[Korrespondent] 23:38 Russian troops destroyed housing, business and infrastructure worth $100 billion in Ukraine, the National Bank said: "In addition to lowering current production, the war significantly reduces the potential of the economy. According to the NBU, the loss of physical capital from the destruction of enterprises, housing and infrastructure at the beginning of May reached $100 billion - the equivalent of 50% of GDP in 2021."
23:25 British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said that on Wednesday, June 22, she is going to Turkey in order to discuss ways to help the Ukrainian side in the export of grain from Odessa. She announced this in her speech in the British Parliament, Voice of America reports. According to Truss, only a few weeks remained to find a solution to the problem.
23:17 Numerous war crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine will be investigated and will not go unanswered, our Western partners assure. Help in the US investigation. US Attorney General Alex Garland arrived in Kyiv, he announced the creation of a special group to investigate Russian war crimes. For more details, see Find Everyone: An Investigation into Russia's Crimes .
23:04 US State Department spokesman Ned Price announced Washington's full support for Lithuania in its conflict with Russia over the ban on transit to Kaliningrad: "We support our NATO allies, we support Lithuania. Our commitment to Article 5 of NATO - the postulate that that an attack on one would mean an attack on all, is unbreakable."
22:58 Zelensky said in an evening video message that today was a day of "very active foreign policy work - almost a telephone marathon": "We are increasing the circle of those who are in favor of the candidacy for Ukraine, and adding confidence that the decision of the European Council on Friday will be positive. In all negotiations, I invariably emphasize: the seventh package of sanctions of the European Union is needed as soon as possible. Russia must feel the constant increase in pressure for the war."
22:34 The US Department of Justice is creating a group to investigate the war crimes of Russians in Ukraine, which will be led by the famous "Nazi hunter" Eli Rosenbaum, the head of department Merrick Garland said during his visit to Kiev. The group will also include experts in human rights and war crimes investigations.
Rosenbaum served 36 years in the US Department of Justice, formerly serving as Director of Strategy and Policy for Human Rights Enforcement. It was thanks to his efforts that more than 100 people accused of Nazism were identified and deprived of citizenship or deported. Also, the US Department of Justice will send three prosecutors to advise Ukraine.
22:28 After almost a month of "arrest", the Russians released the head of the fire department of the occupied Energodar, Vitaly Troyan, from captivity, Mayor Dmitry Orlov said.
21:53 Ukraine's courage and resilience inspired Europe, President of the European Parliament Roberta Mezola said during a rally in support of Ukraine in Amsterdam: "Your fight for common values ​​is our fight. It's time for Ukraine to join the EU. And on behalf of the European Parliament, I wanted to convey such a message ".
21:35 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. During the talks, they discussed the possible outcome of the NATO summit in Madrid: "Thanked for the approval of the decision of the European Commission on the status of a candidate for Ukraine. We discussed the possible outcome of the NATO summit in Madrid."
21:27 In Melitopol, the invaders want to introduce public death penalty. As the mayor of the city, Ivan Fedorov, said, the abductions of local residents have continued in recent days. So, during the service on the central square, one of the pastors was kidnapped, his fate is now unknown. Several activists were also taken away in an unknown direction.
The occupiers think that such actions will force the townspeople to stop resisting the aggressive aggression of Russia. And local Gauleiters on the air of Russian propaganda channels are already publicly declaring their desire to introduce the death penalty.
20:56 Johnson told the British Parliament that any concessions to Putin would be a disaster: "We must not allow anyone to believe that concessions to Putin will lead to anything but disaster." According to him, this can be "taken as a reward for unjustified aggression" and "encourage not only Russia, but also its allies." Johnson also stressed that it is important to prevent the Russians from freezing the conflict and consolidating their gains before a new attack.
20:51 Washington categorically disagrees that, as Russia claims, American citizens captured in Ukraine are not protected by the Geneva Convention. According to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, Washington has brought its position to the attention of the Russian authorities.
20:49 In the Kharkiv region today, 15 people were killed, 16 were injured , the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said. According to him, five of the 15 dead were in Kharkiv, six were in Chuguev, three were in the Zolochiv community, and an eight-year-old child also died in the Kharkiv region.
