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.
Dnipro Dam, which serves the upper end of the Kakhovka reservoir in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, on June 5, 2024. (Dominic Culverwell/ the Kyiv Independent)
Restoring the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's largest hydroelectric power plant, will take at least three years, according to Ihor Syrota, head of the Ukrainian state-owned energy company Ukrhydroenergo.
"For the enemy, the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station is more easily reachable, the front line is 50 kilometers away (from it)," Syrota said in an interview with Forbes Ukraine published on July 16.
"They (Russian forces) are launching various missiles there: S-300, Kh-101, Kh-69. Our air defense cannot always cope with such an influx of missiles," he added.
Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on June 1, targeting the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station, among other facilities. It took a month and a half to clear the rubble after the attack, with work only completed on July 14.
It will take at least three years to restore the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station to full shape before the Russian attacks. Additional resources are also needed to reduce the plant's vulnerability to new possible strikes, according to Syrota.
Ukrhydroenergo is preparing lawsuits in international and national courts to obtain compensation for losses from Russian attacks on the power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Syrota said.
Russia has attacked all of Ukraine's largest hydroelectric power plants since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. As of mid-July, more than 120 missile strikes were launched against them, Forbes Ukraine reported.
Ukrhydroenergo has lost almost 45% of its electricity generation capacity due to Russian attacks.
Russia has destroyed more than 9 GW of electricity generation since the beginning of the all-out war, while another 18 GW of capacity was produced by facilities that are currently under Russian occupation.
Kateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
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