Ukraine
President Zelensky has signed a law regulating the work of domestic workers in Ukraine, including employment contracts, working hours and prohibiting deductions for housing payments from their wages.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking control of the entire Baltic Sea, including the Swedish island of Gotland, Swedish Armed Forces commander-in-chief Mikael Buden has warned.
The Swiss Federal Council has approved a temporary restriction on the use of airspace in the Buergenstock area in connection with the Peace Summit in Ukraine on June 15-16 to ensure the security of the event.
The invaders illegally export stolen Ukrainian grain from the occupied Kherson region to the Republic of Karelia, using containers belonging to Chinese and Kazakh logistics companies to circumvent international sanctions.
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz warned that the activities of the russian network of agents deployed throughout Europe pose a great threat to Poland, and the danger from russia and belarus has never been so close since the Second World War.
Due to increased cloud cover, which hinders the production of solar energy, planned hourly power outages in Ukraine will begin at 19:00 instead of 20: 00 on May 22, while critical infrastructure will remain unaffected.
Representatives of Ukraine and Latvia discussed increasing the volume of transportation through the Baltic ports, rail and road transportation, and increasing the export of Ukrainian products. Latvia has pledged to allocate 6 million euros in 2024 to support the development of Ukraine's infrastructure.
British Defense Secretary Grant Sheps accused China of providing or preparing to provide lethal assistance to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine, citing US and British intelligence data.
Lubinets expressed hope that this week Ukraine will have new positive news about the return of Ukrainian children from Russia.
Power engineers have adjusted the schedule of power outages in Kiev and four other regions of Ukraine, preliminary schedules will be valid from 19:00 to midnight.
Ukrzaliznytsia is raising the cost of bed linen on passenger trains for the first time in 5 years.
In Smela, Cherkasy region, a cafe on an area of 50 square meters caught fire, but rescuers extinguished it without any casualties, the cause of the fire is still being established.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a bill prohibiting parking inspectors from evacuating cars during military operations, while simultaneously granting such powers to the National Police and increasing fines for improper parking.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a bill establishing criminal liability for electronic and communication fraud, including imprisonment for up to 12 years for internet fraud committed during wartime.
Russia's delay in the exchange of prisoners of war may be related to the holding of so-called elections, inaugurations and personnel changes in the Russian Federation, according to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for human rights Dmitry Lubinets.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the granting of additional leave of up to 15 days a year to Ukrainian servicemen to destroy enemy equipment, while specific deadlines are set for different types of destroyed equipment: from 1 day for short-range unmanned aerial vehicles to 5 days for warships or aircraft.
IVC 2024: scientific conference, grooming festival and Pet Products Fair.
Due to enemy attacks on power facilities in the Sumy region, 518,000 consumers were left without electricity, but most of them were restored by morning, despite the ongoing shelling.
In Nikolayevshchina will judge the 32-year-old resident of Snigirevka who deceived 74 taxi drivers from all over Ukraine.
In September 2023, the section on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine will be excluded from history textbooks for 11th grade students in Ukraine.
The Athletics Federation asked for a legal assessment of the actions of the president of the FLA of the Transcarpathian region Oleg Konovalenko, who was seen at a training session in a uniform with the inscription Russia allegedly joked about the separation of Transcarpathia from Ukraine.
The security service of Ukraine reported suspicion to producer and musician Yuriy Bardash.
Deputy Prosecutor General Dmitry Verbitsky, who was suspected by the media of tax schemes and fraud, still works in the prosecutor general's office. At the same time, other officials were dismissed after corruption scandals, which underlines the selective approach to dismissals in the Department.
The Ministry of culture demands to deprive the former head of the Lesya Ukrainka theater Mikhail Reznikovich of the title of Academician of the National Academy of arts of Ukraine for cooperation with Russian institutions after he fled Ukraine during a full-scale invasion.
The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court filed a lawsuit to recover the assets of six enterprises, including two pipe plants, in connection with the fact that their Russian co-owners were sanctioned for the supply of polymers to the Russian military-industrial complex.
Sweden will provide Ukraine with military assistance in the amount of 2 2. 3 billion annually (or a total of 7 7 billion) over the next three years, from 2024 to 2026.
Under the guise of children's camps for hundreds of people, russia is building filtration camps in the volga region that resemble barracks. It is reported that they will be used to test Ukrainians for loyalty to the occupation authorities and create a database of residents of the occupied territories.
The parliament has created a temporary special commission (TSC) for the construction of fortifications and the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles, headed by Mykola Zadorozhny (SN), which includes representatives of all factions and groups.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a draft law on the introduction of initial combined-arms training instead of pre-conscription training, which will be carried out through the subject "protection of Ukraine" in educational institutions.
In the online markets of Ukraine, a dubious food supplement is sold, which is positioned as a popular drug for weight loss "Alli".