Kyiv

The Ukrainian Air Force informs that the first cruise missiles are heading towards the Kiev region.

US undersecretary of State for political affairs John Bass met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to discuss the situation on the battlefield and Ukraine's urgent defense needs against the Russian invasion.

Russia is not ready for a cease-fire or withdrawal from the occupied Ukrainian territories, clearly demonstrating its unwillingness to return to the framework of international law, which is a positive sign for partner countries that today the territories cannot be exchanged for a cease-fire.

Alexey "Stalker" notes that it is the Poroshenko Charitable Foundation, whose advertising is placed on boards, that now has questions about fraud on military bonds.

Ukrzaliznytsia is appointing additional trains from Kiev to Lviv and to mountain destinations, during peak load days, to meet, among other things, the increased demand of passengers for trips from the capital to the mountains.

The court overturned the decision of the Ministry of culture of 2007 to reduce the protected areas around the Museum of folk architecture and everyday life in Pirogovo, supporting the Office of the prosecutor general in ensuring proper protection of the museum's territory.

US Deputy Secretary of State John Bass arrived in Kiev today, June 21, to meet with Ukrainian officials and confirm US support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Alexey Morozov as the new head of the State Security Department.

Russia may take part in the Second World Summit in the format of a "grain agreement" with the assistance of Turkey and the UN. At the same time, Ukraine does not want direct contacts with Russia because of its crimes and strategic goals to destroy the Ukrainian state.

Two foreigners, aged 33 and 36, were notified of suspicion and put on the international wanted list for the attempted premeditated murder of Kazakh journalist Aidos Sadykov in Kiev on June 18.

A man was detained twice for attempting to illegally cross the Ukrainian border, and once he was dressed as a "grandmother" in women's clothing.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine plans to spend UAH 1. 7 million to repair the facades of its administrative buildings in Kyiv.

Metropolitan bomb technicians for three days cleared the way to the car with the deceased man, who was blown up by an enemy mine in the Kharkiv region, finding about 100 TM-62 anti-tank mines.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party must submit a written statement of support for Ukraine if it wants to join the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) in the European Parliament.

Putin has warned South Korea against supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine, calling it a "big mistake" that will have consequences.

A 60-year-old woman suspected of damaging the graves of Ukrainian soldiers in Kiev will undergo a forensic psychiatric examination to determine whether she is sane, and she faces up to 7 years in prison if found guilty.

Ukrainian national team player Vitaliy Mykolenko will resume training in the general group of the team the day before the match against Slovakia at the 2024 European football championship.

A video has appeared showing that in Dnipro, people in military uniforms, presumably security guards of MP Mykola Tishchenko, beat a man handcuffed. There is no official information about the conflict and its participants yet, as well as comments from law enforcement officers.

The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court applied a preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of 3 million hryvnias and other restrictions to the former head of the State Migration Service of Ukraine Maxim Sokolyuk, who was previously charged with seizing more than 88 million hryvnias during the reconstruction of the administrative building.

Canada has allocated 15 million Canadian dollars to complete the second stage of construction of the National Holodomor-Genocide Museum in Kiev, Ukraine.

One of the attackers who shot at a priest in Kiev in 2015 was sentenced to 15 years in prison for premeditated murder and assault.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's trips to Vietnam and North Korea attest to his attempts to restore the former aggressive military alliances of the USSR by receiving military-technical assistance, cannon fodder and shells from these "yesterday's satellites of the USSR".

MHP Procurement Conference 2024: big business on procurement will be held in Kyiv on July 19.

The suspect in desecrating the graves of the fallen defenders of Ukraine - Dmytro Kotsyubailo with the call sign "da Vinci", Andriy Pilshchikov with the call sign "juice", and Pavlo Petrichenko - was detained.

During Blinken's may visit to Kiev, President Zelensky expressed gratitude for the US military assistance, but was disappointed that Blinken focused on corruption issues during their tense meeting, the Washington Post reports.

In Poland, a bus carrying Ukrainian citizens overturned. The police inform that out of 57 passengers, 1.3 were taken to the hospital for examination.

Ukrainian defenders received 6 man trucks worth almost UAH 31 million from communities and districts of the Kiev region.

Unknown persons desecrated the graves of dead Ukrainian soldiers Dmytro "Da Vinci" Kotsyubailo, Andriy "juice" Pilshchikov and Pavlo Petrichenko.

DTEK power engineers have restored power to about 5,250 homes in the Brovarsky District of the Kiev region after enemy shelling damaged high-voltage power grids, and efforts are continuing to restore power to all families in the Kiev region by the end of the day.

The Russian attack on the Kiev region did not lead to casualties, but the wreckage of drones damaged power lines, equipment of the enterprise and caused grass to catch fire.