Today's Contents Just The Facts: * More than 600,000 craters - some 50 meters across - displaced 2.2 million cubic meters of farm soil in Kherson and Mykolaiv * Russia cancels Victory Day parade in Crimea after Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow * Ukraine, Czechia explore stronger economic, defense
Researchers assessing damage to Ukraine's agricultural sector have documented more than 600,000 craters from explosives, including some as wide as 50 meters across, as well as intense soil compaction and disruption of the topsoil, in Ukraine's Mykolaiv and Kherson regions alone, according to the government.
Russia has canceled World War II anniversary events in occupied Crimea, including its planned Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, over security concerns following Ukrainian drone attacks, according to media reports.
Ukraine's Ministry of Economy and the Ukrainian-Korean Business Council (UKBC) have signed a memorandum of cooperation to deepen institutional collaboration and boosting private sector engagement between the two countries.
Ukraine and Czechia have explored the expansion of defense cooperation, the development of bilateral economic cooperation, and joint humanitarian projects during Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky's visit in Prague.
The minerals deal Ukraine signed with the US last week serves as part of the foundation of Ukraine's future security, even though it doesn't explicity provide security guarantees to the country, said Oksana Markarova, the country's ambassador to the United States.
Euroclear, the Belgian clearing house that holds the bulk of the frozen Russian assets, plans to redistribute €3 billion in cash to compensate Western investors who had cash seized in Russia in recent months, Reuters reported.
Amid increasing hopes for peace talks among the international community, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he aims to achieve his goals in the Ukraine war and still has the means to do so.
The US Department of State has approved a potential sale of F-16 training, sustainment and related equipment to Ukraine worth approximately $310.5 million.
After months of tense talks and fraying relations, the Ukrainian government has signed an agreement with the United States to establish a joint investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine and give the US preferential access to the country's minerals deals.
Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * Ukraine lawmakers consider zoning reform to accelerate development approvals: CMS Just The Facts: * Kremlin says it awaits Ukraine's response to proposal of direct talks, May 8-10 ceasefire * Ukrenergo reaches agreement on debt management for its $825 million in green bonds
The following story is reported exclusively for Ukraine Rebuild Newswire by the law firm CMS Ukraine as part of a partnership created to better inform investors in Ukraine's reconstruction. Ukrainian lawmakers are weighing legislative amendments that would allow detailed plans of a territory (DPTs) to directly establish functional
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that it is still unclear whether Ukraine will join in the recently announced temporary Russian ceasefire in Ukraine on May 8, May 9, and May 10, during the days marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II.
The cost of managing the Chornobyl exclusion zone rose 9% last year to UAH 2.31 billion ($55.6 million), the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management said.
Ukraine's state-run energy transmission system operator Ukrenergo said it has reached an agreement on the terms of a a liability management transaction for its outstanding $825 million sustainability-linked bonds.
