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Before boarding Air Force One, members of the US delegation collected and discarded all items that Chinese officials had given to US representatives during their visit to Beijing.
Bill No. 15237, ‘On Fair Conscription and Participation in Defence’, has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada; it sets out new rules for the conscription of persons liable for military service. The bill proposes to introduce compulsory participation by conscripted persons in the defence of the state.
In the village of Chabany in the Kyiv region, rescue workers carried out an operation to remove the remains of a military missile from a residential block of flats. The most dangerous part of the missile was found in a flat on the ground floor.
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over international waters in the Baltic Sea. Poland has described this as yet another provocation by Russia.
During the night of 13 May, Russian forces launched strikes on Kharkiv, Odesa, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. The attacks have resulted in casualties and damage to infrastructure, residential buildings and industrial facilities.
The United States has announced a new package of sanctions against individuals and companies suspected of facilitating the supply of Iranian oil to China. The restrictions were imposed ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.
A man subject to military conscription has died in Dnipro after being stopped for a check of his military registration documents. The Territorial Military Administration has launched an internal investigation.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have launched attacks on several regions of Ukraine. Casualties and damage to residential buildings have been reported in the Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have shelled the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Sumy regions. The attacks have resulted in the deaths of civilians, with dozens of people injured.
The US and Iran are holding fresh talks aimed at ending the war. President Donald Trump is trying to find a way out of the conflict, which has affected energy prices and his political standing.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine’s largest steelworks, has suspended part of its production capacity. The company has reported disruptions to the supply of raw materials and the shipment of products.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement is to hold an extraordinary meeting to consider a bill on police pay. The initiative involves amendments to the current legislation.
