Ukraine

Upon his return to Ukraine, President Zelenskyy met with military leaders, including the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, to receive detailed reports on the operational situation, defense contracts, assistance from partners, and progress in developing the capabilities of Ukrainian drones of various types and missions.

On Tuesday, June 18, stabilization blackouts will be in effect all day due to a power shortage, DTEK said.

Ukraine suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat to Romania in its opening match of the Euro 2024 championship, with goals scored by Stancha, Marin and Dregus.

A former state expert of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has been notified of suspicion for calling modern Ukraine a "colony" of the West and ridiculing its independence, and faces up to three years in prison for inciting national hatred.

Russian occupants continue a continuous offensive in the Pokrovsk sector, attempting to break through the defenses near six settlements 32 times, with more than half of the combat engagements still ongoing.

Fierce fighting continues in the Liman sector, with seven combat engagements near Torske, Terny and Makiivka, and Russian occupants trying to break through Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk and Lypky.

Ukraine and Armenia discussed opportunities for intensifying political dialogue and topical issues of bilateral relations during political consultations between the Deputy Foreign Ministers.

By the end of 2024, the National Police plans to provide police presence in 2,000 general secondary education institutions across Ukraine.

In the match against Romania, the Ukrainian national team conceded three goals: Rezvan Marin and Dennis Dregus scored in the 53rd and 56th minutes, respectively, and Nicolae Stancu opened the scoring in the 29th minute.

Germany will continue to provide social assistance to refugees from Ukraine fleeing the war with Russia, rejecting demands to cut payments.

Nicolae Stancu scored for Romania against Ukraine after a mistake by Andriy Lunin, putting Romania ahead 1-0 in the group stage match of Euro 2024.

The general producer of the occupation TV and radio company "Krym" in Simferopol was served a notice of suspicion of collaboration, war propaganda and justification of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.

An enemy strike has damaged power lines in Poltava region, leaving 53,000 households and 6,800 legal customers without power, but emergency crews are working to restore power as soon as possible.

Slovakia's new president, Peter Pellegrini, who took office on Saturday, assured that he plans to visit all neighboring countries, including Ukraine, although he did not specify any timeframe for his visit to Ukraine.

Ukraine and Romania will meet in the first match of the Euro 2024 group stage.

In Odesa region, a man was seized of counterfeit cigarettes without excise stamps worth a million hryvnias, which he received through delivery services and stored in rented garages, and then sold in bulk on local markets.

Ukrainian pilots are successfully defending the skies with Soviet-era fighters, as shown in a video released by the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which demonstrates combat missions of pilots of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Center Air Command.

The 25th recruitment center for the Ukrainian army has been opened in Kirovohrad region to facilitate mobilization and systematic selection of defenders in the ongoing war.

Latvia will soon send Ukraine the second batch of drones purchased as part of the drone coalition, after having already sent the first batch.

According to YouControl, from February 24, 2022, to April 30, 2024, foreign beneficiaries and participants appeared in the ownership structure of 3,577 legal entities in Ukraine. In addition, 2,950 new companies with foreign capital were registered. The lion's share of these companies - 2,903 - are located in Kyiv. Another 778 are in Lviv region and 484 in Odesa region.

In Dnipropetrovs'k region, the Security Service of Ukraine detained an FSB agent who was conducting reconnaissance to identify firing positions of Ukrainian artillery near the Kakhovka reservoir for possible Russian strikes on the Nikopol district.

Expert tells how gray grain exports affect Ukraine's economy.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy recommended the adoption of a draft law on the completion of Khmelnytsky NPP Units 3 and 4, which will ensure that Ukraine does not depend on Russia during construction and operation.

A bus with 57 Ukrainian citizens, including 42 children, was involved in an accident in Romania, as a result of which 4 people, including 2 children, were hospitalized, and the rest continued their trip after receiving medical assistance.

The seal of Prince Svyatoslav Yaroslavovych, son of Yaroslav the Wise, was transferred to the Transfiguration Cathedral in Chernihiv for display by the co-founder and director of the Sheremetyevo Museum.

The Center for Countering Disinformation reports that russia is trying to discredit the Ukrainian peace formula and the importance of the peace summit in Switzerland, which brought together more than 100 participants to support Ukraine's initiative to establish a just peace.

In Munich, on the eve of Ukraine's Euro 2024 match, a part of the destroyed stands of the Kharkiv stadium, which was destroyed by the Russian occupation forces, was installed in the city center. The installation is intended to draw the attention of the international community to the war crimes of the Russian Federation

UEFA will try to remove Russian flags from the stadium in Munich when Ukraine plays Romania in the group stage of Euro 2024.

Companies controlled by Odesa businessmen Serhiy Groza and Volodymyr Naumenko continue to evade taxes by exporting gray grain from the Olympex terminal, despite ongoing criminal investigations and asset freezes by Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.

Ukraine is taking all necessary measures to ensure the effective operation and deployment of F-16 fighters on its territory, including training of Ukrainian pilots to operate these aircraft.