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Over 15,000 amendments have been submitted to the draft Civil Code – Stefanchuk
Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, has stated that over 15,000 amendments have been tabled to the draft Civil Code. According to him, some of these are constructive, whilst others are an attempt to block consideration of the draft.
A record 522 kilograms of cocaine, hidden amongst bananas, has been seized in Hungary
Hungarian law enforcement officials have reported the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history. Over half a tonne of the drug was discovered in a consignment of bananas that had arrived from Ecuador via Germany.
A power cut occurred at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant following a drone attack on Nikopol
On the night of 3 June 2026, another blackout occurred at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant following a drone strike on a substation on the opposite bank of the Dnieper.
The CIA has suspended the exchange of intelligence with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
The US Central Intelligence Agency has ceased its involvement in the preparation of certain intelligence assessments, particularly those relating to Iran. This follows prolonged disputes between the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence over jurisdiction and the sharing of information.
Ukraine is entering the new season with substantial wheat stocks and a positive harvest forecast
The Ukrainian wheat market is starting the 2026/27 season with substantial carryover stocks and favourable forecasts for the upcoming harvest. Towards the end of the current marketing year, export activity picked up significantly, boosting market sentiment and trade expectations.
The iPhone is set to get a new feature that will automatically split bills based on a single photo of a receipt
Apple is developing a new feature for the latest iPhone operating system that will allow users to automatically split bills between people after a meal out or other events.
A network involved in the production and sale of forged documents has been uncovered in the Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers have dismantled a large-scale operation in the Kyiv region involving the production and sale of forged documents. Fifteen people have been charged in connection with the case, and six suspects have been arrested.
Finland has seized Russian assets worth almost €4 million
Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation has confiscated €3.7 million from the Russian state this year. The seizures are linked to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, following a claim brought by the Ukrainian company Naftogaz and its subsidiaries.
Ukraine to receive equipment from Latvia to restore its thermal power plant – Svyrydenko
The Head of the Government, Yulia Svyrydenko, noted that energy facilities remain one of the main targets of Russian attacks, particularly the latest one on 2 June.
The tax authorities have uncovered a scheme to funnel nearly 200 billion hryvnias abroad via a network of high-risk companies
The State Tax Service has announced that it has uncovered evidence of a large-scale scheme to transfer funds abroad via more than 2,300 companies. The total value of foreign trade transactions carried out by these entities exceeded 198 billion hryvnias.
Child benefit in June 2026: who is eligible and how much is paid
In Ukraine, in June 2026, social benefits for children will remain in place, including childbirth allowance, the ‘Baby Box’, ‘eYasla’, and payments for single parents, carers, large families and internally displaced children.
Following Crimea, petrol sales have been restricted in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region
Окупаційна влада Луганщини заявила про запровадження ліміту на продаж бензину на автозаправних станціях, пояснивши це «зростанням попиту на пальне».