Approximately 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers were injured; The Convention proposes to criminalize violence against women. Perild.com highlights the main events of yesterday.
The OPU called the number of dead Ukrainian defenders
Since the beginning of the full-scale war with Russia, Ukraine has lost about 10,000 people at the front, Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President’s Office, said. According to him, about 30,000 more Ukrainian soldiers were injured. At the same time, he stressed that 96-98% of the wounded soldiers are returning to the army.
The Rada supported the bill on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention
The Verkhovna Rada supported the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention. This is the first document of its kind, legally obliging to create a legal framework to combat violence against women. Countries that have joined the convention should criminalize psychological abuse, stalking, physical and sexual abuse, forced marriage, forced abortion and sterilization.
The enemy shelled Odessa and Kharkov
A massive missile strike was carried out in the south of Ukraine. Russian troops fired 14 missiles. They beat on Ochakov, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky district of Odessa, the mouth of the Danube, along Odessa itself. As a result of enemy missile strikes in the Odessa region, infrastructure was damaged and civilians were injured.
In Kharkov, in some areas of the city, electricity was lost and fires broke out. As a result of another missile strike by Russian aggressors, the building of the Kharkov State Veterinary Academy was damaged. A hole about three meters deep was formed at the impact site. From the explosion in the main building, windows, doors, and a false ceiling flew out. Other buildings of the institution were also damaged.
Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the positions of the occupiers on Snake
Dozens of explosions thundered and a fire broke out on the Zmeiny Island in the Black Sea on the night of Monday, June 20. Explosions were heard starting at 4.30 am. Last week it became known that the Russian Federation transferred new equipment to the island and set up new positions.
Ukrainian soldiers push back the enemy in the Kherson region
The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed back the invaders from the first line of defense in the Kherson region. This was announced by the adviser to the head of the Kherson military administration Sergei Khlan. According to him, the Ukrainian military carried out precise strikes on Russian warehouses located in the rear. He added that for two weeks in a row the Armed Forces of Ukraine demonstrated an advantage over the enemy in the Kherson region.
Zelensky appealed to Trimorye countries
Ukraine should join the Trimorie project, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He noted that it is the states of Trimoria that are our connection with the free world. This is the supply of weapons to Ukraine, the supply of fuel, traffic flows, green corridors for the export of Ukrainian food, the migration of people – all this works through the territory of the states participating in this initiative. He also noted the possibility of Ukraine to play the role of one of the logistics centers.
Ukraine announces new policy towards Africa
The Ukrainian authorities intend to establish the post of special representative for Africa. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a speech at a meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union. According to him, the war against Ukraine unleashed by Russia proved how connected all countries in the world are. The President said that on his behalf, the first in the history of Ukraine regional tour of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the states of Sub-Saharan Africa was being prepared.
Russia threatened Europe for the blockade of Kaliningrad
In Russia, the EU and NATO were threatened because of the transport blockade of Kaliningrad by Lithuania. Head of the Commission of the Federation Council for the Protection of the State Sovereignty of the Russian Federation Andrey Klimov said that the “impudent trick of Vilnius” cancels Lithuania’s EU membership for Russia, and Moscow is ready to move on to solving the problem by any means.
In turn, the official representative of the Kremlin, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov called Lithuania’s restriction of transit to the Kaliningrad region unprecedented and illegal and said that after an in-depth analysis, response measures would be developed.
The EU once again extended anti-Russian sanctions since 2014
The European Union has extended sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol until June 23, 2023. The sanctions include a ban on the import of products from Crimea or Sevastopol into the EU, investments in Crimea or Sevastopol, tourism services in Crimea or Sevastopol. It also includes a ban on the export of certain types of goods and technologies for Crimean companies or for transport, telecommunications and energy enterprises in Crimea, as well as for the exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources in the region.
The World Council of Churches condemned the war against Ukraine
The World Council of Churches condemned Russia’s war against Ukraine and called for “the establishment of a sustainable peace.” The organization rejected the justification of the aggression of the Russian Federation by religion, and also called for an exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of the dead. The Council called on “all parties to the conflict” to respect the principles of international humanitarian law, and called on the international community to invest heavily in promoting peace, not escalation and division.
11 political parties banned in Ukraine
The 8th Administrative Court of Appeal satisfied the claim of the Ministry of Justice and banned the political party “Opposition Platform – For Life”. According to the court decision in relation to the Opposition Platform for Life party, the property of this political force was transferred in favor of the state.
International Swimming Federation bans transgender people from women’s competitions
The International Swimming Federation has banned transgender athletes from participating in competitions under its auspices. This decision was made at the congress of the organization in Budapest. An exception was made only for people who have completed the transition to the age of 12, that is, they have already passed part of the process of male puberty – they will be able to participate in women’s competitions.
Former guerrilla becomes president of Colombia
Gustavo Petro, a socialist and former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, became President of Colombia. He beat his rival, construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez, with 50.5% of the vote in the second round. Analysts say the election of a new president showed that people in a country where almost half of the population lives in some form of poverty are committed to fighting social problems.
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