Ukraine

Ukraine's Foreign Minister thanked the EU for agreeing to increase the European Peace Fund by €5 billion in 2024 to provide military assistance to protect Ukraine from Russian invasion, calling it a powerful demonstration of European unity and resolve.

The European Parliament has approved the extension of the suspension of import duties and quotas on exports of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU for another year until June 5, 2025, and extended the suspension of all duties on imports from Moldova until July 24, 2025.

According to Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin, the legal model for a special tribunal to prosecute Russia's top leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine is expected to be agreed upon this year.

Drone strikes over the past two days have damaged facilities that account for 12% of Russia's oil refining capacity, with the largest refineries being hit.

Ukraine's Diia app is now open source, allowing other countries to import and launch their own government services based on Diia technologies.

A draft law has been submitted to the Ukrainian parliament that proposes early release from prison for those who agree to contract military service during the current conflict.

From September 1, 2025, the Ukrainian government will stop financing teachers' salaries in schools with fewer than 45 students, and from September 1, 2026, in schools with fewer than 60 students, excluding primary schools, in order to improve the quality of education and optimize the number of educational institutions in rural areas.

Negotiations between the Polish and Ukrainian governments will take several weeks to resolve the issue of Polish farmers blocking the border with Ukraine to protect certain agricultural sectors.

Ukrainian snowboarders Annamarie Dancha and Nadiya Gapatin won gold and bronze medals respectively at the European Snowboard Cup in Davos, Switzerland.

EU ambassadors agree to increase the European Peace Fund by €5 billion in 2024 to provide military assistance to Ukraine for its defense.

The Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine discussed preparations for the Global Peace Summit with National Security Advisor of Saudi Arabia Musayed bin Mohammed Al-Ayban.

Ukraine's national football team will play an away match against Poland on June 7, the venue and time of which will be announced later, followed by a friendly match against Moldova in Chisinau on June 11, and two more control matches with opponents will be announced after the signing of the relevant contracts.

russian occupation forces attempted a missile attack on southern Ukraine, but the guided missile "lost its combat capability in the air".

The court found MP Oleksandr Dubinsky guilty of a conflict of interest, ordered him to pay a fine and enter him in the register of corrupt officials.

The government has agreed on measures to prevent forest fires, protect peatlands and farmland by 2024, and strengthen public awareness of fire safety rules.

The MHP-Community Charitable Foundation has launched a new grant season of the Do Your Own business idea competition with a budget of UAH 10 million to support up to 80 entrepreneurs in 13 regions of Ukraine, with a focus on veterans, military personnel and their families.

The Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Korean company KG Mobility Corp (SsangYong) for the purchase of vehicles, including pickup trucks, for the Armed Forces of Ukraine without paying excise, customs duty and VAT.

Ukrainian industry increased its electricity consumption during the heating season by 23% year-on-year, reflecting a successful repair campaign and stable energy supply.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada admits the possibility of changing the system of mobilization reserves to make it depend on the level of a person's income, but is skeptical of this idea from a historical perspective.

The Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergency Situations extended the ban on visiting places of mass recreation on water bodies in several regions of Ukraine due to martial law.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda supports discussions about sending Western troops to Ukraine to train Ukrainian soldiers and calls on the West to stop "drawing red lines" out of fear of Russia's reaction.

russia forcibly deports Ukrainian teenagers from the occupied territories to the Krasnodar Territory for training in drone operations and indoctrination into the "youth army.

According to the Federation of American Scientists, Russia has the world's largest stockpile of nuclear warheads - about 5,580, including 1,710 strategically deployed.

The EU has adopted the world's first comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence, including restrictions on real-time biometric surveillance in public places and requirements for transparency and compliance with EU laws for high-risk artificial intelligence systems.

Estonia has proposed a plan to finance Ukraine for 120 billion euros annually, using funds raised through Eurobonds or national budgets.

The Russians are conducting a propaganda campaign "we are back in Russia" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to legitimize the occupation, demonstrating staged "achievements" with the help of foreign agents and guides.

Two Ukrainian journalists who were investigating cargo transportation on the Polish-Russian border were detained, their equipment confiscated, and deported from Poland for allegedly threatening national security.

A petroleum products plant in Novoshakhtinsk, Russia, was attacked by "unknown flying objects of Ukrainian origin," which suspended its operations and disrupted the enemy's plans.

The Kharkiv businessman transmitted information to the russians via Telegram about the locations and equipment of the Ukrainian military and sold them grenades, for which he faces up to 8 years in prison for high treason.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine discussed with the EBRD grant support for SMEs, demining and green energy, development of processing and defense industry, and the EBRD assured of continued support.