The Ukrainian defenders repelled the enemy assault in the area of Novobakhmutivka, Donetsk region, making the Russian troops to retreat. The battle of Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, continues.
The United States condemns the Kremlin's widespread disinformation campaign aiming to blame the United States, the West, and Ukraine for the growing famine in Africa, the Middle East, and other regions.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhny and Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak had a phone conversation with US President's National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan and United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley.
President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala for his consistent support for granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership.
Ukraine expects that a decision to grant the EU candidate status will be approved at the European Council summit on the morning of 24 June, supposing it will be made on the evening of June 23.
Every year on June 22, Ukrainians honor the memory of millions who died in World War II, and this year, due to Russian aggression, they are forced to fight for victory again.
A morning missile strike on Mykolaiv has damaged enterprises, a school, apartment buildings and private houses, killing one person and injuring three more.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he received confirmation from Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson that her country will support Ukraine's European perspective at the June 23-24 summit.
Russian invaders continue to make efforts to reach the administrative borders of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions and keep control of a land corridor with the occupied Crimean peninsula.
Ukraine's Chernihiv and Poland's Rzeszow have become sister cities as a respective agreement was signed by the president of the Polish city, Konrad Fijolek, and Chernihiv Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko will sign the document in the coming days.