20:46 Mobile justice teams will start working in Ukraine - they will travel around the country and work with regional prosecutors, US Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaak said in an interview with SuspÑ–lny: "These will be small interdisciplinary teams of experts, Ukrainian and international, who will be able to travel around the country and work with its regional prosecutors in dealing with cases in their areas of activity." He specified that some teams would be specialized - focusing on, for example, sexual violence, the use of hunger as a weapon of war, or attacks on cultural property.
20:37 From July, a railway connection between Melitopol and Crimea will be launched in test mode, Russian media report, citing the "general director" of the Melitopol Railways.
20:32 Slovakia will transfer 12 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine immediately after Poland and the Czech Republic agree to protect its airspace until the country receives its F-16s from the United States, writes Business Insider.
20:29 As a result of today's shelling of Chuguev, Kharkiv region, six civilians were killed, three were injured , Mayor Galina Minaeva said.
20:26 The Ukrainian military launched a concentrated attack on the occupier's garrison on Zmeiny Island, the enemy suffered significant losses. More details - in the material Cleansing the Black Sea .
20:24 The unemployed in Ukraine will be involved in public works, Shmyhal said. According to him, today the state does not have the money to pay those who are unemployed, but refuses the offers of the employment center: “In wartime conditions, the state does not have the resources for this. for the front."
20:19 The head of the Lugansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, confirmed the capture of Toshkovka by Russian troops. According to him, for this, the enemy threw one and a half BTGs there. Also, according to Gaidai, attempts are underway to cut the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway, but so far without success.
20:15 In the Lugansk region near Lisichansk, the invaders gained control over the settlements of Podlesnoye and Mirnaya Dolina, and also have partial success in the Gorsky area and in the direction of Belaya Gora. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repulsed the assault in the direction of Vysokoe, the General Staff said. In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired at the areas of Berestovoye and Kamyshevakhi, led an offensive in the direction of Alexandropolye - Kamyshevakhi, but had no success, retreated.
20:01 The German authorities have not yet officially announced the supply of Panzerhaubitze 2000, but for the first time published a register of military support for Ukraine, in which they appear. There are also anti-aircraft and rocket systems, but there are no tanks that Berlin cannot agree on with Slovakia. More details - in the material, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received the PzH 2000 self-propelled guns .
19:43 As a result of today's shelling of Nikolaev one person was lost, three more are wounded, the mayor Alexander Senkevich reported.
19:29 During the demining of Azov, Russian sappers and the military in the area of ​​​​blast furnace shops today killed two invaders, said adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko. "The explosion heard half the city," he wrote.
19:11 Zelensky signed the law on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention.
18:43 At today's meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the attraction of a grant for budget support from Germany in the amount of 1 billion euros. In addition, the draft Agreement was approved in accordance with the instrument created by the IMF for the administrative account for Ukraine for this grant, Shmyhal said. The funds will be used to cover budgetary needs in order to stabilize the Ukrainian economy.
18:31 Luxembourg allocated 15% of the funds from its defense budget to support the Ukrainian army, Zelensky said: "Luxembourg has constantly helped us. If we talk about help regarding the power of our army, then 15% of the entire defense budget, although the Prime Minister does not like it say, Luxembourg singled out our defenders and defenders."
18:19 Ukraine is connecting the UN, the ICRC and several states that have this or that influence on Russia to the process of exchanging prisoners of war, Zelensky said at a briefing with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg in Kiev. At the same time, the president admitted that he currently does not have information regarding the conditions of detention of Ukrainian prisoners and the assistance provided to them.
"I really want the exchange to take place. So that certain partners who have undertaken to help with the exchange really keep their word. We not only believe in this. We work. The work takes place at the GUR site. They manage this process," - said Zelensky.
18:00 As a result of today's shelling of Kharkiv, five people have already died, 11 were injured , said the head of the Investigative Department of the Regional Police Sergey Bolvinov.
17:57 Great Britain turned to Russia on the issue of the British "sentenced" in the "DPR" to death, Russian Ambassador Andrey Kelin said. "I sent an arrogant note," the ambassador said.
17:55 Germany will continue to support Ukraine with weapons as much as necessary, Scholz said, speaking at the annual meeting of the Federation of German Industry. He stressed that "Europe and Western democracies do not accept a violent attack on Ukraine."
