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Hungary and Slovakia have announced their potential support for Mark Rutte as the next NATO Secretary General.

The commander of the territorial defense troops "South" received UAH 2 million bail for abuse of office and involvement of soldiers in the construction of his estate while receiving combat payments.

Taiwan is keeping an eye on a Chinese nuclear submarine that appeared in the Taiwan Strait near Taiwanese fishermen, probably returning from the South China Sea to its port in Qingdao.

Germany has created a working group to counter disinformation campaigns, especially those sponsored by Russia, aimed at undermining democracy and sowing discord, with a focus on monitoring and exposing fake accounts and operations on social media.

An electronic map of services for war veterans and their families has been launched in Ukraine to help them find services offered by the state and various organizations across the country.

Parliament passes a bill that allows local councils to finance units of the Defense Forces and regulate remote meetings and personnel issues during martial law.

In occupied Berdiansk, two Russians broke into a local resident's apartment, threatened him with a dummy grenade, and took 50,000 rubles, claiming it was a debt repayment.

The Verkhovna Rada passed in the first reading a draft law on exemption from VAT and customs duties on imports of components for the production and repair of mechanized demining machines, which aims to address the problem of significant mine contamination of Ukraine's territory during the war.

Anouk Aimée, the iconic French actress who gained worldwide fame for her role in the 1966 film Man and Woman and had a prolific career spanning more than 70 films, has died at the age of 92.

In May, every fifth used car registered with Ukrainian license plates was imported from the United States.

The Verkhovna Rada adopted a draft law that introduces a regulatory framework for the development of smart grid technologies, including microgrids and demand side management, in Ukraine by 2035.

The Fourth First Ladies and Gentlemen Summit in Kyiv on September 12 will focus on child safety in times of war, discussing the threats and challenges faced by children at home, in educational institutions and on the Internet, and presenting social research on key threats to children.

The Russian navy cannot come closer than 100 nautical miles to the Ukrainian coast, and conducting amphibious operations is extremely difficult for it.

The portal will ensure transparency in the circulation of tobacco products, allow the state to control their quality, have a clear list of manufacturers and importers of tobacco products in Ukraine, and fight the black market.

France's far-right National Rally party has quietly removed from its website some of its controversial defense policy proposals, including those advocating deepening diplomatic relations with Russia, withdrawal from NATO's Joint Military Command and termination of cooperation projects with Germany, in a bid to bolster its credibility ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, media reports say.

Ukraine plans to sign an intergovernmental agreement with Poland to address issues related to the education of Ukrainian children in Polish schools, including the recognition of Ukrainian educational centers, teaching Ukrainian as a second foreign language, and the introduction of Ukrainian studies.

Four local residents were detained in Dnipro, including two 17-year-olds who were preparing arson attacks on TCC military equipment on the orders of Russian special services.

A cold atmospheric front will bring a drop in temperature to +18-25°C in the west, north and center of Ukraine on June 20, accompanied by rains and thunderstorms, while sunny and hot weather will remain in the east and south.

The Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation told about common schemes of gray export of grain.

Italy may provide Ukraine with the Samp-T air defense system and long-range Storm Shadow missiles as part of the next military aid package.

The SBI detained the son of a Vinnytsia TCC official who promised documents for $20,000 that would allow a person to avoid mobilization and leave Ukraine, SBI said.

The President signed a law on the gradual increase of insurance amounts (maximum insurance payments) to the amounts established in the European Union.

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.

In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russians will set up a camp for refugees from the Belgorod region, while Mariupol's homeless are struggling to survive nearby.

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.

It is hard to believe in such frequent coincidences, and everything points to the possibility that Alsids may have been involved in a corruption scheme and made a deal with the inspection authorities.

A Moscow court sentenced Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko to 10 years in prison in absentia for allegedly spreading "fakes" about Russia's military actions in Ukraine.

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.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will arrive in Pyongyang today for a state visit, and the city has been decorated with Russian flags and his portraits.

Rheinmetall presented the GMARS artillery system, an improved version of HIMARS developed jointly with Lockheed Martin, with a new chassis, double hull and the ability to integrate new types of ammunition, such as long-range PrSM and cruise missiles.