Ukraine
On May 6, the EU-Ukraine Defense Industry Forum will take place in Brussels to strengthen cooperation between the European and Ukrainian defense industries and help Ukraine build capacity in priority sectors such as air defense, ammunition, missiles and drones.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a secret dinner in Paris to discuss European Union policy and, in particular, Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to France.
The High Anti-Corruption Court granted bail of UAH 83 million to a co-organizer of a criminal organization at the Chernivtsi customs office for a tax evasion scheme that caused UAH 290 million in losses to the state.
The National Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine have developed recommendations for Ukrainian athletes to avoid direct contact, communication and joint activities with "neutral" Russian and Belarusian athletes during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to prevent provocations and ensure security.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police dismantled another 8 schemes to evade mobilization and illegally travel abroad by men of military age, detaining the organizers. They helped the evaders escape using forged documents or bypassing checkpoints for $3,000 to $10,000.
In the Avdiivka sector, Russians partially captured Ocheretyne, but Ukrainian troops used reserves to stabilize the situation and regain control.
The Russians have turned occupied Donetsk into a haven for repeat offenders, murderers and criminals from all over Russia, creating an environment where murder, theft and looting have become commonplace.
Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise are conducting research to determine the damage caused by Russian aggression and are working with the Council of Europe to verify the owners of destroyed housing and develop a compensation mechanism.
Andriy Naumenko, the vocalist of the band Nakhaba, has been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for six months now, mastering the profession of an aviation engineer, while not forgetting about his art.
China promises to take "necessary measures" to protect its companies after new US sanctions aimed at undermining Russia's military capabilities targeted Chinese firms.
The National Museum of Architecture and Rural Life has restored a 100-year-old windmill from the occupied village of Oleksandrivka in Kherson region with the support of the MHP-Community Charitable Foundation.
In Ukraine, 1987 cultural institutions were affected by Russian aggression, 324 of which were completely destroyed.
More than 80 countries have supported the Ukrainian peace formula, and the first peace summit will be held in Switzerland on June 15-16 to unite the international community around a just peace for Ukraine.
Macron calls for a new European security framework after the end of the war in Ukraine. According to him, the day after the end of the war, Europe should be at the negotiating table to discuss security guarantees.
Germany and Ukraine will jointly host the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2024) in Berlin on June 11-12, 2024, aimed at consolidating international support for the recovery, reconstruction, reform and modernization of Ukraine.
The Irish government is considering further cuts in payments to Ukrainian refugees amid tensions within the coalition over the issue.
"The case of Minister Solsky": NABU must "suspect" more than a thousand ATO soldiers or drop all charges.
Passenger and vehicle traffic at the border has increased sharply over the past five days due to the Easter holidays, with a clear predominance of Ukrainian citizens entering Ukraine, accounting for 80-85% of total traffic.
Macron said that France does not rule out the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine if Russia continues its aggression.
Switzerland is organizing a Peace Summit in Ukraine on June 15-16, 2024 in Burgenstock, which aims to define a roadmap to engage both sides in the future peace process and promote a common understanding of achieving a just and lasting peace based on international law.
In April alone, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with over 300 missiles, nearly 300 Shahed drones, and over 3,200 guided bombs, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.
Ukraine is experiencing electricity shortages in the evening peak hours due to damage from Russian strikes, while during the day there is a surplus of electricity from renewable sources, consumption restrictions in Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, and imports from neighboring countries to balance the grid.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Ministry of Education and Science, with the support of international partners, has provided 218,188 devices to Ukrainian students and teachers, most of them in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro regions.
The UN ambassador to Ukraine hinted at the possible destruction of the Kerch bridge connecting Russia and Crimea by the end of 2024, showing an illustration without the bridge.
Ukraine needs the legal basis and political will to access $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to finance its defense and recovery from the Russian invasion.
In 2023, foreign investors invested $4. 25 billion in Ukraine's economy, which is more than in 2016-2017, but only half of the level of 2022.
A Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone was destroyed in Mykolaiv region on the morning of May 2, and the day before, on May 1, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a guided missile, two Shahed attack drones, and another Orlan-10 drone in the southern districts of Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.
President Andrzej Duda proposes to organize two summits - with the United States and Ukraine - during Poland's EU presidency in 2025 to emphasize the importance of Ukraine's recovery and accession to the EU.
The arrival of the F-16s in Ukraine does not mean that they will immediately begin performing combat missions, as infrastructure preparation and assessment of the operational situation will determine their readiness to perform tasks, according to a spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy expressed confidence that every peace-loving country is interested in participating in the first Peace Summit on June 15-16 in Switzerland to discuss ways to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine.