Germany's largest armaments company, Rheinmetall, sees itself on the right track to be able to manufacture tanks, anti-aircraft defense systems and ammunition in Ukraine in the future.
Russian troops carried out almost 30 attacks in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka directions during the day, with the fiercest fighting going on for the cities of Bakhmut and Maryinka.
Ukraine’s military leadership is thoroughly working on several options for the future military actions intended to liberate the Ukrainian land from Russian invaders. Decisions will be taken with regard to the situation on the battlefield.
Next week’s meeting is an important opportunity to discuss how, among other things, the G7 countries will continue to work together to ensure that Ukraine is victorious and Putin’s criminal regime is held accountable for the war unleashed against Ukraine.
Justice regarding Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine must prove international unity, as it was in Nuremberg, and, for this purpose, the Special Tribunal should be created.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed the issue of the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to the European Union with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a telephone conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. Officials discussed, in particular, the issue of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
At a plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted by a majority in the first reading to extend duty-free trade with Ukraine for another year, starting June 6, 2023.
Over the past day, the Russian occupation forces shelled the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of Bakhmut city in Donetsk region 375 times. The Ukrainian troops eliminated 166 occupiers and wounded 206 more.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the intensification of missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine is an attempt by the Russian leadership to demonstrate certain "victories" to its society.