Hungary continues POW fiasco, Russian intellectuals, new survey on refugees

●       Ukrainian POWs not freed after handover to Hungary — intelligence spokesman
Despite reports to the contrary from Hungarian government officials, the Ukrainian prisoners of war transferred from Russia to Hungary have not been released, said Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman, Andriy Yusov, on June 20.

●       IMF approves next $900 million tranche for Ukraine
Ukraine will receive a second International Monetary Fund (IMF) tranche worth $900 million later this month, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on June 19.

●       Kyiv forms Ukrainian-African Trade Mission
The Ukrainian government has approved the establishment of the Ukrainian-African Trade Mission Limited Liability Company, said Taras Melnychuk, the government's representative in the Ukrainian parliament, on June 20.

●       Aviation coalition starting to bear fruit, says Foreign Minister
A coalition set up by Ukraine’s partners to support the supply of combat aircraft is already starting to work, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on June 19.

●       Black Sea dolphins threatened with extinction due to Russian ecocide
About 150 dolphin carcasses were found on Black Sea coasts in Turkey and Bulgaria following the Russian destruction of the Kakhovka Dam and the species may be threatened with extinction, presidential chief-of-staff Andriy Yermak said on June 20.

●       Survey reveals what would persuade Ukrainian refugees in Poland to return home
A survey conducted by the EWL Migration Platform, the EWL Foundation, and the Center for East European Studies at the University of Warsaw found that potential EU and NATO membership of Ukraine would be a key factor in convincing Ukrainian refugees in Poland to return home. According to the study, 57% of respondents cited EU membership and 47% cited NATO membership as major incentives for returning.

●       EU Commission readies €50 billion relief fund for Ukraine
The European Commission is ready to set aside €50 billion ($54.5 billion) in the EU budget for Ukraine over the next four years, EU President Ursula von der Leyen announced on June 20.

●       Ukraine successfully deploys domestic long-range strike drone
Ukraine has successfully deployed a domestically-produced strike drone with a range of 1,000 kilometers, according to Nataliya Sad, the press secretary of the Ukroboronprom defense conglomerate, on June 20.

●       Gerasim and Raskolnikov: How to Understand the Russian Intellectual
The Russian war against Ukraine has highlighted the brutality of Russian culture – Ostrovska-Lyuta

●       An intermediate step towards NATO. What to expect from the July summit in Vilnius
There are no reasons for disappointment. – Fesenko