Beijing has not yet commented on the new defense pact between Russia and North Korea. Perhaps the PRC is concerned about the potential loss of influence on North Korea and the growing instability on the Korean Peninsula.
Farmers in six regions of Ukraine, including Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Odessa, Mykolaiv and Kherson, have already started harvesting early grain and leguminous crops, a total of 48. 3 thousand tons of grain of the new crop have been threshed.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Alexey Morozov as the new head of the State Security Department.
Farmers in the occupied Luhansk region face fines for crop loss due to frosts in May.
Due to the official negligence of an employee of one of the village councils of the Kiev region, the state budget did not receive UAH 93 million of "military tax". The head of ARMA Ruslan Kravchenko reminded that the "military" personal income tax should go to the state budget for the needs of Defense and the army.
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.
Ukraine and China may continue to discuss ending Russian aggression, as Beijing is shocked by the scale of the recent peace summit, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
At least 15 people were shot and wounded during Juneteenth celebrations in Oakland, California, and one victim is in critical condition.
Since the beginning of the day, 47 clashes have occurred at the front, 21 of them in the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy has become more active in the Novopavlovsky direction, and in the Kharkiv direction - without active enemy actions.
Kuleba discussed with the Polish Foreign Minister providing greater opportunities for Ukraine's air defense and strengthening security in the entire region.
Public statements of Deputies about specific court cases can be considered as pressure on the court and interference in the activities of judges, former Acting Prosecutor General Viktor Chumak believes.
New rules prohibiting the export of agricultural products to the EU, in particular grain, at prices below the officially established minimum, will not take effect until August. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine Mikhail Sokolov.
Chernihiv regional military administration did not offer agricultural companies operating in the region to join the repair of public roads, which they destroy with their heavy machinery, despite complaints from residents about the destruction of roads by firms such as Kernel and Ukrainian dairy company.
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.
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.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine plans to spend UAH 1. 7 million to repair the facades of its administrative buildings in Kyiv.
It became known who else came to the attention of NABU, except for the head of Naftogaz Chernyshov.
Law enforcement officers identified two citizens of Kazakhstan and declared suspicion for the attempted murder of Kazakh opposition politician and blogger Aidos Sadykov on June 18, copies of which were published on June 20 on the website of the prosecutor general's office.
russia continues to use various tactics in an attempt to find the weak points of Ukrainian air defense, while Ukraine maneuvers on its own to repel these attacks.
Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv region with mortars and FPV drones, resulting in 2 explosions near the settlements of Bleshnya and Hrynivka, there were no reports of casualties among the local population.
The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official exchange rate at UAH 40. 5184/dollar, strengthening the hryvnia by 2 kopecks.
On June 20, Russian troops fired artillery at the settlements of the Kutsurub community of the Mykolaiv region, no one was injured.
The national team of Ukraine will play its second match of the Euro 2024 group stage against Slovakia in Dusseldorf, Germany, today, June 21. The application of the Ukrainian national team for the game has been announced.
Ukrgasvydobuvannya group has launched a new powerful well that produces 439,000 cubic meters of gas per day at a depth of 5,767 meters.
Russian troops attacked the Nikopol District of the Dnipropetrovsk region in the evening and morning with heavy artillery and kamikaze drones, there were no casualties.
The Russian army carried out 11 attacks on border areas and settlements in the Sumy region, during which 37 explosions were recorded targeting several communities, including Khotyn, Belopolskaya, Krasnopolskaya, Velikopisarovskaya, Seredino-Budskaya and Znob-Novgorodskaya, using various types of weapons, such as barrel artillery, mines, mortars, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire.
Russia has 4 launch vehicles in the black and Azov seas, with a total salvo capacity of up to 28 cruise missiles.
The Japanese government has imposed sanctions on Alros, Tupolev JSC and the leadership of the Russian Central Election Commission. In total, the new restrictions affected 11 individuals and 42 companies.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is leaving his post, plans to take a three-month leave before taking up his duties as NATO secretary general, as all 32 NATO member countries supported his candidacy for the highest post in the Alliance.