It has been the 481st day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:
The russian federation continues to kill civilians in Ukraine, ignoring the laws and customs of war, using terror tactics, striking and shelling both military and civilian targets.
During the day, the russian occupiers conducted another missile and air strike on the territory of Ukraine, using 4 Kalibr cruise missiles and 4 Iranian Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs. The air defense forces and means of the Air Force of Ukraine destroyed all 8 air targets.
In addition, the russian forces conducted 32 airstrikes and fired about 40 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas. Civilians were injured.
The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka directions, and heavy fighting continues. There were 39 combat engagements over the day.
Towards Volyn and Polissia, The situation in the sectors remained unchanged. There were no signs of offensive groups forming.
Combat training and coordination activities of the russian Armed Forces units are underway at training grounds of the republic of belarus before they are sent to the areas of combat operations in Ukraine.
Towards Siversk and Sloboda, the enemy maintains a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Hremiach, Chernihiv oblast; Seredyno-Buda, Chuikivka, Basivka, Turia in Sumy oblast, as well as Huriv Kozachok, Udy, Chervona Zoria, Kozacha Lopan, Hlyboke, Oliinykove, Lyptsi, Ternova, Starytsia, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Zybine, Okhrimivka, Varvarivka, Nesterne, Budarky, Krasnyi Yar in Kharkiv oblast.
Towards Kupiansk, the enemy launched an airstrike on Kyslivka, Kharkiv oblast. Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zakhidne, Kyslivka, Berestove in Kharkiv oblast came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.
Towards Lyman, the enemy conducted offensive actions in the areas of Yampolivka, Torske, west of Dibrova, Hryhorivka and Spirne in Donetsk oblast, but did not succeed. There was an airstrike on the village of Spirne, Donetsk oblast. Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka in Luhansk oblast and Torske, Serebrianka, Verkhnekamianske, Rozdolivka in Donetsk oblast came under artillery fire.
Towards Bakhmut, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives against Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Donetsk oblast. He conducted airstrikes on the settlements of Pivnichne and Toretsk. Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozarianivka, Bila Hora, Kostiantynivka, Druzhba, Pivnichne, and Donetsk oblast suffered from enemy artillery shelling.
Towards Avdiivka, the russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Avdiivka. They shelled Orlivka, Avdiivka, Karlivka, Pervomaiske, Nevelske in Donetsk oblast with artillery.
Towards Marinka, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the area of Krasnohorivka, Marinka and Pobieda. The enemy conducted an air strike near Marinka. At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Marinka, Pobieda in Donetsk oblast were shelled.
Towards Shakhtarsk, the enemy conducted offensive actions against Novomykhailivka. Zolota Nyva was under the airstrike. Paraskoviivka, Kostiantynivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane, Vuhledar in Donetsk oblast were under fire.
Towards Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, the enemy continues to conduct defensive actions. There were airstrikes in the areas of Levadne, Zelene Pole and Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia oblast. They shelled Blahodatne, Makarivka, Storozheve, Vremivka, Vilne Pole, Zelenne Pole, Novopil in Donetsk oblast with artillery. Temyrivka, Levadne, Olhivske, Chervone, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Novoandriivka, Shcherbaky, Stepove, Piatykhatky, Lobkove, Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia oblast; Beryslav, Tomaryne, Kozatske, Burhunka, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Kherson, Dniprovske, Kizomys, Sofiivka in Kherson oblast.
Russian occupation forces continue to suffer heavy losses on the battlefield. As a result, the enemy continues to re-equip civilian facilities on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine into medical institutions. For example, the occupiers turned a secondary school in Rozivka, Zaporizhzhia oblast, into a military hospital. An operating room was set up in the dining room, and wards for the wounded were set up in classrooms. At the same time, this military hospital is used as a logistics hub for redistributing wounded and dead enemy soldiers. Heavily wounded soldiers and sergeants are transported to medical facilities in Donetsk, Mariupol and Berdiansk by road. Wounded officers are transported to the russian federation by air.
Aviation of the defense forces conducted 15 strikes on buildups of enemy personnel.
