Newsletter 21/06/2024
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Ukraine can use US-supplied weapons to fire from anywhere across border into Russia – Pentagon
Pentagon spokesperson Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder has stated that Ukraine can use weapons provided by the United States to hit Russian forces anywhere across the border into Russia and not just in Russian territory near Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
EU Council approves opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova
The European Union Council today officially approved the mandate for EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, which was previously agreed at the ambassadorial level, paving the way for the first intergovernmental conference to be held next Tuesday.
Russian city of Yeysk attacked by drones
At about 1 a.m., the city of Yeysk in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation was attacked by unknown drones.
UN has accurate information on torture of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia - Head of Monitoring Mission
The UN Human Rights Council is reporting to the countries on the reports of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), which document torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia.
War
Ukraine's air defense forces down four guided air missiles
Ukraine's air defense units destroyed four Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles launched by Russian tactical aircraft overnight.
A family was injured during the second attack on Rozkishnyi in Donetsk region
Source: Official channel of the National Police of Ukraine
During the second attack, the Russians killed a 64-year-old woman and two men - 30 and 42 years old. The latter, together with his wife and 14-year-old son, came to repair the damaged parental house. The boy was injured, but survived.
A 57-year-old woman and two men, 32 and 37 years old, also received injuries of varying severity.
Scorching, in every sense, June on the Eastern Front
Source: Information Channel StratKom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The calculation of the self-propelled artillery unit "Gvozdika" of the 3rd Separate Tank Iron Brigade peels back the curtain and reveals its daily life in camouflaged positions. Artillery crews are always ready for combat duty, as infantry comrades rely on them.
Politics
Borrell tells what is included in new EU sanctions package against Russia
EU High Representative Josep Borrell told which sectors of the economy will be affected by the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia.
Second Peace Summit may take place in Global South country - Kuleba
"Not only Saudi Arabia is under consideration. We are really determined to hold the second Summit in a country of the so-called 'Global South.' And there are several players who are interested in holding the second Summit," said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
Society
Zaporizhzhia region launches construction of ‘underground schools’
"I held an offsite meeting to discuss the construction of 'underground schools' - shelters. Our global goal is to give 50,000 pupils in the Zaporizhzhia region the opportunity to study offline. We are implementing it [the project] in collaboration with the city authorities," Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration.
Fact check
Russian propaganda spreading fake about students building fortifications in Kyiv region
As "evidence," the authors of the posts added a photo of an announcement that was allegedly posted in a Kyiv-based university - Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA). It says that the management of the university allegedly obliges the students of the "KN-19" and "KN-18" groups to take with them everything they need, including shovels, and to arrive at the main building of the educational institution at 08:30 for community work at a defense fortification near Kyiv.