- Ukraine’s SBU security service has warned of a possible large-scale cyber attack on Ukrainian government institutions and private companies ahead of the UEFA Champions League final on May 26.
- Activists have announced a global campaign to demand the release of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who opposed Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and is now on hunger strike in a Russian prison, ahead of the World Cup in Russia.
- Since the start of 2018, Ukrainian companies have signed at least $1.1 million in new contracts with Washington D.C. lobbyists, public filings show, reflecting a need for political clout among Ukrainian businesses.
- The head of Concorde Capital, Ihor Mazepa, has said Ukraine has about two months to resolve its differences with international lenders, otherwise fresh funds from the country’s backers will be “out of the question.”
- Russian-led forces have mounted 66 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in the Donbas in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported killed and another three as wounded, Ukraine’s military reported.
- The Ukrainian Armed Forces have released a video of their first live-fire test of the Javelin anti-tank missile system, which was provided by the United States as part of its defense aid package to the country.
- The Russian occupation authorities in eastern Ukraine say an accidental grenade explosion on a bus has killed one teenager and wounded three others.
- Ukrainian police have broken up a nationwide network of five crime groups that was engaged in fixing soccer games, the country’s interior minister, Arsen Avakov, has reported on his Facebook page.
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