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Ukrainian pilots will start training to operate F-16 fighter jets in the Netherlands already this summer. That’s according to the Dutch Defense Minister, Kajsa Ollongren, who broke the news while answering the questions of Ukrainian journalists during her visit to the Dutch rehabilitation center where Ukrainian soldiers undergo rehabilitation, an Ukrinform correspondent in The Hague reports “We want to start the training on the fighter jet as soon as possible. We don't have an exact date. I cannot give it to you now, but we are very ambitious. We want to start as soon as possible,” she said. Read also:…

Last night the fragments of Russian missiles that had been downed caused damage to several houses and cars in the city of Kropyvnytskyi. The relevant statement was made by Kirovohrad Regional Military Administration Head Andrii Raikovych on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Raikovych, no casualties were reported. “The Ukrainian State Emergency Service is working [at the scene]. A special commission will inspect the houses damaged. If necessary, people will be offered emergency accommodation,” Raikovych noted. A reminder that, on the night of June 24, 2023, nine Russian cruise missiles and three drones were destroyed by Ukraine’s air defense…

The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) has proven to be effective on the front in Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Zaluzhnyi, the Ukrainian military are pleased with the performance of HIMARS and mention that Russians are very afraid of these systems. “This weapon system has proven to be effective on the front. Our warriors skillfully and accurately hit the assigned targets: ammunition depots, military equipment and enemy personnel clusters,” Zaluzhnyi wrote, referring to the military. A reminder that, on…

The invaders deported another 600 Ukrainians from the temporarily occupied territories to the Russian Federation. "According to the information from our underground, from the end of May to the beginning of June, another 600 Ukrainians were deported to Russia’s Rostov region from the temporarily occupied regions. These are residents of Debaltseve, Dokuchayevsk (Donetsk region) and Starobilsk (Luhansk region). It is there that the distribution camps, where residents are held before deportation, are located," the National Resistance Center reports. It is noted that in the future the "ministry of transport" is to allocate buses, and the "ministry of health" should provide…

At the request of the German government, the defense concern Rheinmetall will supply 20 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine in the summer. That's according to a press release from the concern Rheinmetall, Ukrinform reports. "Awarded in May 2023, the order is worth a figure in the lower-two-digit million-euro range. The Marders are due to be delivered this summer," Rheinmetall said in a statement. In total, we are talking about 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles. "Work on this is already underway at Rheinmetall’s plants in Kassel and Unterlüß. Up to ten infantry fighting vehicles can be delivered per month,"…

Russian troops continue using civil infrastructure in the temporarily occupied areas to meet their military needs, namely to provide medical aid to the injured occupiers. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the Zaporizhzhia region’s Chkalove, within the territory of a kindergarten, the invaders set up a field hospital. Two trucks were spotted delivering medical equipment,” the report states. Meanwhile, in the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Air Force has launched 10 strikes on Russian personnel clusters. Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit four enemy personnel…

The number of Ukrainian children Russia has already killed in Ukraine is much higher than the 136 that UN chief Antonio Guterres recently reported. The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, stated this on the air of the national telethon, reports Ukrinform. "The figures announced by Mr. Guterres are not true. When it comes to our children who were killed at the behest of Putin, this is definitely not the number he named. Unfortunately, it is much more. About 500 children were murdered by these monsters, and Mr. Guterres should be aware of that,"…

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has denied Russia's lies about a "dirty bomb" against the backdrop of new statements by the aggressor state's propaganda. This is stated in a post by the Foreign Minister on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “Russian propaganda is at it again, trying to fabricate the “dirty bomb” story. I reiterate: Ukraine has never had, does not have, and has no plans to acquire “dirty bombs”. When Russia first dropped this hoax last year, we granted full access to the IAEA, which debunked this lie,”  Kuleba noted. Read also: Kuleba: Abrams tanks may appear on battlefield during current…

Russian troops struck Avdiivka in the morning, hitting the area of the Avdiivka Coke Plant. The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "In the morning, the enemy attacked Avdiivka with an air strike, hitting the area of the coke plant," Kyrylenko wrote. According to him, artillery shelling of Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka and Zoryane of the Maryinka community was recorded in the Donetsk direction. In Kurakhivka, 22 houses were damaged. The night before, the invaders launched a rocket attack on Cherkasy community, damaging a gas station building. Read also: Russian army injures one…

The demilitarization of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant depends on the IAEA and the international community. Deputy Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Vadym Skibitskyi said this in an interview with RBC-Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "Much depends on the IAEA and its leadership, on the international community, which will still put pressure on the Kremlin to fulfill the basic conditions and secure not just the nuclear facility, but the entire region where the power plant is located," he said. According to Skibitskyi, the intelligence service does not rule out the possibility of either a planned attack or an incident leading…