Ukraine

Oleksiy Chernyshov and Rovshan Najaf, President of SOCAR, discussed prospects for cooperation in the oil and gas industry, including the possibility of storing Azerbaijani gas in Ukrainian underground storage facilities, and exchanged views on energy transition and decarbonization.

President Zelenskyy visited a hospital in Khmelnytskyi region and presented state awards to wounded soldiers who are being treated there.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive laptops, monitors and other communication equipment worth 900 thousand euros from an IT coalition led by Estonia and Luxembourg.

Mykola Solsky states that the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine illegally leased state land and received money for it. In many cases, it could not even confirm its right to use these land plots.

Russia has suffered enormous military losses: according to French estimates, about 150,000 soldiers have been killed in the ongoing war against Ukraine, and 500,000 people have been injured.

Italy announces a new military aid package for Ukraine, including the SAMP/T air defense system, before the G7 summit.

Google is accepting applications from Ukrainian startups for funding from its new $10 million Support Fund to help them grow their businesses, restore operations affected by the war, or create new products.

Despite Ukraine's insistence, the G7 countries reportedly no longer have the idea of full confiscation of frozen Russian assets on the table, instead exploring alternative ways to obtain funds from these assets to support Ukraine.

Ukrainian military intelligence is conducting a large-scale cyberattack on Internet service providers and mobile operators in Tatarstan, which has already blocked the Internet in the republic and Kazan.

As a result of the Ukrainian attacks, about 40 Russian aircraft were dispersed to airfields far from the front line, increasing flight times and fuel costs for Russia.

The former head of the SBU Main Department of Internal Security was served a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment totaling UAH 32. 7 million, including possession of luxury cars, cash in foreign currency and expensive jewelry.

There are between 510,000 and 513,000 Russian troops in the occupied territories of Ukraine, but this number may increase as Russia prepares for a summer offensive and plans to mobilize additional forces.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with his British counterpart David Cameron in Kyiv to discuss accelerating military assistance, especially in the area of air defense, using frozen Russian assets to benefit Ukraine, and preparing for upcoming international events.

Ukrainian troops are doing everything possible to stop the Russian offensive on Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, but the enemy has a significant advantage in artillery and aviation.

The Russians have started using fewer Kalibr missiles to strike Ukraine, likely due to problems with their production caused by sanctions.

A resident of Lviv region tried to import 200 undeclared smartphones worth UAH 1. 25 million from Poland to Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Serhiy Tyurin as the new head of the Khmelnytsky Regional State Administration.

Russia has plans to capture Kharkiv or Sumy, but Ukraine is not sure about the seriousness of these plans and Russia's ability to implement them with its current forces.

The "commander" of the 7th company of the illegal armed group "Self-Defense of Crimea" was sentenced in absentia to 13 years in prison for his participation in the seizure of Crimea in 2014.

According to Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash, the US aid package will allow the Ukrainian air force to more effectively counter Russian combined attacks and defend Ukrainian cities and critical facilities.

In April, the DobroDiy Charity Exchange helped 15 seriously ill children, including 11-year-old Yulia, who had undergone a complex spinal surgery.

Last night, russian troops did not use ballistic, guided, cruise, kamikaze or drones missiles, but attacked frontline areas with guided aerial bombs, particularly in Kharkiv region.

Turkey will not transfer its russian-made S-400 air defense missile systems to any other country, the country's defense minister has said.

The enemy continues its attempts to capture Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, trying to bypass the city through Bohdanivka and Ivanivske and take it in a vice grip, conducting so-called "meat assaults" in this area, but the situation remains under control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Former commander of the Sevastopol Berkut, accused of encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and aiding Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Biden's team plans to make this topic less public after the approval of the aid to Ukraine, as economic issues are a priority for voters ahead of the re-election campaign.

Zelenskyy met with British Foreign Secretary Cameron in Kyiv to discuss the situation at the front, military aid supplies, and preparations for upcoming international summits.

The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with $3. 74 billion in annual military aid, the largest aid package from the country to date, with some equipment already arriving in Ukraine.

According to the deputy head of the Main Military Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Russia could invade the Baltic states in 7 days, while NATO's response would take 10 days, putting the Baltic states at risk if Ukraine's allies do not increase defense production to help Kyiv.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Ukraine has the right to strike targets in Russia with weapons supplied by the UK because Russia is attacking Ukrainian territory.