Zelensky:
Home is not just words. Home is Ukraine. Today, another 90 of our people returned home from Russian captivity.
Soldiers of the National Guard, Navy, Army, National Guard, border guards. Those who defended Mariupol. Those who defended the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Those who were on the Kherson, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Luhansk directions.
We remember all our people in Russian captivity. We continue to work for the liberation of each and every one. We are looking for the truth about everyone who can be held by the enemy. Thanks to our exchange team: Budanov, Yermak, Malyuk, Klymenko, Lubinets. To all the helping partners, the UAE for assisting in the release of these people of ours. Together we can achieve even the most difficult results.
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"More than 30 oil refineries, terminals, and oil depots in Russia have already been hit," - President Zelenskyy during the presentation of state rewards to soldiers of the SBU Special Operations Center "A."
"For SBU drones, a distance of 1,500 kilometers is no longer a problem. Together with the successes of our Ukrainian Armed Forces and our intelligence agencies, these are very significant results that bring a just end to this war closer for Ukraine and ensure that Russia is held accountable for everything it has done against Ukraine and our people in a real, tangible, painful way," the President said.
Glory to Ukrainian Defenders
Russian subsidiary of Bank of China stopped accepting payments from Russian banks, Russian Kommersant media reported.
From June 24, the Russian branch will stop processing payments in yuan from Russian banks on the U.S. sanctions list. The bank will work only with credit organizations that have not fallen under U.S. restrictions.
The decision to halt transactions with sanctioned banks is attributed to fears of secondary sanctions from the United States.
🕯 Ukrainian choreographer Anton Smetsky died at the front.
He joined the Armed Forces as a sapper at the start of the full-scale invasion. Even after a serious injury and leg amputation, Anton returned to the ranks of defenders of Ukraine.
"We must continue to fight, because no one will replace us - people do not want to join the army."
- said Anton in an interview for Channel 24.
Eternal memory to the defender! 🙏🏻
Rest in Peace Martin Jaeger
Estonian volunteer Martin Jaeger, who fought in the ranks of the 3rd Assault Brigade, died defending Ukraine in Luhansk region.
Martin Jaeger, 42, was a professional soldier in the Estonian army: he was part of an elite unit for more than 10 years and had participated in a mission in Afghanistan since 2013. He came to fight in Ukraine more than a year ago, and during this time, he has been in different units. He joined the Third Assault Brigade about a month ago.
Martin Jaager the third Estonian who died defending Ukraine: Ivo Jurak died in Ukraine in March 2023 and Tanel Kriggul - in September.
Eternal memory and eternal glory to the fallen Warrior. Ukraine will never forget your sacrifice.
🟠 "To recognize a Palestinian state today would be to recognize terrorism," said Jordan Bardella, leader of the far-right party in France ahead of Sunday's elections, and who may become the next prime minister. When asked about the war in Gaza, Bardella estimated that France's position since "all the time", supporting the two-state solution, "became obsolete immediately following the Hamas attack" on October 7. "To recognize a Palestinian state today as we speak would be to recognize terrorism and it would be to recognize political legitimacy for an organization whose charter states to destroy the State of Israel," he said.
Translation: Hillel Atlan
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