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Spanish police have arrested five people, including one Spanish citizen, two Russians and two Ukrainians, involved in a criminal group that has been sexually exploiting Ukrainian and Belarusian refugee women in the city of Almeria since 2020, luring them with false job promises and forcing them into prostitution.

Russia's deepening ties with sanctioned states such as North Korea and Iran, including military cooperation and circumvention of financial sanctions, prompted Ukraine to ask the FATF to blacklist Russia at its June 23 plenary meeting.

Mykola Shaparenko scored the first goal for the national team of Ukraine at Euro 2024, equalizing the score 1:1 in the match with Slovakia in the 53rd minute.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski trolled Putin, advising him "not to worry" about the defeat in Ukraine, listing the reasons.

Throughout Ukraine, on Saturday, June 22, shutdown schedules will be applied from 16:00 to midnight, with stricter restrictions from 18 to 23 hours.

Depending on Russia's cooperation with North Korea, South Korea may reconsider the issue of supplying lethal military equipment to Ukraine.

Three men, including a citizen of Ukraine, were detained in Germany on suspicion of working for a foreign intelligence service.

Ukraine and Poland are completing negotiations on signing a bilateral security agreement, which is expected to be signed in the near future.

In the Euro 2024 group stage match between Slovakia and Ukraine, Slovak striker Ivan Srantz scored the first goal in the 17th minute and put Slovakia ahead with a score of 1:0.

Ukraine plans to postpone the start of classes in schools by 10 o'clock and extend the winter holidays in order to reduce energy consumption during peak periods.

Since the beginning of 2024, the Ukrainian government has employed 33,000 internally displaced persons. The program of compensation of part of labor costs for IDPs was used by 6.5 thousand people.

The court overturned the decision of the Ministry of culture of 2007 to reduce the protected areas around the Museum of folk architecture and everyday life in Pirogovo, supporting the Office of the prosecutor general in ensuring proper protection of the museum's territory.

The government has approved the procedure for conducting basic combined-arms training for Ukrainian citizens receiving higher education and police officers.

The Ukrainian Cashback Program "buy in Ukrainian" is planned to be launched in early September, and a regulatory framework is currently being developed, first deputy prime minister and Economy Minister Yulia Sviridenko said.

The case against former Gur Officer Roman Chervinsky in Kropyvnytskyi will be considered in a closed court session with questioning of high-ranking Ukrainian military personnel, such as Valery Zaluzhny and Mykola Oleshchuk, as witnesses.

The seized assets of Russia will remain frozen until Russia fully compensates Ukraine for the damage caused, as stated by the head of the National Bank of Ukraine.

Since the beginning of the war, as of June 1, Ukraine has attracted допомогу 85. 4 billion in aid to its state budget.

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

The Ukrainian national football team, which has undergone four changes compared to the previous squad, will face Slovakia in the second round of the Euro 2024 group stage today in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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.

Google has started canceling YouTube Premium subscriptions purchased through VPNs in countries where subscriptions are cheaper, as users complained on Reddit that their subscriptions are being canceled due to using VPNs to subscribe at lower prices in other markets.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft law on the creation of a unified information system for the social sphere, which will contain databases and information on recipients of all types of social assistance provided by the state, which will ensure more targeted support and efficient use of budget funds.

As a result of a Russian airstrike with high-explosive aerial bombs on a settlement in the Pologovsky District of the Zaporozhye region, one person was killed, two were injured, two residential buildings were destroyed and a fire broke out.

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 Cabinet of Ministers approved the program of energy efficiency and sustainability of the Ukrainian energy system worth UAH 759 million, which includes a reduction in loan rates for the implementation of energy efficiency projects and the establishment of alternative energy sources.

A 60-year-old woman was informed of suspicion of desecrating the graves of the fallen defenders of Ukraine Dmytro Kotsyubailo, Andriy Pilshchikov and Pavlo Petrichenko, and faces up to 7 years in prison for hooliganism.

a russian agent who collaborated with the FSB and provided intelligence to launch massive missile strikes on Kharkiv using rocket launchers has been sentenced by a Ukrainian court to 15 years in prison.

A high-speed target was detected moving from the Kharkiv region in the direction of Dnipropetrovsk, and an Air Alert was issued throughout Ukraine due to a potential missile Hazard.

US Deputy Secretary of State John Bass arrived in Kiev today, June 21, to meet with Ukrainian officials and confirm US support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression.

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.