The chancellor also acknowledged that anti-Russian sanctions do not pass without a trace for Germany, but they are necessary: ​​“These sanctions really work. Yes, these sanctions harm us ourselves. They harm our companies, but they are right ... Freedom has its price. Democracy has its price. Solidarity with friends and partners has its price. And we are ready to pay this price."
Scholz also said that his trip to Irpen last week made him realize that Ukraine belongs to the European family: "I will never forget the horror pictures I saw there." The head of the German government stressed that he would seek a positive decision on granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for joining the EU.
17:46 The EU is discussing the possibility of including gold in the seventh package of anti-Russian sanctions, Reuters writes, citing sources in the EU. Brussels is not yet developing the next package of sanctions, but work is already underway to identify sectors that are most tangible for the Russian economy.
17:35 Podolyak said that the shelling of residential areas of Kharkov from the point of view of military art does not make any sense: "Russia clearly does not have the strength to take Kharkov. But Moscow does not have such a goal. Their goal is to inflict maximum damage on the city and take revenge on it To show Kharkov the real charms of the "Russian world" and "friendship of peoples" - Grads, Hurricanes, Tornadoes".
17:23 Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau believes that the current security crisis has shown that Europe is not able to defend itself without the help of the United States: "Poland sees the involvement of the United States in European security as a fundamental condition for peace in Europe." The head of the Foreign Ministry stressed that it was precisely the leadership positions of the United States in NATO that became key in "quick and effective adaptation to the Russian threat in 2016."
"The current crisis clearly shows that Europe cannot defend itself without the United States," Rau stressed and added that Washington should not take full responsibility for protecting peace in Europe, which also "lies on the shoulders" of European allies.
17:20 Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has developed a mechanism for the confiscation of sanctioned Russian assets for their subsequent transfer to Ukraine: “As for sanctions against Russia, we hope that in the coming days my bill will be approved. For the first time for Canada, it contains measures that will allow the confiscation , as well as freezing sanctioned assets.<...> We believe that it is really important to expand our legal powers, because the search for funds for the restoration of Ukraine will become extremely urgent, and here it is not worth thinking about a more appropriate source of this funding than the confiscated Russian assets".
17:18 A Turkish delegation intends to visit Russia within a week to discuss the "grain issue," Turkish television reported, citing sources. A meeting of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN on the "grain problem" will be held in Istanbul next week, the channel said.
17:14 The US Attorney General arrived on an unannounced visit to Ukraine, ABC reported. Garland, in particular, intends to discuss with Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova "US efforts to assist in the prosecution of war crimes."
16:57 Ukraine may need up to 1 trillion euros of outside assistance to repair the damage caused by the Russian invasion, Werner Hoyer told the European Investment Bank (EIB).
16:54 A citizen of Spain died in Ukraine. The Spaniard was 22 years old and was originally from the town of Manacor, located on the island of Mallorca, according to Europa Press. Sources of the publication in the Spanish Foreign Ministry confirmed that the young man died on Saturday, June 18. The embassy is already in the process of transporting the body. It is known that the deceased traveled to Ukraine to participate in the war, but it is not known whether he died in battle or for another reason.
16:40 As a result of today's shelling of Kharkov, four people were killed, ten were injured , said Natalya Popova, adviser to the head of the regional council.
16:38 The French Foreign Ministry announced that the EU countries have reached a full consensus on granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for the European Union.
16:20 Drilling platforms, on which Ukraine launched a missile strike, functioned as fortification points for complete control by the Russian occupiers of a part of the Black Sea, said the speaker of the Odesa OVA Sergey Bratchuk: "On those towers in question, Russia organized such small garrisons, attracted air defense assets there, including for radar warfare, reconnaissance, that is, these platforms have turned into such fortification points that have helped and are helping the Russians to orient themselves towards complete control of the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
15:57 Reznikov said that the German PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer guns of 155 mm caliber have replenished the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:52 Since the beginning of the war, daily gas production in Ukraine has fallen by 6.1%, said the head of Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko.
15:43 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and thanked him for his support in granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate. "We agreed to draw on the experience of Portugal in our rapprochement with the EU," the president added.
