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Following a drone attack, the NORSI oil refinery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region has shut down its main crude oil processing unit. The facility is the fourth-largest refinery in the Russian Federation.
The reform of Ukraine’s State Customs Service requires funding of around €1.2 billion. A significant portion of the funds is expected to come from international donors.
The American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, together with its strike group, has arrived in the Caribbean amid a deterioration in relations between Washington and Havana. US President Donald Trump had previously suggested the possibility of an invasion of Cuba.
A fire broke out at the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast following a drone attack.
An internal investigation has been launched at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv following a public scandal involving former rector Volodymyr Bugrov. A special commission has already held its first meeting and announced that it will be gathering information from students and university staff.
The US Department of Justice has barred the US Internal Revenue Service from conducting any investigations into past tax claims involving President Donald Trump, his relatives and his companies. The relevant document was published on 19 May.
On the night of 20 May, Russian forces attacked Dnipro, Konotop, the Shostka district and Odesa. The attacks resulted in casualties, injuries and damage to residential infrastructure.
The decision to increase transport fares in Kyiv has sparked a wave of outrage. In less than 24 hours, residents have collected over 6,000 signatures on a petition calling for the new fares to be scrapped. The Kyiv City Council must now consider this petition.
Police in the Ivano-Frankivsk region have uncovered a scheme to falsify natural gas records amounting to over 203 million hryvnias. According to the investigation, the director of a gas production company and three of his employees are implicated in the scheme.
On the night of 19 May, Russian forces attacked several regions of Ukraine using drones, artillery and other weapons. The strikes have resulted in casualties and injuries, as well as damage to homes, port infrastructure, warehouses and vehicles.
On the night of 19 May, Russian forces launched drone strikes on Kharkiv and other towns and villages in the region. Two people were killed and 12 others were injured, including a child.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost 1,220 troops in the war against Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have also destroyed one tank, two air defence systems and over 1,600 tactical-level drones.
