Pavlo Bashynskyi
The majority of Ukrainians (68%) believe that Ukraine retains its sovereignty and is able to make its own decisions, while 25% believe that Ukraine has largely lost its sovereignty and is under Western control, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
Three unidentified drones flew over Romania's Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, where the largest European NATO base is being built, prompting an investigation by the military prosecutor's office.
In Stryi, Lviv region, teenagers severely beat a girl, causing serious injuries, including to her face, and the police plan to open proceedings on the fact of hooliganism.
The Law of Ukraine on Mobilization will come into force one month after the day following its publication.
Russia has launched "propaganda trains" painted with militaristic prints glorifying military service and weapons to agitate people in the regions to join the army amid declining numbers of people willing to serve due to the ongoing war against Ukraine.
Denmark has allocated a new military aid package worth 295 million euros to Ukraine, aimed at developing Ukraine's maritime capabilities, purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles, and producing missile parts in cooperation with the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
Denmark has announced a new €295 million military aid package for Ukraine to develop its maritime capabilities, purchase drones, produce missile parts jointly with the Netherlands and Czech Republic, and invest in the Ukrainian defense industry.
Ukraine expects the European Union to approve a framework for negotiations on its accession to the EU in June, paving the way for the start of the negotiation process, according to Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna.
Russia is redeploying some units from the Liman direction to strengthen its offensive towards Chasovyi Yar in Donetsk region, while Ukrainian forces are making every effort to hold all areas and prevent a flanking attack on Chasovyi Yar.
Russia is conducting an information campaign on social media to demotivate Ukrainian society from within, as it cannot break the will to resist or defeat the Ukrainian military forces.
russia is spending time and effort to restore the infrastructure damaged by Ukrainian attacks, diverting its efforts from other areas, including a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
russia is not releasing illegally detained Ukrainian civilians because they may witness its atrocities in the occupied territories.
According to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, the Unified Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances currently contains more than 37,000 Ukrainian citizens, including civilians and military personnel.
Since the beginning of russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, russia has illegally detained Ukrainian civilians without evidence for 10 years and has not provided any information about them, in violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that dividing US aid into separate accounts for Ukraine, Israel and other countries is pure politics that ignores the lives of people dying in Ukraine every day. He emphasized that if Kyiv falls, it could lead to a war with NATO countries involving American soldiers.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, without appropriate assistance from the United States, Ukraine will have no chance of winning the war with Russia.
In the Kharkiv region, border guards destroyed two enemy anti-tank guns and an occupier's dugout using drones.
At present, there are no Russian warships on duty in the Black and Azov Seas, but this does not reduce the threat of missile attacks on Ukrainian territory.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops stormed Ukrainian positions on the left bank in Kherson region 5 times, but were unsuccessful, while Ukraine continues to strengthen its foothold and destroyed 4 enemy Shahed drones in the south.
The situation in the south of Ukraine remains tense: the enemy continues to terrorize, shelling energy facilities and trying to detect Ukrainian air defense systems.
The Russian army shelled three communities in Sumy region at night and in the morning, with nearly 20 explosions.
Over the past week, the Drone Army's strike units destroyed nearly 100 guns, 50 tanks, more than 200 occupants, 120 pieces of special equipment, and other Russian military hardware and personnel.
In Kryvyi Rih, an emergency power outage was carried out throughout the city, hospitals and critical infrastructure facilities were switched to generators, and power supply is expected to be restored in a few hours.
Decisive action by allies prevented terrorist success and loss of infrastructure in Israel, demonstrating that non-NATO Ukraine can defend itself as effectively through unity and political will, according to President Zelenskiy.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting to discuss the situation on the frontline, energy issues, and the protection of critical infrastructure, emphasizing the need for greater unity among allies in providing air defense support to Ukraine.
Border guards in Volyn detained a group of people who were trying to smuggle cigarettes to Poland using a drone, seized the cigarettes and the drone, and drew up reports against the offenders.
UNN sources report that the Ukrainian military struck a command post in the occupied Crimea, where high-ranking Russian officers were stationed.
The SBU's modernized Sea Baby maritime drone can deliver almost a ton of explosives over a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers, allowing it to hit targets anywhere in the Black Sea and potentially counter entire enemy fleets.
Norway will provide Ukraine with a significant number of modernized F-16 fighter jets with updated weapons and a longer range to enhance Ukraine's ability to strike behind enemy lines.
Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, will lay off more than 10% of its employees worldwide due to falling car sales and an intensifying war on electric car prices.