The acting director of the Department of State Procurement and Supply of the Ministry of Defense has been served with a notice of suspicion. He concluded unprofitable contracts for the supply of water without conducting an analysis of market prices, which led to losses of 322 million hryvnias.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored outstanding figures in culture, sports, and and science with the state award "National Legend of Ukraine". Among those awarded are Serge Lifar, Anatoliy Kryvolap, Vasyl Zinkevych, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, and others.
The National Bank of Ukraine has issued a commemorative coin "Ukrainian cotton. Self-propelled artillery unit "Bohdana"" with a face value of 5 hryvnias and a circulation of up to 75,000 units, dedicated to the self-propelled artillery unit developed according to NATO standards and which received its baptism of fire on Snake Island. The coin can be purchased from June 24 in the NBU online store and from distributor banks.
The Russians are recruiting Ukrainian prisoners of war, forcing them to inform, persuade relatives to cooperate and join the "Bogdan Khmelnytsky Battalion" for better conditions.
The new commander of the 12th "Azov" Brigade is Bohdan Hrishenkov, who rose from soldier to officer. He defended "Azovstal," was wounded in Olenivka, and released from captivity.
The body of a 20-year-old cadet of the State Border Guard Service with a gunshot wound to the chin was found in Khmelnytskyi. An investigation and internal investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy are underway.
Svitlana Baranska, a member of the Khmelnytsky City Council, was arrested on suspicion of illicit enrichment of $1. 5 million. The court set bail at UAH 49 million, although the prosecutor's office demanded UAH 100 million.
Zelensky presented state awards to servicemen of the National Guard, the state border service and the state emergency service for courage and selfless service in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
President Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian units that are destroying the Russian occupiers, stating the need to disrupt Russia's offensive operations and regain the initiative.
Today is the Day of Infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The event was launched by a presidential decree in 2019. The date of the celebration was chosen in honor of the fact that on May 6, 1648, a turning point occurred in the Battle of Zhovti Vody, as a result of which the Cossack army led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky defeated the Polish army.
In the battles for Moshchun and the Kiev region, the fate of Ukraine and its capital was decided, where the heroism of Ukrainian soldiers and the meanness of the Russian enemy became obvious to the whole world.
President Zelenskyy presented high state awards to the servicemen of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine who destroyed the Russian missile boat Ivanivets in a complex operation using naval drones.
