Category: BREAKING NEWS

Invaders fire at railway station in Kherson, info on casualties being specified – local authorities

On Wednesday, Russian occupying troops shelled Kherson railway station, information on the number of wounded is being specified, Head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Prokhudin has said. “The enemy hit Kherson railway station – information about the victims and destruction is being specified,” Prokhudin said on the Telegram channel. In addition, the enemy fired…
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Number of killed amid shelling of Bilozerska TG community of Kherson region increases to three people – prosecutor’s office

The number of victims as a result of the shelling by the Russian occupiers of Bilozerska merged territorial community (hromada) of Kherson district has grown to eight people, Kherson regional prosecutor’s office reports. “According to the investigation, on May 2, 2023, Russian troops fired on the city of Kherson and several villages in Bilozerska hromada…
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VODA UA group invests $600,000 in production of kombucha uno drink

AT Market LLC (Kyiv), bottling high-mountain Carpathian water under the Voda UA trademark, has invested $600,000 in expanding its product line and launched the production of a drink made from kombucha. “We built a plant in Irpin before the war. We invested about $600,000. During the occupation of Irpin, the plant was damaged, but it…
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European Commission reaches agreements in principle with five countries regarding export of Ukraine’s agri-food products

European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis says the European Commission has reached agreements in principle with Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia regarding the export of goods from the Ukrainian agricultural industry. “We have a deal,” he said on Twitter on Friday. Dombrovskis said that the European Commission has reached “an agreement in principle…
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Klitschko at meeting with Blinken: Sooner civilized world helps Ukraine stop barbarians, sooner there will be peace in Europe

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during which he noted the need to hold Russia accountable for its crimes. “The terrorist state must be punished, the war criminals must finally be brought to justice. Since Russia is not going to stop. And it continues to kill civilian…
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Zelenskyy appeals to Xi Jinping with call to assist in return of Ukrainian children deported to Russia

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had addressed Chinese President Xi Jinping during their phone conversation with a call to assist in the return of Ukrainian children deported to Russia. “We spoke [with Xi Jinping] about the return of our people, prisoners and the return of our deported children. There are about 20,000…
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La Repubblica producer Bitik killed, journalist Zunino wounded in Russian attack on Kherson

Producer of Italian publication La Repubblica Bohdan Bitik was killed and Italian journalist Corrado Zunino was wounded as a result of Russia’s shelling attack on Kherson, Culture and Information Policy Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko has said. “Ukrainian producer of Italian publication La Repubblica Bohdan Bitik was killed as a result of Russia’s shelling attack…
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Pavlo Riabikin appointed as Ambassador to China – decree

The President of Ukraine has appointed Pavlo Riabikin as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the People’s Republic of China. As reported on the presidential official portal, this is enshrined in Decree of the Head of State No. 239/2023 of April 26, 2023. From November 2021 to March 2023, Riabikin was the Minister for…
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CEO: Smart Holding’s business grinding to halt due to seizure of group’s gas assets

The business of the Ukrainian industrial and investment group Smart Holding is grinding to a halt due to the seizure of corporate rights, wells, gas in underground storage facilities and restrictions on settlements, Group CEO Yulia Kiryanova has said. “Now, due to name of our former beneficiary Vadym Novynsky, the entire team of Smart Holding…
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Decision on EUR 1 bln for purchase of ammunition to Ukraine to be approved in coming days – Borrell

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, is convinced that a solution regarding EUR 1 billion for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine will be found in the coming days. He said this on Monday before the start of the meeting of the EU Council on Foreign Affairs, which is…
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