The occupiers in the Luhansk region opened a "post office" selling goods in the village of Bilovodske, and occupied empty apartments in Severodonetsk for contractors from russia.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said that the nature of Russian troops' actions has not changed significantly, the enemy is focusing its main efforts on the Pokrovsk direction. Russia is making every effort to increase the intensity and expand the geography of hostilities, in particular to exhaust Ukrainian forces before the arrival of F-16s and new weapons, but Ukrainian soldiers demonstrate resilience, courage and faith in victory, the Commander-in-Chief noted.
Russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv region using drones, mortars, and cannon artillery, recording 70 explosions.
The German Foreign Minister warns that if Ukraine is not supported, russian troops could reach the border with Poland and bring the war to the EU and NATO.
Ukraine is calling on international bondholders to agree to a debt reduction of more than $20 billion, after previous talks failed to produce a deal.
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.
In Romania, a bus carrying 57 Ukrainian citizens, including 42 minors, collided with a truck, resulting in 4 people being hospitalized and a criminal investigation being launched.
For the first time, inclusive strongman competitions among military personnel and veterans were held in Ternopil.
An elderly woman died of a stroke after an ambulance was unable to reach her due to poor roads in Chernihiv Oblast, highlighting a chronic problem where agricultural companies are blamed for damaging roads but no one takes responsibility for repairing them, leading to tragic cases of untimely medical care.
russia claims that its air defense system destroyed 6 UAVs over the Belgorod, Voronezh and Lipetsk regions at night.
Russian troops attacked a children's camp in Kharkiv with KABs at night, damaging the building, and shelled other areas of the region, wounding 3 people, including a 13-year-old boy.
A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, with China accusing the Philippine vessel of illegally entering the area and taking control measures against it.
Occupants shelled residential areas in Kherson region, damaging 7 private houses, a gas pipeline and a private car, injuring 2 people.
The enemy fired twice at Dnipropetrovs'k region, causing material damage to residential buildings, outbuildings, cars and power lines, but there were no casualties.
Today, on June 17, in Germany, the national team of Ukraine will play the first match of the group stage of the 2024 European Football Championship. Our players' rival will be the Romanian national team.
American soldier Gordon Black, detained in vladivostok, russia, denied all the charges.
Today, on June 17, animal rights activists and wildlife lovers in many countries around the world can join various events to mark International Crocodile Day. The ancestors of crocodiles appeared on our planet about 200 million years ago. Today, there are 21 species of crocodiles in the world.
According to DeepState, the Ukrainian Armed Forces pushed the enemy back in Serebryansky forestry, prevented them from gaining a foothold in the area of Novoselivka Persha, but the enemy advanced in Krasnohorivka.
On Sunday, the Polish sports channel TVP Sport suffered a cyberattack from IP addresses in Poland, which interrupted the broadcast of the Poland-Netherlands match for a while before services were restored.
Ukraine released more than 2,750 prisoners to serve in the army, allowing the country to mobilize additional forces in the ongoing war with russia.
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.
Canada will provide Ukraine with more than $52 million to support children and youth who survived the war, as well as to restore energy infrastructure after Russian attacks.
Norway will provide NOK 1. 1 billion (over $100 million) to Ukraine to restore energy infrastructure and ensure electricity supply, with a focus on repairing damaged facilities in Kharkiv region.
The occupants shelled the border areas and settlements of Sumy region 5 times, resulting in 35 explosions in the territory of Yunakivska, Krasnopilska, Velykopysarivska and Znob-Novgorodska communities.
The number of combat engagements along the entire frontline increased to 88, with the enemy attacking Ukrainian positions 36 times in the Donetsk sector, 25 of which were unsuccessful and 11 were prolonged.
On June 16, Russian troops attacked Nikopol district using kamikaze drones and heavy artillery, wounding two civilians and damaging residential buildings, outbuildings, and infrastructure.
In Hamburg, police shot and killed a man with an axe and a Molotov cocktail who was threatening Dutch fans and police near the Euro 2024 fan zone.
In the coming months, Canada will host a humanitarian dimension working group to address issues related to prisoners, deportees and children in the context of the war in Ukraine.
The joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland contains specific goals set by the participants to achieve peace in Ukraine, including ensuring the safe use of nuclear energy, preventing attacks on civilian infrastructure, releasing all prisoners of war, and returning illegally deported Ukrainian children.
Kyiv is stepping up food safety controls due to an increase in the number of salmonellosis cases and the risk of food spoilage due to high temperatures and power outages.