About 300 mobile shelters have been built in the Kherson region and 4 underground medical institutions are being built - a hospital, a maternity hospital, a Blood Donation Center and an infectious diseases hospital.
Zelensky compared Putin's actions to those of Hitler in the 1930s, warning that the Putin regime knows no borders and can spread the war further, as the "Fuhrer" of the Third Reich did.
In the Sumy Region, 3 people were killed and 3 were injured due to 160 enemy attacks during the week. At the regional defense meeting, it was proposed to evacuate 8 more settlements from the 10-kilometer zone.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a speech in France reacted to the Russian threats to France, calling them an argument in favor of courage.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenskaya took part in an official welcoming ceremony during their visit to France, where the national anthems of Ukraine and France were played.
The European Commission will submit a positive report on Ukraine's compliance with the political criteria for starting EU membership negotiations.
By the end of the year, a budget deficit of almost UAH 5 billion will be formed due to the use of funds intended for monetary support of the military for the purchase of weapons in the first quarter of 2024.
The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official Hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 40. 1537/dollar, devaluing the hryvnia by 3 kopecks.
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine actively regulates the legislation of Ukraine to EU standards in order to speed up the process of the country's accession to the European Union.
The minister of Finance of Ukraine met with the president of the EBRD to discuss the bank's priorities in Ukraine, in particular in the fields of energy, infrastructure and Municipal Administration, as well as plans for further cooperation.
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time in nearly five years, lowering the base rate from 4% to 3. 75% for 20 euro zone countries, following the example of the Bank of Canada and ahead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
In novorossiysk, the russians probably have the opportunity to reload submarines without returning to the base in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
Despite the decline in activity, the Russian Black Sea Fleet still has significant combat power, including submarines and cruise missile carriers, and today there is a larger-than-usual number of ships, which is probably due to the inter-base transition.
The mother of the youngest defender of "Azovstal" Nazari Hrintsevich said that a toy dog disappeared from his grave, which she bought for her son with her first salary. The police are investigating the details.
The bombing of Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by the enemy, which was the largest act of ecocide since the Second World War, which resulted in the loss of 50% of flooded forests, the destruction of endemic animal species and left 880,000 Ukrainians without access to drinking water, caused damage of UAH 146 billion.
More and more Russian soldiers at the front are criticizing their own commanders and showing panic moods because of clashes with Ukrainian troops and witnessing the effectiveness of Ukrainian weapons.
The price of bitcoin stabilized at познач 70. 8 thousand after a slight decline of 0.5% amid weak economic growth in the United States and expectations of a Fed rate cut.
In the first five months of 2024, 160,750 cars were imported to Ukraine, which is 21% more than in the same period of 2023, while Volkswagen became the most popular brand.
The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official Hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 40. 1254/dollar, strengthening the hryvnia by 17 kopecks.
In 2025, real wages in Ukraine will exceed their pre-war levels due to labor shortages caused by migration and mobilization, which will lead to increased competition for skilled workers and force employers to raise wages.
According to the forecast of the National Bank of Ukraine, inflation in Ukraine will accelerate moderately in the coming months and slightly exceed 8% by the end of the year. This is due to the exhaustion of the effect of high profitability last year. War also affects.
Due to losses in the energy sector, the NBU lowered its economic growth forecast for this year from 3. 6% to 3%. However, economic growth is expected to accelerate to 4-5% in the coming years.%
About 1. 6 million Ukrainians liable for military service updated their data, and more than 1.4 million did so through the Reserve+ app, which is now available in 176 countries around the world.
Russia's oil revenues in May increased by 50% compared to the previous year, reaching 793. 7 billion rubles, despite international sanctions.
For 5 months of 2024, NJSC Naftogaz launched 36 new gas wells, 11 of which are highly productive and produce more than 100,000 cubic meters of gas per day, which led to an increase in the group's production by 10% compared to the same period last year.
The price of bitcoin has risen more than 12% over the past month and more than 3% over the last day, approaching доларів 72,000.
The Verkhovna Rada has ratified the Ukrainian-Japanese Convention on the elimination of double taxation, which sets restrictions on the taxation of dividends, interest and royalties between the two countries to facilitate economic relations and reduce tax barriers.
The Ministry of economy has allowed the purchase of wood for the construction of fortifications through the electronic catalog Prozorro Market, which allows the military to purchase materials three times faster than at open auctions.
According to a survey by the Kiev International Institute of sociology (KIIS), half of Ukrainians believe that President Volodymyr Zelensky has fulfilled a smaller part of his election promises or has not fulfilled any of them at all.
In Odessa, divers found the body of a 20-year-old police officer, who was blown off the pier by a wave the day before.
