In Odesa region, more than 2,000 consumers lost power due to bad weather, and a nighttime drone attack caused a 2-hour power outage in Rivne region.
A roundtable discussion was held with the participation of the Ombudsmen of Romania and Ukraine to discuss the creation of a commission on national minority rights, equal rights of citizens and language policy.
The spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko, confirmed that Romanian law enforcement officers detained two Ukrainians who illegally crossed the border and may be involved in the attack on a border guard in Zakarpattia.
As of today, Ukraine does not expect any restrictions on electricity consumption, and imports are planned from 5 countries - Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Moldova.
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.
The eChezha service has been used more than a million times to cross the Ukrainian border. More than 100,000 users from different countries, including drivers and carriers, have already registered with the system.
Today, Ukraine may experience power outages during evening peak hours due to the application of hourly outage schedules from 20:00 to 22:00, the Ministry of Energy reports.
Romania expelled a russian diplomat for activities contrary to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, while russia promised to give an "adequate response".
A Romanian citizen was arrested for allegedly spying for Russia by observing, photographing and transmitting information about NATO military facilities and equipment.
Ukraine is facing constant electricity shortages due to extensive damage to its energy infrastructure as a result of Russian attacks, necessitating hourly blackout schedules across the country from 00:00 to 24:00 and emergency electricity imports from neighboring countries.
The energy situation in Ukraine remains tense due to hostile shelling of civilian infrastructure, with damage reported in Kharkiv region, but Ukraine is covering its consumption with domestic generation and imports from neighboring countries, and plans to increase import capacity.
Ukraine imposed power supply restrictions on consumers while receiving emergency aid from the EU, and at a mine in Donetsk region, more than 160 workers remained underground due to shelling that stopped ventilation equipment.
Today, on May 22, Ukrenergo lifted restrictions on electricity consumption throughout Ukraine from 07:00 to 20:00. Electricity supply to 95% of consumers affected by the nighttime Russian attack in the East has been restored.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky invited Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani to take part in the Peace Summit, discussed post-war reconstruction, energy cooperation and agreed to strengthen bilateral trade ties.
During the telephone conversation, Zelensky discussed regional security, bilateral cooperation in energy, trade and other spheres with Azerbaijani President Aliyev.
President Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine's defense needs with Romanian President Iohannis, thanked Romania for its military assistance, and agreed to speed up work on a bilateral security agreement.
From 11:00 to 17:00, consumption restrictions were lifted in all regions of Ukraine as solar power plants increased production and planned imports from 5 countries, and from 17:00 to midnight, emergency power outage schedules will be in effect in all regions.
NATO partners support Germany's initiative to provide Ukraine with air defense systems through financial and technical contributions.
The court imposed a measure of restraint in the form of detention without bail on a border guard who fatally wounded a civilian who was trying to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Romanian border.
Another drowned man was found 10 meters from the Romanian shore in the Tisza River, the eighth such case since the beginning of May.
Thanks to warmer and sunnier weather, the electricity shortage has decreased somewhat, but still remains significant, necessitating hourly blackout schedules from 18:00 to 24:00 and imports from 5 countries.
Due to the electricity shortage caused by the Russian attacks, restrictions may be imposed on industrial and residential consumers in all regions from 18:00 to midnight today.
On May 20, from 18:00 to 24:00, hourly power cuts will be introduced for industrial and residential consumers across Ukraine, except for critical infrastructure facilities, due to damage caused by shelling and the need to cover the electricity shortage through imports.
Ukraine is covering its electricity needs through domestic generation, imports and emergency aid from Romania, Slovakia and Poland, and is providing emergency aid to Poland despite damage to infrastructure caused by shelling, calling for careful and responsible energy consumption to ensure stability in the power system.
At night and in the morning, Ukraine received emergency electricity supplies from Romania, Slovakia, and Poland due to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.
According to the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service, there is a significant accumulation of cars leaving Ukraine, with the longest queues - up to 700 cars - at the border with Poland.
The Reni International Automobile Checkpoint on the border with Moldova in Odesa Oblast has been reconstructed, allowing for joint control with Moldova and paving the way for the Green Corridor initiative to facilitate transit to the Romanian port of Galati.
The SBI detained a border guard who shot and killed a 39-year-old man from Dnipro while he was trying to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Romanian border in Zakarpattia region.
There is a significant deficit in the Ukrainian energy system, which necessitates hourly blackouts from 19:00 to 24:00 and imports that reach the technically permitted maximum.
Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage, with hourly blackouts in all regions, and imports from 5 EU countries are planned to overcome the shortage.
