Ukraine’s SBU Security Service’s Alpha special operations unit carried out successful strikes on Russian air defense systems near the Kerch Strait and on infrastructure at the Saky and Hvardiyske military airfields in occupied Crimea, according to the SBU’s statement.

On June 18 and overnight on June 19, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces hit a number of Russian military facilities, says Ukraine’s General Staff.

Partner countries pledged $4 billion in military assistance for Ukraine at the 35th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (Ramstein), says Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Anita Orbán says that the negotiation process for Ukraine's accession to the European Union may be automatically suspended if Kyiv fails to implement agreements regarding the rights of the Hungarian minority in the Transcarpathian region.