's team plans to make this topic less public after the approval of the aid to Ukraine, as economic issues are a priority for voters ahead of the re-election campaign.
Russian troops launched a rocket attack on Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipropetrovs'k region, causing a fire, and shelled Nikopol and Marhanets communities with artillery and drones, but no casualties were reported.
Apple reported disappointing quarterly results due to weak demand in China and stiff competition from Huawei, but remains optimistic about the long-term potential of China and other markets such as India, announcing a record $110 billion share buyback plan and hinting at future AI product launches.
Russian forces shelled 14 settlements in the Kherson region, damaging infrastructure and wounding one person.
The Language Ombudsman's report for 2023 showed that not a single Russian song was aired on 14 national broadcasting organizations in Ukraine, with 67. 2% of songs performed exclusively in Ukrainian and the rest in official EU languages, indicating a reorientation towards the European market.
Four children were injured as a result of shelling of civilian infrastructure in Dergachi, Kharkiv district, and repeated shelling is possible.
The National Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine have developed recommendations for Ukrainian athletes to avoid direct contact, communication and joint activities with "neutral" Russian and Belarusian athletes during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to prevent provocations and ensure security.
China promises to take "necessary measures" to protect its companies after new US sanctions aimed at undermining Russia's military capabilities targeted Chinese firms.
48 people have been killed when a highway collapsed in southeast China due to heavy rains, with three more unidentified and 30 others injured.
The United States has called on China and Russia to commit that only humans, not AI, will make decisions about the deployment of nuclear weapons, seeking to establish an important norm of responsible behavior among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Macron said that France does not rule out the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine if Russia continues its aggression.
Switzerland is organizing a Peace Summit in Ukraine on June 15-16, 2024 in Burgenstock, which aims to define a roadmap to engage both sides in the future peace process and promote a common understanding of achieving a just and lasting peace based on international law.
Ukraine is experiencing electricity shortages in the evening peak hours due to damage from Russian strikes, while during the day there is a surplus of electricity from renewable sources, consumption restrictions in Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, and imports from neighboring countries to balance the grid.
