Ukraine
Young men over the age of 17 who have not registered for military service will be sent summonses, but this has nothing to do with mobilization.
Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna discussed Ukraine's urgent military needs, including air defense systems, F-16 aircraft, ammunition and long-range artillery with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg answered why it is now right to lift restrictions on Western weapons to hit targets inside Russia, citing Ukraine's right to self-defense.
In Ukraine, residents of three regions who spread Kremlin narratives on social media, praised Putin and justified the crimes of the Russian army in Bucha were sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Telegram's lack of accountability and lax content moderation policies make it a popular platform for pro-Kremlin accounts to spread disinformation, which poses a challenge for European officials fighting fake news, as it remains outside the scope of the EU's Digital Services Act due to the size of its user base.
The Russian army struck a settlement in Kharkiv district, causing a fire on the territory of a farm, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration said.
Ukraine urgently needs more air defense systems, and NATO is working with Allies to increase supplies of ammunition, air defense systems, including advanced Patriot systems.
Russian companies facing difficulties in trading with China due to Western sanctions are increasingly using cryptocurrencies such as Tether and barter transactions to circumvent financial restrictions.
Russia plans to send more than 12,000 Ukrainian children from the occupied Luhansk region to propaganda camps in Russia for "re-education.
The PACE Committee on Culture unanimously recognized the erasure of Ukrainian cultural identity as an instrument of Russia's war against Ukraine and an element of its genocidal policy aimed at destroying the Ukrainian nation.
The EU Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM) will train 60,000 Ukrainian soldiers by the end of summer 2024, expanding training to maritime and air, and the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM) will increase support for Ukrainian law enforcement agencies in the liberated territories and related reforms.
Oleksandr Martynenko, founder and head of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, died on Tuesday at the age of 63 in Kyiv.
The European Union emphasizes the critical importance of accelerated deliveries of military equipment, including ammunition, missiles, air defense, artillery and drones, to meet Ukraine's urgent needs, and welcomes progress on the implementation of the Ukraine Assistance Fund and on the potential use of Russia's immobilized assets.
The spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko, confirmed that Romanian law enforcement officers detained two Ukrainians who illegally crossed the border and may be involved in the attack on a border guard in Zakarpattia.
Russia has significantly intensified its campaign to recruit foreign mercenaries from Central African countries, including Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and Uganda, to participate in the war against Ukraine, offering them cash payments, monthly allowances, health insurance and Russian passports.
The EU intends to sign security commitments with Ukraine by the end of June to ensure long-term support for Ukraine's defense capabilities and deterrence against future aggression.
The upper house of the Swiss parliament has supported a proposal to expel spies, including Russian intelligence agents, in preparation for a major summit aimed at paving the way for peace in Ukraine.
Latvia expects that a consensus will eventually be reached on the use of Russian assets for military aid to Ukraine through the European Peace Fund, despite Hungary's current opposition.
The "Do Your Own" business idea competition identified 80 winning projects out of 616 applications from 15 regions of Ukraine, including veterans, IDPs and displaced entrepreneurs.
Estonia's defense minister calls for increasing the training of Ukrainian troops to 100,000 and sending more ammunition to Ukraine amid escalating pressure from Russia.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala supported Ukraine's right to use Western weapons to strike at Russian territory, calling this position "simply logical" as Ukraine defends itself against Russian aggression.
The Ministry of Culture has set up a commission to check the condition of the Kremenets-Pochayiv State Historical and Architectural Reserve, including the Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra, which was transferred to the UOC (MP) for free use in 2003.
Border guards do not observe any other areas of Kharkiv region where the enemy could launch an offensive similar to Liptsy and Vovchansk, but active actions are being taken in these areas to prevent the enemy from advancing deeper into Ukraine.
Dutch Defense Minister Kees Ollongren said that the Netherlands does not rule out the use of weapons outside Ukraine, hoping that other countries will change their position as Ukraine fights for self-defense and territorial integrity.
Sweden allocates SEK 650 million for an energy package to help Ukraine maintain basic public services and rebuild its energy infrastructure.
In the occupied Kherson region, in the death certificates of people who drowned as a result of the explosion at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, collaborating doctors diagnosed a heart attack to conceal the true number of victims.
Detectives of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine conducted searches at the production and warehouse premises of an enterprise licensed to officially produce tobacco products. The company is linked to a well-known smuggler from Odesa, Vadym Alperin, who is under sanctions.
Ukraine considers Mexico's participation in the Peace Summit in Switzerland to be extremely important and called on Mexico to actively join President Zelenskyy's Peace Formula.
Currently, about 84% of shelters in Ukraine are fully compliant, and a joint commission of the SES and state authorities inspects bomb shelters on a quarterly basis.
The Security Service of Ukraine has served a notice of suspicion to the head of a Russian bank that introduces the Russian ruble in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and finances Russian troops fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.