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To confirm your status as an internally displaced person in 2026, you must hold an IDP certificate. You can obtain this via the Diya app or portal, after which the document will be available to download and print.
Russian forces have struck one of the production facilities belonging to the Ukrainian company ‘General Chereshnya’, which specialises in the development of drones.
Of the total number of drones procured by the Defence Procurement Agency (DOTA) for the Defence Forces, 95 per cent are Ukrainian-made. At the same time, procurement of unmanned aerial systems has exceeded procurement of ammunition for the second year running.
A new wave of forced conscription of men into the army has begun in Russia. Those most easily intimidated and deprived of a choice have been targeted.
On the night of 22 June, the Russian Federation launched drone attacks on civilian merchant vessels heading for Ukrainian ports. A fire broke out on the Turkish-owned vessel VICTRESS.
Ukrainian track and field athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the ‘Gold’ leg of the Continental Tour in Hengelo, the Netherlands. She cleared a height of 1.94 metres.
Representatives from the US and Iran held lengthy talks in Switzerland on a new nuclear deal. The parties also discussed the situation in Lebanon and the safety of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Australia will provide Ukraine with an additional $100 million in aid to purchase critical military equipment.
The relocation of businesses has proved to be one of the most successful economic decisions of the war, with around 400 businesses that have relocated now operating in Zakarpattia.
Another rescue worker, who was injured in the Russian attack on 15 June, has died in a hospital in Kharkiv.
The Swiss national team secured their first victory at the 2026 World Cup with a convincing win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The second-round match ended 4–1.
Pavlo Vovk, the former president of the now-dissolved Kyiv District Administrative Court (KDAC), has failed in his attempt to be reinstated. The court upheld the decision of the High Council of Justice (HCJ), which had dismissed him.
