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The High Anti-Corruption Court has postponed the consideration of the preventive measure for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity Alexey Chernyshov until Thursday, June 26.

RBC-Ukraine reports this with reference to Chernyshov’s publication on Facebook.

Why Chernyshov did not appear in court

The hearing began after 11 a.m., but the main defendant was not in the courtroom. Chernyshov wrote on Facebook that he asked to postpone the hearing due to government commitments.

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According to the minister, Wednesday is a working day of the Cabinet of Ministers, where his personal presence is required. Therefore, he filed a corresponding petition in advance.

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Only Chernyshov's lawyer appeared in court, and he also asked to postpone the hearing. Judge Vitaly Kriklivy postponed the hearing until Thursday, June 26, at 12:10.

Let us recall that the investigation demands that Chernyshov be given bail in the amount of 120 million hryvnia without being placed in custody.

What is Chernyshov accused of?

On June 23, NABU informed Chernyshov of suspicion of abuse of office and bribery.

Investigators found out that a Kyiv developer had come up with a scheme to illegally obtain a plot of land for a residential project.

He reached an agreement with the then Minister of Community Development – from the case materials it is clear that we are talking specifically about Chernyshov.

The minister, together with his deputies and the head of the state enterprise, organized the transfer of the land to the desired company. They deliberately understated the cost of the land and buildings by almost five times compared to the market price.

Because of this fraud, the state should have lost more than a billion hryvnias – that is how much the property valuation was underestimated.

For his services, the developer gave Chernyshov huge discounts on apartments in already built buildings.

Instead of 30 thousand UAH per square meter, the minister paid from one to eight thousand. The total benefit amounted to more than 14.5 million UAH.

Most of the illegally purchased apartments have already been seized by court order.

The remaining participants in the corruption scheme were arrested earlier this month.

Three were sentenced to detention with the possibility of posting bail of 20 to 100 million hryvnia, while two others were given bail only.

A 19-year-old girl was detained in Kharkov, who, at the request of Russian special services, handed over a mined scooter to Ukrainian soldiers under the guise of volunteer aid. As a result of the explosion, one of them died, the other was wounded.

Terrorist attack in Kharkov against Ukrainian military: what is known

According to the investigation, on June 20 at about 2:00 p.m. in a park in the Industrial District of Kharkov, a 26-year-old serviceman died as a result of a scooter explosion, and another serviceman, 29, was seriously injured.

An investigative team of police, bomb disposal experts and forensic experts immediately left for the scene.

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A homemade explosive device with a capacity of about one kilogram of TNT equivalent was hidden in the trunk.

It was established that the explosives were placed in the scooter by a 19-year-old girl who allegedly wanted to give the vehicle to the military as volunteer assistance.

The explosion occurred just as two Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen approached the scooter.

The suspect in the terrorist attack was detained hot on the trail. It turned out that the girl was recruited by Russians through a Telegram channel for job search.

Following the instructions provided, she made an improvised explosive device at home.

— On the morning of June 20, she came to the park, where she took the keys from the scooter's trunk and left the place. The suspect returned there again after lunch. She opened the scooter's trunk and placed a black backpack there, which contained explosives, — the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.

Then, using a camera that was hidden at the site of the planned terrorist attack, Russian special services tracked the arrival of the military and remotely activated the explosives.

Photo: SBU

Photo: SBU

Photo: National Police

During the search, unused components of an explosive device and a telephone with evidence of working for the enemy were confiscated from the perpetrator.

The defendant has been charged under Part 3 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (a terrorist act that resulted in the death of a person). She faces up to 15 years or life imprisonment with or without confiscation of property.

The suspect was taken into custody without the right to bail.

Now law enforcement officers are trying to identify the girl’s possible accomplices.

Ukraine is actively expanding its presence in Africa. It is ready to conduct training for Mauritanian soldiers, as well as share combat experience and humanitarian aid.

Reuters writes about this.

Ukraine is ready to help African countries

Following Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine began strengthening its diplomatic ties in Africa. During this time, eight new embassies were opened, including in Mauritania, Congo, and Côte d'Ivoire. In total, 18 Ukrainian diplomatic missions are already operating.

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However, Ukraine cannot yet compare with Russia, which has long-standing ties to Africa and has opened about 40 representative offices on the continent. Moscow has announced plans to open seven more.

To counter Russia's position, Kyiv has developed its own African strategy. It includes developing diplomatic ties, trade and investment.

According to the Ukrainian Ambassador to Africa Maksym Subh, the Russian presence in the Sahel region destabilizes the situation. While Kyiv, on the contrary, offers support.

“Ukraine is ready to continue training officers and representatives of the armed forces of Mauritania, to share technologies and achievements that Ukraine has achieved on the battlefield against Russia,” the ambassador said, adding that Kyiv had conducted similar exercises before the Russian invasion.