15:39 The Ukrainian military attacked the Snake Island, the OK Pivden reported: "A concentrated attack was carried out on the Snake Island using various forces and methods of destruction, during which the enemy suffered significant losses."
15:37 Ukrainian military intelligence reports that personnel changes have taken place in the Federal Service of the Russian Guard. So, Lieutenant General Sergei Vlasenko was removed from the post of chief of staff - first deputy commander of the North Caucasian district of the Russian Guard troops. And Lieutenant General Anatoly Malikov was appointed to a leading position in the North Caucasian district of the Russian Guard troops. Prior to that, Malikov served as head of the main department of state control and licensing and permit work of the Federal Service of the Russian Guard Troops.
Personnel rotations are associated with a low level of organization of tasks during the war against Ukraine, which led to significant losses of personnel and military equipment.
15:22 The Russians captured Toshkovka in the Lugansk region, said the head of the Severodonetsk regional state administration Roman Vlasenko on the air of the telethon. According to him, there was also an attempt to break through the defenses between Dolina and Gorsky.
15:20 The Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council warned that provocations by Russians are possible tomorrow: "On June 22, dozens of events are traditionally held in different regions of Ukraine to commemorate the memory of the sons and daughters of the Ukrainian people who fell during World War II. In this regard, there is high probability of provocations by the occupying forces of Russia with possible rocket attacks."
15:17 Zelensky said that he had a "fruitful conversation" with Orban: "Thanked for supporting the sovereignty of Ukraine and shelter for Ukrainians during the war. We agreed to develop cooperation in the field of energy. Thank you for supporting the candidate's status. I invited him to visit Ukraine."
15:13 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing in the Kherson region, which is why the occupiers are mercilessly hitting the southern regions of the country, said the head of the press center of the security and defense forces of OK Pivden Natalya Gumenyuk on the air of Channel 24: "When we gain a foothold on these lines, we will definitely However, while the military operation is going on, I urge everyone to remain calm and wait for official announcements, since only the military knows where they are, where they are going and what successes they have."
15:06 Slovenia handed over to Ukraine 35 armored amphibious infantry vehicles, which should arrive in Ukraine today, June 21, reports 24UR. In exchange for the donation, Slovenia will receive a voucher from the United States to purchase weapons worth more than the donation.
15:01 Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced his country's desire to join NATO: "We are not naive, we understand that Georgia has territorial problems, which we must first solve, and then join NATO. This is the opinion of our European friends and friends in NATO.
14:52 The position declared by President Tokayev on Ukraine and sanctions can be costly for the Kazakh economy. But cooperation with the sanctioned Kremlin is even more expensive. More about this - in the material, Putin was offended by Kazakhstan and started a trade war .
14:47 Zelensky said that he had held telephone conversations with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda: "Noted the status of a partner - a participant in Trimorye for Ukraine and the initiative of the first ladies - a center for internally displaced persons in Lithuania. We coordinated steps on the eve of the vote of the European Council."
14:40 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that yesterday at about 5:00 the Armed Forces of Ukraine made an attempt to seize the Zmeiny Island, inflicting massive air and artillery strikes, but Russian air defense destroyed all weapons fired at the island. After that, the BK-1 and Krym-1 gas production platforms were attacked. In response, the Russian Armed Forces allegedly destroyed hangars with Bayraktars-TB2 with Oniks cruise missiles at the Shkolny military airfield near Odessa, and two artillery platoons of 155-mm M-777 howitzers, as well as two S-300 launchers near Ochakov and Tuzla in Kubansky Island. Odessa region.
14:35 The Russians are shelling Kharkiv, in the Industrial District it is already known about seven victims, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
14:16 In the Kiev region, 1333 bodies of dead Ukrainians have been found to date. According to Andrey Nebitov, the head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the region, the bodies of the dead citizens are still being found. At the same time, 213 bodies remain unidentified, another 300 people are listed as missing.
13:59 In the Zaporozhye region, another operation was carried out to transfer the bodies of dead servicemen - Ukraine returned the bodies of 35 of its defenders, the Ministry of Reintegration reported.
13:41 The German government announced that to provide assistance to Ukraine, Germany increased the budget by 2 billion euros. Berlin will provide Kyiv with 30 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, an IRIS-T air defense system, Mars MLRS and a number of other weapons.
