‘We will respond in kind’: Zelenskyy sets out conditions for an Easter ceasefire

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the full-scale invasion of Ukraine had been a strategic disaster for Russia, and that the Kremlin had failed to achieve most of its key objectives.

Ukraine’s key European allies are exploring the possibility of involving Russia in negotiations to bring the war to an end. However, the final decision on the next steps rests with the Ukrainian leadership.

The United Arab Emirates has begun actively purchasing and testing Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iranian Shahed-136 drones. However, it soon became clear that the drones alone were not enough – the entire Ukrainian detection and coordination system is required for them to operate effectively.

The EU has announced that preparations are underway for the official launch of the first cluster as part of the accession negotiations between Ukraine and Moldova and the European Union.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a new nuclear materials production plant and stated that the country’s capacity to produce materials for nuclear weapons had more than doubled in five years.

Philip Kirkorov claimed that Bulgaria’s victory at Eurovision 2026 was allegedly down to him. The contest’s winner, DARA, publicly refuted his claims.

The State Bureau of Investigations has introduced an internal procedure for military personnel who have left their units without authorisation but wish to return to service. In the space of a month, more than 1,700 military personnel and their representatives have already approached the SBI.

In May, the National Health Service of Ukraine allocated over 16.1 billion hryvnias under the Medical Guarantees Programme; however, the financial reports raise questions about the actual accessibility of healthcare for patients.

In response to an enquiry from ThePublic, the Ministry of Health confirmed that Anna Dorosh had been appointed as an assistant to Minister Viktor Lyashko’s office, and that this position is not a civil service post.

The mother of Deputy Minister of Justice Yevhen Pikalo has become the owner of a property in the upmarket Glacier Premium Apartments in Bukovel.

The Russian military has attacked at least 935 port infrastructure facilities since the start of the full-scale war. People have also been injured.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has killed 707 children in Ukraine, with a further 2,548 wounded. 4 June marks the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.

On the night of 4 June, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned aerial vehicle unit struck a Russian ‘Svitlyak’-class border patrol vessel in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Air defence systems, infrastructure facilities and the enemy’s railway equipment were also targeted.

On Thursday, 4 June, the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Station came under heavy shelling. This poses a serious threat to the power supply to the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Russia wants to double the proportion of jet-powered attack drones in its attacks. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are already preparing for new challenges.