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.
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."
The EU plans to significantly increase tariffs on Ukrainian goods after the current duty-free deal lapses on June 6, the Financial Times reported on May 14, citing undisclosed diplomatic sources.
The blockade ended at 10:30 p.m. local time. Truck traffic in both directions is now moving as usual, according to Ukraine's State Border Guard's statement.
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported on May 13, citing undisclosed Ukrainian intelligence officials.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, but said both leaders are ready to fly to Istanbul if Russian President Vladimir Putin chooses to attend the talks there.
Emergency workers clear rubble in a residential neighborhood in Kyiv following Russia's deadly mass missile strike on July 8, 2024. (State Emergency Service of Ukraine / Telegram)
Editor's note: The article was updated after the city's administration corrected its statement on the number of fatalities in the city.
Search and rescue operations related to Russia's mass missile attack on July 8 have concluded in Kyiv, Ukraine's State Emergency Service announced the morning of July 10.
Russian forces launched a missile attack on the capital on July 8, killing 33 and injuring 121 others. One Russian missile directly struck the Okhmatdyt children's hospital.
Shortly after the end of the rescue operations, the city authorities announced that the death toll of the attack had risen to 34, but later corrected their statement and said that 33 people had been killed.
The death toll of the July 8 attack matches that of an earlier strike on Dec. 29, which Mayor Vitali Klitschko called the deadliest attack on Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
"These have been tragic, tense, and exhausting days," the State Emergency Service said on Telegram.
"Emergency rescuers and dozens of pieces of equipment have been continuously clearing the rubble, trying to save every life."
In total, emergency workers rescued 11 people in the aftermath of the attack.
Among the victims killed in the strike in Kyiv, five were children. There were also 10 children among the wounded.
Martin Fornusek
