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Ukrainian refugee sings "Oi u luzi chervona kalyna" (Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow) with Lithuanians in support for Ukraine

Ukrainian refugee Elizaveta sings together with 300 Lithuanians, who answered her call to gather in Vilnius and sing this viral Ukrainian folk song to draw attention to the ongoing war and struggles of Ukrainian people.

Eliza is a 21 year old Ukrainian singer. She had to flee her home country when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and has been living and studying in Lithuania since 2015. When Russia started the war on February 24th, her family’s home was destroyed by Russian occupants for the second time in their life. Eliza’s mother and brother stayed in Ukraine to defend their homeland. Eliza is safe in Lithuania, sending the message for her family and for her country to stay strong.

Following the 2014 annexation by Russia of the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula, and then the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, singing "nationalist anthems" such as Chervona Kalyna in Crimea is deemed to discredit the Russian army, and is punished by fines and imprisonment. In September 2022, Russian occupation authorities in Crimea jailed and fined members of a wedding party for "discrediting" the Russian Armed Forces by playing the song.

The singers of the song in an online video were imprisoned and fined.

Russia spreads fake news that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is transgender

The second photo shows Umar Kremlin, president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), next to Putin. It is the IBA that is spreading the misinformation that Khelif is biologically male. Gender reassignment is illegal in Algeria.

Umar Kremlinov posted on his channel that DNA tests "proved" that the athlete "had XY chromosomes, so she was excluded from the sports competitions" in 2023. Khelif was disqualified after she defeated Russian boxer Azalia Amineva.

However, the test results were never made public. At the same time, the IBA was stripped of its Olympic status due to corruption, so the charges against the athlete were automatically dropped.

The IOC never received specifics from the IBA about the tests that allegedly prove that Khelif is transgender. There is currently no clear evidence to show that the athlete has changed gender.

Khelif is not invincible: she has 9 defeats against female opponents.

@liveukraine_media

Vladimir Putin threatens European countries with ballistic missiles for supporting Ukraine. However, analysts are convinced that these threats are nothing more than a bluff. And Putin's main goal is to push the alliance countries away from supporting Ukraine.

@liveukraine_media

Vlad seems to be running out of missiles. His massive attack on Kiev used 89 shaheds and one missile

Hoping to deal a blow to Hungary’s Orbán, challenger holds mass demonstration on eve of EU election.

rising political newcomer hoping to deal a blow to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mobilized tens of thousands of supporters in Budapest on Saturday in a final show of strength on the eve of a European Parliament election.

Péter Magyar, a 43-year-old lawyer who in a matter of months has built up Hungary’s strongest opposition party, hopes to use a good showing in Sunday’s EU elections to propel himself and his movement toward defeating the nationalist Orbán in the next national ballot scheduled for 2026.

Once an insider within Orbán’s Fidesz party, Magyar has gained quick prominence through publicly accusing the prime minister and his allies of corruption and anti-democratic tendencies. He has drawn thousands of curious spectators on a tour of nearly 200 Hungarian cities, towns and villages in the last two months.

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However, there were mass rallies against Orban previously. Let's keep fingers crossed and see what's the outcome this time.

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The court arrested a native of Poland in the case of the attack on the Prime Minister of Denmark

A court in Denmark has placed under arrest for 12 days a Polish citizen who attacked the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on June 7, according to the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet.

The accused is 39 years old, the authorities do not name him. He does not speak or understand Danish. At the time of the attack, he was allegedly under the influence of alcohol or drugs. According to the protocols, the man "looked disoriented" and "muttered to himself."

The man refused to admit his guilt. According to the prosecutor's office, the accused has been living in Denmark since 2019 and could not explain why he attacked the prime minister.

On the evening of June 7, a man attacked Frederiksen and punched her in the shoulder on Kultorvet Square in Copenhagen. The head of the Cabinet of Ministers feels fine, just "shocked by what happened," her office added. Frederiksen herself did not comment, but canceled all events scheduled for June 8.

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Italian police cracks down on 'Catania Mafia clan' whose bosses gave orders from prison.

More than 100 Carabinieri police officers on Friday carried out a large-scale operation in Italy against suspects of involvement in the Catanian mafia and drug trafficking.

The operation was coordinated by investigators from Catania's anti-mafia directorate, DDA. It was the result of an 18-month investigation and aimed at destroying the local clan "Santapaola Ercolano", law enforcement sources said.

As a result of the actions of law enforcement officers, 13 people were arrested.

Investigators believe that generational conflict pitted young clan members against experienced bosses. Many of the authoritative bosses have been in prisons across Italy for years, but have nonetheless given orders over the phone to run the clan's business, investigative sources said. Therefore, they continued to give instructions on the management of the proceeds of illegal activities, in particular by communicating with "free members through phones that they illegally obtained and could keep in prison which proves the absolute accessibility of penitentiary institutions".

Among the bosses appearing in the investigation is Salvatore Battaglia, leader of the group based in the Villaggio district of Sant'Agata in Catania, together with his brother Santo. During the operation, police seized several weapons, ammunition, one kilogram of cocaine and six kilograms of hashish, the sources said.

