Energy Ramstein: partners promise Ukraine over half a billion dollars in humanitarian aid

By 2029, Taiwan plans to increase its stockpile of anti-ship missiles to over 1,800 units. The country aims to counter threats from China.

The court has cleared NABU detective Viktor Gusarov of criminal charges relating to allegations of treason. He had spent five months in pre-trial detention.

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 city authorities have allocated 2,148,145,000 hryvnias for the construction of new civil defence shelters and the renovation of existing ones in 2026. In 2025, almost the same amount was allocated for construction alone.

Since the launch of the Ukrainian maritime corridor in 2023, 200 million tonnes of cargo have been transported via it, of which 118 million tonnes is Ukrainian grain.

MP Danylo Getmantsev stated that parliamentarians are dissatisfied with the slow progress in bringing the economy out of the shadows, and that, instead of delivering tangible results, the Economic Security Bureau is ‘feeding’ the public with presentations and manipulating the figures in its reports.

Petrol stations in Moscow and St Petersburg are introducing limits on the sale of petrol and diesel. The companies attribute these measures to market conditions and supply difficulties.

The Ukrainian wheat market is starting the 2026/27 season with substantial carryover stocks and favourable forecasts for the upcoming harvest. Towards the end of the current marketing year, export activity picked up significantly, boosting market sentiment and trade expectations.

A scandal has erupted in the US over SpaceX’s potential IPO: critics believe that following changes to stock index rules, pension funds may automatically invest Americans’ money in Elon Musk’s company.

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.

Russia is facing mounting pressure due to the situation on the front line, economic problems and strikes by Ukrainian drones on its territory. European officials suggest that Moscow’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric may be linked to attempts to restart the negotiation process on its own terms.

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.