Ukraine

The European Commission is re-introducing duties on Ukrainian oats and eggs, also looking closely at Sugar, Euronews reports, citing sources.

Tomorrow, June 20, regional power companies will apply hourly shutdown schedules throughout Ukraine from 00:00 to 24:00.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met in Kyiv with Polish Sejm Marshal Szymon Holovna to discuss energy cooperation, Ukraine's integration into the EU, support against Russian aggression, and bilateral infrastructure projects with further assistance from Poland.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Neghammer said that Ukraine's strikes on Russian territory are legal under international law in the context of ongoing Russian aggression.

Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally party, is in favor of providing Ukraine with ammunition and equipment for self-defense, but opposes sending equipment that could provoke a wider war or deploying French troops in Ukraine.

A nighttime shelling damaged related equipment at a power plant in central Ukraine, but the valuable equipment was not damaged and power engineers will be able to repair it quickly.

Ukraine managed to return a 16-year-old boy taken by his relatives from the temporarily occupied territory to Russia with the help of various government agencies.

Russia has withdrawn up to 80% of its troops from the border with Finland and redeployed them to the war in Ukraine, leaving almost empty garrisons and military bases near the Finnish border.

Kazakh oppositionist and journalist Aidos Sadykov was shot by a professional assassin in Kyiv, and his wife claims that her husband's death was beneficial to the President of Kazakhstan.

Eight valuable archaeological sites in Kyiv, including the St. Cyril's Monastery complex, the Smorodyn archaeological complex, and a Trypillian settlement, were included in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine to preserve and research Ukraine's cultural heritage.

A resident of Odesa, who corrected Russian missile strikes on the city and provided intelligence to the FSB, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

According to Jake Sullivan, the US President's National Security Advisor, the plan is to deploy the F-16s in Ukraine itself, rather than in a NATO country, as part of a bilateral security agreement between the US and Ukraine to help Ukraine acquire this capability.

Tomorrow, a significant weather deterioration with thunderstorms, hail and squalls of 15-20 m/s is expected across the country.

IDPs reported delays in payments in June, but the Ministry of Reintegration clarified that all payments would be made by the end of the month.

Russia is building a new railroad from Rostov to Crimea via the occupied territories, but construction has not yet reached Crimea itself, and the existing railroad connection to Crimea is damaged and problematic to use due to Ukrainian shelling.

Putin has called the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine a "gross violation" of Western commitments, while NATO supports Ukraine's right to defend itself using Western weapons, including strikes on Russian territory.

A group of people are suspected of attempting to murder the financial director of a construction company in Dnipropetrovs'k region. The alleged organizer of the crime was involved in drug trafficking and the organization of call centers.

President Zelenskyy met with the Marshal of the Polish Sejm in Kyiv to discuss the situation on the frontline, air defense cooperation, the Global Peace Summit, the bilateral security agreement, Ukraine's EU membership application, and support for Ukraine's NATO membership.

A former Berkut company commander in Sevastopol and one of his subordinates were the first to open fire on protesters on February 20, 2014, killing three and wounding three others, which provoked further deadly shooting by law enforcement.

The Organization of American States has joined the Peace Summit communiqué, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday.

Ukraine and the European Union have finalized the text of a bilateral security agreement to be signed in the near future following the final round of talks between Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva and EU Under-Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defense Charles Fris.

Nominal and real incomes in Ukraine are growing rapidly due to low inflation, which is having a positive impact on the banking sector, improving consumer demand and lending opportunities, although some uncertainty remains regarding long-term investment and lending.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine commented on the information about a possible enemy offensive on the village of Borova in Kharkiv region, noting that there is no need to panic now, as the Defense Forces are ready for any development and will give an adequate response in that direction.

The European Commission proposes an EU budget of €199. 7 billion for 2025, including €4.3 billion in grants and €10.9 billion in loans for Ukraine

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine frequently announces high-profile exposés of high-ranking officials, but such cases often lack legal basis and end in acquittals, damaging reputations and careers despite the lack of convictions.

The GUR identified the killers of four Ukrainian prisoners of war near Robotyn.

During Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang, North Korea and Russia signed a strategic partnership agreement that deepens military cooperation and mutual defense commitments.

Ukraine ranks second in Central and Eastern Europe by the number of AI companies. In total, we have more than 240 AI companies.

The share of the shadow market of tobacco products decreased to 18%. This is the result of the active work of law enforcement and control bodies, "Ukrtyutyun" notes.

56 Russian deputies were sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property for encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which led to deaths and destruction.