Ukraine

Polish Senate Marshal Malgorzata Kidawa-Bląska arrived in Kyiv on an official visit on May 24 to strengthen Ukrainian-Polish relations.

Ukraine's Security Service detained a Russian informant who was spying on Ukrainian Armed Forces units fighting in the hottest spots of Donetsk region.

Greece is examining Ukraine's old and new requests for military assistance, including missiles, anti-aircraft systems, fighter jets, and ammunition, while ensuring that this does not negatively impact the capabilities of its own armed forces.

Biden is likely to skip the Peace Summit in Switzerland to attend a fundraiser for his campaign in California with celebrities such as George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

MPs, in particular members of the National Security Committee, sharply criticized the idea of holding a lottery for mobilization reservations proposed by Danylo Hetmantsev, calling it complete nonsense that will not be supported.

The first group of Ukrainian pilots has completed training on F-16s at a U. S. military base in Arizona, but the training process is not over yet as they return to Europe to continue preparations for their arrival in Ukraine and to continue their missions.

The resumption of the grain corridor actually saved the Ukrainian economy, allowing it to preserve the potential of the agricultural sector, jobs and foreign currency earnings. This was done thanks to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, which established control over the waters of the Black Sea. Therefore, the enemy began to act through interested parties.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, supported the holding of the Russian Opposition Forum.

President Zelenskyy imposes 10-year sanctions on 70 people, including Russian media and companies operating in Crimea.

On May 23, 8 people were killed and 44 injured, including two children, in Kharkiv region as a result of massive Russian shelling that damaged residential buildings, infrastructure and vehicles in many towns and villages.

No precipitation at night, no precipitation during the day on May 24 in Ukraine, during the day in some places on the Right Bank short-term rains, thunderstorms, temperature at night 11-16°C, during the day 21-26°C, in the southern regions up to 29°C.

Japan has imposed sanctions on nine russian entities for supplying arms from North Korea, condemning russia's arms purchases from North Korea as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a move that could worsen the situation in Ukraine.

On May 24, Ukraine and some other Slavic countries celebrate the Day of Slavic Writing and Language, honoring the creators of the Cyrillic alphabet, the brothers Cyril and Methodius, who translated church books and wrote their own works, laying the foundation for Slavic literature.

The first group of Ukrainian pilots completed training on F-16s at a U. S. military base in Arizona, a crucial step toward the deployment of modern American-made fighters in Ukrainian skies.

With the support of the First Ladies of Ukraine and the Republic of Korea, an exhibition of more than 250 drawings by Ukrainian children was opened, featuring the works of four Ukrainian art projects in the Republic of Korea.

The enemy in the temporarily occupied Crimea is forcing residents to sign contracts with the russian Ministry of Defense, aiming to recruit at least 2,700 people into the russian armed forces.

Two people were killed and one farm building was damaged in Crimea, temporarily occupied by the russian federation.

Enemy missile strikes destroyed a large Ukrainian publishing complex in the Kharkiv region, killing and injuring people, due to Ukraine's lack of air defense systems and long-range weapons to counter russian attacks.

In the Belarusian village of Zhmurne, near the Ukrainian border, exercises were held to "temporarily resettle the population," which included the evacuation of residents through a simulated forest fire, with medical examination and hotel accommodation.

Since the beginning of the day, the occupants have already carried out 79 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, most of the fighting took place in the Pokrovske and Kupyanske directions, according to the evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Naftogaz Group is significantly increasing gas production to ensure sufficient volumes to meet the consumer needs of Ukrainians and to generate additional electricity using natural gas, planning to reach 15 billion cubic meters of gas and increase oil production by 2 million tons this year.

Beijing denies UK accusations of supplying lethal aid to Russia for the war in Ukraine, denouncing the allegations as baseless slander and emphasizing its position on peace and dialogue to resolve the conflict.

Despite the risks of Russian attacks, Ukraine has clear plans to increase its available energy capacity before the start of the heating season by repairing generation, restoring grids, and strengthening the grid to meet peak consumption needs.

President Zelenskyy discussed preparations for the Global Peace Summit and confirmed the participation of North Macedonia, Greece, and Norway in the summit during separate phone calls with their leaders.

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 and Norway have finalized the text of a bilateral security agreement and are ready to sign it at the earliest opportunity, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a phone conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

In 2024, Ukraine expects to attract three more tranches totaling $4. 5 billion under the IMF's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, in addition to the $880 million already received after the successful third review in March 2024.

The National Bank of Ukraine is preparing to restrict card transfers and introduce limits of UAH 100,000 and 30 transactions per month for outgoing P2P transfers from individuals' accounts in order to combat illegal activities such as tax evasion and money laundering.

President Zelenskyy held a meeting with senior military and intelligence officials to discuss the situation on the battlefield, enemy plans to disrupt the Peace Summit, and the provision of necessary weapons and assistance to the army.

13 Ukrainian children have been returned to Ukraine, including 7 from the Russian-occupied territories and 6 more under the Bring Kids Back UA action plan, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets has said.