In May, a satellite operated by Planet Labs recorded a growing area of a mass burial site near Mariupol, in particular in the urban-type settlement of Staryi Krym.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has welcomed the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council, which reinforces the investigation of Russia's war crimes.
The Russian invaders attempted to storm the areas toward several settlements, continued shelling Ukraine’s defense positions, and ran reconnaissance missions, employing UAVs near Pokrovsk, Sloviansk, and Pavlohrad.
Russia’s attempts to hold the so-called ‘referendums’ within the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, intended to proclaim the establishment of the new ‘people’s republics’ or annex these territories, will be viewed as illegal and will not be recognized.
On May 16, at 1 pm, a press conference will be held on the topic: "They were not convicted yesterday - it is repeated today", dedicated to the 78th anniversary of the genocide of the Crimean Tatar people.
The European Commission is planning to provide a wider access to the EU market of road and railway transport services for Ukraine to establish ‘Solidarity Lanes’ required for agricultural exports, which were mostly blocked due to the Russian invasion.
Russian military-civil administrations take measures to prepare for the integration of the occupied territories of Ukraine into the Russian Federation.
Relatives of Mariupol defenders ask President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to help rescue fighters from the Azovstal steelworks blocked by Russian troops through the extraction procedure.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a bill to increase the effectiveness of sanctions related to the assets of certain individuals or legal entities, taking into account the proposals of the President.
Russian troops forcibly take Ukrainians out of the occupied territories and put them in Crimean prisons. If Ukrainians refuse to cooperate with the occupation "administrations", they are killed.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) issues risk-sharing instruments to selected local banks and a leasing company to a total value of €53.25 million to boost food security in wartime Ukraine.