Zelenskyy revealed details of the meeting with Trump in The Hague, which lasted about 50 minutes. The discussion included the purchase of air defense systems, co-production of drones, as well as the exchange of prisoners and the dead.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that it is time for Putin to sit down at the negotiating table regarding a ceasefire in Ukraine. He emphasized that Zelenskyy has long been ready for an unconditional ceasefire.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a decision to raise the defense spending of member countries of the Alliance to 5% of GDP. Of this amount, 3.5% will be directed to financing troops and necessary equipment, and 1.5% to support investments in security.
Over the past day, June 24, 122 combat engagements took place at the front. The Russians launched three missile and 54 air strikes, used 1097 kamikaze drones, and carried out 4587 shellings of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in The Hague, where he met with acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof. Issues of cooperation in drone production and a new package of military aid from the Netherlands were discussed.
Ukraine and Great Britain have agreed on joint drone production, with the British side providing funding for the first three years. The drones produced will be directed to the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces during the war, and after its end, they will be distributed between the countries.
According to Bloomberg Economics, a full-scale Russian war against Europe could reduce global GDP by $1. 5 trillion. Russia is actively increasing arms production, and the Baltic states are considered a potential target for aggression.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the losses of Russian occupiers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion have reached 1,013,700 personnel and 10,966 tanks. Thousands of other military equipment units have also been destroyed.
Donald Trump plans to meet with leaders of Indo-Pacific countries during the NATO summit in the Netherlands to expand security cooperation. The meeting will discuss coordination of actions and defense spending, which NATO plans to increase to 3.5% of GDP, and with additional indicators to 5%.
On the night of June 23, Russian occupation forces carried out another massive attack on Kyiv. In Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Desnianskyi, Podilskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Solomyanskyi and Svyatoshynskyi districts, UAV debris was recorded. Fires broke out, there were casualties.
Ukraine will increase the production of various types of drones and plans to start exporting Ukrainian technologies abroad. This includes opening production lines in European countries for arms manufacturing.
Ukraine plans to sign agreements on technology export this summer, opening production lines in Europe. These enterprises will produce weapons, including drones, missiles, and artillery, for Ukraine and partner countries.
Russian troops are massively attacking the Dnipro district of Kherson with drones, at least 11 people have been injured in an hour. Also, the occupiers shelled Novokairy and Bilozerka, there is a dead and wounded.
Russian troops attacked civilian infrastructure in the Mykolaiv community. Two women, 88 and 57 years old, were injured and hospitalized, their condition is of moderate severity.
After the attacks on airbases, Russia redeployed dozens of Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers to remote airfields in an attempt to minimize the risk of strikes.
Rescuers recovered the body of the fifth victim from under the rubble of a business in Kharkiv. Russia carried out a combined attack on the city, using more than 50 drones and missiles.
After the shelling in Pryluky, explosive devices in the form of a pipe 25-30 cm long were found. If found, do not touch and call 101, 102, 112.
Explosions were heard in Odesa on the night of June 10. The mayor called on residents to stay in safe places, as the enemy is attacking the city with kamikaze drones.
On June 8, 144 combat engagements took place at the front. In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers neutralized 157 occupiers, 99 of them irreversibly. The Russian army carried out 4,246 shellings.
The Russians are aiming to capture Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, bypassing the city and attempting to seize key high ground. The offensive in the Lyman direction has been ongoing for a year, with the Russians employing aviation and drones.
The US President signed three decrees aimed at strengthening defense against drones, increasing the production of electric air taxis and restoring supersonic commercial aircraft.
As a result of the missile and drone attack on June 5, 2167 homes in Kyiv were left without electricity. Energy workers promptly restored power supply by noon.
As a result of the night Russian attack on Lutsk, the number of victims has increased to 27. Rescuers are clearing the rubble of the destroyed building.
Kyiv region was subjected to a combined attack at night. Air defense shot down 33 drones, but there is damage to private homes and infrastructure in Buchansky, Boryspilsky and Brovarsky districts.
Satellite images have confirmed a large-scale fire at an oil depot in Engels, Saratov region. It supplies fuel to a military airfield that was previously attacked by drones.
As a result of the combined shelling of Kharkiv, 17 people were injured, including a pregnant woman, children and a 93-year-old woman. The facades of buildings were damaged, windows were broken and apartments were destroyed.
The director of a commercial structure has been notified of suspicion of fraud of UAH 28 million related to the supply of drones. He received the funds but did not supply UAVs, instead transferring the money abroad.
The President of Ukraine met with the Prime Minister of Norway, discussing support for Ukraine, strengthening air defense, and investments in the defense industry. The parties also emphasized the importance of strengthening sanctions against Russia.
On June 2, the Russian army shelled the Poltava region, damaging a fence and glazing of a private house in the Myrhorod district. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham has called on the world to punish China for buying Russian oil. He stressed that this supports Putin's war machine and aggression against Ukraine.