Ukraine has now entered a fierce stage of war against Russian invasion. Russians are advancing on every front, while building three defence lines on the occupied territories in the South.
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Ukraine was granted the EU candidate status
President of the European Council Charles Michel reports that the European Council has decided to grant Ukraine candidate status in the European Union.
The decision was made on Thursday in Brussels during a meeting of the European Council at the level of heads of states and governments.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by thanking the European leaders for their support.
EU candidate status was officially granted to Ukraine and Moldova.
Sources: President of the European Council; President of Ukraine
U.S. Congressmen introduced a bill to train Ukrainian fighter pilots
A new bill would allow the United States to begin training Ukrainian fighter pilots and crew members on F-15, F-16, and other aircraft. U.S. Air Force Veterans Congressman Adam Kinzinger tweeted this on June 23.
"These men are Ukrainian Air Force pilots. Many people thought they'd be out of the fight on day one, but they're still at it. I’ve introduced a bill to train them on NATO jets, so they can transition to the F-16".
In a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Defense, the congressmen reportedly expressed hope to adopt the bill for further "changing the air situation and giving Ukrainian forces a decisive advantage in the war."
On June 17, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that US defense agencies were transferring military aid to Ukraine as fast as possible.
Source: Adam Kinzinger
Ukraine to receive a robotic dog from Boston Dynamics for demining the Kyiv region
The U.S. has agreed to provide a robotic dog to clean up mines and other ordnance in the Kyiv region, - says Foreign Policy.
This is a Boston Dynamics development. The robot dog can drag up to 100 rounds of shells at a time into a special pit to detonate them.
Spot can neutralize different types of shells, including mortar shells and banned cluster munitions.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, almost half of Ukraine's territory needs demining. The most optimistic assumptions say it will take 5-7 years to do so.
Source: Foreign Policy; UA Ministry of Internal Affairs
Three Uzhhorod hospitals received humanitarian aid from Austria
The Vienna YOUKRAINE Foundation donated humanitarian aid to hospitals in Uzhhorod.
This is reported on the Uzhhorod City Council Facebook page.
In particular, the hospitals received two transport incubators, used in intensive care for newborns. They were handed over today, June 23, in Uzhgorod, at the "Owl's Nest" humanitarian aid center for Transcarpathian Regional Children's Hospital.
In addition to incubators, hospitals received a number of medical supplies and medicine.
Source: Uzhhorod City Council
“People’s Bayraktar” initialive has raised funds for 2 out of 3 Bayraktar drones in a day
The founder of Serhiy Prytula Foundation said that Ukrainians had raised money for two Bayraktar multi-role drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one day.
He wrote about this today on his Facebook page.
On June 22, at 9 a.m., Serhiy Prytula announced a fundraiser for three Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones for the Ukrainian military.
As part of the “People's Bayraktar” project, the organizers set an ambitious goal to raise UAH 500 million a week.
However, on the first day, Ukrainians managed to collect UAH 296 million.
Contributions can be made by following the link: https://prytulafoundation.org/uk/home/support_page
Source: Serhiy Prytula, founder of the Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation
Schoolboy auctioned off Ronaldo's autographed T-shirt to help the AFU
A 14-year-old resident of Ivano-Frankivsk Volodymyr Romanchuk auctioned off a T-shirt signed by Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese footballer, and winner of the Golden Ball, for charity. It was reported on the SaveUkraineNow Facebook page.
Ronaldo signed the shirt during the Portugal-Ukraine match, which took place on March 22, 2019, in Lisbon.
The Ivano-Frankivsk teen decided to put it up as a lot to raise money for his fellow Prykarpattya Territorial Defence regiment, who are now fighting on the frontlines.
Sources: Save Ukraine Now
"You don't know what war is." British publisher will release the diary of a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl
On June 23, Bloomsbury publishers announced that they would publish the diary of 12-year-old Ukrainian girl Eva Skaletska, describing her journey from war-torn Kharkiv to Dublin with her grandmother.
On February 24, Eva woke up from the sounds of explosions. She grew up and lived with her grandmother in Kharkiv. At first, they tried to find a safer place in their native Kharkiv (their house was damaged by shelling), hiding in the basement, and then they moved to the west of Ukraine. From there, they had a difficult journey across the Hungarian border to a refugee center and eventually to Irish Dublin.
You Don't Know What War Is: A Diary of a Girl from Ukraine will be released on October 25, 2022, in the United States (Union Square Press) and Britain (Bloomsbury). A part of the proceeds from the book's sale will be donated by the publishers to organizations that help Ukrainian refugees.
"Eva's story moved us deeply," said publishing editor Sally Beatts. - "We are thrilled that Eva has decided to publish 'You Don't Know What War Is' with Bloomsbury Publishers. It's a book everyone should read."
Source: Bloomsbury publishing; Suspilne, public broadcasting company
A cultural marathon to support artists from Mariupol opened in Kyiv
A three-day marathon features an exhibition, meetings with artists from Mariupol, presentations and other cultural events. It will take place in Kyiv Central Library from June 22 till June 24.
This is reported by Kyiv City State Administration.
It is the first event by cultural hub “Ya Mariupol” (I am Mariupol). It shows life in the city before war came, its history and culture, and Russian crimes at war time.
Kyiv City State Administration highlights that everybody should know about Mariupol - people in Ukraine, in the world, foreign media. They need to know about how cruel Russian invaders were when they tried to destroy the city and its people.
This story will be passed on from generation to generation, because it must be remembered how Ukrainians fought for their right to live in a sovereign and free state.
Source: Kyiv City State Administration
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