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У Нью-Йорку заарештували російських руферів Анжелу Ніколау та Івана Біркуса (Кузнєцова), які залізли на вершину антени хмарочоса Емпайр-Стейт-Білдінг.
Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva has commented on her first-round defeat at Wimbledon 2026 against the ‘neutral’ Anna Blinkova. She admitted that she had failed to capitalise on her chances at key moments in the match and described her performance in the deciding set as particularly painful.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 1,140 troops in the war against Ukraine. The Defence Forces have also destroyed dozens of pieces of military equipment, including artillery systems and multiple launch rocket systems.
In Ukraine, the issue of animal welfare is becoming increasingly pressing, whilst judicial practice is becoming stricter. Those found guilty of cruelty face both administrative and criminal liability, including imprisonment.
Sony Interactive Entertainment will stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games from January 2028. The company explained that this is because consumers are increasingly opting for digital formats rather than physical ones.
The Storm Shadow missiles have performed exceptionally well, particularly in Ukraine, but the British have concluded that modern warfare requires mass deployment.
Prior to the resignation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Ukrainian Ambassador, Valeriy Zaluzhny, was summoned to Kyiv, where he was questioned about his presidential ambitions in the event of an autumn election and attempts were made to dissuade him from pursuing them.
Ukrainian petrol stations updated their fuel price signs on the first day of July. Although there were no fluctuations in prices, the difference between operators remains significant.
On 29 June, Xi Jinping held talks with Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing shortly after his closed-door meeting with Vladimir Putin at Valdai. Ukrainian diplomat Roman Bezsmertny suggests that Lukashenko may have brought the Kremlin’s request regarding dual-use components to China, or may have been seeking to verify his own guarantees in the event of a flight.
Over the past 24 hours, 256 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. The highest number of attacks by Russian forces occurred in the Pokrovsk, Sloviansk and Huliaipole sectors.
At present, the new online system can be used to pay for vehicle registration procedures, and there are plans to extend it to all services provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ service centres in the future.
The European Union has begun disbursing the first tranche of financial aid to strengthen Ukraine’s defence capabilities. The funds will be directed primarily towards the procurement and production of drones.