Rocket and artillery units hit 3 command posts, 6 buildups of enemy personnel and military equipment, 2 ammunition depots, 1 fuel and lubricants depot, 14 artillery units at firing positions, 3 air defense facilities and 2 more important targets of the russian forces.
According to juvenile prosecutors, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, russia has killed 490 children in Ukraine. More than 1026 children received injuries of varying severity.
Ihor Klymenko, Minister of Internal Affairs, informs that as of June 19, 17 people were killed as a result of the russians’ explosion of the Kakhovka HPP. Of these, 13 died as a result of drowning, and 4 received non-life-threatening gunshot wounds during the evacuation. Another 31 people remain missing.
Ivan Anhelin, Advisor to the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, says that the 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war handed over by russia to Hungary have not yet returned home. It is not known why they are still there, under what conditions, and why they have not yet been returned to Ukraine.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the russian army shelled at least 24 settlements in Kharkiv oblast on June 18.
According to Hanna Malyar, Deputy Defense Ministry Spokeswoman, reserves have been deployed towards Lyman and Kupiansk and russian troops are trying to advance. The russian army has reinforced its forces, trying to seize the initiative from Ukrainian Defence Forces. Intense fighting continues.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces received ammunition found by sappers of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations in the boiler room of a school in Kharkiv oblast: the russian army retreating left over 500 artillery, cannon and tank shells and mines.
The press service of Kharkiv State Emergency Service reported that 2 forest fires broke out in Kupiansk region after russian shelling, and there was a threat of fire spreading to residential buildings. The total area of the fires amounted to 6 hectares, and the fire was extinguished for more than three hours.
The press service of the State Emergency Service noted that a 32-year-old man was blown up on an anti-personnel mine on the bank of the Oskil River in Izium region.
On June 18, the russian troops fired artillery and mortars at settlements in Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Chuhuiv, Bohodukhiv and Izium regions.
As a result of mortar shelling of the village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv oblast, 2 private houses were destroyed, a 35-year-old civilian man injured and a car damaged.
In Vovchansk, Chuhuiv region, the shelling damaged a power line, at least 2 houses and outbuildings. A 65-year-old man was wounded and hospitalized in Pershotravneve village of Izium region as a result of enemy artillery shelling. In the village of Morozova Dolyna, Bohodukhiv region, a fire broke out in a forest belt outside the settlement due to the russian army’s shelling.
In Tokarivka village, a local resident of 52 years old was blown up on a mine and hospitalized with a moderate injury.
Mine clearance is underway. On June 18, SES pyrotechnics neutralized 55 ordnance.
Donetsk oblast
Serhiy Cherevatyi, Spokesman for the Eastern Military Group, reports that towards Lyman, Kupiansk, and Bakhmut, russian occupation forces fired more than a thousand times at the positions of Ukrainian defenders and launched 14 airstrikes. According to him, towards Lyman and Kupiansk, the russian army attacked twice and fired 555 times at the positions of the defenders with artillery and carried out 5 airstrikes. Ukrainian troops killed 35 occupiers and wounded 45. They also destroyed T-72 and T-62 tanks, a self-propelled artillery unit, a kamikaze drone and two cars.
According to Cherevatyi, positional fighting continues near Bakhmut. Russian troops fired 407 times with artillery and performed 9 airstrikes. Ukrainian troops killed 80 russian occupiers, wounded 136 and captured 2. A surveillance complex was destroyed and a UAV shot down. Towards Bakhmut, russian paratroopers entered the Wagner position.
In the middle of the night, russians shelled Rai-Oleksandrivka of Mykolaiv community, destroying a house.
Towards Volnovakha, Vuhledar suffered 6 missile attacks and 31 artillery attacks.
Towards Donetsk, the enemy fired 7 times at Kurakhove community – Kurakhove and Hostre were under fire. 6 private houses were damaged.
Towards Horlivka, 8 houses were damaged in Toretsk community: 5 in Toretsk, 2 in Niu York and 1 in Nelipivka. In Chasiv Yar community, 6 houses were damaged.
Towards Lysychansk, there were 4 attacks on the Lyman community.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk RMA, reports that a resident of Tonenke was killed by russians.
