Ukraine

The fact that Moscow is not represented at the Peace Summit in Switzerland is an advantage, the Swiss press writes.

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the meeting with Pope Francis was very meaningful. He said that the Vatican was helping Ukraine a lot in the issue of returning Ukrainian children illegally deported by russia.

On the 843rd day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 112 combat engagements were recorded, during which the enemy launched 6 missile strikes, 33 air strikes and over 3,000 artillery shellings.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Putin's proposals for peace talks as "frivolous" and accused him of seeking "classic imperialist land conquest.

President Zelenskyy criticized Putin's call to lift sanctions against Russia as demonstrating his inadequacy, saying that the world imposed sanctions because of Russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories and killing of people, and that sanctions can only be lifted when Russia withdraws from the occupied territories.

The Russian Federation failed to disrupt the Peace Summit in Switzerland aimed at developing a path to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy expects the peace summit to initiate substantive decisions on food security, nuclear safety, and the return of deported Ukrainian children, which will be the beginning of a long road to peace.

According to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the UK is not currently considering sending its military or NATO troops to Ukraine.

Head of Odesa Regional State Administration Oleh Kiper met with Spanish Ambassador Ricardo Lopez-Aranda Jagu to discuss potential Spanish assistance in rehabilitation and recreation of children from Odesa, support for the medical sector and rehabilitation of civilians and military, restoration of the region's energy infrastructure, and intensification of interregional cooperation.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 525,150 personnel and 7956 tanks.

Over the weekend, it will rain in most regions of Ukraine, with severe thunderstorms expected in many areas, while the west will remain dry with comfortable temperatures.

The ammunition purchased under the Czech initiative is already arriving in Ukraine, which will allow Kyiv to continuously receive a significant amount of ammunition this year.

The European Union has handed over to Ukraine a third group of 12 sapper dogs to help demine the territory against Russian aggression.

Putin demands that Ukraine abandon its NATO membership ambitions, cede territory, and demilitarize to end the war, but the United States rejects Putin's right to dictate the terms of peace.

Russia is conducting a global mercenary recruitment campaign, including through deception and threats to foreign nationals, to increase its troops for the war against Ukraine.

Romania refused to issue visas to the entire Russian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session in Bucharest, citing Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Russian money from frozen assets worth more than $300 billion should be a key source for Ukraine's long-term recovery from the war, with $50 billion of these assets to be provided by the G7 countries this year.

EU ambassadors agree on a negotiating framework for accession talks of Ukraine and Moldova.

The KyivPride 2024 march will take place on June 16 in Kyiv under the slogan "Together to Victory", demanding protection from hate crimes, adoption of laws on registered partnerships and marriage equality, and drawing the attention of the international community to Ukraine's need for military support, release of prisoners, and assistance to civilians.

President Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis during his visit to Italy to discuss Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the Vatican's role in establishing peace, and the return of abducted Ukrainian children.

Germany provided Ukraine with additional military aid, including 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 10 Leopard 1A5 armored personnel carriers, ammunition, IRIS-T SLM and SLS air defense systems, 3 HIMARS missile launchers, and various other equipment and supplies.

According to Serhiy Kovalenko, Executive Director of YASNO, the power outage schedules across Ukraine will start at 14:00 instead of the previously announced 18:00-22:00, based on updated data from Ukrenergo.

Individuals and legal entities lose everything after sanctions are imposed on them: banks stop servicing them, they cannot dispose of their property.

Over 7. 8 million border crossings by Ukrainians were recorded in the first 4 months of 2024, with the number of trips abroad decreasing by 10% compared to the previous year, and 69,000 citizens not returning since the beginning of the year, although in April more citizens returned home than left.

Nearly 1,850 ships have passed through the Black Sea corridor, moving 52 million tons of cargo to feed the world and support Ukraine's economy.

North Korea has shipped containers to Russia that can hold about 5 million artillery shells, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to seek closer security cooperation with North Korea, especially in the area of military supplies, during his upcoming visit to Pyongyang.

Air defense forces in the Khmelnytsky region destroyed 11 enemy targets during a massive combined attack by Russian troops at night, while a fire broke out at an infrastructure facility as a result of the enemy's strike, with no casualties reported.

On June 14, short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in most regions of Ukraine, with temperatures ranging from 10-30°C depending on the region.

Japan plans to hold an international conference on demining in Ukraine in the fall of 2025 to address the issue of anti-personnel mines left by Russian troops.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 524,060 personnel and 7,936 tanks.