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🇬🇧 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.
📌 The Russian army did not create strike groups on the borders of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions

Andrey Demchenko, the speaker of the State Border Service, said that there is no threat of a new attack in these regions.

The Russian army retains a certain number of troops and fires at the border areas so that the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot transfer their units in other directions.
Russian oil tankers started to vanish from radars in the middle of the ocean, according to Bloomberg

Tankers carrying Russian oil are repeatedly disappearing from ship tracking systems in the Atlantic.

This may be due to the transfer of cargo to other ships.

Oil from Iran and Venezuela that is subject to sanctions is frequently purchased using a similar strategy.
💡Ukraine won't host Eurovision in 2023

This decision was confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on June 23. The pertinent statement was published by the organizers on the official website.

The organizers noted that they fully understand the disappointment that greeted their decision in Ukraine. But the safety and security of everyone working and participating in the event must come first.
💪 The government of Türkiye admires the Ukrainians' initiative to raise funds for three “Bayraktar”

"This is an extremely powerful signal that Ukrainian society understands the importance of these unmanned aerial vehicles and how much the name "Bayraktar" enhances the mobilization effect", said Vasyl Bodnar, Ambassador of Ukraine to Türkiye.

Volunteer and TV presenter Serhii Prytula announced the fundraiser for three «Bayraktar». It is planned to raise 500 million hryvnias ($15 million).

During the first day, more than half of the amount was collected - 366 million hryvnias. For more details about the fundraiser and how to join, please visit: https://prytulafoundation.org/en/home/support_page
🔗 Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany: Ukraine has signed a contract with German arms manufacturer Diehl Defense for the IRIS-T air defense system purchase, which is not even in service with the Bundeswehr.
⚡️By 2027, Azerbaijan intends to establish an energy corridor to Europe via Turkey

The project is aimed at creating the "Jabrail" and "Shakhtakhty" 330 kV substations, reconstructing two other 330 kV substations, and building 110 kV, 330 kV, and 400 kV transmission lines.
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🥇Ukrainian sportspeople have won more than 250 awards at international competitions in the 120 days of the war.
Negotiations on granting candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova are going harder than expected – Radio Free Brussels Reporter Rikard Jozwiak.

The reason is some members have expressed a desire to grant EU candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina as well.
🇺🇦 The European Union has granted Ukraine EU candidate status. This is a win!
🎉 Moldova was granted candidate status, too! We are happy for you!