13:38 One of the Russian missiles, which was fired at Kharkiv on June 20, hit the parking lot of subway trains, one person was injured. There are damaged trains, Volodymyr Timoshko, head of the Main Police Department of the Kharkiv region, told Suspilny.
13:34 Putin said that at the end of the year the first "latest ballistic missile" Sarmat will be on combat duty. He also said that the Russian troops "began to receive unparalleled S-500 systems."
13:32 The Estonian military said that a Russian helicopter violated the country's airspace. The Estonian Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and gave him a note of protest. According to the Estonian military, there were five such cases last year and two this year.
13:30 Peskov said that the death penalty for American prisoners cannot be ruled out, "but this is a court decision."
13:28 Moscow will "soon respond" to the decision of Vilnius to declare a "transport blockade" of the Kaliningrad region, "this will seriously affect the inhabitants of Lithuania," said Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.
13:25 49 Russian conscripts from the cruiser Moscow are again sent to war with Ukraine, the Russian edition Novaya Gazeta writes, citing the appeals of military relatives. The newspaper notes that the sailors have not yet been transferred to land, now they are on the Ladny ship, which was commissioned in 1981 - they plan to involve it in the war with Ukraine.
13:23 The leader of the "DPR" Pushilin signed a "decree" allowing to accept foreign citizens into the ranks of Russian militants.
13:22 Slovakia was unable to transfer Soviet T-72 tanks to Ukraine in exchange for more modern German Leopards, as Berlin offered an insufficient number of them, writes Business Insider. According to an agreement reached in April between Slovakia and Germany, Ukraine was to receive 30 Soviet-made T-72 tanks in exchange for German Leopard 2A4s. But Berlin offered Bratislava only 15 tanks, which is not enough to cover the Slovak defense needs.
13:19 There are up to seven Belarusian battalions on the border of Belarus with Ukraine - this is about 3.5-4 thousand personnel, said the speaker of the Ministry of Defense Alexander Motuzyanyk. "But you have to understand that there are Russian troops there too. I won't say their number, but there are a number of settlements where they are stationed," he added.
13:04 Zelensky addressed the participants of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: "It is the attention of the world that determines when and how the war will end. For this, Ukraine needs allies. We need people who are the best in the world at attracting and paying attention. Your campaigns and your work will make a legend out of our struggle for freedom. We are fighting for freedom not only for ourselves - we are fighting for the freedom of the entire democratic world, everyone who cannot even imagine living in the tyranny and censorship that flourishes in Russia."
12:40 Canada and the Netherlands will help restore Ukraine after the victory over the Russian Federation. This was stated by the Prime Ministers of the countries Justin Trudeau and Mark Rutte after a telephone conversation, Yermak said.
12:36 All 27 member states have agreed on the status of a candidate for Kiev, writes Bloomberg. According to the publication, at a meeting of EU ambassadors, which took place the day before, no one objected to such a decision. EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss the issue on June 23-24.
12:20 The head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, said that another 993 people, including 254 children, were evacuated from the occupied territories of the region. More than 30 buses to Chuguev and Kharkiv were involved in the evacuation.
12:16 Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen speaks online in the Verkhovna Rada, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said.
12:00 Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bethel arrived in Kiev and immediately went to Borodyanka. "As long as there is a war with Russia, Luxembourg will be on the side of Ukraine," Bethel wrote on Twitter.
11:34 For the maintenance of Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine, 51 sites have been organized, which are located in almost every region of the country, and one camp in the west of the state. The Ministry of Justice reported that proper living conditions have been created in the prisoner of war camp, and medical support has been organized. The prisoners of war themselves work at the same time - they are engaged in woodworking. The camp is guarded, prisoners of war can freely move around its territory.
In the areas organized in penitentiary institutions and pre-trial detention centers, prisoners of war are kept in separate rooms, isolated from other convicts.
11:25 The Russians completed the construction of the crossing in the Kharkiv region. According to Radio Liberty, the route was laid across the Oskol River near the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya. The occupiers built the crossing near the destroyed railway bridge. Now they can transfer both manpower and equipment across the Oskol.
