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As noted in the WSJ article, despite Western sanctions, Russia continues to import important foreign components for its weapons used against Ukraine.

Emergency power outages were introduced in many regions of Ukraine.

The Verkhovna Rada supported in the first reading the bill on raising excise taxes on tobacco products, while the excise tax on cigarettes is tied to the euro exchange rate and should increase by 23% in 2025, then by 5% annually in 2026-2028, in order to reach the EU minimum level by 2028.

The Ukrainian military repelled numerous enemy attacks on several fronts, and the highest intensity of enemy attacks was observed in the Pokrovsky direction.

Bank of America believes that the growth of the semiconductor market will continue until mid-2026. Analysts also predict that chip stocks will not reach their peak until then, due to the development of artificial intelligence.

More than 11 thousand people were evacuated from the frontline cities of the Kharkiv region and temporarily placed in dormitories, another 10 thousand places were reserved so that evacuees could be accommodated.

Four people were injured as a result of Russian shelling of the village of Belozerka in the Kherson region.

The enemy continues to destroy civilian infrastructure in the Kharkiv region, firing 30 guided aerial bombs on the area during the day.

The Verkhovna Rada has changed the composition of the temporary special commission for the construction of fortifications and the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The new draft law officially establishes the status of English as one of the languages of international communication in Ukraine and defines positions where candidates are required to speak English. In addition, the document regulates the specifics of the use of English in the work of government agencies.

In the Kiev region, 130 children were killed or wounded as a result of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.

In the Kherson region, Russian troops killed an elderly woman in the village of Veletenskoye and shelled the village of Belozerka, wounding two women and damaging buildings and a car.

С 15 мая более 1000 российских пользователей получили свой отзыв на международные сервисы Microsoft, такие как Visio Online, Project Online и Power BI.

Protesters at the Rava-Rus'ka-Hrebenne checkpoint block the exit of trucks from Ukraine, restricting the entry of trucks and other vehicles.

With his message in social networks, Hetmantsev can put pressure on the court and disclose the secret of the investigation, the lawyer believes.

the Russians carried out 6 strikes on the Sumy region, while 26 explosions were recorded, including drone strikes and artillery attacks on several settlements.

The deficit in Ukraine's energy system is slightly larger than the day before, due to increased consumption of air conditioners, reduced solar energy generation and electricity imports from Europe.

The United Nations is expected to be represented at the peace summit in Ukraine, which will be held on June 15-16 in Switzerland.

Over the past 4 days, at least 9 representatives of the Russian military forces were injured; 8 pieces of equipment of the Russian Defense Ministry were damaged in the Kursk and Belgorod regions.

The Ministry of Defense stated that currently there are no grounds for extending the period for updating military ID cards, since each person liable for military service can update their data through the Reserve+ application, but the period can be extended in case of force majeure.

Russians launched 30 strikes on Nevsky, Luhansk region, and more than 2. 5 thousand teenagers from the occupied territories are forced to undergo military training in the Russian Federation.

Starting June 30, 2024, Binance will restrict access to unregulated stablecoins for users from the European Economic Area due to new MiCA rules governing stablecoins in Europe.

The security service of Ukraine prevented a series of terrorist attacks planned by an FSB agent against military personnel of the Defense Forces in the frontline city of Zaporozhye, detaining a Russian agent who was preparing to lay explosives under cars near military enlistment offices.

A person who updated their military documents through the Reserve+ app has fulfilled the legal requirement, but such a person can still be served with a summons on the street.

About 190 thousand women updated their credentials through the Reserve+ app. Also, among those who updated the data, 164 thousand are booked.

Over the past day, Russians fired mortars and artillery at three settlements in the Chernihiv region, resulting in 21 explosions.

Oil prices fell to their lowest level in nearly four months, around 7 78 a barrel for Brent crude and W 74 for WTI crude, amid concerns about OPEC+ ' s decision to potentially increase supply later this year, despite slow demand growth.

Immediately after the NABU's statement about the disclosure of the scheme of embezzlement of state-owned land, in which the minister of Agricultural Policyappears, deputy Polish Minister of Agriculture Michal Kolodzejczak announced Poland's withdrawal from negotiations with Ukraine. Some experts are inclined to believe that such a move by Poland was conceived and the rural business did not accidentally coincide with the demarche of the Poles, who meanwhile are rapidly increasing their exports to Belarus.

One person was wounded in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, as a result of Russian shelling on the morning of June 4.

The water level in rivers in southern Germany is gradually decreasing after floods, and the German meteorological service is lifting warnings about adverse weather conditions in the region.