Two days of talks on the Black Sea Grain Initiative at the level of deputy defense ministers concluded in Istanbul. It was agreed to continue negotiations in the same format soon, as well as to return the ships and crews that were forced to stay in Ukraine.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to conduct the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for Ukraine in the second half of May.
In Bakhmut, Donetsk region, units of Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service repelled yet another wave of Russian attacks, shooting down four enemy unmanned aerial vehicles using anti-drone guns.
In the past 24 hours, fifteen military clashes have occurred in the Bakhmut direction, and Ukraine’s Defense Forces have eliminated 165 Russian invaders.
Ukraine views Vladimir Putin's decision to cancel Russian visas for Georgian citizens and restore air travel as political compensation for the refusal of the Georgian authorities to impose sanctions on the Russian Federation and slow down European integration.
The invaders are feeling restless in the face of the Ukrainian counteroffensive and, not understanding where to expect the main attack, are scattering their efforts in several directions.
Russia's losses in the war in Ukraine are worse than Western analysts estimate, and the long-term costs of ammunition for Russia are likely to be devastating.
Journalists collected information about 223 active, temporary and mothballed Russian military facilities in the temporarily occupied Crimea and created an interactive map.
In the Kyiv region, the Ukrainian side has received emergency and rescue equipment from the Government of France, which will further be sent to the areas of hostilities.
Ukrainians displaced by the Russian war who are currently living on a cruise ship in Edinburgh will be offered new accommodation over the next two months.
The ex-president of Ukraine’s Motor Sichi aviation engine manufacturer Vyacheslav Bohuslaev has reportedly asked the authorities to be put on the list for prisoner exchange with Russia.