The Pentagon has extended a contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide Starlink internet services in Ukraine, Bonnie Poindexter, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Space Systems Command, told Bloomberg. “The contract provides access to the Starlink constellation, equipment and customer support under agreed terms,” Poindexter said. Notably, this is part of $2.5 billion in contracts […]
Russia's attacks on Ukraine's power grid since winter have destroyed half its power-generating capacity, leading to scheduled blackouts and rolling blackouts, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. "As a result of Russian missile and drone strikes, nine gigawatts of power have already been destroyed. The peak of electricity consumption last winter was 18 gigawatts. […]
In response to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's statements regarding the alleged "illegitimacy" of Zelensky's presidency, he stated that Putin is the only person who recognizes the current Russian "president" as legitimate, while in Ukraine the president is elected by the people themselves. “The Ukrainian people are the only ones who can recognize the legitimacy of […]
Photo: US Army Europe. Czech military to train thousands of Ukrainians Prague does not plan to send its instructors directly to Ukraine, given the geographical proximity of the two countries. The Czech Republic may train four thousand Ukrainian soldiers on its territory this year. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the Czech […]
Pope Francis received the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak in the Vatican. According to Yermak, the meeting took place during his working visit to Italy. "This was an important conversation. I informed His Holiness about the philosophy of President Zelensky's "Formula of Peace", told [him] why the Formula is […]
Photo: pixabay.com (illustrative photo). Canada opens market for egg products from Ukraine Export of egg products to Canada is only possible through cooperation with licensed importers to Canada. Ukrainian egg product producers will now be able to export their products to Canada. This was reported by the State Food Service on Tuesday, June 11. The […]
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will disconnect their electricity grids from the Russian and Belarusian system (BRELL) in February next year, Baltic officials have confirmed. "The desynchronization process, which has lasted for almost 20 years, will end in early August, when the Baltic states inform Russia and Belarus that they do not want to participate in […]
At the Ustylug automobile checkpoint in Volyn, customs officers confiscated books from French publishers from the late 19th century from a man. This was reported by the Volyn Customs Office. The man unjustifiably chose the “green corridor” for customs control. The items subject to mandatory written declaration were books from French publishing houses of the […]
On the Greek island of Symi, 67-year-old British TV presenter and health-conscious physician Michael Mosley has been found dead, the island's deputy mayor told Reuters . The body of a man believed to be Mosley was found in the Agia Marina area, police spokeswoman Konstantina Dimoglida said. Another police officer said the body was found […]
Photo: Woman hit by train in Moscow metro On the evening of June 13, the entrances to the metro stations Pochtovaya Ploshchad, Kontraktova Ploshchad, Pochayna and Tarasa Shevchenko were closed. Four stations of the blue line of the Kiev metro were closed for entry to passengers. At the Kontraktova Ploshchad station, a passenger was hit […]