War

The enemy army attacked the Nikopol district four times during the day. Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovs'k Regional Council, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "The enemy attacked Nikopol district four times. Nikopol was attacked three times in one day. Four private houses, four outbuildings, and a power line were damaged. They also fired on the community of Myrovka," the post reads. Read also: Civilian injured as Russian army shells Nikopol with artillery There were no casualties. In other communities, it was quiet. As reported, on June 18, in the afternoon, Russian invaders shelled Nikopol, damaging critical infrastructure.

During a meeting in London, Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and France Dmytro Kuleba and Catherine Colonna discussed new French support to strengthen Ukraine's offensive capabilities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.  "Dmytro Kuleba held talks in London with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna and expressed gratitude for France's openness to the ambitious results of the NATO summit in Vilnius. The ministers also discussed France's new support for strengthening Ukraine's offensive capabilities," the statement said. Read also: Damage to environment, civilian property: France sends two more teams of criminalists to Ukraine As reported,…

Ukraine is rapidly fulfilling the necessary tasks to become a member of the European Union. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this during a speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Twelve months ago, Ukraine was granted the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union. We have an ambitious goal to quickly become an EU member. We are already on schedule and even ahead of schedule. We are changing our country. We are rapidly adopting European practices and legislation, integrating our country into European markets. European integration is a complex of our reforms…

Ukraine expects to be able to mobilize sufficient funds at the recovery conference in London. Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, said this during a speech at the conference, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We expect that we will be able to mobilize enough funds at this conference in London," the Prime Minister said. Shmyhal emphasized that a mechanism for regular interaction with international partners has already been established. This coordination takes place through a donor platform. Ukraine has already developed projects that are essential for the survival of the state during the war. The World Bank estimates that Ukraine will…

Prediction: In Vilnius, Ukraine will be given an "open-ended ticket to the Alliance," that is, as soon as the war is over. But won't this encourage Russia to "go to war forever»? The closer we get to the NATO summit in Vilnius, which is scheduled to take place on July 11-12, the more predictions there are about what Ukraine will eventually get as a result. The most actively discussed scenario is that our country will most likely be given an "open-ended ticket to the Alliance," meaning that as soon as the war ends, the process will begin immediately (most member…

In the eastern direction, the defense forces control the situation and prevent the enemy from advancing in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. "The situation in eastern frontiers is tense today but is under control. Our defenders do not give the enemy any chance to advance through Donetsk region and Luhansk region," Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar posted on Telegram. Read also: Enemy increases intensity of shelling in Dnipro direction – Humeniuk Earlier, Maliar stated that the defense forces of Ukraine continue to carry out offensive operations in Melitopol and Berdiansk directions where they had partial success over the…

In the temporarily occupied Donetsk region, Russian invaders have officially legalized filtration camps and prisons. This order was issued by "gauleiter" Pushilin. Advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andriushchenko said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Gauleiter Pushilin issued an order to de facto create camps for the detention of all those who are not citizens of the so-called DPR or Russia," Andriushchenko said. The advisor to the mayor of Mariupol also drew attention to "readmit". He noted that in the case of the "DPR", no readmission is ever possible in principle. This means life-long detention in the camp. "The…

The wife of the President, Olena Zelenska, visited the Cultural Center of Ukraine at the Embassy of our country in Israel, where the Heritage exhibition is taking place. According to Ukrinform, she reported this on Telegram.  "Once upon a time, Golda Meir, one of the creators of the State of Israel, born in Kyiv, said of this creation: "We could not afford the luxury of pessimism." I think that all Ukrainians will now sign on to these words - wherever the war unleashed by Russia has thrown them. Ukrainians abroad are literal ambassadors of our language, culture, history, and modernity.…

The night before, British Typhoon fighter jets took to the skies over Estonia to intercept Russian Tu-134s and two Su-27s that flew near NATO airspace. This was reported by the Royal Air Force press service on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “This evening, RAF Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled to intercept a Russian Navy Tu-134 and 2x Su-27 ‘FLANKER’ Bs flying close to NATO airspace,” the statement said. Read also: Ukraine to walk "own path" toward NATO membership - Pentagon It is emphasized that the Russian aircraft failed to comply with international norms by not liaising with regional airspace…

Russians have mined the cooler at Zaporizhzhia NPP. If it is disabled, there is a significant possibility that there will be big problems. The head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) Kyrylo Budanov said this during the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports. Answering the question whether there is a threat of an accident at ZNPP, he clarified that, unfortunately, there is a certain threat as of now. Read also: Ukrainian intelligence: What Russians do with ZNPP is nuclear blackmail "First of all, ZNPP was and still is under the temporary control of the occupation forces. The truth is that…