Ursula von der Leyen, the current president of the European Commission, is the main candidate to be re-elected to the post on July 18 after being officially nominated by EU leaders.
Since the beginning of the day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have destroyed Russian air defense systems, radar stations and attacked enemy manpower concentrations, weapons, military equipment and a radar station in several areas.
Germany has developed a military plan in the event of war with Russia, which includes the conversion of basements and metro stations into bomb shelters, the evacuation of the population from certain regions, the preparation of medical institutions for the influx of patients, the possible resumption of mandatory military service and the creation of food supplies to provide one hot meal a day.
The United States plans to provide Ukraine with additional military assistance worth about 2 225 million, including ammunition for HIMARS missile systems, missiles for air defense systems, anti-tank missiles, armored vehicles, patrol boats and other equipment.
During the current day, the Russian occupiers launched one missile strike, 35 airstrikes and used 477 kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles, while the defense forces repelled 73 military clashes at the front.
The Russian military shelled five settlements in the Sumy region, recording 19 attacks and 75 explosions.
Polish farmers stopped blocking the Rava-Russkaya checkpoint, allowing trucks to pass through the border crossing between Poland and Ukraine.
Explosions were heard in Odessa due to a drone attack, as announced by the mayor of the city, who advised residents to stay in safe places while the fighting continues.
NATO and Ukraine plan to sign an agreement to expand cooperation in the field of defense technologies, exchange intelligence on the capabilities of Russian electronic warfare and help turn Ukraine into a major supplier of technologies after the war.
A Polish soldier was killed by a migrant while trying to prevent a group of illegal immigrants from breaking through the protective barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border, which forced Poland to call a Belarusian representative and demand the extradition of the culprit.
An additional power unit at the nuclear power plant will be put into operation on the night of June 8, which will temporarily improve the situation in the power system for about two weeks.
The destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam by Russian invaders is one of the greatest crimes of this war, a deliberate terrorist attack on people and people's lives, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the anniversary of the explosion.
The deputy minister of defense of Ukraine debunked 5 myths about the Reserve+ app, specifying its legal status, data accuracy, data security, source of funding and the possibility of confirming updated data.
MP Anatoliy Burmich said that in the near future the Verkhovna Rada Committee on anti-corruption policy will hear a report on the work of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
According to the Business Ombudsman Council, in the first quarter of 2024, entrepreneurs complained the most about the Tax Service.
Odesa businessman Serhiy Groza has a Cypriot registration, while his wife Tatyana Gorbunova has a Russian registration.
Chairman of the tax committee of the Rada Daniil Hetmantsev mocks a judge who is considering a case on illegal tobacco production. Human rights activist Eduard Bagirov notes that the deputy's behavior is unacceptable.
The Security Service of Ukraine should impose sanctions against the companies of Sergei Groza and Vladimir Naumenko, who cooperate with sanctioned enterprises with Russian roots.
According to the lawyer, officials of the National Bank who decided to illegally liquidate Concord bank should be brought to justice.
"Olsides Black Sea" has said at least three times in the past year alone that its work is being blocked.
The state enterprise "Experimental Farm "Nadezhda" of the Institute of Agriculture of the north-east of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine has spent money on strange purchases for years. We are talking in particular about raisins, apple jam, margarine, bread, sugar pretzels, and butter.
"Odesa Port Plant" has become an important participant in the grain initiative since joining it in November 2022, reviving the economic potential of Ukraine.
According to him, over the past six months, Polish politicians have actively used the topic of the blockade of borders with Ukraine to communicate with the electorate before the European Parliament elections. The elections will be held on June 6-9, which means that, according to the expert, farmers ' protests will subside from Monday. However, in the autumn before the presidential elections, they may again enter the active phase.
In 2023 Ireland imported nearly €25 million worth of goods from Ukraine, marking a 29% increase since 2018. Additionally, Ireland exported €45 million to Ukraine. Larisa Gerasko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Ireland, mentioned that developing trade relations between two countries is not just about economic metrics, it's about people.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources appealed to the administration of the Tuzlov estuaries national park for clarification regarding information about the facts of mass poaching in the park.
More than one and a half thousand families received psychoemotional support on the Project "Recover" of the Vadim Stolar Foundation.
Daniil Hetmantsev, chairman of the tax committee of the Rada, tries to influence the court through public opinion and assumes the role of a judge in determining the legality of a decision in criminal proceedings on illegal tobacco.
The National Bank of Ukraine and the deposit guarantee fund violate the rights of bank owners, including the right to unhindered ownership of property, due to the lack of proper judicial control over their actions, which leads to potential abuses and the inability to effectively challenge the decision to withdraw banks from the market or liquidate them.
The embassy commented on the situation on the border with the poles, negotiations with whom were disrupted by the NABU.
Ukraine has an extensive network of agricultural companies linked to Russia, including GNT Group, owned by Sergei Groza and Vladimir Naumenko.
