​Russia’s attack on Ukraine can be repelled, Volodymyr Zelenskyi said, adding that the situation on the battlefield currently remains relatively stable. “Even Russia can be brought back under the norms of international law. Its aggression can be prevented,” he said. The war in Ukraine showed that Europe needs to develop joint production of weapons so that the Old Continent can “defend itself” in any global situation that may arise,” the president of Ukraine emphasized.

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07:34 “Kyiv is a shelter!” – reported the Air Force of Ukraine in the Telegram messenger and added that the city is threatened by a ballistic missile.

The Ukrainian military in Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Khmelnytskyi also said that their cities had come under “massive rocket fire” from Russia.

07:28 Russia carried out a large-scale air strike on several regions of Ukraine, an air alert was declared throughout Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin’s military launched missiles, including “Kinzhal”. Explosions have already occurred in Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kyiv Independent reports.

A brief summary of recent events:

• Vladimir Putin “will not stop there” if Russia wins in Ukraine, says General David Petraeus, former CIA director and former commander of international forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He warns that the Republic of Moldova or perhaps one of the Baltic states will be next.
• The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will participate in the elections to the European Parliament in June and will leave his post in mid-July, if he is elected, the ex-prime minister of Belgium said. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may become the interim president of the European Council if leaders do not quickly find someone to fill the vacancy, Politico reports.
• The partisan movement “Atesh” said that their agent penetrated the elite division of the National Guard named after Dzerzhinsky in Balashikha (Moscow region of the Russian Federation) and gained access to the personal data of soldiers who participated in the war against Ukraine.
• The head of Japanese diplomacy, Yoko Kamikawa, arrived in Ukraine on Sunday to meet with her colleague Dmytro Kuleba and to assure him of Japan’s unwavering support.
• The main task of Sweden’s foreign policy in the coming years will be to support Ukraine, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said at a defense conference on Sunday.
• Former German President Joachim Hauck called on the government in Berlin to supply Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles.
• Five children were among 11 people killed in a Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on Saturday, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said.

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