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Ukrzaliznytsia is deploying over 800 modular shelters across the country in response to the increasing number of attacks on railway infrastructure. One such shelter in the Kharkiv region has already saved the life of a train conductor following an attack by an enemy drone.
In Prague, thousands of people gathered in Old Town Square to show their support for public media and to protest against changes to the funding of public broadcasters. The protesters view the government’s proposal as a threat to the independence of Czech Television and Czech Radio.
The 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano caused an unexpected cooling of the stratosphere instead of the predicted warming. Scientists attribute this effect to the enormous volume of water vapour that the eruption ejected into the upper atmosphere.
In its ruling of 29 April 2026 in case No. 520/14746/25, the Supreme Court ruled that, when a member of the armed forces is discharged on family grounds, it is not only the formal existence of relatives that matters, but also their actual ability to care for a person with a disability.
After his position was overrun, Ukrainian soldier Vadym Letunov accidentally ended up in a Russian dugout, thinking his comrades were there. He spent two weeks alongside an armed Russian soldier, survived, and made his way back to his own lines, accompanied by a prisoner of war.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has released details of four individuals who have been served with notices of suspicion in connection with the case involving the abduction, torture and sexual assault of a Ukrainian volunteer in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region. According to the investigation, the crime took place in 2014 in Antratsyt.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights, has stated that the systematic militarisation of Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories should be recognised as a crime against humanity. According to him, Russia has for years been turning education into a tool for propaganda, instilling fear and preparing children for war.
MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak stated that during the vote on the 2026 state budget, some parliamentary factions and groups allegedly demanded that restrictions be placed on the mechanism for imposing sanctions against Ukrainian citizens. According to him, the amendment was ultimately not put to a vote following a promise not to use this instrument for political purposes.
The Verkhovna Rada’s Budget Committee has recommended that parliament adopt Bill No. 15167 on the allocation of the military levy to a special fund within the state budget. From 1 January 2027, it is proposed that these funds be used exclusively to cover the pay of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
Russia has violated the ceasefire that Ukraine initiated at midnight between 5 and 6 May. According to Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga, Russian attacks continued throughout the night, involving 108 drones and three missiles.
Following the strike by the Ukrainian Defence Forces on the Russian company VNIIR-Progress JSC, there may be delays in the production of long-range weapons in Russia. According to Defense Express, the plant is involved in the manufacture of “Kometa-M” jam-resistant antennas, which are used in “Shaheds”, KABs, “Iskanders”, Kh-101s and other types of weaponry.
The new draft of the Civil Code of Ukraine will be finalised ahead of its second reading in the Verkhovna Rada. Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has stated that the preparation of the document will take several months and will be accompanied by complex and inclusive debates.
