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⚡️ Michel: The European Council will grant Ukraine candidate status

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, said this when he arrived at the summit of EU leaders in Brussels.

“This is a decisive moment for the European Union. It is a geopolitical choice that we will make today. I am confident that we will grant candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, as well as a clear European perspective to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova," the President said.
🚨 The fire at the oil depot in the Dnipropetrovsk region was finally extinguished — the Head of Regional Military Administration Valentyn Reznichenko

It took more than 108 hours or four and a half days.

Details:
• On June 18, Russian invaders launched three cruise missiles at an oil depot in the Novomoskovsk district.
• A fuel tank exploded while extinguishing a fire at an oil depot

The missile attack and fire killed 3 people, and 14 were burned and injured, - Valentyn Reznichenko.
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🇺🇦 A 30-meter flag was unfurled at a concert in Amsterdam — Ukrinform.

A concert in support of Ukraine in the center of Amsterdam gathered thousands of people.

The "Embrace Ukraine - Striving Together" event featured Kalush Orchestra and other Eurovision stars: Jamala, Conchita Wurst, Emmelie de Forest, and S10.
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📹 In Brussels, people gathered in front of the EU Council in support of granting candidate status to Ukraine — Suspilne
‼️ A British prisoner convicted in the so-called "DPR" said he would be executed soonBBC

Aiden Aslin, a British volunteer, was able to contact his family and said that the Russian militants would soon execute the decision of the so-called court. He also said that, according to the invaders, the British side had not negotiate with the so-called "DPR" about his fate.

Meanwhile, the lawyer of one of the convicted foreigners who fought for Ukraine said that they intended to appeal against the court's decision. If they refuse, they will ask for a pardon.
📸 An action in support of Ukraine and its movement to the EU was held in Sweden — Nordic Ukraine Forum.

A rally took place in Stockholm ahead of the historic EU summit on June 23-24, where the decision to grant Ukraine candidate status for EU membership will be considered.
Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, Ambassador of Ukraine to Sweden Andrii Plakhotniuk, as well as representatives of different political parties, NGOs, diplomats, and volunteers took part in the rally.
🇬🇧 Britain has blocked Russia's access to both oil refining technologies and its currencyGovernment UK

The British government announced new sanctions against Russia concerning the export of goods and technologies of the oil refining and aviation industries, as well as the use of the pound sterling and EU banknotes in Russia.

In particular, the prohibition of goods and technologies related to chemical and biological weapons, the maritime sphere, and the oil refining industry, as well as the export or use of aviation fuel and fuel additives.

Currency restrictions include a ban on the export or use in Russia and persons associated with Russia of pound sterling banknotes or EU currencies.
🚢 Russia’s oil tankers get certification from India through the Dubai-based company — Reuters

The Indian Shipping Register (IRClass) has certified dozens of vessels operated by the Dubai branch of Sovcomflot Group, Russia's largest shipping company.

Since the imposition of sanctions against Russia, other such organizations have refused to work with Russian companies.
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🇹🇷 Türkiye is investigating Russia's removal of Ukrainian grainAndalou

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Ankara takes the reports that Russia is stealing grain from Ukraine very seriously and is investigating the matter.

At a joint press conference with British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Liz Truss, the Turkish diplomat assured that Ankara would not allow grain stolen by Russia or any other country to enter the country.
⚡️ HIMARS have arrived in Ukraine — Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov
👟 Nike is completely withdrawing from the Russian marketplaceReuters

"NIKE has decided to leave the Russian marketplace. Our priority is to ensure we are fully supporting our employees while we responsibly scale down our operations over the coming months," the firm said in an emailed statement.

Nike announced on March 3 that it would temporarily suspend all of its stores in response to the Russian invasion. In May, Russian media reported that Nike had not renewed its agreement with the country's largest franchisee.
⚡️The Ukrainian app Diia received a bronze statuette at the Cannes Lions 2022 international festival in the Creative Business Transformation category

The Diia app, created for Ukrainians, stores digital documents. In Ukraine, electronic documents are equal to paper ones and are recognized in many instances, banks, etc.
🫂 Ukrainian children these days: "I used to have so many dreams. About toys, other things... Now I only have one: that the war ends and we return home."

Girl, 7 y.o.
💪 The Ukrainian IT-army has attacked the Russian portal "Gosuslugi", according to Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation

Russia's Ministry of Digital Transformation notes that not only the portal, but also the mobile application and life support systems of the e-government of the Russian Federation are being attacked.
📒 The rights to publish the diary of a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl from Kharkiv have already been sold in 12 countries around the world

Eva Skaletska's book "You Don't Know What War Is: Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine" will be released on October 25, 2022 in the US (Union Square Publishing House) and Britain. Bloomsbury).

At first, Eva and her grandmother Iryna tried to find a safe place in their native Kharkiv (their house was damaged by bombing), then they moved to Western Ukraine. After that, there was a difficult way across the Hungarian border to the refugee center and, finally, to Dublin.

The diary describes the most difficult period - from February 24, 2022 to mid-March, when Eva and her grandmother finally made it to Dublin and their new home in the family of school teacher Kathleen Flanagan.