Luhansk oblast
On Sunday morning, the occupiers opened fire on Nevske again. They hit residential buildings directly. Four houses were hit and damaged. Fortunately, they were empty at the time of the shelling – there were no casualties.
The russian forces was advancing towards Novoselivske yesterday, but to no avail. russians launched an airstrike on Bilohorivka. Nevske and Bilohorivka, Stelmakhivka was shelled by artillery.
Luhansk Military Administration reported that the russian federation has enacted a law on the peculiarities of the legal status of russian citizens with Ukrainian citizenship, which applies to the occupied territories. That is, a person is forced to declare his or her renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship, after which he or she undertakes to refrain from using a passport and other Ukrainian-type documents. And he or she is immediately subject to verification. In case of violation, they will also be deprived of russian citizenship and restricted access to almost all public services.
Meanwhile, the residents of Lysychansk are already limited in everything – there is no electricity, water, or communication. They cannot move freely around the city and live in their own homes. The russian military is stationed in surviving high-rise buildings. Access to certain neighborhoods is limited for civilians.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
The Office of the Prosecutor General reported that in Kyiv oblast, 129 children were affected by the war. During the russian aggression, 488 children in Ukraine were killed and more than 1024 injured of varying severity. Calculations continue.
185, K tons of construction waste accumulated in Kyiv oblast due to russian occupation. The waste includes concrete, bricks, tiles, ceramics, plastics, etc. Construction materials contain many harmful substances that subsequently enter groundwater.
An exhibition dedicated to IDPs and refugees has been launched in the capital of Ukraine. The installation, titled Hope Away from Home, contains 25 half-opened suitcases and conveys the experience of 25 displaced people, both Ukrainians and foreigners, who once came to Ukraine as refugees. Near each suitcase there are small stands with stories of people fleeing wars and persecution.
Tactical medicine and mine safety courses, as well as various psychological and educational initiatives are planned to be held in Kyiv from June 19 to 25. The events announced by Kyiv RMA will be held in the public spaces of Vcentri HUB.
According to the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine, the destroyed bridge over the Irpin River was rebuilt in Kyiv oblast. A 50-meter bridge was completely destroyed during hostilities in Kyiv oblast.
Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn reported that Unbreakable Irpin bicycle ride was held in the oblast. About 300 children and adults joined the event.
Zhytomyr oblast
In Zhytomyr oblast, a geography teacher went on a charity bike ride from Zhytomyr to Izium. Maksym Denhyn, who moved from the town of Izium in Kharkiv oblast to Zhytomyr after the full-scale invasion, set out on a 1034 km bike ride. The goal is to raise UAH 100 K to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The man represents the volunteer organization Dobro Hab.
Nova Kakhovka city military administration reported that more than 7 tons of drinking water was sent from Zhytomyr oblast to Nova Kakhovka territorial community. Also, the humanitarian cargo included a motorized pump, tools, boots, life jackets, etc.
Sumy oblast
According to Sumy RMA, on June 18, the enemy shelled 12 territorial communities in Sumy oblast. There were 223 shells fired on Mykolaivka, Myropillia, Khotin, Krasnopillia, Bilopillia, Vorozhba, Yunakivka, Esman, Seredino-Buda, Hlukhiv, Nova Sloboda, and Velyka Pysarivska communities. The russian army opened fire with artillery, mortars, AGS, MLRS and dropped grenades from UAVs. In Velyka Pysarivka community, two women were injured and 2 private houses damaged. As a result of russian shelling, Police Senior Lieutenant Roman Babenko, age 38, and his son, age 4, Police Senior Lieutenant Roman Babenko, age 38, and his son, age 4, were killed in Bilopillia region. Also, 2 apartment buildings, 3 shops, a bread kiosk, a utility room, a car, and a TV tower were damaged. 2 apartment buildings were damaged in Vorozhba region. In Hlukhiv community, due to the mortar shelling, the workshop of an enterprise, a transformer substation, 2 apartment buildings, a garage, a gas pipe for domestic gas supply, a car, and a power line were damaged.
