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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned Ukrainians of a possible increase in the number of missile and drone attacks from Russia. The Head of State attributed this to the current weakness of the Russian leadership and urged citizens to take air-raid alerts seriously and seek shelter.
Over the past 24 hours, 248 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Russian forces remained most active in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a ‘very important development’ in defence cooperation with Germany.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has stated that Germany is joining the PURL mechanism for the fourth time; this mechanism is used to finance the procurement of US weapons and ammunition. The funds will be used for air defence systems, ammunition and missiles for the Patriot system.
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian leader Putin, stated that the Russian side had not yet had any contact with the administration of US President Donald Trump after he had been ‘fed harmful ideas’ at the G7 summit.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, described the strike on Moscow as a response to the Russian attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and called on Europeans, Americans and Russians to put pressure on Russian leader Putin.
The Security Service of Ukraine has intercepted a Russian document which refutes the involvement of Ukrainian drones in the attack on a bus carrying Belarusian citizens in the Bryansk region of Russia.
On 18 June, a further 552 bodies were returned to Ukraine from Russia. The Russians claim that they are Ukrainian soldiers.
The Ukrainian Government, together with business representatives, has agreed on further steps towards deregulation, bringing the economy out of the shadow economy and expanding support programmes for entrepreneurs. In addition, a new loan programme for companies affected by Russian shelling will come into effect in Ukraine from 1 July.
Russia and Belarus have accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting a coach carrying a children’s football team.
Ukraine’s post-war economy is set to become the most competitive, liberal and open among the countries of the European Union. To this end, the government plans to focus on tackling corruption, developing modern industry and fostering an innovative economy.
US President Donald Trump has stated that he will consider granting licences to American defence companies to manufacture weapons in Europe and Ukraine. If the decision is taken, it could mark a significant step forward for the European defence industry and substantially speed up arms deliveries to Ukraine.
