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russia and Iran are actively deepening their military cooperation. In particular, Tehran agreed to transfer ballistic missiles to russia, and Moscow purchased Iranian drone defense systems. The countries are also working together to develop new types of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at three checkpoints on the Ukraine-Poland border, not allowing a single truck to cross into Poland over the past day, resulting in queues of about 600 trucks.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in the Odesa region of Ukraine, more than 120 cultural monuments, including 18 of national importance, have been destroyed or damaged.
According to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, the Unified Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances currently contains more than 37,000 Ukrainian citizens, including civilians and military personnel.
European natural gas prices continued to rise due to the conflict between Iran and Israel.
russia could provide Iran with new fighters, including Su-35, and modern air defense systems, which would enhance Iran's military capabilities against potential adversaries such as Israel and the United States.
EU diplomat Josep Borrell calls on member states to provide Ukraine with anti-aircraft batteries, as Kyiv needs air defense to repel a Russian invasion.
The mayor of Lebedyn, Sumy region, Oleksandr Baklykov, who stood up to defend Ukraine in the fall of 2022, died at the front.
Since the beginning of russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, russia has illegally detained Ukrainian civilians without evidence for 10 years and has not provided any information about them, in violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention.
In the third year of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, a deputy of the Vinnytsia Regional Council from the Batkivshchyna party openly boasts of awards from the Moscow Patriarchate.
Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed holding an international peace conference, recognized by both Ukraine and Russia, to resolve the conflict, outlining four principles for a settlement.
Due to constant Ukrainian air attacks, Russian air defense units are increasingly panicking and shooting down their own planes. The guerrillas found out that the command ordered them to shoot down any threat, despite problems with the system of detecting and recognizing friend-or-foe targets.
Starting in 2028, the European Commission plans to introduce a "cash for reforms" model to allocate funds to poorer EU countries, linking funding to reforms and compliance with democratic standards.
During his talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed four principles for the speedy restoration of peace in Ukraine.
Poland and Denmark discussed the creation of an effective European missile and air defense system similar to Israel's Iron Dome to protect the region.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that dividing US aid into separate accounts for Ukraine, Israel and other countries is pure politics that ignores the lives of people dying in Ukraine every day. He emphasized that if Kyiv falls, it could lead to a war with NATO countries involving American soldiers.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who was spying on civilian and military targets in Kherson region under the guise of a taxi driver. It was on the basis of the agent's coordinates and "tips" that the occupiers tried to shoot at the car of the head of the Kherson RMA.
Five ancient icons from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including a Borisov icon, an Old Believer icon, and a silvered icon, were seized by the State Customs Service during their illegal export from Ukraine to the United States.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, without appropriate assistance from the United States, Ukraine will have no chance of winning the war with Russia.
Svitlana Popytych, winner of the Do Your Own business idea competition, is developing "ecological" pig farming.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has used seven kamikaze drones to hit a $100 million long-range radar system, Nebo-U, in Russia's Bryansk region, which controlled airspace 700 km deep into Ukraine.
The car of former SBU officer Vasyl Prozorov was blown up in Moscow. The FSB detained the suspect, who was allegedly recruited by the SBU after fleeing to Ukraine.
The Reckoning Project has filed the first lawsuit against torture in the Federal Court of Argentina on behalf of a Ukrainian victim who was tortured by the Russian military.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed a draft law on mobilization and sent it to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his signature.
The weather caused a power outage in 130 settlements in 3 regions of Ukraine, including a mine with 135 employees underground in Donetsk Oblast, which has now been brought to the surface, and 2,500 consumers in 19 settlements in Chernihiv Oblast due to shelling.
The meeting of the G7 foreign ministers will focus on calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, reducing tensions between Israel and Iran, and reaffirming full support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
Moscow is conducting another information operation against Ukraine called "Evader," distributing videos of allegedly Ukrainian men vacationing abroad to disrupt mobilization and increase tensions in society.
The IAEA director said that this week the agency's inspectors temporarily suspended inspections of nuclear facilities in Iran due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran, but the suspension did not affect their inspection activities.
Russian troops shelled 13 regions of Ukraine, attacking 100 settlements and 64 infrastructure facilities, resulting in civilian casualties.
Ukraine's Finance Minister met with U. S. officials to discuss Ukraine's estimated $37.2 billion state budget needs for 2024, the use of confiscated Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, and assistance in restoring critical infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks.