Ukraine can get the status of a candidate for EU membership in a week
The arrival of European leaders in Ukraine was, first of all, a sign of one of the most important decisions for Ukraine right now, namely — obtaining the status of a candidate for EU membership. It will be recalled that Ukraine submitted the application on February 28, 2022, and filled in the first and second parts of the questionnaire during the spring. And now he is waiting for a decision.
For a long time it was believed that there was almost no chance. One by one, European officials said it was too early to grant status. But it seems that a negative prognosis will not come true: during their visit to Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and Olof Scholz explicitly stated that they support granting Ukraine candidate status. The next day, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also recommended supporting Ukraine. Most likely, these words influenced those who were against: we are talking about Denmark and Sweden, which were initially against — now their decision has changed. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has also said he will support Ukraine, although Italian officials have previously opposed it.
The vote itself will take place in just a week, and of the major opponents so far, only the Netherlands. But there is still some time to change the decision. Together with Ukraine, it is recommended to support Moldova’s application, but Georgia wants to refuse because of non-compliance with European democratic values.
However, it should be understood that the status of a candidate for admission is not yet a participant. For example, Poland applied in 1994 and became a member only 10 years later. The same story was in Croatia: it waited from 2003 to 2013. Ukraine has a lot of reforms ahead of it to gain membership: in particular, the country has been criticized for corruption and lack of fair courts.
Voting will take place on June 23–25.
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Airstrike, missile and MRL damage
Kharkiv region:
- As a result of the shelling, 2 houses, a garage were destroyed, and 4 houses were damaged.
- At night, there was a missile attack on a private company in the Industrial district of Kharkiv.
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Sumy region:
- Russian troops launched a missile on the border area of the Mezenivka village of Krasnopillya community Sumy district. After a missile attack from the territory of the Russian Federation, they fired presumably from 120 mm mortars. ~25 explosions were recorded. As a result of shelling, the school building was damaged, an outbuilding was destroyed, a private car was destroyed, and a fire broke out on the spot. One of the missiles fell on the territory of the local cemetery.
- Russian troops launched a missile on the territory of the Sad community in Sumy district. As a result of the shelling, 4 people were killed, 6 people were injured.
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Zaporizhzhya region:
- Zaliznychne and Temyrivka were shelled from MRLS Grad. Temyrivka, Charivne and Olhivske were shelled from tanks. As a result of the shelling, the village of Plavni was cut off from electricity. As a result of artillery shelling of Orichiv, dry grass caught fire on an area of 0.2 ha.
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Luhansk region:
- There was an air strike on Lysychansk from russian aircraft. As a result of the strike, a community center building at Krupska street, which had served as an aid hub and a shelter, was destroyed. 4 people were killed, 7 were injured.
- As a result of an airstrike in Lysychansk, the dispensary building collapsed. There may be people under the rubble.
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Kherson region:
- Mykolaivka, Nova Zoria, Posad-Pokrovske, Osokorivka, Knyazivka, and Oleksandrivka, Tavriiske, Topolyne, Dobryanka were sheled by russian troops.
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Mykolaiv region:
- Russian troops shelled the city with cluster munitions. As a result, more than a dozen residential buildings on the Yavornitsky street were damaged and one civilian died. The monument to the soldiers who died during World War II was damaged by the explosion of MLRS fragmentation submunitions.
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Donetsk region:
- Avdiivka, New-York, Toretsk, Krasnohorivka, Novoukrainka, Nelipivka, Kurdyumivka, Ocheretyne, Bahmut, Stara Mykolaivka, and Zaitseve were shelled by russian troops. As a result of shelling, 42 civilian targets were damaged, including 32 residential buildings, a children’s art center, an educational institution, medical centers, penitentiary building, an enterprise and cars. 2 people were injured (the first one in Toretsk, the second one in Kurdyumivka).
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Dnipropetrovsk region:
- Four houses and power lines were damaged. In the Shyroke community, due to shelling, a fire started in a wheat field.
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