Julia Shramko
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a draft law on the introduction of initial combined-arms training instead of pre-conscription training, which will be carried out through the subject "protection of Ukraine" in educational institutions.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a law introducing a moratorium on the bankruptcy of state-owned critical infrastructure facilities during martial law and for two years after its end.
A Pentagon official confirmed the US policy of providing Ukraine with defensive capabilities to protect its sovereign territory, when asked about the lack of permission to launch retaliatory strikes and respond to attacks from Russian territory.
Russia has accumulated 10,000 S-300 missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the New York Times.
Norway officially recognizes Palestine as a state, the Norwegian prime minister said.
As a result of enemy shelling of the city of Chuhuiv, 5 people were injured, including a 28-year-old man and women aged 22, 55, 65 and 77, four of them were taken to medical institutions.
Ukraine'S GDP grew by approximately 4. 3% in April 2024 compared to April last year, resulting in a 4.4% increase in January-April 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, driven by record export volumes, demand for construction, improved business sentiment and a revival of consumer activity, despite the risks to security and energy infrastructure damage.
Russian troops have already carried out 6 attacks on the Sumy region at night and in the morning, 31 explosions were recorded.
G7 financial leaders will discuss the use of frozen Russian assets worth 3 300 billion to provide Ukraine with a loan of up to. 50 billion and discuss concerns about China's growing export power in key markets.
Over the past day, the Russian military attacked residential areas and infrastructure facilities in many localities throughout the Kherson region, including the city of Kherson, damaging buildings and injuring 8 people, including 1 child.
Russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine with artillery and kamikaze drones, damaging infrastructure and power lines, but there were no reports of casualties.
Several people were killed when a powerful tornado hit the small town of Greenfield, Iowa, causing massive destruction and leaving thousands of people without electricity across the Midwest.
The Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 7 Shahed drones over the Sumy region on the night of May 22.
Microsoft has introduced a new artificial intelligence-based recall feature for PC Copilot+, which allows Windows 11 users to find and restore their past actions on the PC, recording everything they do.
A 15-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man were injured as a result of enemy shelling of the city of Kherson and one of the villages of the Kherson region.
The Council of the European Union has approved the use of net excess profits from immobilized Russian assets to support Ukraine's self - defense and reconstruction, with 90% going to the European Peace Fund for military assistance and 10% going to EU defense industry development and recovery programs in Ukraine.
About 3 billion euros of seized Russian assets should become available to Ukraine by July, according to the Belgian Foreign Minister.
A Russian missile strike targets industrial infrastructure in Konotop, Sumy region; the consequences are being assessed by emergency services.
10 Ukrainian servicemen were trained in the Netherlands to maintain F-16 fighter jets.
Belgium is committed to organizing an intergovernmental conference to start EU membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova before its presidency ends on June 30.
The European Union has approved the use of proceeds from frozen Russian assets worth up to 3 billion euros this year to support Ukraine, of which 90% will be allocated for military aid, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky reports.
President Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine's defense needs with Romanian President Iohannis, thanked Romania for its military assistance, and agreed to speed up work on a bilateral security agreement.
Three elderly women aged 69, 75, and 76 were hit by a Russian drone in Antonivka, Kherson region, sustaining mine-blast and shrapnel injuries and hospitalized.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, 1604 medical facilities have been damaged and 211 completely destroyed as a result of Russian attacks and shelling.
The Russian draft UN resolution on the prohibition of weapons in outer space did not receive the necessary votes in the 15-member Security Council.
In some areas of the frontline, Ukrainian troops are succeeding in repelling Russian attacks, in particular in the Pokrovsk sector, which remains the hottest, with 37 combat engagements so far.
From 11:00 to 17:00, consumption restrictions were lifted in all regions of Ukraine as solar power plants increased production and planned imports from 5 countries, and from 17:00 to midnight, emergency power outage schedules will be in effect in all regions.
In the Kharkiv sector, the Defense Forces repelled an enemy attack in the direction of Lypky, inflicting significant losses on the Russian occupiers in this area yesterday: 263 people and 52 pieces of equipment. In the Kupyansk sector, fighting continues in the areas of Sinkivka and Berestove.
Brussels officials are looking to start formal EU accession talks with Ukraine as early as June 25, before Hungary takes over the EU Council presidency on July 1, amid intense diplomacy to convince Budapest to approve a framework for negotiations.
Ukrainian paratroopers have been successfully targeting the enemy in the Kharkiv sector, recently destroying about two companies of enemy personnel.