Scythian gold will be returned to Ukraine; The irrigation problem will become the biggest problem in agriculture in the south of Ukraine after the explosion of the hydroelectric dam. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands rejected the cassation appeal of the Crimean museums and finally decided that the Scythian gold should be transferred to Ukraine. This was stated in the court’s decision, which was made public on Friday. The judgment of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands marks the end of the proceedings. “The Allard Pearson Museum should transfer the collection of art objects to the state of Ukraine, and not to Crimean museums,” the court said.
As a result of another missile-drone strike in Ukraine, gas production facilities and power lines were damaged, according to the Ministry of Energy. Repaired damage to two gas production facilities and a power line in the Zhytomyr region. Also, as a result of shelling, there was a hit at one of the facilities of the GTS Operator of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region. Liquidation of consequences is underway,” the message said.
The Air Force reported that on Friday night, the enemy fired up to 16 strike UAVs and six air-launched cruise missiles at Ukraine. Ten enemy strike drones, four cruise missiles and four reconnaissance UAVs were destroyed.
In the Kherson region, four people died as a result of flooding after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, in the Nikolaev region – one dead. Such data was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Igor Klymenko. 2412 people were evacuated in the Kherson region. 48 settlements were flooded, of which: 34 (3625 houses) – in the territory controlled by Ukraine, 14 – in the temporarily occupied.
The water level after the flooding in the Kherson region due to the collapse of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station of the Russians continues to decrease. In general, it is predicted that the process of draining the right-bank and left-bank parts of the region may take 10 days. This was said by the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (OVA) Alexander Prokudin.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet of Ministers said that the irrigation problem would be the biggest in agriculture in southern Ukraine after the dam was blown up, as the Kakhovka Canal provided water to more than half a million hectares of land. It takes 3-5-7 years to restore irrigation.
The restoration of the Kakhovskaya HPP requires about 1 billion euros, and about the same amount for related work. Prime Minister Denys Shmigal said the authorities have agreed with the World Bank on an early assessment of damage and needs after the disaster.
Jeremy Lawrence, a spokesman for the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the UN Human Rights Office has yet to assess whether the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant by the Russians was a war crime. He called for an independent, thorough and transparent investigation into the incident. Lawrence said that all requests to visit Ukrainian territories under Russian occupation have been rejected. The OP replied that the UN once again discredited it after it announced the “incomprehensible circumstances” of the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary, Zsolt Shemen, confirmed the statement of the Russian Orthodox Church on the transfer from Russia to Hungary of 11 prisoners of war, the Transcarpathian Hungarians. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said this happened without an agreement with Ukraine. In this regard, a Hungarian attorney was summoned to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. They said that the release of Ukrainian prisoners is always good news, because Ukraine, in cooperation with international partners, is actively working to return all our soldiers. “At the same time, the government of Ukraine is not aware of the relevant negotiations between the Hungarian and Russian sides. They added that the Ukrainian side submitted an appeal to provide detailed information about Ukrainian citizens and to immediately provide access to them for the Ukrainian consul.
In Ukraine, an increase in real gross domestic product was recorded in the 1st quarter of 2023 compared to the 4th quarter of 2022. The seasonally adjusted growth rate was 2.4%, according to the Ministry of Economy. According to the results of the 1st quarter of 2023, the year-on-year drop in GDP reached 10.5%. This is better than the preliminary estimates of the Ministry of Economy (-14.1%). “These data indicate that the Ukrainian economy is adapting and recovering at a faster pace than previously predicted,” said Yulia Sviridenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy.
The US announced another $2.1 billion military aid package for Ukraine. The new US military aid package includes critical air defenses and munitions.
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Source: korrespondent
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