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      The people of Ukraine won the Atlantic Council Award “For Outstanding Leadership”
      May12

      The people of Ukraine won the Atlantic Council Award “For Outstanding Leadership”

      The Atlantic Council, a non-governmental US organization has awarded the entire nation of Ukraine “For Outstanding Leadership”. Source: The President of Ukraine The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the ceremony via video link. “On behalf of all Ukrainians, I thank you for this award. To reward the entire...

      Poland and Slovakia to lobby for Ukraine’s EU candidate status as soon as possible
      May12

      Poland and Slovakia to lobby for Ukraine’s EU candidate status as soon as possible

      The Presidents of Poland and Slovakia, Andrzej Duda and Zuzana Chaputova will visit Western Europe to persuade leaders of these countries to grant Ukraine EU candidate status. Source: The President of Poland Andrzej Duda “I accepted the proposal of President Zuzana Chaputova to conduct a kind of lobbying mission on Ukraine among our...

      Russia’s attacks on oil depots caused $ 230 million in losses to Ukraine
      May12

      Russia’s attacks on oil depots caused $ 230 million in losses to Ukraine

      The total amount of direct damage caused to Ukraine by the war started by Russia exceeded $ 94.3 billion – destroyed or damaged oil depots cost Ukraine $ 227 million as of May 10. Ukraine’s direct economic losses due to the destruction and damage of civilian and military infrastructure have increased by almost $ 2.4 billion over the...

      If Ukraine was joined NATO, there would be no war, – President of Ukraine
      May12

      If Ukraine was joined NATO, there would be no war, – President of Ukraine

      President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine’s membership in NATO would not allow a war to break out. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “As for Ukraine, unfortunately, it is a mistake that NATO did not find a place for Ukraine in the Alliance before the war. If Ukraine had joined NATO, there would have been...

      Russian occupiers committed more than 200 environmental crimes in Ukraine
      May12

      Russian occupiers committed more than 200 environmental crimes in Ukraine

      231 environmental crimes by Russia have been recorded in our country and in the Black Sea since the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source: Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets “Most cases of ecocide were detected in the Kyiv region – 34, 27 in the Donetsk region, and 22...

      Germany has started training the Armed Forces of Ukraine on howitzers PzH 2000
      May12

      Germany has started training the Armed Forces of Ukraine on howitzers PzH 2000

      The German Bundeswehr began training the Ukrainian military on the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery (PzH 2000). Source: German Ministry of Defense Training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began at the artillery school in Idar-Oberstein. The day before, they arrived in Germany on a plane of the German Armed Forces from Poland....

      Czech Republic recognized the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine as genocide
      May12

      Czech Republic recognized the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine as genocide

      The Senate of the Czech Republic voted in favor of the resolution recognizing the actions of the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine as genocide of the Ukrainian people. Source: Ambassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic Yevhen Perebyinis “The Senate condemns ethnically motivated crimes against humanity, such as mass executions,...

      Ukraine has regained control of 1,200 km of the border, – State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
      May12

      Ukraine has regained control of 1,200 km of the border, – State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

      Ukrainian defenders regained control of about 1,200 km of the border. Most of this area is on the border with Russia. Source: Director of the Department of State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Leonid Baran Despite the restoration of control over part of the border, the danger remains. The enemy is constantly shelling the liberated border...

      Demining of Ukrainian territories may take from 5 to 10 years
      May12

      Demining of Ukrainian territories may take from 5 to 10 years

      According to the international experience, demining of Ukrainian territories can take from 5 to 10 years. Source: Oleh Bondar, Head of the Department for Pyrotechnic Works and Humanitarian Demining of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine “According to the international experience, mine clearance can last from 5 to 10 years. One of the...

      US provided Ukraine with the first Mi-17 helicopter
      May11

      US provided Ukraine with the first Mi-17 helicopter

      Ukraine received the first of 11 Mi-17 helicopters to be delivered by the United States on May 10. Mi-17 transport helicopters were once destined for Afghanistan, but that was before the fall of the US-backed government. Mi-17s are mostly used to carry troops and military equipment. It is noted that helicopters can be used to move soldiers on the...