Ukraine

The evacuation of the population from the border areas of Sumy region has been ongoing since July last year: 28 settlements within the five-kilometer border zone have been fully evacuated and are under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while the evacuation of other settlements is ongoing.

In Germany, only about 33,000 Ukrainian refugees have been employed through the accelerated labor market integration program, which is significantly less than the planned 200,000 at the time of the program's launch.

The leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church, including Patriarch Kirill, is tasked with convincing the world religious community that it is Ukraine, not Russia, that violates the principles of religious freedom, despite Russia's bloody crimes against freedom of conscience and destruction of religious monuments in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets condemned the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier by the Russian military in Donetsk region, calling it a barbaric act of cruelty and urging partners to act decisively to ensure Russia is punished for such atrocities.

A Swiss parliamentary committee has approved a proposal to amend the law to allow indirect arms exports to Ukraine, which are currently prohibited due to the country's neutrality.

President Zelenskyy met with Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Chmilite-Nielsen to discuss strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities, Ukraine's integration into the EU and NATO, and the implementation of the Ukrainian peace formula.

Due to the increase in electricity consumption caused by the hot weather, on June 19, hourly power outages will be in effect throughout Ukraine for 24 hours, except for critical infrastructure facilities.

More than 300,000 Ukrainians liable for military service have updated their personal data through Administrative Service Centers in a month, reports the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

russian special services are actively recruiting Ukrainian teenagers through social media to set fire to military equipment, which is just another attempt to destabilize the situation in Ukraine.

Russian propagandists spread disinformation about the arrival of French mercenaries on three boats in one of Odesa's ports, which the Center for Countering Disinformation debunked as an absurd fake.

Poroshenko's Eurosolidarity party and the Russian Kremlin use the same theses to criticize Ukraine and the Peace Summit in Switzerland, a political expert believes.

Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East contributed to the growth of extremists in Germany in 2023: the number of right-wing extremists reached 40,600 and left-wing extremists reached 37,000, according to the annual report of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV).

Companies controlled by Odessa businessmen Serhiy Groza and Vladimir Naumenko, part of the GNT Group agroholding, have been implicated in criminal cases of "gray" exports, international scandals with U. S. lenders and violation of the ban on cooperation with sanctioned companies.

Beijing said that NATO should stop "attacking China" over Russia's war against Ukraine, noting that China is neither the creator nor a participant in the "Ukrainian crisis," as Beijing calls the war.

Ukraine's food system is stable, providing over 90% of domestic consumption and exporting two-thirds of agricultural products.

This month, Ukraine expects to receive €1. 9 billion under the Extended Fund Facility program and $2.2 billion from the IMF.

Ukrainian soldiers who returned from Russian captivity show signs of ill-treatment, which is a violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

In the occupied Donetsk region, the enemy is massively filtering the local population under the age of 60 for loyalty to Ukraine, holding them in a school building, confiscating their documents and phones, and forcing men to sign contracts with the Russian army to replenish their losses.

This year, Ukraine expects to harvest about 21 million tons of wheat, about 5 million tons of barley, and 4 million tons of rapeseed, which is higher than the average for the last decade, despite an earlier harvest due to weather conditions.

This year, the number of graduates of the National Defense University of Ukraine is a record - 101 officers, who were congratulated on their successful graduation by President Zelensky, Defense Minister Umerov and Commander-in-Chief Syrsky.

go Russian occupation forces are intensifying their attacks in eastern Ukraine, trying to reach the administrative borders of Luhansk region, aiming to capture the settlements of Chernechyna - Pershotravneve and Borova, despite heavy losses and resistance from Ukrainian forces.

In Kyiv, an unknown person with a gun ran up to a car carrying a Kazakh citizen and his wife, shot the man, and then fled. The man is currently in hospital in serious condition. Law enforcement officers are taking measures to identify the attacker.

The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra stayed in Germany on the advice of the Ukrainian authorities to represent Ukraine through cultural diplomacy during the war, not because its male musicians fled mobilization, as Russian propagandists falsely claim.

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

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.

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.

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.