Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Canada allocates an additional $15 million for drones, artillery ammunition, armored vehicles, and inflatable vessels for Ukraine's defense needs.

Belgium will supply Ukraine with up to 4 F-16 fighter jets by the end of 2023, earlier than the previously planned delivery date of 2025, with the costs covered by taxes on Russian assets.

Zelenskiy holds a security meeting in Slavutych to discuss the city's security, development prospects, civilian infrastructure, jobs, protection of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, and border security.

Spain will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, which will arrive at the logistics base within four days, and provide other military assistance, including machine guns, vehicles, anti-tank weapons, and howitzers over the next two months.

Ukraine has the potential to produce drones and electronic warfare systems, and is forming new brigades to strengthen its positions, but needs support with weapons and orders to fill its defense capabilities, as the best soldiers cannot change the situation on the battlefield without weapons.

Zelensky dismisses Oleksandr Yakovets as commander of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appoints him head of the administration of the State Special Transport Service.

Ukrainian President Zelensky urgently requested at least 7 Patriot missile defense systems from partners to protect Ukrainian cities from Russian air attacks and missiles.

russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has denied that russia has any plans to attack NATO countries, saying that russia has no geopolitical or military interests in attacking the Alliance.

Deputy Director General of Rosatom Nikolai Mulyukin is suspected of leading the looting of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant during the Russian occupation in 2022.

The Security Committee of the Swiss Parliament has voted to allocate $5. 5 billion in aid to Ukraine as part of a package of measures aimed at improving Switzerland's defense capabilities.

Russia's occupation of Zaporizhzhya NPP threatens a new radiation disaster, so the world should put pressure on Russia to free the plant and return it to Ukrainian control.

The Ukrainian parliament is planning to consider amendments that would allow individuals to make a will regarding the disposal of their reproductive cells, including for the use of assisted reproductive technologies, after the death or declaration of death of an individual.

NATO countries have not provided Ukraine with the promised military aid in recent months, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said.

President Zelenskyy outlined the priorities for tomorrow's meeting in Ramstein. According to him, it is necessary to work on filling the packages with the necessary weapons and on logistics.

President Zelenskyy held phone conversations with leaders of the U. S. Congress, thanking them for their military assistance to Ukraine and discussing the need to further develop air defense and long-range radar systems.

President Zelenskyy assured that all U. S. aid to Ukraine is used transparently, with every dollar accounted for, and emphasized the need to push Russia back to its territory to achieve real security.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting to discuss defense issues, protection of vital facilities, the situation at the front, strengthening arms manufacturers, and signing new contracts for arms production in Ukraine with foreign partners.

The Ministry of Defense is actively working on launching an electronic cabinet in June, which will allow all Ukrainians liable for military service to update their military records even while abroad.

16 Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia were released and reunited with their families thanks to Qatar's assistance.

Zelenskyy met with UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Gant to discuss expanding sanctions against Russia to prevent their circumvention, and thanked him for a significant half-billion pound defense aid package.

President Zelensky thanked the United States for a new $1 billion aid package that includes Atacams, artillery, anti-tank weapons, missiles for HIMARS, air defense systems, and other necessary equipment to protect Ukraine from Russian attacks.

Zelenskiy called on foreign ambassadors to spread the truth about Russian terror in Ukraine and help strengthen Ukraine's air defense, as Ukraine does not have enough weapons to protect lives compared to Russia's ability to destroy.

According to intelligence reports cited by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia has a specific plan to disrupt the Peace Summit and prolong the conflict.

Ukraine needs to achieve military success and build a coalition in support of Zelenskyy's peace formula to force Putin into serious negotiations.

Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with a U. S. Congressional delegation in Kyiv to discuss urgent needs for military assistance, the dynamics of the fighting, and Ukraine's progress in liberating the occupied territories from russia.

Presidential elections have begun in North Macedonia, with seven candidates running. It is expected that none of the candidates will overcome the 50 percent threshold in the first round, so the second round will tentatively take place on May 8.

The U. S. Department of State's 2023 Human Rights Report on Ukraine notes that the United News telethon, a platform for channels that follow the government line in covering the war, has provided an unprecedented level of control over prime-time television news.

The speed of implementation of agreements with Western leaders on military assistance to Ukraine and the search for political solutions to protect it from Russian terror is important for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The Parliament increased the number of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine by 15,000 to 75,000 to strengthen border protection against Russian aggression.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reacts to the Senate's passage of a bill on aid to Ukraine.