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At a meeting on Sunday, the Verkhovna Rada supported a bill that ensured Ukraine's withdrawal from the agreement on the joint development of mobile communications with the CIS countries. According to Ukrinform, the State Special Communications Service said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Deputies supported the termination of the agreement on cooperation of the CIS member states in the development of mobile communications for Ukraine," the State Special Communications Service said. On the one hand, this agreement has not been filled with real content since its signing. On the other hand, it provides for the approximation of CIS legislation in…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have advanced more than 10 kilometers towards the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol. The relevant statement was made by Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Our heroic Armed Forces have significantly advanced and are now at the border of Kherson. I am confident, in the near future, our military will liberate Kherson. A similar situation is in the direction of Melitopol. Our Armed Forces have advanced more than 10 kilometers from Zaporizhzhia towards Melitopol,” Fedorov told. He called on local residents to trust in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukraine’s…

Over the past day, Russian troops have been shelling civil infrastructure in the Huliaipole community, Zaporizhzhia Region. Casualties among civilians were reported. The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Yesterday, the Huliaipole community residents were reporting to the police that Russian troops again fired at their houses. […] Russian projectiles hit several dozens of detached houses. As a result, some of them were destroyed completely and some damaged to a different extent,” the report states. Enemy shells also caused damage to various household buildings, garages, cellars, outdoor kitchens and yards. In…

A total of 50 rescuers have been extinguishing a massive fire at an oil depot in Novomoskovsk District for more than 14 hours so far, which was caused by Russia’s missile attack on Dnipropetrovsk Region. The relevant statement was made at a briefing by Daryna Tsurkan, Chief Public Relations Specialist at the Main Department of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in Dnipropetrovsk Region, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A total of 50 rescuers and 13 equipment units are working at the scene,” Tsurkan said. In her words, eleven civilians were injured in the missile strike. One person is now in critical…

The situation at the front is very difficult but controlled by the Ukrainian military. The Russians actually have no progress in key areas. "I would say that the situation is very difficult, especially in Sievierodonetsk direction, but controlled. That is, now we can say that the Russians do not actually have progress in key areas, they really wanted, once again tried this night, over the past day, tried to make it to Bakhmut–Lysychansk route. They again failed, we repulsed them again. And, in fact, they have no significant breakthroughs in Sievierodonetsk,” Vadym Denysenko, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs…

Yesterday, Russians twice attacked Mykolayiv city with missiles, destroying industrial enterprises and infrastructure objects. "On June 18, Mykolayiv was attacked with missiles twice. In the middle of the day, a double missile strike was launched on industrial infrastructure. In the evening, the second strike was launched with five missiles from Kherson region. According to the Operational Command ‘South’, one missile was destroyed by a portable anti-aircraft missile system. Two missiles hit an industrial facility, one – a residential building, and another one – hit the production infrastructure," the press service of the Mykolayiv Regional Military Administration posted on Facebook. In…

In Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops amass military equipment and personnel. The Ukrainian military does not rule out that the enemy is preparing for active action. "Russian troops continue to amass military equipment and personnel in certain directions, probably preparing for active hostilities. Restraining actions are being carried out on all frontiers along the line of contact. In the territory of two enterprises in the locality of Dniprorudne (Vasylivka district), the enemy is spotted amassing military equipment," Ukraine’s Defense Forces of Zaporizhzhia region posted on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. It is also noted that the enemy unloaded a significant batch of heavy…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz : Ukraine can expect to receive the support it needs "for as long as necessary." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this in an interview with Germany's dpa news agency published on June 18, Ukrinform reports, citing AP. According to Scholz, he wants to use next week's meeting with fellow G7 leaders in the Bavarian village of Elmau to discuss Ukraine's long-term prospects. "We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary," he said. "We want to make sure that Russian President (Vladimir Putin's) calculations do not work out. Putin obviously hopes that everything will…

In Izium District, Kharkiv Region, the Russian military fired missiles at a gas processing enterprise, having caused a massive fire. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In Izium District, Russian occupiers fired at a gas processing enterprise. According to the preliminary data, several Russian missiles hit the target. Detached houses were also damaged. A massive fire broke out,” Syniehubov wrote. At the moment, rescuers are localizing the fire. A reminder that about 30% of the territory of Kharkiv Region is remaining under Russian occupation. Hostilities are underway…

The Ukrainian State Emergency Service has neutralized a fragment of the missile launched from the Buk surface-to-air missile system. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A fragment of the Buk-M1 missile has been removed and destroyed at a special site today. The pyrotechnics experts of the Mobile Quick Response Center of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service were working at the site,” the report states. The Ukrainian State Emergency Service urged citizens to stay away from unexploded shells and immediately call rescuers if they find any explosive items. Photo: Ukrainian…