Julia Shramko
UEFA will try to remove Russian flags from the stadium in Munich when Ukraine plays Romania in the group stage of Euro 2024.
Unidentified munitions have exploded at the Libava military training ground in the Czech Republic, causing casualties, and military police are investigating this serious incident.
The enemy is the most active in the Pokrovsk sector today - 20 attacks have already taken place.
A large fire broke out in Belgorod, Russia.
Russian forces shelled a fire station in Selydove, Donetsk region, wounding a rescuer and damaging the building.
Despite efforts to cut off supplies of Russian fossil fuels, gas imports to Europe from Russia in May exceeded those from the United States.
A passenger bus in the Kherson region was attacked, temporarily suspending transportation on the Kherson-Kizomys route until about June 20.
The war cabinet, created to manage the campaigns against Hamas and Hezbollah, was officially disbanded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the collapse of the unity government.
In the Voznesensk district of Mykolaiv region, a "hit" occurred outside the settlement, according to preliminary data, without casualties or damage.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said that the nature of Russian troops' actions has not changed significantly, the enemy is focusing its main efforts on the Pokrovsk direction. Russia is making every effort to increase the intensity and expand the geography of hostilities, in particular to exhaust Ukrainian forces before the arrival of F-16s and new weapons, but Ukrainian soldiers demonstrate resilience, courage and faith in victory, the Commander-in-Chief noted.
Russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv region using drones, mortars, and cannon artillery, recording 70 explosions.
In Donetsk region, Ukrainian troops captured an enemy tank and took several Russian occupants prisoner, and a total of 42 combat engagements took place since the beginning of the day, with the enemy being most active in the Pokrovsk sector near Novooleksandrivka.
Ukraine is calling on international bondholders to agree to a debt reduction of more than $20 billion, after previous talks failed to produce a deal.
The blackout schedules are in effect throughout Ukraine from 08:00 to 24:00, with two simultaneous blackouts from 19:00 to 22:00 due to a decrease in consumption caused by the cool weather.
In Romania, a bus carrying 57 Ukrainian citizens, including 42 minors, collided with a truck, resulting in 4 people being hospitalized and a criminal investigation being launched.
Today in Munich, Ukraine will play its first Euro 2024 group stage match against Romania, with Ukraine wearing blue and Romania yellow.
The enemy shelled energy facilities in two frontline regions, and bad weather left consumers in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts without power. Power outage schedules are being applied until the end of the day, and significant imports are planned.
On the night of June 17, 2024, Russians fired mortars at the Yunakivska community in Sumy region, 5 explosions were recorded.
Switzerland will hold discussions with Russia and other countries, such as China, that were not present at the Peace Summit to take stock of the results.
russia claims that its air defense system destroyed 6 UAVs over the Belgorod, Voronezh and Lipetsk regions at night.
As a result of a Russian kamikaze drone attack on a car in Osokorivka, Kherson region, a local resident born in 1974 was killed.
Many regions of China are experiencing extreme weather conditions: high temperature warnings have been issued in the northern regions, and heavy flooding due to heavy rains in the southern provinces.
Russian troops attacked a children's camp in Kharkiv with KABs at night, damaging the building, and shelled other areas of the region, wounding 3 people, including a 13-year-old boy.
A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, with China accusing the Philippine vessel of illegally entering the area and taking control measures against it.
On 16. 06.2024 at 21.20, Russian troops shelled the town of Selydove, Donetsk region, with a "FAB-500 with UMPK", as a result of which 1 person was injured, 3 residential buildings, an administrative building and private enterprises were damaged.
Moderate rains, thunderstorms and showers in northeastern are expected in Ukraine today, with temperatures ranging from 10-29°C across the country.
About 200 people rallied in front of Lucerne train station in Switzerland, calling for global efforts to free Ukrainian prisoners of war and end their torture, during the first day of the nearby Peace Summit.
Polish President Andrzej Duda has criticized Vladimir Putin's "peace offer" to Ukraine as "crushing demands" and "exorbitant territorial claims," stressing the need to repel Russian imperialism and support Ukraine for the sake of global security.
A pro-Russian hacker group continued attacks on the websites of the Swiss government and organizations ahead of the Ukraine Peace Summit.
The final declaration of the Ukrainian Peace Summit in Burgenstock, Switzerland, has not yet been agreed upon due to certain wording and disagreements among the delegations of one hundred states and organizations, and there is a possibility that the final declaration could be adopted without consensus.