Ukraine defeats Slovakia at Euro 2024, EU Council approves start of accession negotiations: June 21 highlights

The date of the start of negotiations with Ukraine was approved

The EU Council approved the negotiating framework for Ukraine and Moldova. Intergovernmental conferences for both countries will begin on June 25. This conference marks the formal start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal explained..

"Next, we will start detailed technical negotiations on dozens of different chapters of the future agreement," the Ukrainian official said.

Ukraine defeated Slovakia

The national football team of Ukraine in its second match of the group round of Euro-2024 beat the team from Slovakia with a score of 2:1, getting the first three points at the championship.

In their first match at Euro-2024 against Romania, Ukraine lost to the Romanians. The game ended with the score 3:0.

The Netherlands will supply Ukraine with a Patriot system

The Netherlands and another country are preparing to provide Ukraine with a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.

The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, did not name the country that also participates in the provision of the air defense system, explaining that it should announce it itself.

Attempt on a Kazakh oppositionist: suspects found

Ukrainian law enforcement officers have indicted two citizens of Kazakhstan for an attempt to kill the Kazakh oppositionist Aydos Sadykov.

According to the investigation, Meyram Karataev and Atay Zhakanbaev were involved in the attempt. They were declared internationally wanted.

Drones attacked Russia's Krasnodar Krai

Drones attacked Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on June 21. After the attack, fires started in the area of the airfield in the town of Yeysk, as well as on the territory of the Ilsky Refinery.

Russian air defense downed its own helicopter near Anapa

A number of Russian "milbloggers" reported that Russian air defenses shot down their own Ka-29 helicopter near Anapa, in Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation, the Russian service of the BBC wrote.

According to preliminary data, this happened due to a malfunction of the "own - foreign" system.

In Slovakia, a criminal case was opened because of the donated MiG-29s

The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia initiated a criminal case against the previous government for providing Ukraine with MiG-29 fighter jets and part of the air defense system Kub.

The department said that the complaint concerns charges of sabotage, abuse of authority and violation of duties regarding the management of state property.

Trump: Ukraine's possible accession to NATO provoked Russia

Former US president and candidate for this year's elections, Donald Trump, said that talks about Ukraine's possible accession to NATO allegedly forced Russia to start a war, and blamed the current head of state and his rival, Joe Biden.

Shelling

Russian troops dropped a guided aerial bomb on Selydove, Donetsk Oblast. Two dead and three wounded were reported. In addition, the Russian forces shelled a village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. One man died, and two more people were injured.

A Ukrainian was detained in Germany for espionage

In Germany, three people, including one citizen of Ukraine, are suspected of intelligence activities for the benefit of foreign special services. They were following a person who came to Frankfurt am Main from Ukraine.

Sytnyk will work at the Defense Procurement Agency

Artem Sytnyk, the former deputy head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention, will now work in the Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense. He became deputy director of security.

The school year will not start earlier

The Ministry of Education and Science does not intend to start the academic year in schools a month earlier to save electricity. However, in the winter period, a return to mixed education is possible.

At the same time, universities and institutions of professional technical education were really recommended to start their studies earlier.

Two Beluga whales were evacuated from Kharkiv to Spain

Due to increased Russian shelling from Kharkiv dolphinarium Nemo, two Beluga whales were evacuated to the Valencia Oceanarium in Spain.

In addition, the destruction of the energy infrastructure in Kharkiv made it difficult to maintain the cold water temperature in the aquarium - the natural habitat of belugas - because the dolphinarium was forced to run on a generator.

Other news

• Ukraine will receive the first 1.5 billion euros from frozen Russian assets by the end of the summer.
• The person detained for insulting military graves in Kyiv was indicted.