In addition, Ukraine helps refugees from Mali who are fleeing fighting involving Russian forces. Humanitarian aid is provided, in particular, in the Mbera camp in Mauritania.

Reuters notes that after the July attack in Mali, where 47 Malian soldiers and 84 Russian fighters were killed, the country severed ties with Ukraine over suspicions of its involvement. Kyiv categorically denies this. Ambassador Maxim Subh stressed that Ukraine does not conduct secret operations in the region.

He also stressed that Kyiv is sending aid solely for humanitarian purposes, and that the World Food Program is distributing it. Mauritania has confirmed receiving aid, but it is unknown whether the aid has reached the camp.

In total, within the framework of the Grain from Ukraine initiative, Kyiv has already sent about 300 thousand tons of food to 12 African countries, including Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya and Nigeria.

By supplying food, Ukraine is demonstrating that it can replace Russian supplies and hopes that neutral African countries will begin to pressure Moscow to end the war.

“By maintaining its role as one of the guarantors of global food security, Ukraine can prevent Russia from using food supplies as a political lever of influence,” Roman Sereda, Ukraine’s Chargé d’Affaires in Nouakchott, said in an interview.

In Congo, which also received aid, long-term agreements in the agricultural sector are being discussed. Local authorities have assured that they do not link Ukraine's presence to the war started by Russia.

The Russian military-industrial complex is currently operating at the limit of its capabilities in the production of armored vehicles.

This was stated by a high-ranking NATO representative during the Alliance summit, reports European Pravda.

Current indicators of armored vehicle production in the Russian Federation

According to North Atlantic bloc intelligence, Russian production capacities are:

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• Tanks: about 130 units per month (approximately 1600 per year).
• BMP and APC: approximately 183 units per month.

At the same time, a high-ranking NATO official noted that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has lost at least 2,700 tanks and about 5,000 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers.

According to him, one should not expect an increase in production volumes in Russia yet, since it is facing internal difficulties, and its military-industrial complex is working at the limit of its capabilities with no visible opportunities for expansion.

NATO estimates that Russia is capable of maintaining current production rates for at least the next year.

Earlier it was reported that Russia is increasing production of Shahed-238 jet attack drones with a range of 2,500 km.

Their warhead weighs 90 kg.

The Charter of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Russia's Aggression against Ukraine has been published in its final version.

This was reported by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Iryna Mudra.

Charter of the Special Tribunal – what is it?

– Today we can present the result. The Charter of the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine is ready. This is a historic achievement not only for Ukraine, but for the entire architecture of international law. A document that gives a real chance to bring to justice those who unleashed this war, – she emphasized.

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Mudra noted that the document was published on the website of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and briefly explained its key provisions:

No immunity for aggressors

According to her, the Charter does not contain a single mention of personal immunities, which will allow charges to be brought against the current leaders of the Russian Federation, the so-called troika. At the same time, sentencing and conviction in absentia will be possible after the troika loses its positions.

Fully international jurisdiction

The Special Tribunal for Russia will have international legal personality, and not the status of a hybrid or national structure. It is an independent institution of international law that will speak on behalf of the world in the language of international law.

The crime of aggression is clearly defined

Mudra explains that the basis is Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute of the ICC, supplemented by the criteria for aggressive war from UN General Assembly Resolution 3314. The concept is clear. Responsibility is inevitable.

Cooperation with the ICC, not competition

The Special Tribunal does not undermine the International Criminal Court, but will complement it, since the proceedings can proceed in parallel, and in the event of the transfer of the accused to the ICC, the process in the Special Tribunal is suspended.

Full-fledged absentee trials

The charter of the Special Tribunal will also include a mechanism in absentia, which will allow for sentences to be issued even without the presence of the accused, except for the current “troika” while they are in office. This may also apply to the political and military leadership of Belarus and the DPRK.

Legal establishment of truth

— The creation of the Special Tribunal is a chance for the first official international recognition of the crime of aggression by Russia since 2014. Its indictments will become the legal truth about who started this war, when and how. Just like Nuremberg did, — added Mudra.

Today, June 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset are to sign in Strasbourg an agreement on the creation of a Special International Tribunal to consider crimes of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The full-scale war in Ukraine began at around 05:00 on February 24, 2022, by order of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The invasion began with an attack on airfields, military warehouses in Kyiv, Kharkov and Dnepr, as well as on the state border in the area with Russia, Belarus and occupied Crimea.

ICTV Facts offers combat maps from Deep State, Institute for the Study of War and CTP, which conditionally display the situation in Ukrainian cities. A combat map is also available liveuamap.com.

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Map of military operations in Ukraine Deep State online

Legend on the map:

• blue areas – territory from which the occupiers have been driven out;
• green areas – territory cleared at the end of March – beginning of April;
• grey areas – territory requiring clarification;
• red areas – territory captured by occupiers;
• black color – the territory of Crimea and ORDLO;
• pink color – territory of Transnistria.

