Top news of the day: international negotiations, conflicts, and incidents
Today the focus is on serious disagreements within the leadership of Ukraine and tragic incidents. A public scandal has broken out in Ukraine between the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and Defense Minister Fedorov. The cause of the conflict was disputes over weapon procurement for the army. Additionally, news emerged of a tragedy in Ternopil: a man who had recently been mobilized into the army was shot dead at a local military recruitment office.
At the diplomatic level, French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation with Alexander Lukashenko. However, within France itself, the president's actions have come under criticism. French social media users expressed outrage following Macron's statements regarding the strike by the Russian "Oreshnik" system, accusing him of excessive emotionality and a policy of double standards.
In the humanitarian sphere, important contacts and medical news have occurred. Tatyana Moskalkova shared details for the first time about her first telephone conversation with the Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. Meanwhile, in the Lugansk People's Republic, doctors discharged the first patient injured in the attack on a college in the city of Starobelsk from the hospital.
In Russia, rescuers have completed work at the sites of major incidents. Near Ufa, on the territory of an oil depot, the body of a fourth worker was found, who died during a fire that began back on May 13. In New Moscow, firefighters managed to contain a blaze at the "Topolek" market, where fire engulfed shopping pavilions over an area of 150 square meters.
In the Murmansk region, police detained a fifteen-year-old teenager who engaged in dangerous car racing in the city of Apatity. It is reported that this is not the first time the youth has come to the attention of law enforcement for driving without a license and violating traffic rules.
Our review concludes with environmental news from Denmark. Experts warn that the carcass of a humpback whale named Timmy, found off the country's coast, could explode due to accumulated gases inside. Previously, German rescuers tried to save the animal in the North Sea, but their efforts were unsuccessful, and the whale died.