At night and in the morning, the russian military attacked 11 communities – in total, there were 112 explosions. Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Myropillia, Yunakivka, Seredyno-Buda, Shalyhine, Hlukhiv, Druzhba, Znob-Novhorodske, Nova Sloboda, and Velyka Pysarivka communities were shelled. The enemy opened fire using mortars, self-propelled artillery, SPG-9 grenade launchers, and barrel artillery.
Sumy Regional Military Administration reported that 3 hospitals in Sumy oblast received defibrillators and patient monitors as donations. Assistance was provided by the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs with the support of the STARTUA Charitable Foundation.
A charity race called Your Helping Paw took place in Sumy. Money was raised to help the animals that volunteers brought from Kherson oblast.
Chernihiv oblast
Halyna Shekhovtsova, Spokeswoman for the Chernihiv border guard detachment, reported that On June 18, the enemy shelled Bleshnia village in Semenivka community. Around midnight, there were 26 attacks, allegedly fired from mortars. Similar weapons were used to shell Karpovychi village – 3 explosions.
On the night of June 19, the russian military shelled the Novhorod-Siverskyi community in Chernihiv oblast. Hremiach village came under enemy fire; there were 14 explosions, allegedly fired from a mortar.
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, reported that during the week, the russian army fired 36 shells on the territory of Chernihiv oblast. In total, there were 197 explosions. Due to the russian shelling, a local resident was killed in Yanzhulivka village of Novhorod-Siverskyi region.
In Chernihiv, the premises of a destroyed kindergarten are being restored. In kindergarten No. 4, which was one of the first to be damaged by the enemy at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, windows are being replaced and the roof restored. The assistance was provided by a Japanese non-governmental organization. And with the support of the Belgian government, volunteers from Dobrobat are arranging a bomb shelter.
The Ichnia City Council reported that 660 meters of water supply system were replaced due to the help of philanthropists. The assistance was provided by the German charitable foundation NEW WAY.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
According to Mykola Lukashuk, Head of the Regional Council, the air force destroyed 4 drones, presumably, 3 Shahids and 1 Eagle, over the oblast at night. During the day, russians shelled Nikopol with heavy artillery. A man born in 1950 was wounded, he sustained a mine-blast injury. The shelling destroyed 2 outbuildings, and damaged 16 private residential buildings, 9 outbuildings, a gas pipeline and a power line.
Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk RMA, announced that one of the region’s charitable foundations raised more than UAH 1,5 mln in a matter of hours. The funds were raised through auctions to buy drones for the military.
Vinnytsia oblast
Vinnytsia Oblast State Administration reported that 11 specialized vehicles were sent to Kherson. They will help to eliminate the effects of the flooding.
In Kamianske community, students of the Khmilnyk gymnasium held a charity race to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After the event, instructors from the Tin (Shadow) volunteer group held a tactical medicine class for the students.
Kirovohrad oblast
Soldiers Oleksandr Neliub and Yurii Ruban, were released from russian captivity. They were greeted by their compatriots on their return to their hometown of Pomichna, Novoukrainka region.
Poltava oblast
Poltava oblast utilities sent sweepers, fire trucks, tractors, excavators, loaders, watering machines, and canal cleaning equipment with a pump to Kherson. Representatives of socially responsible businesses have joined in to help the victims of the ecocide. Thanks to their help, tanker trucks for transporting drinking water arrived in Kherson oblast.
A team of journalists from Poltava oblast played their third charity match. The funds raised were donated to the 146th Territorial Defence Battalion.
Cherkasy oblast
The Multidisciplinary Hospital of Zhashkiv received humanitarian aid from German benefactors. The charity was made possible thanks to Detlev Dillmann, Advisor to the Mayor of Bloomberg in Germany, who organized the collection of the necessary cargo, as well as Fristo Getränkemarkt and others.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
The fighters of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade liberated the village of Piatyhatky in Vasilivka region from russian occupiers. The settlement is located 26 km southeast of the city of Orikhiv and 41 km southeast of Zaporizhzhia.
