Pavlo Bashynskyi
Russia is stepping up its disinformation campaigns to discredit Ukraine internationally and cut foreign aid, making false accusations of terrorism against officials such as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Malyuk, in an attempt to divert attention from its own war crimes.
russians are constantly changing the location of their warships, hiding them among supply vessels and changing tactics to mislead Ukrainian forces due to the reduced air defense capabilities in Crimea.
The occupants are constantly trying to restore the situation in southern Ukraine through unsuccessful assault operations: 11 attacks took place yesterday and 3 more today at the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, but Ukrainian troops repel these attempts.
Russian troops attacked Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region with cluster munitions and shelled Vovchansk, damaging civilian infrastructure.
Ukrainian military intelligence is conducting a large-scale cyberattack on Internet service providers and mobile operators in Tatarstan, which has already blocked the Internet in the republic and Kazan.
The former head of the SBU Main Department of Internal Security was served a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment totaling UAH 32. 7 million, including possession of luxury cars, cash in foreign currency and expensive jewelry.
The Cabinet of Ministers is working on a draft law to create a Government Center that will be responsible for the quality of documents and consolidate the functions currently performed by four regulatory ministries.
The Russians have started using fewer Kalibr missiles to strike Ukraine, likely due to problems with their production caused by sanctions.
According to Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash, the US aid package will allow the Ukrainian air force to more effectively counter Russian combined attacks and defend Ukrainian cities and critical facilities.
Last night, russian troops did not use ballistic, guided, cruise, kamikaze or drones missiles, but attacked frontline areas with guided aerial bombs, particularly in Kharkiv region.
Occupants are deploying personnel, ammunition and military equipment in the Kupyansk sector, but no extraordinary enemy activity is observed in this area.
The enemy continues its attempts to capture Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, trying to bypass the city through Bohdanivka and Ivanivske and take it in a vice grip, conducting so-called "meat assaults" in this area, but the situation remains under control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Power engineers are working to restore power supply to industrial enterprises in Kryvyi Rih, and the night passed without any emergencies or explosions.
The enemy achieved some tactical success in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors, but failed to gain an operational advantage, while Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka remain the hottest areas in the east.
During the shelling of Novoosynove village, Kupyansk district, a 66-year-old man died on the territory of a private household.
Russia's leadership is working to disrupt the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland by cooperating with countries, politicians, media and spreading fake narratives, said Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Ukraine is doing everything possible to ensure China's participation in the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland on June 15-16, as China's presence is crucial for achieving a just and lasting peace based on the territorial integrity, sovereignty of Ukraine and the return of all imprisoned and deported children.
Ukraine has sent invitations to more than 150 countries and international organizations to the Global Peace Summit to be held this summer in Switzerland to ensure a broad presence to discuss a just peace and a roadmap for engaging both sides in the future peace process, with Russia not being invited at this stage.
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) financed the construction of a new vessel, which was handed over to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority for operation in the port of Reni in Odesa region.
Russian troops shelled Nikopol district with heavy artillery and kamikaze drones, damaging high-rise buildings, private houses, outbuildings, a gymnasium, a business, trucks and a moped.
Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has attracted more than $12 billion in financial assistance, including a record $9 billion in March and €1. 5 billion in April under the Extended Fund Facility for Ukraine.
Law enforcement officers searched the premises of the Irpin City Council as part of a criminal investigation into the misappropriation of funds through overstated salaries and bonuses for city council officials.
The rules for crossing the state border may undergo some, though not drastic, changes in accordance with the mobilization law that will come into force on May 18, but the details are not yet clear.
The High Anti-Corruption Court granted bail of UAH 83 million to a co-organizer of a criminal organization at the Chernivtsi customs office for a tax evasion scheme that caused UAH 290 million in losses to the state.
Sumy region remains the most active area where the enemy continues to use its subversive and reconnaissance groups.
Passenger and vehicle traffic at the border has increased sharply over the past five days due to the Easter holidays, with a clear predominance of Ukrainian citizens entering Ukraine, accounting for 80-85% of total traffic.
Most attempts to illegally cross the border are recorded on the border with Romania and Moldova, and since the beginning of martial law, more than 30 violators have died trying to illegally cross the border.
The current MP of Ukraine was served a notice of suspicion of illegal enrichment of UAH 11 million by purchasing assets worth UAH 25 million, although his official income is only UAH 14 million.
Currently, all checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border are unblocked for truck traffic, with about 200 trucks waiting in line at the Yahodyn checkpoint, which, given its capacity, will be cleared within a day.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Ministry of Education and Science, with the support of international partners, has provided 218,188 devices to Ukrainian students and teachers, most of them in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro regions.