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Ukraine war latest: Sweeping new reforms to terms of service announced in effort to ease manpower crisis

Key developments on June 12: * Ukraine announces landmark military service reforms with record pay raise for infantry * Russian rubber plant, oil refineries struck by Ukrainian drones in latest overnight attack, military confirms * Ukrainian drone maker Skyfall partners with Airbus on defense innovation * Sumy hit by morning artillery bombardment as Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 6, injure 52 over past day * 'High probability' of Russian missile launch from Oreshnik site over

When Ukraine takes key step toward Europe, Russian star will be performing next door

As Ukraine and Moldova move closer to the European Union on June 15, Russian opera star Anna Netrebko will take the stage at the Philharmonie Luxembourg next door. The contrast reflects a growing, worrying trend across Europe where some of the Russian cultural figures once boycotted after 2022 for their views are steadily being normalized again. Ukraine's embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg published a press release on June 10, expressing concern over Netrebko's planned performance. "For many y

About Oleksii Chernyshov

Oleksii Chernyshov is Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity, a position he assumed in December 2024. Born on September 4, 1977, Chernyshov previously served as CEO of Naftogaz Group from 2022 to 2024, Minister for Communities and Territories Development from 2020 to 2022, and Kyiv Region Governor from 2019 to 2020. In June 2025, he became the first sitting Ukrainian deputy prime minister to face corruption charges in a land grab case.

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