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Over the past 24 hours, 259 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. The situation remained most tense in the Pokrovsk, Kursk and Huliaipole sectors.
The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) is asking the court to confiscate the flat and parking space belonging to Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Community and Territorial Development.
The State Bureau of Investigations and the Office of the Prosecutor General have concluded their investigation into former President Viktor Yanukovych and 16 other high-ranking officials from his time in office. They are suspected of forming a criminal organisation.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is due to visit Gdańsk for a conference on Ukraine’s reconstruction, despite the controversy surrounding the renaming of a Special Operations Forces unit after the ‘Heroes of the UPA’.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Human Rights Commissioner, has stated that 780 billion hryvnias are needed to set up shelters, but no funds are being allocated for this from the state budget.
Switzerland has expanded its sanctions against Russia — the list now includes a further 16 individuals and 7 organisations implicated in the forced deportation of children and attempts to erase their national identity.
The preliminary peace agreement between the US and Iran triggered a sharp fall in energy prices and a rise in the stock markets. However, experts warn that millions of barrels of oil will not reach Europe immediately due to damaged infrastructure and logistical challenges.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, may lose its licence to provide services within the European Union.
Ukrainian banking regulations are currently approximately 78 per cent aligned with EU standards and requirements, whereas prior to the start of the invasion this figure stood at around 50 per cent
The European company MBDA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ukrainian defence firm KB "Luch" to expand cooperation in the field of long-range strike systems.
Russia, the aggressor state, may have been left with just one operational ‘Oreshnik’ medium-range ballistic missile in its arsenal following the launch of three missiles at Ukraine.
В ніч на 17 червня росіяни завдали масованого удару по Тростянцю Сумської області. У місті знищині АЗС.