The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has submitted to court the indictment against three officials from the Holosiivskyi District Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TRC) in Kyiv, the former head of a military medical commission, and two civilians. They are accused of organizing a large-scale corruption scheme that allowed thousands of draft-eligible men to evade mobilization in exchange for bribes.
The Russian vessel Shtandart has been banned from entering ports in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine, including the largest port, Saint-Malo, but some other regions are still ignoring the relevant EU sanctions.
Experts in Kherson have published a comprehensive collection of practical advice for civilians on how to protect themselves from Russian drone attacks in urban areas. The materials are available for download in PDF format and in Google Docs format.
As of Thursday, June 19, 216 damaged objects were registered in Kyiv as a result of a massive Russian attack on June 17, 111 of them in the Solomianskyi district.
In the Poltava region, mass events were banned from June 18 to 24 inclusive due to the increased likelihood of air strikes on facilities in the regional center and the Poltava district.
Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko published evidence of the Russians transferring the bodies of their own military personnel along with those of fallen Ukrainians as part of the swap effort.
Participants of the fundraising run, including Dutch and Ukrainian veterans, who set out from The Hague to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine, arrived in Zhytomyr.
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday, June 20, in response to the latest wave of terror and Russia's brutal attacks on Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting on the sanction policy against the aggressor state, where a decision was made to synchronize the restrictive measures introduced by Ukraine and its partners to continue pressure on the Russian shadow fleet, and to explore new areas of restrictions against Russia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin regarding the escalation in the Middle East, stated that the use of force is not the right way to resolve international disputes.
North Korea is looking into sending its citizens to Russia to work at a drone factory so that the visiting workers can help increase production in exchange for gaining experience in drone operation.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 88 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, with the highest number occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled a large-scale mechanized assault by Russian troops on the eastern front, destroying 23 enemy vehicles, including 18 armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) and 13 motorcycles.
The only reason Ukraine would abandon its ambition to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would be the disappearance of NATO itself.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans stated that Vladimir Putin’s imperial ambitions go beyond Ukraine, aiming to restore the influence of the Soviet empire — including in the Baltic countries and other territories.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the return of another group of Ukrainian servcemen to their homeland. According to the President, most of the servicemen had been in captivity since 2022.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans stated that strengthening of Russia’s position in Ukraine poses a greater threat to NATO as well and that supporting Ukraine should become an integral part of the Alliance's future defense spending.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops attacked a service vehicle belonging to the Bilozerka settlement military administration with a drone, injuring a 46-year-old employee.
As a result of a massive attack by the Russian Federation on June 17, almost 80% of the windows at the Kyiv Sports Lyceum were damaged, and the walls, ceilings, entrance, and sports equipment were partially destroyed.
Deepening trade ties between Ukraine and Europe can strengthen the shared resilience of both parties in a fragmented world, especially since Europe is Ukraine's main trading partner.
The Argentine National Intelligence Service (SIDE) has discovered a spy group that included Russians living in the country and, in collaboration with the Argentines, setting up a network of influence to promote Russia’s interests.
Three explosions were reported in temporarily occupied Crimea’s Sevastopol on the night of June 19. An air raid alert went off in the city's military units.
The New Zealand government has announced new restrictions against Russian and Belarusian companies and citizens, and has also added four citizens of the DPRK and two of Iran to the sanctions list, involved in supporting Russia's war against Ukraine.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin said he was ready to negotiate an end to the war with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while dismissing the idea of signing a peace agreement with him due to his alleged "illegitimacy".
Over the past 24 hours, 163 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops occurred on the frontline. The Pokrovsk direction saw the most activity from the enemy, with significant engagements also recorded in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors.
Russian forces shelled communities in Mykolaiv region with artillery and attacked them with drones. In Kutsurub community, a woman was injured, while Inhul community, an agricultural enterprise was damaged.
The total combat losses of Russian forces in manpower from February 24, 2022, to June 19, 2025, have reached approximately 1,008,240 personnel, with 1,080 invaders eliminated over the past 24 hours alone.
A former Ukrainian serviceman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for collecting intelligence on the movement of military equipment and personnel of Ukraine’s Defense Forces in Zaporizhzhia region.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have exposed and shut down a scheme involving the embezzlement of funds during the procurement of medical equipment for cancer patients.
Australia has imposed sanctions on 60 vessels from the Russian tanker fleet. In total, the country has introduced more than 1,400 sanctions against the Russian Federation.
Ukraine submitted nearly a quarter of all entries to the NATO international innovation competition focused on countering FPV drones operating via fiber-optic control.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated UAH 41.5 million from the fund for eliminating the consequences of armed aggression to complete the reconstruction of an apartment building in Uman that was hit by an enemy missile in April 2023.
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