Events

EU leaders set to prolong Russia sanctions again

Hug: This year 29 civilians killed and 111 injured - because the sides have not withdrawn the weapons, disengaged or demined, they have prevented SMM from verifying compliance. How many more must die before they just start doing what they promised to do? Zero Civilian Casualties

OSCE Hug: Sides are interfering with our work, because they want to stop us from establishing facts, they know that . They know that we are establishing and conveying uncomfortable facts and truths

OSCE's Hug: Peace requires a ceasefire; ceasefire requires weapons' withdrawal, disengagement and demining; weapons' withdrawal, disengagement and demining require verification; verification requires the OSCE SMM has safe unfettered access everywhere

Hug: In total, this year there have been 9 incidents in which shots were fired near SMM monitors. In addition, there were another 6 incidents in which heavy weapons were fired or rounds from heavy weapons impacted close to monitors SupportSMM

Hug: Despite signatories to Minsk agreeing to ensure safe and secure access for SMM monitors, threats against them continued. On 15 June, in non-gov-ctrl Pikuzy, a man in military-style clothing fired 2 bursts with an assault rifle in general direction of unarmed monitors

Hug: This year SMM UAVs have been fired at 30 times. For ex., on 9 and 15 June near non-gov-ctrl Ukrainske and Betmanove, resp., SMM UAVs fired upon; on 8 June near non-gov-ctrl Holmivskyi surface-to-air missile system tracked SMM long-range UAV. 4 other SMM UAVs jammed last wk

Hug: Sides restricted SMM 996 times this yr: 446 in gov-ctrl area and 530 in non-g-ctrl, (+20 other cases); including 580 due to presence of mines; 327 due to active restrict. by sides, when they denied/delayed access or granted on condition - 300 times by armed formations; 27 by UAF

OSCE SMM Hug: Everywhere SMM observes the failure of the sides to de-mine

OSCE's Hug: Last week SMM recorded over 7,400 ceasefire violations; many caused by weapons that should have been withdrawn in accordance with Minsk agreements. SMM saw 47 such weapons on both sides of contact line

Media briefing by OSCE SMM Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug

Ukrainian foreign and education ministers in carpathian town of Berehove for talks with Hungarian counterparts about new education law limiting use of languages other than Ukrainian in schools

Rally near Verkhovna Rada against "LGBT propaganda"

Sanctions of Kyiv will not create problems for Russian parties - Kosachev RIA

Alexander Hug, Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE SMM, to hold his regular news briefing on Friday, 22 June, in Kyiv ⤵️

Ukraine extends its Russian sanctions list

Explosion in "Oschadbank" bank branch in Kyiv last night, no casualties, heavy material damage, no words if money stolen

RQ-4B-30 Global Hawk UAV from Sigonella to Donbas

29 attacks on Ukrainian positions yesterday, 1 soldier was wounded

One of MANAFORT's own employees (and not Rick Gates) voluntarily allowed MUELLER's agents into the storage locker where Manafort kept files related to his work for Russia-aligned Ukrainian pols/parties, according to new court filing.

A/S @wess_mitchell urges NATO to close ranks around Ukraine and Georgia so as not to leave them vulnerable. "This would be a bad year to do that," he said evoking the Bucharest summit

G7 ambassadors say they are "deeply concerned" about Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who has been on hunger strike for more than a month as he serves a 20-year term in a Russian prison camp

President of Ukraine Poroshenko had phone call with Putin

Verkhovna Rada has passed the law on the establishment of the Supreme Anticorruption Court

Security Service of Ukraine exposed Russian spy ring in Mykolaiv region

Ukrainian parliament adopted bill on the National security of Ukraine

10th Eastern Partnership summit in Minsk with EaP Foreign Ministers and Commissioners @GabrielMariya and @JHahnEU kicks off. Main topics Digitalisation, EaP Deliverables 2020, Efficient implementation for the benefit of citizens .

Video: fire and explosion at petrol station near Kyiv last night

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the candidacy of Security Service General Oleksandr Kuts as head of the Donetsk Regional Military-Civil Administration

30 attacks on Ukrainian positions yesterday, 3 wounded