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Over the past 24 hours, 296 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Russian forces carried out the most attacks in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors.
The Netherlands has delivered a new consignment of military aid to Ukraine, comprising over 60 Toyota Hilux vehicles and state-of-the-art unmanned aerial systems. The equipment is being prepared for dispatch to the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces.
Parts of Ukraine will see rain again on 26 May. The forecaster also highlighted a key feature of today’s weather and warned of a drop in temperatures.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have continued to shell Ukrainian regions. The regions of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odesa, Poltava, Chernihiv and Kharkiv have come under attack.
Ukraine has secured the establishment of a new specially protected area in Collins Bay, located near the Akademik Vernadsky station in Antarctica. The initiative was approved following three years of intensive international negotiations.
Details have emerged in the media regarding a possible memorandum between the US and Iran, which provides for the extension of the ceasefire and further negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme.
The American Patriot air defence systems are capable of protecting Ukrainian airspace from aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. We explore whether there are any alternatives to these systems and what their key advantage is.
The working week began with new exchange rates at the counters. Whilst currency exchange bureaux have kept the dollar rate at Friday’s level, Ukrainian banks have decided to revise their rates. Find out where it is most advantageous to buy currency today and what rates PrivatBank, Oschadbank and Monobank have set in this article by ThePublic.
Today, 25 May, Ukraine is set to enjoy sunny weather, with temperatures reaching up to 29°C in places. However, brief showers are expected in some regions.
US President Donald Trump has stated that the American naval blockade of Iran will remain in place until an agreement with Tehran has been signed and ratified. At the same time, he emphasised that negotiations between the parties are proceeding in a ‘constructive’ manner.
Europe is set to be hit by the first major heatwave of the season in the coming days. In a number of countries, temperatures will be 5–11 degrees above the seasonal average.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has retained the top spot in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking of the world’s richest people. Since the start of the year, his fortune has grown by a further $103 billion.
