Julia Shramko
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola arrived in Kyiv on Europe Day, May 9, as she announced on her social media, where she posted a video of herself greeting Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk at the railway station.
Due to hostile shelling and damage to energy facilities, electricity supplies to industrial consumers were limited, and restrictions are still possible, and Ukraine received emergency aid from Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, which amounted to about 3% of daily electricity consumption.
The Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss Oleksandr Kubrakov from the posts of Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine and Minister of Community, Territorial and Infrastructure Development with 272 votes in favor, while Kubrakov and the prime minister were absent from the meeting.
Parliament voted to approve amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses related to violation of mobilization with 256 votes in favor, removing many negative provisions and easing penalties, as promised by the committee.
The US Marine Corps Special Operations Command is currently evaluating armed robotic dogs.
7 people, including 4 children, were injured in the shelling of a school in Kharkiv.
In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovs'k region, a 62-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were killed by Russian artillery shelling, two men aged 39 and 67 were injured, and residential buildings, shops and infrastructure were damaged.
A 65-year-old woman was injured when Russian troops shelled the village of Magdalynivka in Zaporizhzhia district at night, damaging residential buildings.
At least three people have died as a result of severe storms that swept through the central and southeastern United States, causing devastating tornadoes, large hail and flooding.
A draft resolution to dismiss Oleksandr Kubrakov from the post of Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine and Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure is registered in the Verkhovna Rada.
Russian troops shelled residential areas of several settlements in the Kherson region, damaging infrastructure, buildings and private property, injuring one person.
The US House of Representatives voted 359-43 against Republican Marjorie Taylor Green's attempt to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his post, with 11 Republicans voting against Johnson.
Yesterday, Russian troops shelled localities in Mykolaiv region with artillery, and a Shahed drone partially destroyed a building in Pervomaiske at night, causing a fire, but no casualties.
Mircea Lucescu, the former head coach of Dynamo Kyiv, may return to the club, Romanian media report.
Russian troops attacked Nikopol in Dnipropetrovs'k region several times with drones and rocket launchers, damaging several houses and outbuildings, but no casualties were reported.
The EU does not have an agreed position on whether or not to recognize Vladimir Putin as the legitimate president of Russia, but all 27 member states have recognized that the elections in Russia were not transparent.
The participation of several EU diplomats in Putin's inauguration in Moscow does not contradict the EU's agreed position on continuing to support Ukraine against Russia's illegal aggression, an EU spokesman said.
This year, the Ministry of Health is initiating intensified immunization activities to catch up with unvaccinated children as the number of refusers gradually decreases.
No adverse events have been reported in Ukraine after vaccination with AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, while 80% of those who died from influenza or COVID-19 were unvaccinated.
The President of the European Commission welcomed the political agreement reached by the EU countries to use funds from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
Naftogaz of Ukraine plans to accumulate at least 13 billion cubic meters of domestically produced gas in preparation for the heating season, which will be enough to meet the consumption volumes in the regulated market segment.
The White House spokeswoman called the detention of two colonels who were preparing an assassination attempt on the President of Ukraine "very disturbing news" and said that the United States was pleased that the attempt was prevented.
EU ambassadors agreed to use the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's recovery and military defense against Russian aggression.
A Russian missile strike on a critical infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia region caused a large-scale fire, but there were no casualties. 63 rescuers and 18 pieces of equipment were used to extinguish the fire.
President Zelenskyy and Chancellor Scholz discussed the upcoming Peace Summit, the situation on the frontline, defense cooperation, Germany's contribution to Ukraine's air defense, and preparations for the Conference on the Restoration of Ukraine.
Disney CEO Bob Iger plans to reduce the number of new Marvel movies to 2-3 per year and Marvel TV series to 2 per year, focusing on quality rather than quantity.
EU ambassadors agree on Ukraine's reform plan to receive EU financial assistance until 2027 under the Ukraine Facility.
Rescue crews have recovered the remains of the sixth and likely last construction worker to die when a ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, marking an important milestone in the search for victims of the tragic event.
Three children aged 13-15 were seriously injured during a soccer game in Kharkiv as a result of a Russian attack, and doctors are fighting for their lives.
The Council called for the recognition of the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide, increased support for Ukraine against Russian aggression, a response to human rights violations in occupied Crimea, and the establishment of a tribunal on Russian aggression against Ukraine, and demanded that Russia lift restrictions on Crimean Tatar institutions.