EU defense ministers will discuss lifting restrictions on Ukraine's ability to strike targets in Russia with weapons transferred to it, as some member states have already begun to address this issue.
Ukraine strongly condemns North Korea's attempt to launch a reconnaissance satellite, which violates international law and UN resolutions, and calls for increased pressure on Pyongyang to ensure stability and security.
The European Commission reiterated the EU's position that the law adopted in Georgia "contradicts the basic principles and values of the European Union.
A Russian airstrike in Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, wounded six people, including a mother and her four-year-old son, and damaged dozens of households, a church, and four cars.
Oksana Marchenko, the wife of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, faces up to 8 years in prison for financing the Russian occupation forces in Crimea since 2014, including payments to the Russian Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has adopted more than 10 domestically produced robotic systems for the Armed Forces. Some of the systems have already successfully passed combat tests and have been highly appreciated by Ukrainian defenders.
Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna discussed Ukraine's urgent military needs, including air defense systems, F-16 aircraft, ammunition and long-range artillery with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.
Law enforcement officers detained two men who blew up a bank in Chernihiv earlier this month. The perpetrators planned to rob the institution and made a dig in advance, but did not calculate the force of the explosion, which destroyed the walls of the building.
Russian companies facing difficulties in trading with China due to Western sanctions are increasingly using cryptocurrencies such as Tether and barter transactions to circumvent financial restrictions.
On May 28, Russian troops dropped a bomb on the village of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka in Donetsk region, injuring 3 people, damaging about 100 houses and almost completely destroying 3 houses.
In Zhytomyr Oblast, several entrepreneurs are suspected of illegally disposing of hazardous medical waste from healthcare facilities without proper storage facilities and storage areas, which violates sanitary standards and poses a threat of spreading infectious diseases.
An official of the Prymorskyi REC and JV in Odesa, who illegally earned about a million dollars by helping 138 men avoid mobilization through unauthorized changes to the Oberig system, was imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention with the right to be released on bail in the amount of UAH 242,240.
The court ruled to return the building of the Vyshnivtsi Palace and Park Complex, a national heritage site, to the National Reserve “Castles of Ternopil” after a leather goods company illegally registered ownership of part of the premises.
The Ministry of Culture has set up a commission to check the condition of the Kremenets-Pochayiv State Historical and Architectural Reserve, including the Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra, which was transferred to the UOC (MP) for free use in 2003.
Japan has scrambled its fighter jets after detecting a new Chinese Wing Loong-10 reconnaissance and strike drone near Okinawa Prefecture.
Currently, about 84% of shelters in Ukraine are fully compliant, and a joint commission of the SES and state authorities inspects bomb shelters on a quarterly basis.
During his visit to Spain, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the leaders of the Spanish Congress of Deputies and Senate, who expressed support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and discussed cooperation between parliaments and preparations for the Global Peace Summit.
They discussed the Peace Summit and the development of bilateral cooperation: Kuleba had a conversation with his New Zealand counterpart.
Russia has used the occupied port of Sevastopol to load and export 27,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain to Venezuela, indicating its attempt to legalize trade with the occupied territories.
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine has added several elements to the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage Elements, including traditional folk games, ceremonial dances, traditional cheese-making practices, and wedding rites from different regions of Ukraine.
russia has confirmed that it is holding Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in captivity. The woman disappeared in the occupied territory of Ukraine in the summer of 2023, and since then, requests from Victoria's relatives to the Russian authorities have remained unanswered.
The European Union has introduced new rules for imposing sanctions on those involved in human rights violations in Russia, including restrictions on the export of equipment used for repression and monitoring, and added 19 people to the sanctions list in connection with the death of Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison.
Ukrainian troops repelled 80 combat engagements along the entire front line, with the most intense fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk sector, causing significant losses to Russian troops.
During his visit to Spain, President Zelenskyy met with King Felipe VI, thanking him for Spain's humanitarian aid to Ukraine and support for Ukrainian refugees, and discussed potential cooperation with the Cervantes Institute and signed a bilateral security agreement with Prime Minister Sanchez.
A large-scale fire broke out in the Kharkiv region due to the detonation of abandoned Russian ammunition, burning at least 7 hectares of coniferous litter.
France will send instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian security forces, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said after meeting with the French Defense Minister.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Portugal on May 28 to deepen relations, strengthen security and defense cooperation, and discuss support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of the ongoing conflict.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna at a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Brussels to discuss Ukraine's aspirations for NATO membership and cooperation with the Alliance.
Poland will impose restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats, limiting them to the Mazovian Voivodeship, where Warsaw is located, and consuls to the respective provinces, citing evidence of the Russian state's involvement in subversive activities in Poland.
Satellite imagery shows traces of a possible drone attack on a Russian long-range radar station located 1,800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
