Ukraine

On May 21, 86 clashes occurred at the front, most of which occurred in the Pokrovsky, Kharkiv, Seversky and Kramatorsk directions, as the enemy continues active operations, but Ukrainian troops restrain the onslaught and give a decisive rebuff, as a result of which 47 Russian occupiers and 14 units of weapons and military equipment were lost.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Pokrovsky, Kramatorsk and Kurakhovsky directions remain extremely difficult with intense fighting, while the Ukrainian security forces successfully destroy the invaders in the Kharkiv region.

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.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed with Iceland's Foreign Minister Tardis Kollbrunn the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic future.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with young scientists, congratulated them on their professional holiday, presented state awards and discussed the government's strategy to encourage young scientists to stay in Ukraine and work for its development and recovery after the war.

More than 57,000 Ukrainians received more than UAH 11 billion for repairs and purchases of housing under the recovery program, while 2,800 families have already purchased housing, and UAH 428 million has been allocated from the fund for combating the consequences of armed aggression to continue the program.

During the telephone conversation, Zelensky discussed regional security, bilateral cooperation in energy, trade and other spheres with Azerbaijani President Aliyev.

During the race in Ternopil, the organizers collected 260 thousand UAH, and MHP doubled this amount. For these funds, the necessary equipment has already been purchased and transferred from the Ternopil region for the 105th separate brigade of the TRO of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ministry of defense of Ukraine, together with the army command and QLogic, has launched an electronic queue service for shopping centers and joint ventures across the country in a test mode, which allows citizens to make an appointment online to fulfill their legal duties.

Ukraine is facing a shortage of electricity due to Russian shelling, which leads to planned power outages for citizens and businesses, despite the import of electricity from Europe.

Ukraine has installed 1,417 generators in 606 vocational education institutions to support autonomous learning in the context of the energy crisis.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for granting military personnel additional leave of up to 15 days a year for destroying enemy equipment during the war with Russia, without taking into account travel time.

Volodymyr Zelensky said that he cannot yet assess his work as president of Ukraine due to the ongoing martial law, but he is proud to lead a nation that has protected itself from challenges.

Tomorrow, May 22, hourly schedules for disconnecting industrial and domestic consumers due to the consequences of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian power plants will apply throughout Ukraine from 00:00 to 07:00 and from 18:00 to 24:00.

MP Daniil Hetmantsev plans to include in his bill on the "White Business Club" a provision that allows tax authorities to decide which entrepreneurs can book their employees, which raises concerns about corruption risks and discrimination against enterprises that are not part of the "club".

Ukraine should be able to launch strikes on military facilities in Russia to speed up the end of the war and Ukraine's Victory, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.

The Ukrainian government has instructed the Ministry of energy and Ukrenergo to develop a draft resolution setting fair electricity consumption schedules for all consumers and prioritizing electricity supply to critical infrastructure facilities.

Ukraine asks its partners to consider the possibility of intercepting russian missiles over Ukraine from its territory, but as an alternative, it asks to provide air defense systems and combat aircraft to intercept missiles independently.

Starting from May 18, Ukraine will check military registration documents for certain categories of men, including Reserve men who are unfit for service, who have three or more children and wives who serve in the army, while the Border Guard Service conducts checks in accordance with the updated laws on mobilization.

German foreign minister Anna Lena Baerbok said that Volodymyr Zelensky is a legitimate and legitimate president of Ukraine.

Over the past 3-4 months, Ukraine has achieved very serious production volumes of domestic FPV drones, which made it possible to close a large shortage of artillery at the front.

Annalena Berbock was awarded the Order of Yaroslav the wise, third class, which the president of Ukraine awarded her at the end of last year by decree.

A bill has been registered in the Ukrainian parliament proposing to deprive military registration and enlistment offices of the right to consider cases of violation of military duty and impose fines, instead transferring such cases to the courts.

During the meeting, Zelensky and Berbok separately discussed Ukraine's movement towards EU membership and the organization of the International Conference on the restoration of Ukraine (URC 2024), which will be held in Berlin in June, and coordinated steps to fill it with specific projects.

The Department of defense has signed new contracts for the purchase of 4,200 DJI Mavic 3E unmanned aerial vehicles, bringing the total number of DJI Mavic unmanned aerial vehicles contracted to 8,200 sets.

According to a new resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, women doctors and pharmacists now need a military ID card for official employment in Ukraine.

Deliveries of IRIS-t, Skynex, and Gepard air defense systems from Germany to Ukraine continue, and Germany is working with other countries to ensure that they also transfer their air defense systems to Ukraine.

According to the state border service of Ukraine, an offensive by Russian occupation forces in the Sumy region cannot be ruled out, as they may try to advance there in order to divert Ukrainian troops from other fronts.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that partners could shoot down Russian missiles in the sky over Ukraine, but this is a matter of their desire.

Every fifth Ukrainian has experienced alcohol addiction among their loved ones, such as family, friends or colleagues, and the Ministry of Health advises how to help their loved ones overcome this disorder.