About 20 samples of sniper and anti-tank rifles, one third of which are Ukrainian-made, have been approved for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy discussed with Czech Prime Minister Fiala the purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine, Ukraine's applications for EU and NATO membership, and preparations for a bilateral security agreement.
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has admitted that he sold ammunition to Western countries that can transfer it to Ukraine, but notes that this is not a Serbian contribution to one of the warring parties.
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.
According to official UN statistics, about 6. 5 million Ukrainians have received temporary protection status abroad since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
In the last match of the first round of Euro 2024, Portugal defeated the Czech Republic 2-1, with Cristiano Ronaldo updating several records and Conceisanu scoring the winning goal in stoppage time.
The EU plans to agree on new sanctions against Russia by the June 27 summit, including restrictions on the transportation of Russian LNG and oil, trade bans and blacklists.
1. 5 million citizens updated their data through the Reserve+ mobile application, with more than 233,000 updates made through ASCs and 208,000 through TECs and JVs, according to the Defense Ministry.
Slovakia's new president, Peter Pellegrini, who took office on Saturday, assured that he plans to visit all neighboring countries, including Ukraine, although he did not specify any timeframe for his visit to Ukraine.
Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.
Ukrainian athletes Taisiia Onofriichuk and Viktoriia Onopriienko won silver and bronze medals respectively in the all-around at the Grand Prix of Rhythmic Gymnastics in the Czech city of Brno.
The men's national volleyball team of Ukraine has reached the final of the Golden Euroleague 2024, defeating the Czech Republic 3-0 in the semifinals.
On June 15, Peter Pellegrini was officially sworn in as the new president of Slovakia, making an ambiguous reference to the war in Ukraine and the Ukrainian refugees accepted by Slovakia in his first speech.
The ammunition purchased under the Czech initiative is already arriving in Ukraine, which will allow Kyiv to continuously receive a significant amount of ammunition this year.
Eight EU countries, including the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic, called for a ban on Russian diplomats traveling freely in the Schengen area.
Hungary will not participate in the Bucharest Nine summit in Riga. The Allies are considering the possibility of excluding the country from the defense club.
Ukraine expects to receive the first batch of F-16 fighters this year, initially at least as part of a flight (3-4 aircraft), and plans to gradually increase the number of pilots and aircraft as it receives from partner countries.
The Czech Republic can help train Ukrainian flights on F-16 and Gripen aircraft and can offer countries training on these aircraft, Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova said.
The Czech police imposed increased security measures in public places as a preventive measure in connection with information about a possible terrorist attack, although no specific threat was identified.
The Czech Republic may train 4,000 Ukrainian servicemen on its territory this year, but does not plan to send instructors to Ukraine due to the geographical proximity of the two countries.
French President Macron has warned against not attending the euro elections this weekend. According to his calculations, this will play into the hands of the growing ultra-right.
RegioJet has paid all expenses for the funeral and repatriation of the bodies of two Ukrainian women from the Odessa region who died in a train collision in the Czech Republic.
Two Ukrainian citizens were among four killed in a collision between a passenger and freight train near the Czech city of Pardubice, and Ukrainian diplomats have contacted relatives of one victim, but are still searching for relatives of the second victim.
Replacement train No. 1021 has already arrived in Kosice with passengers in the direction of chop - then to Transcarpathia, an agreement was reached with our Slovak colleagues: they will promptly transport our passengers by backup buses.
World leaders, including Volodymyr Zelensky, gathered in French Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings during World War II.
In the Czech Republic, a RegioJet passenger train ran through a forbidding signal, which led to a collision with a freight train, as a result of which 4 people were killed, including 2 citizens of Ukraine.
About 15% of Ukrainians liable for military service updated their data through the Reserve+app. There is still an opportunity for a large number of people to clarify their data, said Dmitry Lazutkin, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense
Two Ukrainian citizens were among 4 dead and 34 injured in a collision between a passenger and freight train near Pardubice, Czech Republic.
More than 240 passengers of trains heading to Przemysl to chop are delayed due to a head-on collision of trains in the Czech Republic.
Two people were killed and dozens injured in a collision between a passenger and freight train in the Czech Republic near Pardubice central train station.