Ukraine

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke out against the use of Western weapons provided to Ukraine to strike targets in Russia, disagreeing with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's proposal to allow such strikes.

According to French President Emmanuel Macron, Europe is facing numerous internal and external threats, making this an existential moment when European democracy may perish.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans a working visit to Spain next week to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and King Felipe VI in Madrid.

The Kyiv City Council approved the concept of installing 6 mini-CHP plants with a capacity of 20-324 MW throughout the city to increase the sustainability and autonomy of Kyiv's energy supply for up to 300,000 residents during and after the war.

Six NATO countries-Norway, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania-agreed to build a “drone wall” along their borders to protect against Russian aggression and potential provocations involving migrants.

Von der Leyen emphasized the need for the EU to invest in defense and strengthen its defense capabilities to maintain peace on the continent against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Putin's threats.

Incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda leads with 76. 64% of the vote in the second round of the presidential election in Lithuania, and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonite leads with 23.85%.

Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks on many fronts, engaging in 95 combat engagements, and the Air Force, missile forces and artillery struck 16 times at enemy concentrations.

On Sunday, May 26, Russian troops shelled Siversk, Krasnohorivka and Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, killing three people and wounding two others.

Russia is conducting a sabotage campaign across Europe to disrupt arms shipments to Ukraine, setting fires and recruiting locals to carry out attacks in order to slow down military aid to Kyiv.

The United States will take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, which begins on June 15 and aims to unite global opinion on how to stop the Russian-Ukrainian war, but it remains unclear at what level the United States will be represented.

Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonsen said that Ukraine could use Swedish weapons against targets in Russia.

Denmark and seven other EU countries propose an action plan for Ukraine's integration into the European defense industry.

Tomorrow, from 6 a. m. to midnight, hourly power outage schedules will be in effect for industrial and residential consumers across Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron will make a three-day state visit to Germany, the first by a French president in 24 years, to demonstrate unity with Germany ahead of the EU elections and amid challenges such as the war in Ukraine.

Russia produces artillery shells three times faster and four times cheaper than Ukraine's Western allies, leading to a significant gap in artillery power at the front.

Since the beginning of the year, Russia has fired nearly 10,000 KABs across Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties, including an attack on a hypermarket in Kharkiv that killed 16 people, including a 12-year-old girl.

When bitten by a tick with Lyme borreliosis, the risk of infection is about 26%, says the chief infectious disease specialist of Ukraine Olga Golubovska.

The Baltic states may send troops to Ukraine if Russia makes a strategic breakthrough due to insufficient Western support.

Scholz is opposed to allowing Ukraine to use German weapons to hit targets in Russia.

The White House is discussing the possibility of allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory with American weapons, but so far there is no consensus.

The second round of presidential elections is underway in Lithuania. The rival of the current president, Gitanas Nausėda, is Ingrida Šimonite, who is currently the head of the government.

Ukrainian athletes won 2 gold, silver and bronze medals at the World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.

Ukrainian soldiers defending the country need useful gifts such as quality ammunition, tactical clothing, socks, shoes, watches, power banks, shovels, knives, flashlights, dry showers, weapon cleaning kits and durable sleeping bags to meet their needs on the front line.

The national archery team of Ukraine won 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the European Archery Championships held in Rome, Italy, from May 17 to 24, 2024.

Over the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force, missile forces and artillery struck two control points, three areas of concentration of Russian troops and an enemy electronic warfare station, and shot down 12 Russian missiles and 31 attack drones.

Russians are forced to stockpile missiles and plan strikes against Ukraine due to the lack of consistency in their massive attacks, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash said.

An explosive device was found at a power company's substation in Dnipropetrovs'k region, which required the intervention of police and explosives experts to defuse.

Russia is preparing for an offensive and is amassing troops 90 kilometers northwest of Kharkiv near the Ukrainian border, President Zelenskiy says.

Zelensky called on Biden and Xi to support the Peace Summit with their personal leadership and participation, calling for global efforts to achieve real peace, not a pause between blows.