Armed Forces of Ukraine
As a result of a joint operation of the SBU and the National Police in Odessa, two men were detained who, on the instructions of the FSB, were supposed to set fire to the cars of the Ukrainian military, the SBU reported.
President Zelensky held a meeting on security issues in the Donetsk region, heard reports on the situation on the front line, the construction of defensive lines, and ordered the distribution of drones and documentation of housing damage in frontline areas.
On June 26, the Crimean Tatar flag was raised on the KCSA flagpole, symbolizing the struggle for the rights of the indigenous people of Crimea, the liberation of the peninsula from Russian occupation and the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The Vadym Stolar Foundation is preparing a third grant program for UAH 1 million and is studying the key needs of the military.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Donetsk region, where he heard reports on the operational situation, discussed the actions of the Defense Forces with the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Brigade Commanders, thanked the soldiers and presented them with awards.
The Verkhovna Rada will consider the draft law on the creation of a military police in Ukraine no earlier than the end of July due to the extension of the deadline for submitting amendments.
The military police in Ukraine will have powers limited to military personnel and reservists, not civilians, and will only be able to stop vehicles belonging to the military or the Ministry of Defense.
A fire broke out at Cape Chauda in the occupied Crimea, where the Russians are launching "shaheds" to attack Ukraine.
Ukraine has returned more than 50 defenders of Azovstal and Mariupol as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange operation with Russia.
Russia has withdrawn Kalibr cruise missile carriers to the black and Azov Seas, leaving three launch vehicles capable of carrying up to 16 missiles in these waters.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 538,060 personnel and 8,039 tanks.
Russia and Ukraine probably exchanged prisoners of war, while the Ministry of Defense of Russia said that the United Arab Emirates provided humanitarian mediation.
Enterprises certified as mine action operators will be able to book 100% of the groups or departments that directly conduct mine clearance, according to the government's decision.
Russian occupiers are purposefully deploying military installations near civilian areas in the occupied Crimea and other territories of Ukraine in order to use the civilian population as human shields.
Russian troops have deployed military equipment, including BM-21 Grad rocket launchers, to the Simferopol District of the occupied Crimea.
The National Bank of Ukraine has introduced a new coin with a face value of 10 hryvnias dedicated to military doctors, on the reverse of which the emblem of the medical troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is depicted.
The least of all politicians trust Petro Poroshenko – 75. 3%, while only 5.3% of respondents fully trust him. Answering the question: "Does the politician's activities harm or help Ukraine in the war with the Russian Federation?"63.6% of respondents said that they consider Poroshenko's activities harmful.
Since January 1, 2024, the Russian occupiers have launched 2,277 Shahed attack drones into Ukraine, of which the air defense forces shot down 1,953 (86%). More than 80 percent of the downed "Shahed" is on the account of mobile Fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian ground forces deny reports of fugitive convicts who joined the army, saying that all former prisoners are actively trained to perform combat missions.
Six prisoners who agreed to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine escaped from the Desna training center wearing military uniforms and carrying weapons.
Ukraine has received the first batch of artillery shells under the Czech initiative, with the potential to receive 1. 5 million shells, almost twice as many as previously promised, according to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky.
There were 170 combat engagements in the frontline over the last day. Ukrainian troops destroyed three enemy concentration sites, one military equipment area and two ammunition depots.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked 12 areas of enemy manpower concentration, three air defense systems, one radar station and one electronic warfare station, while 129 combat clashes occurred at the front.
Enemy troops launched a guided air missile from the plane, but the missile lost its combat capability over the Black Sea and did not cause any casualties.
During the day, the russian federation lost 1,110 military personnel, as a result of which the total combat losses of the russian federation since the beginning of the invasion on February 24, 2022 amounted to 533,090 people, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
Russian troops have stepped up assault operations in the Limansky direction, while three battles continue in the Toretsk direction in the area of Toretsk, Severny, the hottest - in the Pokrovsky direction, and one enemy attack continues in the Krynok area, the general staff report says as of 16:00 on June 21.
A high-speed target was detected moving from the Kharkiv region in the direction of Dnipropetrovsk, and an Air Alert was issued throughout Ukraine due to a potential missile Hazard.
The National Bank of Ukraine introduces a ban on the use of credit funds for gambling from June 22, 2024.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 64 military clashes occurred at the front today, while the enemy is most active in the Pokrovsky direction.
Two bloggers were detained for spreading information about combat positions and movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on social networks, and they face up to 8 years in prison.