During the night, the enemy attacked the outskirts of the regional center, without causing any destruction or casualties. On June 18, the russian forces launched 105 strikes on 22 cities and villages. They conducted two airstrikes on Orikhiv and Levadne, attacked Malynivka with UAVs, and carried out 9 strikes with MRLs on Huliaipole, Novodarivka, Novoselivka, Huliaipilske, Kamianske, and Piatyhatky. They also carried out 92 artillery shelling attacks on Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Preobrazhenka, Yehorivka, Temyrivka, Bilohiria, Charivne, Stepove, and other villages. Currently, 14 civilian objects, including apartments, houses, garages, and outbuildings, have been reported as destroyed. Three people were injured, including two women aged 60 and 66 in Preobrazhenka, and a woman in Orikhiv.
Zaporizhzhia RMA provided information on the consequences of the explosion at the Kakhovka HPP for Zaporizhzhia oblast. The water level on the lower forebay is below the norm by 0.92 meters. Since the explosion, a decrease of 3.58 meters has been observed. The water level on the upper forebay is within the norm at 51.14 meters, but it has decreased by 9 centimeters since the dam was destroyed. The water level in the cooling pond of the nuclear power plant is within the norm. The power units have been disconnected, and the station’s own needs are being provided by the power system of Ukraine. The supply of drinking water to the population in the territories controlled by Ukraine in the region is being carried out without disruptions.
A car belonging to the so-called ‘assistant to the deputy prime minister of Zaporizhzhia oblast,’ Volodymyr Yepyfanov, exploded in the temporarily occupied city of Simferopol in Crimea. The car was blown up on June 19 at 4 am in Simferopol. Besides Volodymyr Yepyfanov, there were his secretary and a bodyguard present in the car. All three of them suffered severe burns and are currently hospitalized.
Mykolaiv oblast
On June 18 at 17:34, the enemy conducted artillery shelling on the town of Ochakiv. As reported by Mykolaiv RMA, there were no casualties.
The Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) has allocated EUR 100 K to provide assistance to the Ukrainian city of Ochakiv. These funds will be used to purchase heavy equipment for clearing rubble and demolishing destroyed buildings, in order to prepare sites for reconstruction and implementation of new projects.
The NIBULON team conducted a non-technical survey of the territory at the Snihurivka branch. So far, 1500 hectares of land have been processed, and the corresponding report on the clearance of these areas has been submitted to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s Center for Mine Action. The complete clearance of the Snihurivka branch means unlocking one-fifth of all contaminated UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) lands belonging to NIBULON. The main challenge for demining is ongoing shelling, as conducting a survey of an area that may be subjected to further shelling will require additional survey. Another problem is that humanitarian demining, according to the legislation, is carried out within a distance of 20 kilometers from the front line. This currently restricts sappers in terms of the areas that can be demined.
Odesa oblast
This night, the enemy attacked Odesa oblast with four sea-launched cruise missiles of the Kalibr type, launched from a submarine. According to the ‘South’ Operational Command, all the missiles were destroyed by the air defense forces of the South Air Command.
Dolphins are dying in Odesa oblast. They are simply beaching themselves. Several such cases have been reported in recent days. The causes of the animals’ death are currently unknown, but they will be investigated.
Kherson oblast
Ihor Klymenko, Minister of Internal Affairs, provided an update on the operation to overcome consequences of the explosion at the Kakhovka HPP. A total of 876 houses remain flooded. 3,614 people, including 474 children and 80 individuals with limited mobility, have been evacuated from the affected areas. 17 have died, 13 as a result of drowning, and 4 received fatal gunshot wounds during the evacuation. There are still 31 people missing.
Centralized water supply to the population in Novorontsovka community has been partially restored. Drinking and technical water is being delivered where water supply is still unavailable.
According to the Center for National Resistance, more than 500 residents of the temporarily occupied Oleshky, on the left bank of Kherson oblast, may have died due to the explosion at the Kakhovka HPP carried out by the russian army. Local residents perished because russian forces denied evacuation to those who did not have russian passports.
Today, russian artillery struck two villages in Beryslav region. At least five residential buildings and an administrative building were damaged due to the shelling in the village of Burhunka in Tiahynka community. Two people were injured. The russian army targeted two residential buildings in the village of Shliakhove in Beryslav community. A 64-year-old woman sustained serious injuries to her pelvis and abdomen.
