Zelensky criticized the ban on the use of Western weapons to hit targets in Russia, saying it was illogical to see Russian terrorists killing Ukrainians but unable to respond, and accused the Russians of simply smiling at the situation.
Russia carries out attacks from positions near the Russian border, especially in the Kharkiv region, and Ukraine has the right to defend itself against these attacks using weapons supplied by Germany and other countries, a German government official said.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine are trying to prevent the enemy from advancing in the Pokrovsky direction, while the situation in the area of Didrova in the Limansky direction remains tense, since the beginning of the day, 26 military clashes have occurred at the front.
Partisans of the Atash movement conducted reconnaissance in the rosgvardiya military unit in astrakhan, identifying officials and collecting information about the location of personnel and equipment.
212 bodies of dead Ukrainian defenders were returned to Ukraine from various frontline areas and temporarily occupied territories.
Starting from June 1, in severe or complex cases of acute intestinal infections in Ukraine, additional laboratory tests for cholera will be conducted to prevent the spread of the disease in a favorable season for the pathogen.
Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh has officially asked to exclude "Pitt" from her last name on her 18th birthday, pointing to a strained relationship with her father after her parents ' divorce.
Lithuania is ready to send military instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian military personnel on Ukrainian territory in partnership with other countries ready to do so, as part of efforts to help Ukraine defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity from Russian invasion.
Today, Ukraine will sign three security agreements that will provide Kiev with long – term support, as announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky, who will be in Stockholm today for the third Ukraine-Northern Europe summit.
Poland is preparing another military aid to Ukraine.
The invaders are strengthening roadblocks in the occupied territories around Rubizhne and Severodonetsk, looking for people, while forest fires continue in these areas, and no measures are being taken to eliminate them.
An official of a military unit in the Odessa region allowed an accountant to illegally transfer more than 4 million hryvnias intended for payments to soldiers to his bank account.
Due to the enemy attack in Kiev, about 600 subscribers were left without electricity, and bad weather led to power outages in more than 60 settlements of the Khmelnitsky and Transcarpathian regions, affecting about 6,800 subscribers.
The National Music Award "Ukrainian Song of the Year", founded by Mykhailo Poplavsky, celebrated its 20th anniversary by demonstrating the history and development of a legendary project that promotes Ukrainian music and song creativity, opens up new talented performers and preserves the cultural identity of the nation through music.
Russian occupiers shelled the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions 21 times, resulting in 75 explosions from various weapons.
Ukraine will never have enough missiles and air defense systems to effectively counter Russia's massive combined air attacks, so it needs more systems like Patriot, IRIS-T, and NASAMS.
A 23-year-old truck driver who was carrying medicines that are sensitive to storage conditions was detained at a checkpoint in Transcarpathia, which could lead to disruption of the supply of vital drugs.
The section between the settlements of Berestovets and Komarovka in Chernihiv region is a road of state significance and should be repaired by the state agency for infrastructure restoration and development of Ukraine. At the same time, the village head of Komarovka takes the side of agricultural companies, saying that businesses must work to pay taxes.
At night, the Russian army attacked the Kiev region with a drone, but it was destroyed outside the village without casualties or damage to infrastructure.
As a result of the missile strike on the capital, a private household, a service station, a car wash, 6 cars and a warehouse were damaged. In addition, a fire broke out, but there are no reports of victims.
The enemy shelled the Dnipropetrovsk region three times with artillery, aiming at Nikopol, Marganets at the community and the local village, but there were no reports of casualties. Also, the Ukrainian division of the Vostok PMC destroyed an enemy drone in this region.
Over the past day, enemy troops 372 times attacked 8 settlements of the Zaporozhye region, using aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and rocket and artillery systems, as a result of which residential buildings were destroyed, but there were no civilian casualties.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been released from hospital. Doctors reported that his health was improving, and he began the rehabilitation process.
Today, on May 31, animal rights activists and wildlife lovers in many countries of the world can participate in the celebration of World Parrot day. According to ornithologists, there are currently about 370 species of parrots in the world, which are found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
The United States has imposed sanctions on two organizations in the Central African Republic for supporting the destabilizing activities of the russian-backed Wagner group in Africa.
An oil depot in the krasnodar territory of the russian federation caught fire after a drone attack, as a result of which three tanks with petroleum products were damaged and employees were injured.
Explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied city of Kerch.
During the day, the enemy launched numerous missile, air and unmanned strikes on the territory of Ukraine, while Ukrainian troops repelled several enemy attacks on several fronts.
Ukrainian war correspondent Anastasia Volkova was killed in the Donetsk region, where she worked in hot spots.
The United States will not attend a UN memorial ceremony in memory of the late Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi due to criticism from human rights activists over his role in the mass executions of political prisoners in 1988.