The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a bill establishing criminal liability for electronic and communication fraud, including imprisonment for up to 12 years for internet fraud committed during wartime.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a bill decriminalizing minor thefts in the amount of up to UAH 4,552, replacing criminal liability with fines and community service.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the granting of additional leave of up to 15 days a year to Ukrainian servicemen to destroy enemy equipment, while specific deadlines are set for different types of destroyed equipment: from 1 day for short-range unmanned aerial vehicles to 5 days for warships or aircraft.
Canada is imposing sanctions on Russian individuals and legal entities for facilitating the illegal transportation of weapons, including ballistic missiles, from North Korea to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine, in violation of UN resolutions.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Pokrovsky, Kramatorsk and Kurakhovsky directions remain extremely difficult with intense fighting, while the Ukrainian security forces successfully destroy the invaders in the Kharkiv region.
The invaders intensified offensive attempts in the area of Volchansk and staritsa in the north of the Kharkiv region, but the Ukrainian Defense Forces managed to stabilize the situation in the direction of Strelechnoe-glubokoe and prevent a breakthrough of the enemy's defense.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed with Iceland's Foreign Minister Tardis Kollbrunn the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic future.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with young scientists, congratulated them on their professional holiday, presented state awards and discussed the government's strategy to encourage young scientists to stay in Ukraine and work for its development and recovery after the war.
In the Holosiivsky District of Kiev, a fire broke out, as a result of which car tires caught fire and spread to trees and the adjacent building of a service station on an area of 500 square meters.
The Ministry of defense of Ukraine, together with the army command and QLogic, has launched an electronic queue service for shopping centers and joint ventures across the country in a test mode, which allows citizens to make an appointment online to fulfill their legal duties.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for granting military personnel additional leave of up to 15 days a year for destroying enemy equipment during the war with Russia, without taking into account travel time.
Volodymyr Zelensky said that he cannot yet assess his work as president of Ukraine due to the ongoing martial law, but he is proud to lead a nation that has protected itself from challenges.
The Cabinet of Ministers appointed new officials, including Deputy Minister of energy for digitalization, first deputy chairman of the Ukrainian Institute of national memory, deputy chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administration and dismissed the heads of Buchan and Kremenchuk regional administrations.
The Cabinet of ministers has defined the powers of enterprise managers during mobilization, including issuing subpoenas to employees, informing military centers that employees refuse subpoenas or are dismissed, and ensuring that employees are delivered to military centers.
A bill has been registered in the Ukrainian parliament proposing to deprive military registration and enlistment offices of the right to consider cases of violation of military duty and impose fines, instead transferring such cases to the courts.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that partners could shoot down Russian missiles in the sky over Ukraine, but this is a matter of their desire.
Ukraine has never used Western weapons to strike Russia, but negotiations are underway with partners to get such an opportunity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The president spoke about the events in the Kharkiv direction. According to him, the Ukrainian defenders manage to control the situation and predict the enemy's intentions.
Citizens of Ukraine deregistered from military registration due to traveling abroad for more than 3 months must personally register at military commissariats by June 16, 2024, according to a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The draft law on amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine regarding rent for the use of radio frequency spectrum passed the second reading in the Parliament.
The meeting of the Rada was terminated due to the blocking of the rostrum. The parliamentarians demanded the creation of a provisional investigative commission on fortifications, as well as a bill to ban the UOC-MP.
The Parliament passed a law that gradually increases car insurance amounts to EU levels, introduces quick payouts for bankrupt insurers, direct settlement for vehicle damage, and expands the use of the "European protocol" for filing claims without police involvement.
The parliamentary session was adjourned after two factions demanded a vote on a bill banning religious organizations associated with the aggressor country.
MPs failed to summon First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to parliament due to insufficient votes.
Citizens who have several vehicles may have one of them seized by the authorities for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine during mobilization, with the vehicle returned within 30 days after demobilization.
For the destruction of enemy weapons and equipment, the Ukrainian military will receive monetary rewards and additional vacation days, as well as benefits in the form of certificates for the purchase of cars and compensation under the eHouse program during martial law.
The Law on Strengthening Mobilization Preparation and Mobilization grants persons liable for military service the right to deferment from mobilization during martial law, defining different categories of persons eligible for deferment, including people with disabilities, parents with many children, guardians, civil servants, and certain professions.
President Andrzej Duda announced Poland's readiness to deploy nuclear weapons in the country, citing russian aggression and the need for NATO to adapt its security measures, although no decision has been made on Poland's accession to the nuclear exchange program.
According to Kuleba, the russians are deliberately spreading disinformation about secret negotiations with Ukraine to prevent countries from joining the upcoming Peace Summit.
On May 17, a number of military facilities of the aggressor state in Novorossiysk, Tuapse in Russia and the temporarily occupied Sevastopol in Crimea were damaged as a result of joint actions by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine.
