Ukraine
Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv region with mortars and FPV drones, resulting in 2 explosions near the settlements of Bleshnya and Hrynivka, there were no reports of casualties among the local population.
A surprise check of the combat readiness of formations and military units of the Armed Forces of Belarus has begun today. Military units and subunits perform combat training tasks in the Brest and Gomel regions bordering Ukraine.
The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official exchange rate at UAH 40. 5184/dollar, strengthening the hryvnia by 2 kopecks.
Sweden has accused Russia of interfering with the operation of its satellites, which caused interruptions in television broadcasting in Ukraine.
The national team of Ukraine will play its second match of the Euro 2024 group stage against Slovakia in Dusseldorf, Germany, today, June 21. The application of the Ukrainian national team for the game has been announced.
Ukrgasvydobuvannya group has launched a new powerful well that produces 439,000 cubic meters of gas per day at a depth of 5,767 meters.
Putin has warned South Korea against supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine, calling it a "big mistake" that will have consequences.
The G7 ambassadors welcomed the adoption of the law on reforming the Bureau of economic security of Ukraine, which provides for its restructuring and the appointment of a new leadership with international participation, which will help build trust and improve the business environment in Ukraine.
Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Semyon Kryvonos did not attend the meeting of the parliamentary committee, which discussed a possible data leak from the bureau, as a result of which the deputies decided to hold an off-site meeting in the premises of the NABU.
On June 21, mostly dry weather is expected throughout Ukraine, at night in the Far East there will be rain and thunderstorms in some places, the air temperature will range from 11-16°C at night to 22-27°C during the day, in Transcarpathia - up to 30°C.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 531,980 personnel and 8,001 tanks.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is leaving his post, plans to take a three-month leave before taking up his duties as NATO secretary general, as all 32 NATO member countries supported his candidacy for the highest post in the Alliance.
According to the US State Department, Russia plans to leave Ukrainians without electricity and heat in the winter, striking at Ukraine's energy facilities.
According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine plans to hold the next global peace summit in one of the countries of the Global South, while several potential host countries will show interest.
Ukraine is negotiating with European Union countries on the possibility of returning men who illegally crossed the border from abroad to avoid military service.
Russia and North Korea have signed an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership, which should concern China, as it contradicts China's position on a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.
During the day, the Russian aggressor launched missile and air strikes, carried out 2,634 attacks on Ukrainian positions using various weapons and unsuccessfully carried out numerous offensive operations in various directions, with the fiercest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsky direction, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 29 attacks, while 19 clashes continue.
Ukraine has put on The Wanted list Russian oligarchs Arkady and Igor Rotenberg, close allies of Vladimir Putin, for financing actions aimed at forcibly changing the constitutional order of Ukraine, money laundering and tax evasion.
The Ukrainian IT Army hacked and disrupted the services of major Russian companies such as Sberbank, VTB, Tinkoff, beeline, MTS, Vkontakte and the Mir payment system for several hours during a large-scale cyberattack.
Representatives of the Ukrainian sports community called on the International Olympic Committee to revoke the licenses of Russian judokas to the Olympic Games because of their support for the war in Ukraine, providing specific names and details.
Ukraine is in talks with the European Union to extend the EU's Military Assistance Mission, which began in 2022, to continue training the Ukrainian armed forces to protect Ukraine from Russian aggression.
The Security Service and the National Police exposed the corruption of the deputy of the Uzhgorod city council Gorvat, who is a member of the leadership of the local Department of social policy.
The IT ARMY of Ukraine conducted a massive DDoS attack, probably the largest in history, as a result of which the online services of the largest Russian banks, telecommunications companies and payment systems have not been able to provide online services for several hours.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Russia has asked for military support from North Korea in the war against Ukraine.
Romania has decided to transfer the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, strengthening Ukraine's defense capability and increasing the security of neighboring countries such as Moldova, the Baltic states and Romania itself from Russian aggression.
President Zelensky instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to present a preferential program to encourage the installation of solar generation and energy storage facilities in Ukraine with zero interest rates for citizens in order to provide alternative energy sources with critical infrastructure and readiness for the heating season.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to US President Joe Biden and the United States for giving Ukraine priority in the supply of air defense.
Ukrainian national team player Vitaliy Mykolenko will resume training in the general group of the team the day before the match against Slovakia at the 2024 European football championship.
PJSC "Ukrnafta" has received permission from the Antimonopoly committee to acquire more than 50% of the shares of companies associated with the sanctioned PJSC" Tatneft", including 115 gas stations.
This year, 355 thousand applications were submitted to the Unified Register of weapons in Ukraine, of which 337 thousand have already been processed and permits issued, which indicates a tendency to increase the number of people applying for a permit to buy or store weapons.