Ukraine's underground storage facilities are currently using 19.4% of their capacity. Almost 32%, or 2.79 bcm, less gas is available in the storages than in the previous year, according to the estimates.
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The majority of Ukrainians, 71%, do not support holding elections before a full peace deal, even in the case of a ceasefire and security guarantees, according to a poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on May 14.
"He'd like me to be there, and that's a possibility. ... I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Qatar, Reuters reported.
Trump has long demanded that NATO allies increase their military spending, previously calling for the alliance to raise its benchmark from 2% to 5% of GDP.
Two of the suspects were reportedly detained over the weekend, and the third on May 13, during police raids in Germany and Switzerland.
More than 1,000 Russian government entities and 1,200 private companies are involved in the economy of occupied Mariupol, a major southeastern city occupied by Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, according to a research paper published on May 14.
This marks Zelensky's highest trust rating recorded by KIIS since December 2023, when he enjoyed the confidence of 77% of respondents.
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The measures target almost 200 ships of Russia's "shadow fleet," 30 companies involved in sanctions evasion, 75 sanctions on entities and individuals linked to the Russian military-industrial complex, and more.
The government has approved "reform roadmaps in the rule of law, public administration, and democratic institutions, as well as Ukraine’s negotiation position," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The statement did not name the ex-official by name, but details of the case indicate it relates to Oleh Hladkovsky, a former deputy secretary of Ukraine's top security body who has been wanted since mid-April.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva claimed that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had appealed to his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, to ask Putin if he was willing to conclude a peace agreement.
"Trump needs to believe that Putin actually lies," Zelensky told journalists in Kyiv. "And we should do our part. Sensibly approach this issue, to show that it’s not us that is slowing down the process."
Ukraine's air defense shot down 80 drones, while another 42 disappeared from radars without causing any damage, according to the statement.
Parts produced by Ukraine's allies were found in Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russian forces use to launch deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities far from the battlefield, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said on June 3.
Speaking on television, Danilov said that Ukraine dismantled the Shahed drones and "found parts there that are not produced either in Iran or in Russia."
Danilov suggested that these parts – without elaborating further about its origin or what they are – could have been delivered to Russia before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as drones were mostly produced in 2019-2021.
But the official stressed that it is vital to look into how Western spare parts that Moscow could use for the drones are ending up in Russia or Iran despite the sanctions.
Danilov's comments come as more media reports unveil that Russia's Shahed drones contain components manufactured in Western countries.
CNN reported this April, citing an analysis of the U.K.-based Conflict Armament Research (CAR) investigating weapons’ components, that the Shaheds Iran sells to Russia are "powered by an engine based on German technology – technology illicitly acquired by Iran almost 20 years ago."
The report said that the conclusion was reached by examining components found in Ukraine.
Over the past few weeks, Russian forces have intensified their drone attacks and airstrikes on the capital Kyiv.
The last Russian drone attack on Kyiv involving Shaheds took place overnight on June 1, the Air Force and local authorities said, but they were all shot down by the Ukrainian air defense.
Ukraine's military has said that Russia uses cheaper, more expendable drones to distract air defense, hoping to clear the way for missiles, as well as to find the location of air defense systems.
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