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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron briefed the latter on the situation on the front lines and discussed the issues of security and Ukraine’s European integration. That’s according to President Zelensky,’s tweet, seen by Ukrinform.  “Had another phone conversation with French President @EmmanuelMacron. Informed about the situation on the front. Discussed further defense support for Ukraine and work on security guarantees,” the tweet reads. Read also: Colonna: France intends to increase its aid to Ukraine Special attention was paid to Ukraine's path to the EU, according to the Ukrainian president.  “[W]e…

Delegations of parliament members of European member states arrived on a working visit in Kyiv region on June 9. That’s according to the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform reports. The consequences of the Russian military invasion of peaceful settlements in Kyiv region were shown to foreign guests by Deputy Administration Chairman Vitaliy Vlasiuk. The delegations visited the village of Borodianka, which had been significantly damaged by Russian invaders. In the town of Bucha, the lawmakers saw the mass graves where civilians killed by the Russian military had been buried. In Irpin, the delegations were shown residential neighborhoods destroyed by missiles…

In the area of ​​responsibility of the Operational and Tactical Group East, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated more than 30 Russian invaders, as well as an enemy ammunition depot in the past day alone. That’s according to Operational Command East, Ukrinform reports. Ukrainian defenders continue to repulse the aggressor’s attempts to gain ground in the area. Read also: Ukrainian forces repulse enemy assault near Toshkivka, fight for Sievierodonetsk A total of 32 Russian servicemen were killed in action, while enemy infantry fighting vehicle, three trucks, an unmanned aerial vehicle, and an ammunition depot were destroyed. As Ukrinform reported, from…

On Thursday, during the air raid siren, an aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian cruise missile over Romny District, Sumy Region. The relevant statement was made by Sumy Regional Military Administration Head Dmytro Zhyvytskyi on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Grateful to our defenders,” Zhyvytskyi wrote, posting the photographs of Russia’s missile fragments. A reminder that, on June 7, 2022, the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense units destroyed a missile over Zaporizhzhia Region. Photo: Dmytro Zhyvytskyi/Telegram mk

Russian invaders have gained partial success in the Sievierodonetsk direction, but fighting for the city itself is underway. Near Toshkivka, Ukrainian forces have successfully repulsed an enemy assault. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the Siverodonetsk direction, Russian occupiers, with the support motorized riflemen and artillery, carried out assault operations in the city of Siverodonetsk. They had no success, and hostilities continue. On the north-western outskirts of Toshkivka, the Ukrainian military successfully repulsed an enemy assault. The enemy has partial success in the direction…

The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry says the so-called ‘judicial trial’ of foreign fighters, who served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, within the temporarily occupied territories is worthless. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko in a commentary to Ukrinform. In his words, all foreigners fighting on the Ukrainian territory as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Hence, according to the international humanitarian law, they have a legal status of combatants. “All servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who are taken prisoner by the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree on the implementation of the decision by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) of June 9, 2022 to impose sanctions on a number of Russian high-rank officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Relevant decree No. 400/2022 was published on the website of the Office of the President of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, sanctions will be imposed on 35 individuals, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of…

European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič has visited Irpin town in Kyiv region which was destroyed by Russian invaders. “Today I was in Irpin. I was deeply shocked about the atrocities committed here but also elsewhere. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must not be a target, never, nowhere,” Lenarčič posted on Twitter. Today I was in Irpin. I was deeply shocked about the atrocities committed here but also elsewhere. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must not be a target, never, nowhere. Again, I most strongly condemn the deliberate 🇷🇺 attacks against 🇺🇦civilians and civilian infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/CDV0gpHnx2 — Janez Lenarčič (@JanezLenarcic) June…

Poland has sent weapons worth nearly $2 billion to Ukraine, including more than 240 tanks and about 100 armored personnel carriers. “We sent tanks from Poland to Ukraine: almost two combat tank groups. There are more than 240 tanks that the Ukrainian army can service. We have sent almost a hundred armored personnel carriers," President of Poland Andrzej Duda told the Bild German newspaper in an interview, Ukrinform reports. He added that Warsaw had also supplied Kyiv with small arms, ammunition, military equipment. "In total, we have sent weapons worth nearly $2 billion to Ukraine," Duda said. He also called…

The Russian military is considering a way to "demine" captured Mariupol by forcing captured Ukrainians to walk across minefields. The Security Service of Ukraine issued the relevant report on Telegram following a study of an intercepted call. To this end, Russian invaders even came up with a new term: "natural demining." The SBU became aware of these terrible intentions of the Russian military from intercepted phone calls. "It seems that the issue was being discussed: to help you or the city of Mariupol with natural demining, or to send to the trenches those captured in Melitopol," a Russian FSB operative,…