The Deep State map also shows enemy units, headquarters, airfields, fleets and attack directions of the occupiers.

Never use the map to plot safe routes, use the green corridors provided by the authorities.

Map of military actions liveuamap.com

On the map you can see online where the battles are taking place in Ukraine, which territories are already free from the occupiers and other important events.

Color legend on the map:

• blue – the Ukrainian government, NATO, other Western forces;
• red – Russia, Belarus, Transnistria.

The areas on the map marked in red are temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

Oil prices rise amid investor concerns about the stability of the ceasefire between Iran and Israel.

However, despite the slight growth, quotes remain close to multi-week lows – markets are not registering any immediate risks to global oil supplies.

Reuters reports this.

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Dynamics of oil prices

Brent crude rose 85 cents to $67.99 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude rose 87 cents to $65.24 a barrel. That's about a 1.3-1.4% gain on the day.

Yesterday, both grades of oil fell to their lowest levels in weeks, with Brent hitting its lowest since June 10 and WTI its lowest since June 5. That was before Israel's June 13 attack on Iranian military and nuclear facilities.

Prices jumped to five-month highs after the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, but quickly fell back due to the ceasefire.

Analysts at JP Morgan bank note that world energy prices are falling following the ceasefire between Iran and Israel.

Experts believe that for now, global oil reserves are sufficient for a stable market.

US intelligence has preliminarily assessed that the US strikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear program, but only delayed it by several months.

The ceasefire was brokered by President Donald Trump, but it remains fragile.

The main concern for investors is the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman.

The narrow waterway carries 18-19 million barrels of oil and fuel every day – nearly a fifth of the world's consumption.

Capital Economics' David Oxley predicts the truce will remain fragile.

But as long as the parties do not attack energy infrastructure or block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the situation on the oil market will remain relatively stable.

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 4.23 million barrels last week, according to the American Petroleum Institute.

Let us recall that Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz after the US strikes on the country's nuclear facilities.

However, the US warned that such a move would also affect Iran's allies and would be suicidal for the country itself.

On the night of June 25, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 71 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of drone imitators.

Night attack on Ukraine: how the air defense worked

During the night, the occupiers launched drones from the directions of Bryansk, Millerovo, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Cape Chauda in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

The attack by enemy UAVs was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft troops, electronic warfare units and unmanned systems, as well as mobile fire groups.

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As of 09:00, the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed the neutralization of 52 drones of various types in the East, South and North of the country.

In total, 32 drones were shot down by fire weapons and another 20 were lost due to location or suppressed by electronic warfare.

Unfortunately, strike UAVs were recorded in six locations in the Odessa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 1,218 days.

The interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and the map of air raids in Ukraine allow you to monitor the situation in cities.

The number of victims of the missile attack on the Dnieper on June 24 has increased to 18 people. Today in the Dnepropetrovsk region is the Day of Mourning for the victims.

This was reported by the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Sergei Lysak.

Consequences of the attack on the Dnieper and Samara on June 24

– After the day of horror experienced the day before, the region mourns its own. Today, Dnipro is in mourning, which lost 18 residents due to the enemy attack. And Samara, where the aggressor killed two people , the entire Dnipropetrovsk region is in mourning, – he emphasized.

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According to him, in total, almost 300 people were injured in the attack in the region.

Lysak noted that on the night and morning of June 25, the occupiers struck Nikopol with FPV drones. There were no casualties or injuries.

And the night before, he dropped KABs on the Novopavlovskaya community of the Sinelnikovsky district – a fire broke out, but there were no casualties.

The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 1,218 days.

The interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and the map of air raids in Ukraine allow you to monitor the situation in cities.

Britain is to provide Ukraine with new military aid. This time it will be financed by the income London has earned from interest earned on frozen Russian assets.

This was announced by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, The Guardian writes.

Britain to provide Ukraine with weapons for the first time using Russian assets

Ukraine to receive 350 advanced air defence missiles. The ASRAAM missiles were originally air-to-air, but can now be launched from trucks. RAF and MBDA UK engineers have specially adapted them for launching from the ground in just three months.

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The missiles will be used together with the British Raven systems. Five more of these systems are already on their way to Ukraine, making a total of 13.

The £70 million (more than $95 million) for the aid package came from revenues the UK received from frozen Russian assets, the first time that Russia-linked funds have been used directly to fund arms for Ukraine.

“Russia, not Ukraine, must pay the price for Putin's barbaric and illegal war. It is entirely right that we use the Russian assets we have acquired to strengthen Ukraine's air defences. Ukraine's security is vital to our own,” Starmer told the NATO summit in The Hague.

Defence Secretary John Healey added that the missiles would save lives and were proof that Britain's defence industry could quickly adapt to the needs of modern warfare.

The new aid package is part of the UK's annual commitment to Ukraine to provide £4.5bn in military aid.