At 3 am russian military forces shelled Kherson. The enemy targeted a gas station, causing a fire. The fire also spread to a bus parking lot, damaging around ten vehicles and a rescue excavator. Warehouses, exhibition halls, and utility buildings were also ablaze due to the shelling.
On June 18, russian occupiers shelled peaceful settlements in Kherson oblast 35 times, firing 261 artillery shells, mortars, and Grad rockets. One person was injured.
The ‘South’ Operational Command reported the enemy’s losses inflicted by missile and artillery units in cooperation with the Air Force. The Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated 103 russian soldiers and destroyed over 50 units of equipment and machinery, including more than 30 armored vehicles. Two large-caliber Hyacinth-B howitzers and a radio relay communication station were also destroyed. The enemy brigade’s command post and 20 converted boats were struck in Skadovsk region. Two field supply points were destroyed in Kakhovka region.
Over the course of a week, volunteers from Dnipro have rescued nearly 500 dogs and cats that were stranded by the flooding in Kherson oblast. Another 150 animals were evacuated by volunteers to safer oblasts such as Mykolayiv and Dnipropetrovsk. In addition to rescuing pets, volunteers had to retrieve chickens, ducks, and other domestic animals from the water. Several boats were lost, as volunteers were shelled by russians during the evacuation. Currently, all the animals are safe and out of danger.
Representatives of the Polish international organization Open Dialogue Foundation arrived in Kherson with a humanitarian convoy. They delivered motor pumps, rescue vests, generators, portable batteries, drinking water, water purification tablets, medication, waterproof suits, a marine rescue raft, and other supplies. They also held a press conference for Polish media, during which they discussed elimination of dam explosion consequences and regional support.
Utility enterprises from Poltava oblast have sent cleaning and firefighting vehicles, tractors, excavator-loaders, water sprinklers, and sewage treatment equipment with pumps to Kherson. In addition, representatives of socially responsible businesses have joined the efforts to assist those affected by the consequences of the man-made ecocide. Thanks to their assistance, tank trucks for transporting drinking water have arrived in Kherson oblast. A brigade has also been formed to aid in clearing work in the city.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
The RMA held a meeting with Roman Sheremeta, a scientist-economist of Ukrainian origin, the founding rector of the American University, a professor at the Weatherhead School of Management of the Case Western Reserve University, USA. They discussed a partnership between Ukrainian and American businesses, the economy of Ukraine and presentation of the American University, which is located in Kyiv.
Zakarpattia oblast
The regional council held a meeting with Zbigniew Wojciechowski, Deputy Marshal of the Lublin Voivodeship. He reported that the voivodeship received EUR 500 K in aid from the European Union and decided to send these funds to help Ukraine. The Lublin Voivodeship will purchase 4 modern ambulances for the western regions of Ukraine.
The RMA reported that the military band of the 128th Zakarpattia Brigade performed in Uzhhorod.
Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister, announced that Zakarpattia high school students sent almost UAH 1.5 million for the Drone Army. According to him, children rallied and held school fairs, charity events, sports competitions and other activities.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Staff from the Civil Protection and Life Safety Course in Ivano-Frankivsk and Kalush regions conducted on-site functional training with senior civil protection officials and civil protection officials from the governing bodies and entities of Rohatyn and Bukhachiv communities.
Lviv oblast
The RMA held a meeting with the West Ukrainian Business Club and guests from the Dnipro INSPIRA Business Club. They discussed challenges that entrepreneurs are currently facing and prospects of increasing investment in Lviv oblast.
Lviv Regional Center of Emergency Medical Aid and Disaster Medicine received over two dozen portable charging stations thanks to the UNDP and the financial assistance of the Government of Japan, within the framework of the project aimed to promote security of Ukrainian citizens in response to the crisis caused by the war.
In Lviv, 377 entrepreneurs and 123 co-owners of buildings have received financial assistance from the city in the amount of UAH 13.6 mln to purchase electric generators, which is 50% of the cost of electric generators. Besides, UAH 2.5 mln of partial compensation have been allocated for the cost of generators.
