War

French experts are helping Ukrainian prosecutors to record war crimes in the Chernihiv region. That's according to the press service of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. On May 24, prosecutors and specialists from the French Gendarmerie conducted an investigation at the facilities damaged and destroyed by the Russian occupiers in the city of Chernihiv. The foreign group included explosives experts, trace evidence analysts, ballistics experts and a forensic expert. The specialists inspected the buildings of the Shchorsh Cinema in Chernihiv. They also inspected the broken roof, damaged walls, and broken windows of the children's dental clinic, destroyed by…

More than 10 mass graves of civilians have been found in Kyiv region so far, but this figure is not final. “So far, we have found more than 10 mass graves of civilians in Kyiv region. Most of them – eight – are located in Bucha district, the most massive [killings] took place in Bucha, so there were 40 and 57 bodies, respectively. And, unfortunately, this figure is not final," Chief of Kyiv region’s National Police department Andriy Nebytov said during the nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Nebytov noted that 418 bodies had been found and examined in Bucha…

This morning, the aggressor fired on the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, killing five people. “This morning, the Russians resumed fire on the territory of the Azot plant which, as everyone knows, has several bomb shelters. As a result, four people were killed. Another resident was seriously injured in the central part of the town. He was quickly taken to the humanitarian headquarters and given the assistance, but the injury turned out to be fatal," Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai posted on Telegram. As reported, Luhansk region is under constant Russian fire. Many residential…

The Council of the EU has decided to increase military aid to Ukraine by another EUR 500 million, thus bringing the total amount allocated for Ukraine's defense needs under the European Peace Facility up to EUR 2 billion. This is stated in the press release published on the Council’s website. “The history of tomorrow is being written today, on the battlefields of Ukraine. With these €500 million, the EU has allocated a total €2 of billion to support EU member states’ supplies of military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This support is just one part of European efforts to…

In the city of Mariupol, about 200 bodies of victims were found in a basement when dismantling the rubble of an apartment block on Myru Avenue. The relevant statement was made by Advisor to Mariupol Mayor Petro Andriushchenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “When dismantling the rubble of an apartment block on Myru Avenue, about 200 bodies of victims were found in a basement with a high degree of decomposition,” Andriushchenko wrote. In his words, as local residents refused to collect and pack the bodies of the dead, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry simply left corpses at the scene. As…

Russian invaders opened fire from Uragan self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems on Kryvyi Rih district on the night of May 24. "At night, there were many enemy shellings along the entire line of contact. In Kryvyi Rih district, the village of Velyka Kostromka came under 15 Uragan attacks. A household was destroyed," Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration, posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. No casualties were reported. On May 23, Russian troops fired missiles on Pavlohrad and Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk region and shelled the villages in Kryvyi Rih district. ol

The Czech Republic is one of the five largest military aid donors to Ukraine. The government has allocated more than $100 million in assistance to Ukraine, and more than $50 million has been transferred to the embassy's charity account in almost three months. "The first [element of assistance] is what the Czech government donates to Ukraine, such assistance already exceeds 100 million dollars, I would even say it’s about 130 million dollars. The second is that Ukraine buys directly from Czech producers. And the third is what our embassy implements jointly with the Ministry of Defense," Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…

The Government of New Zealand will deploy up to 30 instructors to Britain to train Ukrainian forces in the use of L119 105mm howitzers. “We have been clear throughout Russia’s assault on Ukraine, that such a blatant attack on innocent lives and the sovereignty of another country is wrong…Our response has not only included the condemnation of Russia, but practical support for Ukraine,” said Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, The Defense Post reports. Her cabinet agreed to deploy up to 30 members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to Britain to train Ukrainian forces in the use…

Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the exchange of Ukrainians held in Russian captivity depends on the support of many states and calls on foreign partners to put pressure on Russia. "The exchange of people. This is a humanitarian moment and a very political decision that depends on the support of many states. Several thousand people are held in captivity after the blockade of Mariupol, after the blockade of Azovstal. Moreover, there were people from Donbas. They are held captive now," Zelensky said in a question-and-answer video link at Ukraine House Davos on May 23, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Zelensky stressed…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that a meeting on ending the Russia-Ukraine war will be held only with Putin, because only he makes all decisions in Russia. The head of state said this during an online conversation at the Ukrainian House in Davos in a question-and-answer format, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "No decisions are made without him [Putin]. And we must be clearly aware of this… And if we are talking about a specific decision to end the war, then this decision will not be made without him, we won't do without a meeting with the Russian president.…