Ukraine has not officially confirmed the strike, but one official told Kyiv Post they ‘stood in the open air for two hours’, long enough to 'transport the HIMARS, enter the coordinates and hit them.'
The Polish Border Guard stated that a few days ago shots were fired for the first time from the territory of Belarus; a service car was damaged, and it is not known for certain which weapon was used.
Putin instructed the Russian health ministry to create a separate psychiatric institute for the study of LGBT people, as well as a number of other "behavioral areas, including social behavior."...
There have been calls for the ICC to investigate Oleg Deripaska over the deleted post which is potential evidence of a war crime – the unlawful deportation of children.
The rare move by Sen. James E. Risch comes as relations between the U.S. and Hungary have become increasingly combative as Budapest complicates the Western response to Russia’s war in Ukraine
At the beginning of the month, a group of Ukrainian prisoners of war will be transferred from Russia to Hungary - according to Ukrainian Foreign Office spokesman Nikolenko, Ukraine will not be informed about this. Now he accuses the EU country of holding the eleven Ukrainians incommunicado. Hungary denies....
Finland will not give any development aid to governments and countries that support Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the programme of Finland’s new right-wing government, Foreign Trade and Development Minister Ville Tavio told YLE on Monday.
Intel will spend more than 30 billion euros ($33 billion) to develop two chip-making plants in Magdeburg as part of its expansion push in Europe, a deal Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed on Monday as Germany's biggest ever foreign investment.
An epidemic of cholera is spreading among Russian military personnel in Kherson Oblast and Crimea following a Russian terrorist attack onthe Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, the Atesh partisan movement reported on Telegram on June 17.
Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavriia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces, has stated that Russian losses in this area amounted to over four companies in just 24 hours.
A defense council meeting held at the Elysée Palace examined the possibility of Kiev joining the Atlantic Alliance, which had so far been ruled out by Paris, Berlin and Washington, but was supported by Central European countries such as Poland and the Baltic states. This French overture would be designed to increase pressure on...
For a month the two men could not tell their psychologist what had happened to them, only that it was horrible beyond words. “If there’s hell somewhere, it’s worse than that,” said one....
Ukraine’s SBU security service has exposed a retired Ukrainian pilot who collected intelligence on Ukrainian Armed Forces airfields and the personal data of military pilots for Russia, the agency reported on June 20.
Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian PM, dies at 86 (www.bbc.com)
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, dies at 86
Russians Furious After Ukraine HIMARS Strike ‘Kills 100 Troops' (www.kyivpost.com)
Ukraine has not officially confirmed the strike, but one official told Kyiv Post they ‘stood in the open air for two hours’, long enough to 'transport the HIMARS, enter the coordinates and hit them.'
Estonia legalizes same-sex marriage (www.politico.eu)
‘I am proud of Estonia,’ says PM Kaja Kallas.
Ben Hodges: Think Ukraine’s offensive has started? Wait for the heavy brigades (cepa.org)
There’s fighting underway across frontline Ukraine, Ben Hodges says the decisive moment will be when hundreds tanks hit Russian lines.
Swiss voters to decide on country’s energy transition (www.swissinfo.ch)
Should Switzerland achieve climate neutrality by 2050? On June 18 the Swiss people vote on the new climate law. What's at stake?
Polish border guards report attacks from territory of Belarus for the first time (www.pravda.com.ua)
The Polish Border Guard stated that a few days ago shots were fired for the first time from the territory of Belarus; a service car was damaged, and it is not known for certain which weapon was used.
Putin instructed the Russian Ministry of Health to create a separate psychiatric institute for the study of LGBT people (twitter.com)
Putin instructed the Russian health ministry to create a separate psychiatric institute for the study of LGBT people, as well as a number of other "behavioral areas, including social behavior."...
Russian Oligarch’s Website Boasts of Taking 350 Ukrainian Children From Bakhmut, Swiftly Gets Deleted (www.kyivpost.com)
There have been calls for the ICC to investigate Oleg Deripaska over the deleted post which is potential evidence of a war crime – the unlawful deportation of children.
Paris explosion: More than 20 injured after blast (www.bbc.com)
Four of the injured are in a critical state after the blast in the historic Latin Quarter, police say.
Swiss voters back net-zero emissions climate bill as glaciers melt (www.france24.com)
The Swiss on Sunday backed a new climate bill aimed at steering their country of melting glaciers towards carbon neutrality by 2050.
GOP senator blocks arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden’s NATO bid (www.washingtonpost.com)
The rare move by Sen. James E. Risch comes as relations between the U.S. and Hungary have become increasingly combative as Budapest complicates the Western response to Russia’s war in Ukraine
Ukraine: Hungary denies access to prisoners of war (www.n-tv.de) German
At the beginning of the month, a group of Ukrainian prisoners of war will be transferred from Russia to Hungary - according to Ukrainian Foreign Office spokesman Nikolenko, Ukraine will not be informed about this. Now he accuses the EU country of holding the eleven Ukrainians incommunicado. Hungary denies....
Finland may cut aid to African countries supporting Russian war in Ukraine (www.euractiv.com)
Finland will not give any development aid to governments and countries that support Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the programme of Finland’s new right-wing government, Foreign Trade and Development Minister Ville Tavio told YLE on Monday.
Intel will spend more than 30 billion euros to develop two chip-making plants in Magdeburg, Germany (www.reuters.com)
Intel will spend more than 30 billion euros ($33 billion) to develop two chip-making plants in Magdeburg as part of its expansion push in Europe, a deal Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed on Monday as Germany's biggest ever foreign investment.
Russian units in Kherson Oblast and Crimea, stricken in cholera outbreak, ‘losing combat effectiveness’ (english.nv.ua)
An epidemic of cholera is spreading among Russian military personnel in Kherson Oblast and Crimea following a Russian terrorist attack onthe Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, the Atesh partisan movement reported on Telegram on June 17.
Parliament calls on NATO to invite Ukraine to join the alliance | News | European Parliament (www.europarl.europa.eu)
MEPs call on NATO allies to honour their commitment to Ukraine and pave the way for Kyiv to be invited to join the defence alliance....
The name of the 'traitor' who sold Australia's secrets to the Russians revealed (www.abc.net.au)
The untold spy story of a mole in ASIO's ranks who sold the Soviets highly classified intelligence and got away with it.
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Russia loses four companies on Tavriia front over past 24 hours - Commander of Tavriia Group of Forces (www.pravda.com.ua)
Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavriia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces, has stated that Russian losses in this area amounted to over four companies in just 24 hours.
Brexit has failed - we must now return to the centre of Europe, Lord Heseltine says (www.independent.co.uk)
Lord Heseltine said it is time to stop ‘hiding from the damage’ caused by Brexit
France resolves to support Ukrainian membership of NATO (www.lemonde.fr) French
A defense council meeting held at the Elysée Palace examined the possibility of Kiev joining the Atlantic Alliance, which had so far been ruled out by Paris, Berlin and Washington, but was supported by Central European countries such as Poland and the Baltic states. This French overture would be designed to increase pressure on...
She thought she was unshockable, then two castrated Ukrainian soldiers arrived (www.thetimes.co.uk)
For a month the two men could not tell their psychologist what had happened to them, only that it was horrible beyond words. “If there’s hell somewhere, it’s worse than that,” said one....
Ukraine’s SBU security service exposes a retired Ukrainian pilot who collected intelligence and passed it to Russia (english.nv.ua)
Ukraine’s SBU security service has exposed a retired Ukrainian pilot who collected intelligence on Ukrainian Armed Forces airfields and the personal data of military pilots for Russia, the agency reported on June 20.
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