In Warsaw, the body of the Belarusian opposition activist and politician Dmitry Kasperovich was discovered. His death was announced by the head of the BYSOL Foundation Andrei Strizhak, the information was also confirmed by the NEXTA Telegram channel. According to the channel, 43-year-old Kasperovich was found dead in his house. The causes of death are not officially specified, but sources claim that it was not natural.

Volodymyr Zelensky appointed General Hennadii Shapovalov as the new commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces . Previously, Shapovalov headed the Ukrainian delegation to the NATO Mission to Assist Ukraine and led the Operational Command “South.” The appointment followed the resignation of the previous commander, Mykhailo Drapatyi, who stepped down after a Russian missile strike on a training area in the Dnipropetrovsk Region killed 12 Ukrainian soldiers.

On the night of June 21, Russian troops launched 272 drone drones and the miter drone, as well as eight missiles throughout Ukraine. This was reported by the air forces of the Armed Forces. The air defense forces of Ukraine said that it was possible to bring down 140 drones. Another 112 - “locally lost” (that is, are not recorded by means of tracking until the end of the flight route).

At the Verkhny Lars border point, between Russia and Georgia, more than 45 Ukrainians deported from Russia have been held in the basement for several weeks. Among them are former prisoners from occupied territories, civilians, as well as a woman who is supposed to be taken by force. This was reported by volunteers from the initiative of Volunteers Tbilisi.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) shooting down 579 Shahed-type and other unidentified drones out of 1,109 launched against Ukrainian territory from June 13-20. An additional 389 drones were classified as radar-lost. Additionally, the Air Force reported intercepting 32 out of 51 missiles of various types, while three more missiles were classified as radar-lost.

In 2019, Siarhei Tsikhanouski launched a YouTube channel called Country for Life («Страна для жизни»), where he openly criticized the Lukashenko regime. In spring 2020, he announced his intention to run in the presidential election scheduled for August 9. After the authorities refused to register his candidacy, his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, entered the race in his place, eventually becoming the main opposition candidate challenging President Alexander Lukashenko.

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov proposed creating a working group with Russia to develop a single educational space. The idea was supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first deputy prime minister of Kyrgyzstan said Daniyar Amangeldiev at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. According to him, the creation of such a group will open the way to “close cooperation in the field of education”, it is possible to form general standards, programs and approaches to training.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the 86-year-old Supreme Leader of Iran, took refuge in the bunker and is preparing for his murder, writes The New York Times with reference to three Iranian officials. They said that Hameni called three senior Shiite clergy as possible successors. He himself perceives his possible death as martyrdom, sources say. This is an unprecedented step for three decades of his reign.

The 16-year-old Anya Zhuravleva, who became the heroine of the investigation of “such cases” about violence against teenagers in jail, was released home on a recognizance not to leave. This was reported by "such things" and "team against torture." The girl is at home with her mother - after almost two years in isolation.

The publication “like this” published a story by one of the Belarusian political prisoners released today-ex-donation of the Minsk State Linguistic University Natalia Dulina, which was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for participation in 2020 protests and an interview. Dulina told how their export from the colony passed. According to her, on the morning of June 20, the operative ordered Natalya Dulina to collect things and attribute them to the checkpoint.

Israel for the third time in a week struck an object related to the Iranian nuclear program - this time the centrifug production workshop in the city of Isfahan suffered. This was reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), noting that at the time of the attack there were no radioactive materials at the facility, so the radiological consequences were not expected. This is the second blow to Isfahan since the beginning of the exacerbation of the conflict.

A video shared by Nasha Niva shows Tsikhanouski hugging his wife for the first time after his release. Why Tsikhanouski was targeted In 2019, Siarhei Tsikhanouski launched a YouTube channel called Country for Life («Страна для жизни»), where he openly criticized the Lukashenko regime. In spring 2020, he announced his intention to run in the presidential election scheduled for August 9.

Vladimir Zelensky appointed General Gennady Shapovalov new commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . Earlier, he headed the Ukrainian delegation at the NATO mission to help Ukraine and commanded the operational command "South". The appointment occurred after the previous commander, Mikhail Drapaty, resigned due to a missile strike on an educational unit in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

In the 91st year of life, People's Artist of Russia Valentina Talyzina died. About her death is reported by Interfax. The place and time of farewell will be reported separately, the agency notes. Earlier, the actress was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. As Telegram channels wrote, in the last days Talyzina complained about severe nausea and pain in the body. Doctors caused by her home recorded a deterioration in the state of oncology. She was on outpatient treatment.

The pro-Kremlin bot network known as “Matryoshka” has launched a new disinformation campaign aimed at inciting conflict between Moldovan President Maia Sandu and European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas. The campaign, which has published social media posts on multiple platforms, claims Sandu is allegedly seeking to replace Kallas.