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RuZZia interrupted the broadcast on the children's TV channel Walt Disney in Europe with scenes of war

Russia began to regularly interfere in television broadcasting in European countries. It tries to interfere with satellite signals or intercept them, which has provoked disruptions in the broadcast and once even led to the placement of war scenes on a children's TV channel.

Problems are observed in different countries, from Ukraine to Portugal. Sweden, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France complained to the leadership of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, Bloomberg reports, citing documents on the matter. According to a person familiar with the situation, Swedish satellites were subjected to electronic attacks from Moscow, Kaliningrad and Crimea. He also added that from mid-March to the end of May, serious failures were noted in the operation of at least three satellites of the French operator Eutelsat.

On two occasions, on March 28 and April 17, programs on Walt Disney's children's BabyTV channel were replaced by scenes of military operations in russian. In particular, on March 28, a video clip for a propaganda song by Oleg Gazmanov was shown with numerous scenes showing the 'brave modern russian army, shooting tanks, combat aircraft', as well as archival footage of the 'Great Patriotic War'.

Because of this interference, the Dutch cable operator Ziggo excluded BabyTV from its TV package until the beginning of May.

"It was clearly determined that the interference comes from large ground stations and therefore should be recorded and monitored by the authorities of the RF," the French National Frequency Agency said in a letter to the ITU.

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Germany joins US-led UN Command in South Korea policing armistice border.

Germany joined the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea on Friday, becoming the 18th nation in a group that helps police the heavily fortified border with North Korea and has committed to defend the South in the event of a war.

The move is evidence of Berlin's strong belief that European security is closely linked to security in the Indo-Pacific region, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told a ceremony at the main U.S. military headquarters in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul.

"I'm convinced that especially in times like these, when the world is shaped by crises and wars, we need to show unity, we need to stand firm against those who want to undermine peace and stability, against those who attack our common order," he said.

It is the latest move by the United States and its partners to expand alliances and partnerships, including those that span the globe, and try to turn the 74-year-old command into a source of broader regional security.

Current UNC members, among them Australia, Britain, Turkey and the United States, sent troops or contributed medical support during the 1950-53 Korean War.

Established in 1950, the UNC was mandated to restore peace and enforce the armistice while serving as a channel of communication with North Korea.
It is led by the commander of the U.S. military stationed in South Korea and is not affiliated with the United Nations. Germany is the first country to join the command since Italy was reinstated in 2013.

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⚡️ Ukraine Defeats Japan in Women's Team Saber Fencing Semifinals

Ukraine's women's team saber fencing squad triumphed over Japan in the semifinals.

They will face the South Korean national team in the final.

⚡️🇺🇦✈️  For the first time, Ukraine launched more long-range drones than Russia, — Forbes

In July, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 426 "Shahed" drones, in turn, Ukraine struck back with more than 520 drones

German Citizens Still Imprisoned in Russia Despite Large-Scale Exchange

As of today, dozens of German citizens remain in Russian prisons, according to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), following a large-scale exchange between Belarus, Russia, and the West.

The number of Germans held in Russian prisons is described as a "small two-digit number," the MFA told the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, without specifying the charges against these individuals.

Over the past two years, Russian authorities have refused direct consular access for citizens with dual Russian and German citizenship, including prison visits. The German Foreign Ministry stated, "Russian authorities treat individuals with dual citizenship exclusively as Russian citizens."

The ministry emphasizes that they make active efforts in each individual case to ensure consular access to German citizens.

"Can these persons hope to participate in future exchanges? It is absolutely unclear," states Der Tagesspiegel.

According to the UN, hundreds of people in Russia are imprisoned on false or politically motivated charges, with the number of such prisoners ranging from 700 to 1,372.

Ukrainian Defense Forces Strike Russian Airfield and Oil Depots

Tonight, the Defense Forces struck the Morozovsk airfield and several oil depots in Russia, according to the General Staff.

In Morozovsk, ammunition warehouses, including guided aerial bombs, were hit. The destruction of anti-aircraft weapons and enemy aviation equipment is still being confirmed. The operation was executed by the Security Service of Ukraine, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Defense Forces also attacked oil depots and fuel storage facilities in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Rostov regions. Reports indicate that at least two tanks containing petroleum products were hit and subsequently ignited.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 8 national reserves and 12 national parks have been occupied by Russians. It's more than 20% of all protected areas of Ukraine. Some of them are contaminated with mines.

The Russian government doesn't seem to care about nature. Ukrainian animals, living in occupied national reserves, survive in constant distress and hunger. Meanwhile, on social media, Russian soldiers publish photos of themselves showing their "trophies". Endangered species that need special care are hunted.

⚡️🇺🇦✈️  For the first time, Ukraine launched more long-range drones than Russia, — Forbes

In July, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 426 "Shahed" drones, in turn, Ukraine struck back with more than 520 drones

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Kerch bridge may fall soon
https://kyivindependent.com/crimean-bridge-could-be-destroyed-in-coming-months-budanov-says/

Donkey gets revenge

https://open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/this-guy-is-scared?r=70k1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-schumer-immunity-senate-king-149763b93d62599eac7d0a7c77ff4d4a