History: June 2021
10 articles
Retrospective · events of 22 June 2021
What did 22 June 2021 look like for Ukraine?
Opinion
A look back at two developments from the days around 22 June 2021: a vaccination record in Ukraine and sanctions on Belarus.
Retrospective · events of 24 June 2021
What the South Moravia tornado left behind
World
A retrospective on the tornado that struck southeastern Czechia on 24 June 2021, and on the sanctions imposed on Belarus three days earlier.
Retrospective · events of 25 June 2021
Black Sea row over British destroyer enters third day
Opinion
A look back at the Black Sea confrontation between Russia and the UK, and the competing accounts of where the ship was sailing.
Retrospective · events of 25 June 2021
What the HMS Defender standoff off Crimea revealed
Opinion
A look back at the Black Sea confrontation between Russia and the UK, and the competing accounts of where the destroyer was sailing.
Retrospective · events of 27 June 2021
What the 2021 Moravia tornado and Belarus sanctions showed
World
A look back at two reported events from the days before 27 June 2021, one a natural disaster in Czechia and one a diplomatic response over Belarus.
Retrospective · events of 29 June 2021
Black Sea drills and deadly Czech tornado mark news roundup
World
A retrospective on two developments reported around 29 June 2021: naval exercises in the Black Sea and tornado recovery in the Czech Republic.
Retrospective · events of 29 June 2021
Largest Sea Breeze drills begin days after destroyer row
Opinion
A look back at the days around 29 June 2021, when a naval confrontation and large-scale exercises shared the same waters.
Retrospective · events of 30 June 2021
What Poland's Afghan exit meant on 30 June 2021
Security
A look back at the day the last Polish troops left Afghanistan, as a major naval exercise ran in the Black Sea.
Retrospective · events of 30 June 2021
What did Poland's Afghan exit and Sea Breeze signal?
Security
Two security developments on 28 and 30 June 2021 pointed to different theatres: a Black Sea exercise and the end of a long deployment.
Retrospective · events of 30 June 2021
What did Poland's Afghanistan exit close out?
World
A look back at the final departure of Polish troops from Afghanistan, and at a Black Sea exercise that opened two days earlier.