On Monday, June 3, at night in most northern, central, Kharkiv regions, in the Carpathian region in the afternoon in some places short-term rains, thunderstorms; in the rest of Ukraine without precipitation, reports Ukrhydrometcenter.
The wind is south-western, 5-10 m/s.
The temperature at night 13-18°, in the west of the country 10-15°; during the day 27-32°, in the western, northern, Vinnitsa regions and on the seashore 23-28°.
In Kiev on Monday night in places short-term rain, thunderstorms, in the afternoon without precipitation. The wind is south-western, 5-10 m/s. The temperature at night is 16-18°, during the day 25-27°.
According to the Central Geophysical Observatory of Boris Sreznevsky in Kiev on June 3, the highest daytime temperature was 32.7° in 1901, the lowest nighttime temperature was 3.0° in 1918.
Tuesday, June 4, in Ukraine, except for the southeast, short rains with thunderstorms, hail in some areas during the day, only at night on the left bank of the country without precipitation.
The wind is south-western with a transition to south-eastern, 7-12 m/s, gusty during thunderstorms.
The temperature in the western regions at night 10-15°, in the afternoon 20-25°; in the rest of the territory at night 14-19°, in the afternoon 27-32°, in the northern regions 23-28°.
In Kiev on Tuesday afternoon moderate, at night light short-term rain with thunderstorms, hail in some areas in the afternoon. The wind is southwesterly with transition to southeastern, 7-12 m/s, gusty during thunderstorms. The temperature at night is 16-18°; during the day 26-28°.
Europol has uncovered a corporate criminal enterprise based primarily in Ukraine that specialized in the theft of high-end rental cars. Thirteen people were arrested.
“In an operation codenamed ‘Matador’, law enforcement authorities from France, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Spain and Ukraine arrested 13 people responsible for large-scale thefts of luxury cars across Europe. Ongoing investigations have shown that the criminal group consists of more than 50 people from different countries and is responsible for the theft of at least 36 high-end cars,” Europol said on Friday.
The press release specifies that on May 21 this year, the authorities conducted more than 70 searches, which resulted in the seizure of six vehicles, forged documentation and license plates, as well as 132,165 euros in cash. “In Ukraine alone, police officers conducted more than 50 searches of the premises of persons involved in criminal activities, including those who recruited and helped with logistics,” the statement said.
Europol also informed that the international operation began with a Spanish investigation launched after car rental and leasing companies in the Malaga area reported the disappearance of luxury cars. “Investigators soon uncovered a criminal network that used the driving licenses and passports of vulnerable people to rent prestigious cars. Europol formed a task force with the participation of France, Spain, Poland and Ukraine to stop this criminal activity. As for the judicial side of the operation, Eurojust has set up a joint investigation team with the same countries,” Europol detailed.
According to the available information, for a year and a half, the authorities involved have been compiling an intelligence picture of the criminal network’s activities across Europe. In particular, the organization, based mostly in Ukraine, hired Ukrainian citizens to travel to the EU to rent luxury cars under their real names. In other cases, fake identity documents were used. As the criminals organized flights, hotel rooms, and other logistics, each person rented one or two cars, mostly in Spain or France.
After renting or leasing, the cars were handed over to contacts who organized the delivery of the vehicles by land or sea to various countries, including Lithuania, Germany, and Poland. At these processing plants, a separate branch of the organization, consisting of specialized car mechanics, prepared the vehicles for export. This included disabling the GPS transmitters installed in the vehicles, as well as forging and replacing license plates and other numbered parts of the vehicle. In some cases, the vehicles were completely dismantled for sale on the spare parts market.
After changing the identification numbers, members of the other branch used corrupt officials to legalize the cars and register them under their personal documents. This allowed them to sell the cars in the EU and abroad, to countries as far away as the United Arab Emirates or Asia. The whole process was financed by another branch of the organization, which is mainly based in Spain.
“Given the scale of the investigation into Operation Matador, as well as the high level of criminal expertise of its participants, Europol classified the main leader as a High Value Target (HVT). He maintained contacts with other organizations specializing in vehicle hijackings, which may be revealed in the coming weeks. On the day of the action, one Armenian citizen, one Lithuanian, two French, six Russians and three Ukrainians were arrested, including HVT,” Interpol reports.
In order to implement the operation, an operational center for coordination at the police level was established on May 21 in Malaga (Spain). The operation involved Ukraine (Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine, Main Investigation Department of the National Police of Ukraine, Prosecutor General’s Office), France (National Gendarmerie), Latvia (Main Criminal Department of the State Police), Germany (Baden-Württemberg Police, North Rhine-Westphalia Police, Lower Saxony Police, Essen Prosecutor’s Office), Poland (Central Bureau of Police Investigations, Warsaw Prosecutor’s Office) and Spain (National Police, Investigative Court No. 1 of Málaga, Prosecutor’s Office).
On the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue summit, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the heads of leading Singaporean investment companies, the press service of the Ukrainian president reports.
“The event was attended by the heads of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, Temasek Holdings, Wilmar International, the Singapore Business Federation, Blackstone Singapore, telecommunications operator SingTel, Universal Success Enterprises, and construction company Meinhardt Group,” the statement said.
During the meeting, Zelensky emphasized that the Ukrainian economy, even in difficult conditions of war, finds ways to develop and grow, adapting to new circumstances.
In addition, Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to Singaporean businessmen who continue to work in Ukraine and keep their jobs.
The President also emphasized that there is great potential for further development of Ukrainian-Singaporean trade cooperation, especially in the field of technology and innovation.
Zelenskyy also reaffirmed Ukraine’s commitment to creating additional attractive incentives for investors.
“The Head of State invited Singaporean investors to take part in a joint conference with the EU on the restoration, reform and modernization of the Ukrainian economy to be held in Berlin. A program for mobilizing international financial support, implementing long-term projects and creating attractive conditions for investing in Ukraine’s economy will be presented there,” the statement said.
Spain’s Real Madrid won the UEFA Men’s Football Champions League 2023/24 season by beating Germany’s Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the final match, reports “Suspilnoe. Sport”.
It is noted that this was the first face-to-face final for these two teams and their first official meeting since 2017. “Real” made it to the final without losing a single match in the Champions League season, including in the playoffs. Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, reached the decisive match for the trophy for the third time.
“Both goals in the match were scored after the break. The victory gave Real Madrid the 15th Champions League trophy in the club’s history – a record for any club. In second place in the number of trophies goes “Milan” – 7 victories in the Champions League”, – emphasized in the message.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that both Israel and Palestine have been invited by the Ukrainian side to the Peace Summit to be held on June 15-16 in Switzerland.
“We have no double standards. That is why, despite – whether someone likes it or not, we invited both Palestine and Israel to the Peace Summit. And representatives of the Global South. We have invited all countries to our Summit. We are ready to hear all thoughts, ready to talk to them all,” Zelensky said while speaking to the media on the margins of the Dialogue – Shangri-La conference in Singapore on Sunday.
Among the uninvited countries, the president noted, is only Russia.
“And not just because they are aggressors. Although that is point number 1. Point number 2 is that we had summits with Russia as, for example, within the Normandy format, after which they did not fulfill the agreements and continued to kill us and block processes, including the ceasefire,” he said.
Earlier, as part of his speech at the Dialogue – Shangri La conference in Singapore, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an objective assessment of Ukraine’s position on the situation in the Gaza Strip, stressing that Ukraine is a just country that respects international law and the UN charter and recognizes two states – both Israel and Palestine.
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