The first regional festival Banderiv Festival was held in Strii. Bofons, money documents with national symbols and the symbols of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, with the inscription: “In support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine“, became a special feature of the festival. All funds from their sale will be donated to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over 150 children from Donetsk oblast came to Lviv for rehabilitation. This became possible thanks to the agreement of RMAs of Lviv and Donetsk oblasts.
The Break the Silence performance took place in Lviv to mark the International Day of Combating Sexual Violence in Wartime. During the performance, participants of the rally held signs against violence in their hands. They also wore makeup characteristic of the victims – cuts and bruises. The rally was organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Department of Social Protection of the Population of Lviv oblast.
Rivne oblast
The RMA reported that Rivne oblast collected almost 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Kherson oblast. Since the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP, 20 trucks have been sent from the oblast.
23 employees of Rivneoblenergo and 8 units of equipment continue to restore power supply to residents of Kherson. These are representatives of brigades from Dubenska, Mlynivska, and Koretska precincts. The work is being carried out several tens of kilometers from the area of major flooding.
Ternopil oblast
The photo exhibition called Theatre. Soul of Mariupol, which is dedicated to the Mariupol Drama Theater, was opened at the Ukrainian House in Ternopil. The exhibition presents photos that show this monumental building from the moment of its opening to the present day.
A charity fair was held in Zbarazh in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The collected UAH 16K will be donated to purchase a car and a drone for Ukrainian defenders.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
The RMA reported that last week, 1,7K kg of clothes were issued to 924 IDPs at the clothing distribution point at Khmelnytskyi RMA.
The RMA reported that 20 tonnes of drinking water were sent from oblast to Kherson oblast.
Chernivtsi oblast
The RMA reported that about 400 citizens who have partially or completely lost the ability to self-care or move will receive rehabilitation aids thanks to the international organization HelpAge Ukraine.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Ukraine received €63 million from the World Bank to pay salaries to state agency employees and teachers for February and March 2023. Financing was provided by the International Development Association (IDA) on preferential terms, within the framework of the World Bank project “Supporting Public Expenditure to Ensure Sustainable Public Administration in Ukraine” (PEACE).
Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of Great Britain, announced that will allocate $20 million to strengthen Ukraine’s cyber defense.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain reported that the country will not lift sanctions against russia until the latter pays compensation to Ukraine. Also, a new legislative mechanism allows sanctioned russians to donate frozen funds for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Thierry Breto, European Commissioner for Internal Trade and Services, stated that the EU promises to accelerate the supply of weapons to Ukraine to support the counteroffensive.
The F-16 manufacturer has declared its readiness to provide any modifications to the F-16, as well as training, equipment and systems to Ukraine. Frank St. John, Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin, emphasized that the decision can only be made as a result of negotiations between Ukraine, the US and other Western allies. The manufacturer itself has no influence on the decision to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine.
Denise Brown, humanitarian coordinator of the UN in Ukraine, informed that russia denied the UN humanitarian mission access to the affected areas of the left bank of Kherson oblast.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, had a phone conversation with Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of Great Britain. They discussed defense needs of Ukraine, further cooperation on expanding the capabilities of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield, in particular thanks to long-range weapons.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, had a phone conversation with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank. They discussed further cooperation and enhancement of international support.
First lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska arrived on a visit to Israel and met with President Yitzhak Herzog and his wife.
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, announced that decisions adopted at the summit in Vilnius will bring Ukraine closer to NATO membership. The Secretary General of the Alliance noted that the Vilnius summit in July will outline the vision of Ukraine’s future as an independent, democratic member of the Euro-Atlantic union.
Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, stated that the country is preparing to comprehensively support Ukraine in the long term.
Peter Stano, Spokesperson of the European Commission for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, stated that Hungary should explain its participation in the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Canada opened its market for Ukrainian products, namely milk and dairy products.
The International Luge Federation (FIL) left in force the exclusion of russians from participating in competitions under its auspices. That decision was adopted at the congress of the organization in Bucharest.
Materials compiled by Tetiana Kliuchnyk-Horobets, Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Vita Petrenko, Аnna Efremova, Halyna Vaskiv
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Ioanna Kryvenko, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Yevheniia Sukhonos, Marharyta Koval, Viktoriia Pushyna, Tetiana Kurbatova, Olga Shalya
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