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Japan has opened the door to military aid for Ukraine: what we know
Ukraine sees an opportunity to negotiate with Japan regarding future military support following Tokyo’s relaxation of arms export controls. Ukraine’s ambassador to Japan, Yuriy Lutovynov, told Reuters that this could be an important step, although the Japanese government has not yet announced its readiness to supply weapons to Kyiv.
Ukraine is striking at Russia’s oil infrastructure, but the impact on its economy is limited
Ukrainian drones are attacking targets in Russia’s oil industry, but these strikes have not yet led to a significant reduction in Moscow’s oil revenues.
When prices will fall and GDP will rise: The National Bank has issued a forecast for 2026–2028
The National Bank of Ukraine has presented its updated macroeconomic forecast. Due to the challenging situation in the energy sector and events in the Middle East, economic growth has slowed and prices are rising faster. However, the regulator expects the situation to stabilise as early as 2027.
‘The Butcher of Bucha’, who was the target of a planned assassination attempt in a closed military town, was unharmed — media reports
Major General Azatbek Omurbekov of the Russian Armed Forces, who has been dubbed the ‘Butcher of Bucha’ due to suspicions of his involvement in the killings of civilians during the occupation of the town, was unharmed in an assassination attempt that took place in a military town in the Russian Far East.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered eight schemes to evade conscription in various regions of Ukraine
The Security Service, the State Bureau of Investigations and the National Police have arrested the organisers of schemes that helped conscripts avoid conscription.
He’s afraid of looking heavier. Trump explained why he doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest, despite a series of assassination attempts
US President Donald Trump has said he does not want to wear a bulletproof vest because he fears it might make him look heavier.
A grain carrier carrying stolen Ukrainian grain has left an Israeli port and entered international waters
The Israeli company ‘Zinciper’ has refused to accept a consignment of wheat that Russia may have exported from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Army reform is set to begin in June 2026: infantrymen are set to receive payments of between 250,000 and 400,000 hryvnias
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the launch of military reform. The key areas of change were agreed in April; all the details are due to be finalised in May, and the reform is set to begin in June, with the first results expected, particularly regarding the financial support for soldiers, sergeants and commanders of the Ukrainian Defence Forces.
A civilian and two military personnel from the TCC were killed in a road traffic accident in the Cherkasy region
On Thursday, 30 April, a road traffic accident occurred in the Cherkasy region, resulting in the deaths of a civilian and two servicemen from the Zvenyhorod Regional Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support.
Israel has supplied the UAE with a laser system and other air defence equipment to protect against attacks from Iran
Israel has deployed defence systems in the United Arab Emirates, including a laser system, to counter Iranian missiles and drones.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has begun hearing Shevchenko’s case concerning 206 million hryvnias from “Ukrgasbank”
The High Anti-Corruption Court has concluded the preparatory proceedings in the case concerning the alleged misappropriation of approximately 206 million hryvnias from the state-owned ‘Ukrgasbank’ and has commenced the trial. Among the defendants are the former head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kirilo Shevchenko, and the former Deputy Minister of Justice, Denys Chernyshov, who are currently in Austria.
A special operation has been launched in Kyiv: shots were fired at a car carrying a mother and her child
A shooting took place in the Svyatoshynskyi district of the capital, targeting a car in which a woman and a child were travelling. According to reports, they were unharmed.