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Several hundred Ukrainian military servicewomen are considered prisoners of war. Ukraine demands their return without any exchanges, as stipulated by the Geneva Convention. This was announced during a Saturday briefing by members of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Bohdan Okhrimenko and Viktoriya Tsymbaliuk, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Several hundred Ukrainian military servicewomen are in enemy dungeons,” Okhrimenko reported. “The Coordination HQ and other relevant government bodies are working to ensure their return as soon as possible." Read also: More than 80% of Russian POWs dissatisfied with their leadership orders Tsymbaliuk added that Ukraine, for its…

Ukrainian air defense units shot down a Russian Kinzhal missile. "Yes, we shot down an ‘unparalleled’ Kinzhal missile! It happened during the May 4 night attack in the sky over Kyiv region. Kh-47 missile was launched from MiG-31K in the territory of Russia," Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, posted on Telegram. He also added that the Kinzhal missile was shot down by a Patriot air defense system. Read also: Four Shahed drones destroyed over Dnipropetrovsk region at night As reported, Spokesperson for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces…

The Ukrainian Air Force 10 times struck the enemy manpower and equipment clusters over the past day. That’s according to a morning update delivered by the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports. "Last day, the enemy launched eight missile strikes, 49 air strikes, and carried out 82 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems. A number of civilians were injured, private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure facilities were either destroyed or damaged," the statement reads. Further missile and air strikes are likely to be launched targeting the entire territory of Ukraine. The enemy continues to focus their main…

Germany and Denmark intend to transfer 80 Leopard I battle tanks to Ukraine as early as this month. That’s according to Radio Poland citing Acting the Minister of Defense of Denmark, Troels Lund Poulsen, as saying, Ukrinform reports. "The delivery, the first batch of which will be made now, is very large," Poulsen said. It is noted that all transferred tanks will be ready for use by Ukrainian defenders by June 1. "Leopard I tanks have really good fire and transport features," said the acting minister of defense of Denmark. Read also: Ukraine's military personnel training on Leopard 1 tanks…

According to the World Bank, the needs for demining the territories of Ukraine for the current year amount to more than $397 million. First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Pavliuk said this in an interview with Ukrinform. "The estimated cost of the full range of humanitarian demining activities is USD 37 billion. The needs for the current year alone are more than USD 397 million, according to the World Bank. This cost is not final, but we rely on it in our activities. Although, in the end, the amount may either decrease significantly or increase," Pavliuk stated. He…

More than 14,000 Ukrainian soldiers (including 21 women) have already undergone training in Great Britain, and more than 2,000 are trained now. "You've probably already seen the moving video in which foreign military personnel line up to say goodbye to Ukrainian soldiers who return home from training in Great Britain. More than 14,000 Ukrainian soldiers (including 21 women) have already completed training in the United Kingdom, and more than 2,000 are currently being trained," Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska posted on Telegram. She noted that Great Britain launched Operation Interflex to train members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in…

The European Council today adopted an assistance measure worth €1 billion under the European Peace Facility (EPF) for the procurement of ammunition and missiles for Ukraine. This is said in a statement on the website of the European Council, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that the assistance measure will finance the provision to the Ukrainian Armed Forces of 155-mm-calibre artillery rounds and, if requested, missiles which will be jointly procured by EU member states from the European defence industry. “Today’s decision is another major step to deliver more ammunition to Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces need substantial amounts of ammunition…

In the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, the invaders are encouraging residents to "evacuate" to occupied Berdiansk, and they want to take children by force. Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Melitopol, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Residents of Polohy, Tokmak and Molochansk report that the occupiers are urgently organizing the evacuation of the population to Berdiansk, citing "escalation on the contact line" as the reason. It is alarming that once again they want to forcefully evacuate children," the official said. Read also: In Berdiansk Russians tear up Ukrainian passports during document "checks" According to him, "a similar…

Ukraine returned the bodies of another 80 fallen service members. "Today, the bodies of 80 fallen defenders were returned home. The transfer of bodies from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine took place with the assistance of the Office of the Commissioner for Missing Persons under the Ministry of Reintegration in cooperation with law enforcement agencies," the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine posted on Telegram. The transfer of bodies of fallen soldiers is carried out in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Conventions. The bodies of the defenders will be handed over to their…

Ukrainian aviation industry to start producing aircraft for military purposes in cooperation with Czech colleagues During his visit to Kyiv on April 28, 2023, President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel announced his intention to develop cooperation with Ukraine in the defense sector in six areas. The President noted that this cooperation could include partial or complete transfer of technologies and production to Ukraine, as well as an appropriate level of localization. "We have prepared six key joint production projects based on both Ukrainian and Czech firms," Pavel said. One of these projects is the production of brand-new F/A-259 combat…