11:22 Erdogan discussed with UN Secretary General António Guterres options for unblocking the export of Ukrainian grain. According to the office of the President of Turkey, Erdogan announced the continuation of joint efforts to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. Erdogan also told Guterres that he continues to offer Ukraine and the Russian Federation the resumption of peace negotiations and the end of the war through diplomacy.
11:15 Rada returned duties and VAT for imported goods, as well as customs clearance of cars. The changes will come into effect on July 1. The deputies supported the corresponding government bill No. 7418 in two readings at once, said MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
10:49 The invaders are evacuating the Russian equipment knocked out by Ukrainian defenders to the territory of the Russian Federation for repairs, but on the way they remove spare parts, batteries and weapons control units from it and try to sell them or exchange them for alcohol. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, given the scale of the theft and the critical level of equipment of the Russian units, the commander of the troops of the Southern Military District ordered to conduct urgent investigations into cases of theft and double the security of the trains that deliver the destroyed equipment to the repair units.
10:28 Finland has not yet made progress on disputed issues with Turkey and probably will not be able to join NATO until September, said Finnish President Sauli Niiniste.
10:21 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the EU will be able to replace all supplies via Nord Stream by changing the temperature of heating or air conditioning on average in Europe by two degrees.
10:19 In Crimea, a train with Russian boats has been formed at the Dzhankoy railway station. According to the speaker of the Odesa OVA Sergey Bratchuk, two boats BMK-15, two BMK-130 and one BMK-T were seen on the railway platforms. Also, a railway echelon with 50 tanks of fuel and lubricants arrived in Dzhankoy. "Obviously, the boats will be sent to mainland Ukraine for use in forcing water interference," Bratchuk wrote.
10:11 SBU exposed Russian agents, which included officials from the Cabinet of Ministers and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine. The agent network of the FSB conducted reconnaissance and subversive activities in the authorities. As a result of a multi-stage special operation of the counterintelligence service of the Security Service in Kyiv, the head of the department of the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers and the head of one of the directorates of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry was detained.
09:50 Stefanchuk submitted to the Rada the candidacy of People's Deputy Dmitry Lubinets for the position of Commissioner for Human Rights.
09:48 In the Kiev region of Kharkov, the enemy bombed an educational institution, it was destroyed by 40%, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said. In just a day in the region three dead and seven wounded. After the shelling, a transport enterprise in the Saltovsky district was on fire, and in the Izyum region, a fire that arose after the shelling at a gas processing plant is being eliminated.
09:46 In Crimea, the fire is still being extinguished on the towers of Chernomorneftegaz, which were hit by Ukraine the day before. The fire spread to the well, Russian Senator Olga Kovitidi said. Also, seven people who worked on drilling rigs have not yet been found.
09:34 Borrell called the Kremlin's accusations of Lithuania in blocking railway transit to the Kaliningrad region pure propaganda. He stressed that Lithuania did not accept any unilateral national restrictions - Vilnius is consulting with the European Commission about its actions.
09:10 In Odessa, due to a massive missile strike on June 20, one person died - a guard at a food warehouse, OK Pivden reported.
09:08 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of June 21. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions.
- personnel - about 34,100 (+300) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1496 (+19),
- armored fighting vehicles - 3606 (+18),
- artillery systems - 752 (+3),
- MLRS - 239 (+1),
- air defense systems - 98 (+0),
- aircraft - 216 (+0),
- helicopters - 181 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 611 (+10),
- cruise missiles - 137 (+7),
- ships/boats - 14 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2537 (+10),
- special equipment - 59 (+4).
09:03 British intelligence notes that the destruction of the Russian ship Vasily Bekh on June 17 during a resupply mission demonstrates the difficulties that the Russian Federation is facing in trying to maintain its forces on Zmein. The Ukrainian coastal defense largely neutralized Russia's ability to establish control over the sea and deploy naval forces in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. This undermined Russia's original plan of action for the invasion, which envisaged creating a risk to the Odessa region from the sea, analysts say.
08:50 The provisions of the Geneva Conventions do not apply to captured US citizens, Peskov said. According to him, these Americans are not related to the Ukrainian army.
08:46 52-year-old American volunteer Steven Zabelsky died in Ukraine, writes The Washington Post. According to an obituary published by his family and confirmed by the State Department, he was killed in action near Dorozhnyanka, Zaporozhye region, on May 15. This is the second confirmed death of a US military in Ukraine. The first was PMC employee Willy Kansel, whose death became known at the end of April.
