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At least two people were killed and three wounded in a strike on Toretsk, according to Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration. "This evening, the Russians dropped three guided aerial bombs on the city, targeting two high-rise buildings and an administrative building. Rescue operations are ongoing at the scene," he said. Additionally, the number of wounded from the attack on Oleksievo-Druzhkivka increased to seven people, and one more person was injured in Virolyubivka in the Kostiantynivska community.

The Committee on Culture of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has recognized the erasure of Ukrainian cultural identity as a tool of Russia's war against Ukraine and an element of genocidal policy aimed at destroying the Ukrainian nation, said Yevheniia Kravchuk, a member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE. She stated that the committee unanimously supported her resolution, “Countering the erasure of cultural identity in war and peace”. “Such actions constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity and indicate a specific genocidal intent to destroy the Ukrainian nation or at least a part of it, in particular by destroying Ukrainian identity and culture. This is part of the genocidal campaign that Russia is waging against the Ukrainian people,” Kravchuk said. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will consider the adoption of the resolution at its June session.

A Russian factory in Tatarstan plans to produce 6,000 Shahed-type drones annually, in addition to reconnaissance drones, — The Wall Street Journal. Russia's factory producing Iranian UAVs is located in several hangars in the special economic zone “Alabuga”. At the end of April, it was already ahead of its production schedule and delivered 4,500 drones, the article states.

🇺🇦🇵🇹Ukraine and Portugal have signed a bilateral security agreement. This was announced by Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro at a joint briefing with President Zelenskyy. Montenegro also expressed support for Ukraine on its path to the EU and NATO. Portugal will provide Ukraine with more than 200 million euros in military aid this year.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Melsbroek Air Base, where Ukrainian soldiers are undergoing training. “Ukraine is looking forward to receiving F-16s from its Western partners to strengthen the defense of our skies. We are also waiting for our soldiers back home, who are learning to maintain F-16s and are very motivated to start performing combat missions and accelerate the victory of our country,” stated the president.

❗️the Russian Federation is preparing to deploy 300,000 troops for an offensive in the north of Ukraine, Umerov in an interview with Reuters. Currently, 500,000 Russian soldiers are deployed in Ukraine and in the border areas. According to the minister, Putin plans to open a second front.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Portugal. He will meet with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and military leaders. Portuguese broadcaster RTP writes that a bilateral security agreement is expected to be signed.

🇨🇿 Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala supported NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's position that allies should lift the ban on Ukraine using Western weapons for strikes on Russian territory. "Ukraine, as a country that has been attacked, has every right to use all opportunities for its defense," he noted.