Moldova

Border guards detained a group of 24 men from different regions of Ukraine who paid 12,000 euros each to smuggle them across the border into Moldova to avoid mobilization.

Ukraine faces power outages throughout the day, with stricter restrictions from 17:00 to 11:00, imports electricity from Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Moldova, while 465 settlements remain without power due to fighting and technical problems.

It is possible that all the bodies were found in the Tisza, and the river is treacherous, some of them may be located in the roots of trees in the river itself.

Today, power outage schedules are planned throughout the day, with increased restrictions from 17:00 to 23:00, and Ukraine also imports electricity from 5 countries to meet demand.

The European Council meeting will start with an exchange of views with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which will provide an opportunity to discuss the situation on the ground and welcome Ukraine's path to European membership.

Ukraine is confidently moving towards full membership in the European Union with projected accession dates until 2030, according to the forecast of the president of the European Council, Charles Michel.

Four Ukrainians tried to illegally cross the Dniester River to Moldova, and one drowned.

Ukraine and Moldova will start long-awaited EU accession talks on June 25, a symbolic moment in their efforts to join the bloc amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Denmark is allocating 150 million Danish kroner (about 20 million euros) to support Ukraine and Moldova on their path to EU membership by 2030.

An electronic queue with time intervals for buses crossing Ukraine's border with Romania and Moldova is already in place at most checkpoints, allowing carriers to register and preventing large crowds of buses at certain times.

The Council of the European Union has approved the framework for negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union, setting the stage for accession negotiations that will begin next week, which is a significant achievement on Ukraine's path to EU membership.

Ukraine will work on joining the EU using a new model of cluster approach to accession negotiations, in which several sections will be opened simultaneously, rather than sequentially.

The president of Moldova signed a decree on the start of negotiations on the Republic of Moldova's accession to the European Union.

On June 25, the EU-Ukraine Intergovernmental Conference officially launched negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, followed by detailed technical negotiations on various chapters of the future agreement.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the approval by the EU countries of the negotiation framework on Ukraine's accession, noting that an intergovernmental conference is expected on June 25, which will actually begin the negotiation process.

The EU Council approved the common positions and negotiating framework for accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, setting the stage for the start of negotiations on June 25 in Luxembourg.

Due to the difficult situation in the Ukrainian energy system after Russian attacks on facilities, restrictions on electricity consumption are in effect throughout the day on June 21, with increased restrictions from 13:00, and emergency assistance was received from Poland the day before to overcome the deficit.

Romania has decided to transfer the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, strengthening Ukraine's defense capability and increasing the security of neighboring countries such as Moldova, the Baltic states and Romania itself from Russian aggression.

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.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to Romania for providing Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system, pointing to strengthening Ukraine's air shield against Russian air terror and strengthening regional security.

Large traffic jams formed on the border with Moldova in Odesa region. The queue at the Palanka-Mayaky-Udobne checkpoint stretched almost to the Mayaky Bridge.

Power supply has been restored to all consumers in Poltava region that were cut off due to a Russian missile attack, with imports from 5 countries planned as the schedule of power outages across Ukraine is reduced.

The blackout schedules are in effect throughout Ukraine from 08:00 to 24:00, with two simultaneous blackouts from 19:00 to 22:00 due to a decrease in consumption caused by the cool weather.

Ukrainian athlete Veronika Marchenko won a license for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, taking third place at the world qualifying tournament in Antalya, Turkey.

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.

Switzerland confidently defeated Hungary 3-1 in the group stage of the 2024 European Championships, with goals scored by Dua, Ebischer and Embolo.

At the Peace Summit in Switzerland, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with EU representative Josep Borrell, welcomed the adoption of the Framework for Negotiations on Ukraine's Accession to the EU, and coordinated efforts to increase arms supplies to Ukraine.

EU ambassadors agree on a negotiating framework for accession talks of Ukraine and Moldova.

The World Bank will provide Ukraine with more than $100 million in grants to repair housing damaged by Russian shelling and restore energy services, including district heating in Kharkiv.

Today, the national team of Ukraine will play a friendly match against Moldova at the Zimbru Stadium in Chisinau. Ukraine ranks 22nd, while Moldova ranks 153rd in the latest FIFA ranking.