Electricity production has decreased by one-third

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.

The Head of the Government, Yulia Svyrydenko, noted that energy facilities remain one of the main targets of Russian attacks, particularly the latest one on 2 June.

The State Tax Service has announced that it has uncovered evidence of a large-scale scheme to transfer funds abroad via more than 2,300 companies. The total value of foreign trade transactions carried out by these entities exceeded 198 billion hryvnias.

Roman Lysakovsky, whom Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi recently appointed as acting head of the Kyiv regional office of the Economic Security Bureau, stated in his latest declaration that his wife—a dentist and owner of a dental practice in Ternopil—earned just over 60,000 UAH over the course of the year. However, she recently sold this practice, which was a successful business.

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has published detailed statistics on public sector pay for March 2026, broken down by position. Average earnings range from 20,800 UAH for manual workers to over 140,000 UAH for senior management

The terrorist attack in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv on 18 April led to a collapse in public trust in law enforcement agencies. This is evidenced by the results of a poll conducted by ‘Slovo i Dilo’

Claims of widespread coercion during mobilisation are untrue, and the widely shared videos online reflect only a small fraction of what is actually happening

Китай у 2026 році планує ввести в експлуатацію сім нових ядерних реакторів. За даними, озвученими державним телебаченням CCTV із посиланням на річний звіт китайської атомної галузі, країна вже має 60 діючих комерційних реакторів і ще 36 енергоблоків на стадії будівництва.

Yevhen Kapinus, Chairman of the Board of the Pension Fund of Ukraine, and his two deputy chairwomen – Tetiana Korol and Iryna Kovpashko – declared millions in income, flats, foreign currency cash and substantial sums in bank accounts in their 2025 declarations. According to official data from the PFU, they are the fund’s senior management.

In Druzhkivka, in the Donetsk region, a Russian FPV drone struck an armoured vehicle belonging to the ‘Proliska’ humanitarian mission, which was being used to evacuate civilians. The driver was unharmed, but the vehicle sustained damage.

The Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) has signed contracts for the supply of 1,500 motorcycles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi emphasised that Ukraine lacks modern air defence systems and the missiles required for them. He stressed the importance of making efficient use of available resources, improving effectiveness, and receiving assistance from partners.

The Kremlin is exploring options for ending the war against Ukraine, as the Russian economy and military face mounting difficulties. The capture of the entire Donetsk region is gradually becoming Putin’s key condition for ceasing hostilities, indicating a significant scaling back of Moscow’s initial ambitions.

The US and Iran have exchanged fresh strikes against one another amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf and reports of difficulties in the negotiation process. Both sides have claimed to have carried out attacks on military installations and maritime targets.