📹 Hear the stories of Ukrainians who were forcibly resettled to Russia and escaped – The NYT

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, thousands of refugees from Ukraine have been sent to so-called filtration camps, where they have been interrogated and then forced to resettle to Russia.

Here are the accounts of some Ukrainians whose ordeal began when Russian forces attacked their home city of Mariupol.

💪 Can we have this man in Ukraine? We love that kind of courage!

An Australian pub owner chased away a large crocodile with a frying pan.

📡 NASA will gradually begin to shut down the Voyagers

By reducing energy consumption, scientists hope to slightly extend the service life – until 2030.

Voyagers were launched into space more than 40 years ago and are now the first man-made vehicles to go beyond the solar system.

We are watching the era passing.

💥 Ukrainian volunteers installed a rocket launcher from a downed Ka-52 helicopter on a Mitsubishi L200, resulting in a custom MLRS

Pimp My Ride on another level!

❌ Russians arrange gas leaks in Luhansk apartment buildings to lure out men hiding from mobilization outside

A prisoner of war from Luhansk, whom the enemy mobilized in April this year, told the SSU about this.

🛢 Tankers carrying Russian oil are increasingly shutting down their radars in the Atlantic Ocean, a tactic often used while buying sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela.

📸 Our souls are wounded but never defeated!

Photo: Natacha Pisarenko

⚡️ The operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Zmiinyi will continue until it is completely liberated

The head of intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the invaders were transferring to Zmiinyi Island a group consisting of air defense units, as well as units armed with rocket artillery installations.

“Namely, there are three of them. In addition, there are a boat group and special forces units of the Russian Federation,” he added.

📸 Artem and his disabled son Bohdan are sitting near their house in Bucha

The refrigerator is one of the few things they can keep from their destroyed property. The Russian soldiers who occupied their house brought a refrigerator to the basement during the fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces. The invaders planned to bring the stolen refrigerator to Russia later. It never got to the point that the Ukrainian forces neutralized the Russian occupiers and regained control over Bucha. Artem, his wife, and son Bohdan come back in after lunch until late in the evening to work in their beautiful garden and keep the feeling of being at home.

June 20, 2022

Photo: Pierre Crom

🔺 Invaders force Ukrainian doctors to issue fictitious certificates so as not to fight further

This was reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

According to them, the Russian military is forcing doctors in the Zaporizhzhia region to issue fictitious certificates about the impossibility to continue military service for health reasons.

At the same time, a double threat arises for doctors: in case of refusal to provide a certificate, the occupiers threaten with reprisals. If a fictitious document is issued, the occupying commandant's office promises trouble.

⚡️ British military intelligence believes that the pace of Russia's offensive in Ukraine will slow down in the next few months, as the Russian army is running out of resources, – said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an interview with the Sueddeutsche Zeitung

“Our military intelligence believes that in the next few months Russia may come to a point where it will no longer move forward because it has exhausted its resources. Then we have to help Ukrainians change the dynamics,” Johnson said.

“To the extent that the Ukrainians are able to launch a counteroffensive, it must be supported. With the weapons they demand of us,” the British prime minister added.

Asked what a victory for Ukraine or a defeat for Putin would look like, Johnson replied that at the very least, the pre-February 24 status quo must be restored and Russian troops forced out of the occupied Ukrainian territories.

⚡️ Historic summit: The EU will consider granting Ukraine candidate status today

A two-day summit of EU leaders begins in Brussels on Thursday at 16:00 (Kyiv time), where the main topic will be the leaders' discussion of an application for membership from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.

Ukraine applied for EU membership on February 28, 2022, the fifth day of Russia's full-scale invasion.

On June 17, the European Commission issued its opinion recommending that Ukraine's European perspective be recognized and that the state be granted candidate status for membership.

📣 G7 and NATO will increase pressure on Russia — Reuters

Leaders of the G7 and NATO will meet next week to develop new ways to increase pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine, while stressing their concerns over China's position.

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will address the meetings in an online format.

📃 PACE approves resolution to ease humanitarian consequences of war — European Pravda

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on member governments of the Council of Europe to take measures to alleviate the humanitarian consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine.

PACE adopted a corresponding resolution on Wednesday, June 22. The document states that it is already necessary to think about the reconstruction of Ukraine.

"This international aid has to be carefully directed and coordinated to meet all the needs of Ukrainian society. In addition, the Council of Europe will work to promote and ensure a global system of accountability for the aggressive war against Ukraine and gross human rights violations by institutionalizing compensation for Ukraine," the resolution said.

❌ Russian troops destroy industry in Sievierodonetsk — the Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration

The Russian invaders shelled the territories of several factories in Sievierodonetsk: a brick factory, “Stekloplastika” factory, and a chemical non-standardized equipment plant.

"The invaders are destroying industry in Sievierodonetsk. The Russian army is 'liberating' Sievierodonetsk from life and jobs," Serhii Haidai said.

According to him, the Ukrainian military continues to deter the Russians in Sievierodonetsk.

💻 Since the start of the war, Russia has carried out cyber-attacks against 42 countries — Microsoft

Cyber-attacks have targeted 128 organizations in 42 countries outside Ukraine. The attacks mostly targeted the U.S. and other NATO countries.

The Microsoft report states that attacks by Russian hackers were successful in 29 % of cases. According to analysts, the United States was Russia's main target, but Poland, where a significant part of a military and humanitarian aid is coordinated, was also affected.

The report also notes that Ukraine's cyber defence was stronger overall than Russia's capabilities.