Ukraine
The authorities in Ukraine have fully or partially implemented almost 25% of the anti-corruption measures envisaged by the State Anti-Corruption Program for 2023-2025, with the lowest rate in the defense sector.
Denmark announced the 19th aid package to Ukraine aimed at establishing the production of military equipment, including agreements with allies on procurement and investment in the Ukrainian defense industry, additional equipment for Danish F-16 aircraft, and supplies from Danish defense stockpiles to support Ukraine's immediate and long-term defense capabilities.
The SBU prevented Russian attempts to obtain intelligence on Kharkiv's defense by detaining an informant who was preparing missile and drone strikes and a breakthrough by sabotage groups in the region.
Russia's so-called "peace plan" with demands to Ukraine makes a mockery of the UN principle, US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.
551 children were killed and more than 1,388 injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression, with Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson regions suffering the most.
The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 40. 5493 UAH/USD, strengthening the hryvnia by 10 kopecks.
Over the last day, 129 combat engagements took place in the frontline, most of them in the Pokrovsk and Kramatorsk sectors, where 39 and 21 attacks were repelled respectively.
On June 19, no precipitation is expected in Ukraine, the temperature will range from 15-20°C at night to 27-32°C during the day, southwest wind, 3-8 m/s.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 529,750 personnel and 7984 tanks.
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ukraine is investigating about 300 cases of sexual violence committed by Russian troops as a method of warfare against civilians and prisoners of war during the ongoing invasion.
Albatrosses are one of the largest flying birds, and the wandering and southern king albatrosses have a record wingspan of up to 3. 7 meters and even more. Of the 21 albatross species known to science, 19 are endangered.
The US military-industrial corporation Northrop Grumman plans to start producing medium-caliber ammunition in Ukraine as part of a joint production agreement between the Pentagon and the Ukrainian government, with plans to expand production to tank and artillery ammunition.
Austria has the ability to compensate for gas supplies if they are cut off from Russia by using strategic reserves, rebuilding the system to receive gas from Norway and the Persian Gulf, and OMV can reorient itself against Gazprom if Ukraine does not extend the gas transit contract after 2025.
Secretary Blinken said that the upcoming NATO summit will focus on ensuring Ukraine's long-term success, and if Putin expects the allies to weaken their support for Ukraine, he is mistaken.
At the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition in Paris, KNDS presented its new Colibri kamikaze attack drone, a batch of which will be delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces this summer to counter Russian occupation forces.
Zelenskyy thanked the Ecumenical Patriarch for signing the Peace Summit communiqué and said that Ukraine had already begun preparing the next steps by involving more participants in the work on the points of the Peace Formula.
Andriy Yermak discussed the results of the Peace Summit with South African National Security Adviser Sidney Mufamadi, thanking South Africa for its participation and expressing hope that more countries will join the Joint Communiqué on the foundations of peace.
Since the beginning of the day, 113 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline, the situation was the most intense in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian troops repelled 20 attacks and are engaged in 17 more battles.
Ukraine is actively preparing for possible winter power outages due to serious damage, but is striving to minimize outages as much as possible.
The Head of State said that the world's determination opened new prospects for restoring security in Ukraine. Among other things, this concerns the security of Kharkiv.
U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken condemned China, Iran and North Korea for supporting Russia's military economy and defense industrial base, which made Russia's invasion of Ukraine possible.
Ksenia Bailo and Marko Barsukov won a bronze medal in the mixed pairs synchronized diving from the 10-meter tower at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.
Russian occupiers at the front pray in Ukrainian in front of drones to be captured, as they have no way back and face death or being sent to storm Ukrainian positions if they return.
The number of high-rise buildings in the capital that are connected to critical infrastructure lines and do not shut down during the schedules has tripled. In October 2022, there were 1497 such buildings, or 12% of the total. Now there are only 510 or 4%
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.