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Thursday, 19 June 2025, 13:30
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) will conduct background checks on individuals who were formerly citizens of the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, lived in temporarily occupied territories, and now seek to obtain Ukrainian citizenship.
The law on multiple citizenship will allow foreign legion soldiers, ethnic Ukrainians, and members of the diaspora to obtain Ukrainian citizenship. At the same time, Ukrainian refugees will be able to acquire foreign citizenship.
Eight people were injured in Kherson region on June 18 as a result of enemy shelling throughout the day.
As a result of the massive Russian strike on June 17, the most severely damaged buildings in Odesa were located in the historic city center.
As of Wednesday, June 18, a total of 207 damaged sites have been registered in Kyiv as a result of the massive Russian attack on June 17, with 106 of them located in the Solomianskyi district.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in cooperation with the National Police, has uncovered five more individuals who, on orders from the Russians, committed acts of sabotage in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Ternopil, and Kharkiv regions.
All fires that broke out as a result of Russian strikes on the capital on Tuesday have already been extinguished.
In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Russian invaders destroyed the state veterinary hospital.
Enemy activity in the Sumy direction has decreased, and no enemy actions along the border have been observed within the Chernihiv region.
In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, as a result of a Russian missile attack on a residential building on the night of June 17, Dmytro Isaienko, a master's student at the Faculty of Physical Education, Sports, and Health of Mykhailo Dragomanov University, was killed.
In the Cherkasy region, employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a military serviceman who, out of ideological convictions, passed on the coordinates of Ukrainian units in four regions to the Russian army.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a just transition program for Ukraine's coal regions through 2030, which will cover initiatives in 38 communities linked to coal mining and thermal power generation.
In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, two more bodies were recovered from the rubble of a nine-story residential building. The death toll has risen to 23, and search and rescue operations are continuing.
The leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), including President Pia Kauma, have condemned Russia for systematic torture, executions and inhumane treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Next week, when NATO leaders meet at the summit in The Hague, preserving European and Transatlantic unity will be no less important than increasing defense spending.
A very serious enemy force would be required to execute an attempt to land on the coast of Odesa to capture the Ukrainian city. As of today, Russia has no such force but Ukraine’s Defense Forces are preparing for any developments.
Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead so far in just a single apartment block partially destroyed in what appears to be Russia’s deadliest air raid targeting Kyiv since the full-scale invasion.
The Russian Federation is launching large-scale disinformation operations targeting audiences across Africa, Latin America, and some European countries.
Russia's aggressive actions and provocations against European countries, their industry and infrastructure, acts of sabotage and military maneuvers near EU borders turn Russia into a direct threat not only to its neighbors, but to the entire European Union.
Moscow's absurd demand to destroy all weapons provided to Ukraine by Western partners demonstrates complete disregard for the United States' efforts to end the war.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has joined the day of mourning for the victims of the Russian attack on June 17, calling the strike senseless and contrary to President Donald Trump’s appeal to end the killings and bring the war to a close.
The European Union must continue supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression for the sake of its own security, because Ukraine currently stands as Europe’s “first line of defense.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that G7 leaders expressed support for President Trump’s efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
A Shahed drone attack has destroyed a Nova Poshta branch in Zaporizhzhia, with no casualties reported.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained an agent of Russian defense intelligence (commonly known as the GRU) in Kharkiv. The woman had been directing enemy missile and bomb strikes on military targets in the city.
Since the start of 2025, units of the National Guard of Ukraine have destroyed nearly 600 Russian tanks, 903 units of armored vehicles, and 2,864 artillery systems.
Kyiv authorities hope to complete the bulk of emergency and search and rescue operations by the end of the day.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba discussed Russia’s cooperation with North Korea and Iran, which poses a real threat not only to Europe but to the entire world, including the Southeast Asian region.
Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 30 out of 58 drones launched by Russian invaders in an overnight attack on Ukraine.