Ukraine

Three Russian officers brutally tortured and murdered a 53-year-old civilian man in Snihuriv district, Mykolaiv region, in March 2022.

The Netherlands invites other partner countries to join in to assemble and deliver at least one Patriot air defense system to Ukraine in the near future.

In the first four months of 2024, 6,475 road accidents occurred in Ukraine, resulting in 813 deaths and 8,155 injuries, which is 6. 3% more than in the same period in 2023.

In Donetsk region, a 66-year-old Russian informant was detained who spied on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Sloviansk and called for the killing of Ukrainian prisoners instead of exchanging them.

Ukraine and Belgium signed a bilateral agreement on security cooperation and long-term support, under which Belgium pledged to provide Ukraine with at least €977 million in military aid and 30 F-16 fighter jets by 2028.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo rules out sending Finnish troops to Ukraine, emphasizing that Finland will continue to support Ukraine through arms supplies and military training at Ukraine's request.

President of the European Council Charles Michel discussed with President Zelenskyy the latest developments in Ukraine and preparations for the peace conference in Switzerland, emphasizing the importance of global participation in the summit.

Bohdan Kozak, People's Artist of Ukraine, winner of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize, and a well-known actor of the Zankovetska Theater, died at the age of 84.

Ukraine needs weapons now, because delay costs lives, emphasized EU diplomat Josep Borrell, calling for a quick decision on a new European Peace Fund for Ukraine.

The situation in the power system remains stable but challenging: power engineers are working to repair facilities damaged by Russian attacks and install new small distributed generation capacities to maintain stable operation during peak hours.

At least 813 Russian soldiers are buried in the temporarily occupied Crimea, 622 of them are probably Ukrainian citizens.

Belgium will supply Ukraine with 30 of its F-16 fighter jets by 2028, with the first aircraft to be delivered by the end of this year as part of a security agreement to be signed during President Zelenskyy's visit to Brussels.

Russian troops shelled Sumy region three times at night and in the morning, resulting in 14 explosions in Seredyno-Budska, Esmanska and Velykopysarivska communities.

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.

EU defense ministers will discuss military aid to Ukraine and strengthening the European defense industry, but Hungary delays payments from the European Peace Fund.

Nevske in the Luhansk region was shelled with nine high-explosive bombs and multiple rocket launchers.

The Olimpex grain terminal is the largest gateway for gray grain exports from Ukraine. Exporters use schemes involving fictitious companies and cash payments to avoid taxes and currency controls.

In the south of Ukraine, the enemy intensified its assault operations, conducting 20 attacks near Krynok in Kherson region and in the Orikhiv sector, which resulted in twice the enemy's losses as usual.

The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 40. 3012 UAH/USD, devaluing the hryvnia by 19 kopecks.

NATO foreign ministers will discuss the creation of a €100 billion fund to provide long-term military support to Ukraine when they meet in Prague on May 31, ahead of the July NATO summit in Washington.

The attempt to seize land plots that ATO participants received on the basis of free privatization raises questions, at least from a moral point of view.

Over the last day, 120 combat engagements took place in various parts of the frontline, with the most intense fighting in the Pokrovske and Vremivske sectors, where Ukrainian troops repelled 28 and 17 attacks respectively.

Short-term rains and thunderstorms are expected in the southern, Vinnytsia, Kirovograd and most western regions of Ukraine on May 28, while the rest of the country will be dry with temperatures of 12-17°C at night and 24-29°C during the day, except for the highlands of the Carpathians, where temperatures will be lower.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 503,800 personnel and 7,692 tanks.

Latvia supports Ukraine's strikes with Western weapons against legitimate military targets in Russia and calls on NATO allies to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western weapons for such strikes.

Latvia plans to invest 20 million euros in 2024 to support the drone coalition in Ukraine and strengthen its own drone army.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has banned all forms of gambling advertising until the law on combating gambling addiction comes into force.

Today, May 28, various events are taking place in many countries around the world to mark the International Day for Women's Health. It was on May 28, 1987, that the International Meeting on Women's Reproductive Health was held in Costa Rica.

Russian troops have advanced near the villages of Vilshany, Umanske and Netaylove, reports the Deep State analytical channel.

Poland will purchase JASSM-ER long-range cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 km for $735 million for its F-16 fighter jets with deliveries in 2026-2030.