08:43 Russians fired at school No. 6 in Avdeevka at night. According to the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko, the building was fired from Gradov with incendiary rockets. There is no information about the victims.
08:41 About 200 invaders are hiding in the forests of the Kharkiv region. According to the Borovsky village council, in recent days a lot of enemy equipment and troops have been moving through the territory of the community. The invaders deserted near the village of Gorohavatka, refusing to engage in battle with the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Izyum. As a result, they were wounded, hungry, angry and fled into the forest with damaged equipment, now their commanders are looking for Russians.
08:27 In the Lugansk region, the Russians were advancing from different directions - in the areas of Kamyshevakhi, Zolote, Gorsky, at the same time the enemy was massively shelling Lisichansk - the head of the military administration of the city came under fire, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, about half of the wounded invaders do not survive in the future.
Doctors are still working in one of the hospitals in Severodonetsk. 568 people remain on Azot, among them 38 children - mostly employees of the enterprise and their families, they refused to evacuate, Gaidai specified.
08:15 The government of Taiwan will allocate 500 thousand dollars for the restoration of Buchi. "We are aware of the suffering, killings, destruction from the war that the aggressors left in Bucha. The atrocities in Bucha are war crimes that need to be condemned and those responsible punished," Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said during an online meeting with Mayor of Bucha Anatoly Fedoruk. Financial and material assistance will also be directed to the restoration of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Odessa, Sumy and Zaporozhye.
08:01 In the Nikolaev region, an enemy mine was washed up to the shore. According to OK Pivden, Russian ammunition drifted in Koblevo at a distance of about 50 meters from the coast, and subsequently detonated uncontrollably. Due to the absence of people on the beach and in coastal waters, no one was hurt.
07:48 The Armed Forces of Ukraine held their positions after the attack of the invaders near Severodonetsk, and also repelled the assault of the Russians near Slavyansk, the General Staff reports in the morning report . Also, the Ukrainian military stopped the attempts of enemy assault operations in the Maryinka area. In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, five carriers of high-precision weapons are kept in readiness for launching missile strikes on targets on the territory of Ukraine.
06:56 According to the UN, more than 7.7 million people left Ukraine during the war, more than 5.1 million of them went to Europe.
04:44 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that the mass activity of partisans in the occupied territories does not allow the Russian authorities to publicly support the "accession" of these territories to the Russian Federation.
04:22 Editor-in-chief of the Russian Novaya Gazeta Dmitry Muratov sold his 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal for a record $103.5 million - he will use the funds to help Ukrainian refugee children.
03:13 "Referendum" on the entry of the Kherson region into Russia is planned to be held this fall, said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the "military-civil administration" of the region.
02:04 Peskov said that the crisis in Ukraine will be protracted, and "the West will never be able to regain Moscow's trust."
00:36 Ukraine has ratified the Istanbul Convention according to the Croatian scenario, that is, with reservations, Tatyana Pechonchik, head of the board of the ZMINA Human Rights Center, said on the air of the telethon. Thus, according to her, the ratification of the convention does not oblige Ukraine to amend the laws, the Family Code, the Constitution or change the definition of marriage. On the other hand, the ratification of the convention will open the way for Ukraine to the EU, since some EU members, in particular the Netherlands and Sweden, have emphasized its importance. And as a negative example, Pechonchik cited the decriminalization of domestic violence in the Russian Federation.
00:18 In Ukraine, they began to separate passenger and cargo flows at the border, spokesman for the State Border Service Andriy Demchenko said on the air of the telethon. According to him, today the Krakovets checkpoint has been launched, where these flows go separately. Another checkpoint - Yagodin - will soon start working only for cargo flows, passenger traffic will be redirected to other points.
Even before the introduction of such a distinction, trucks with fuel were allowed into Ukraine without a queue, Demchenko recalled and stressed that with the separation of flows, the pace of fuel supply to the country would also accelerate.
In turn, Zelensky said in an evening video message that within the framework of the Open Border project, the capacity of the Krakovets-Korcheva checkpoint has been increased by 50%, which will significantly increase the export-import flow across the border.