Embassy of Ukraine to the UK

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У межах триденного UK Investment Tour від Brave1 десять українських компаній, чиї технології вже пройшли випробування на полі бою, презентували свої рішення британським партнерам. Для багатьох із них це стало першим прямим знайомством з українськими оборонними інноваціями.

Україна сьогодні - єдина активна зона бойових дій у світі, де ШІ, автономні платформи та засоби РЕБ розробляються у промислових масштабах і застосовуються безпосередньо на фронті. Саме це дало нам унікальну експертизу у веденні технологічної війни XXI століття.

Велика Британія є ключовим стратегічним партнером України, а Угода про сторічне партнерство між нашими державами відкриває історичне вікно можливостей для поглиблення двосторонньої оборонної співпраці.

Тому одна з місій Brave1 – це бути містком між українськими розробниками та міжнародними партнерами, здатними масштабувати українські технології на глобальному рівні. Саме для цього ми проводимо інвестиційні ініціативи на кшталт UK Investment Tour.

Захід відбувся за підтримки 1991 Ventures - британського венчурного фонду, що інвестує в українських засновників, а також Посольства України, Міністерство оборони України Лондонської фондової біржі, Palantir і TheCityUK.

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As part of the three-day UK Investment Tour organized by Brave1, ten Ukrainian companies whose technologies have already been tested on the battlefield presented their solutions to British partners. For many of them, this was the first direct introduction to Ukrainian defense innovations.

Today, Ukraine is the only active war zone in the world where AI, autonomous platforms, and electronic warfare technologies are being developed at industrial scale and deployed directly on the battlefield. This has enabled us to gain unique expertise in conducting 21st-century technological warfare.

The United Kingdom is a key strategic partner of Ukraine, and the Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between our countries opens a historic window of opportunity for deepening bilateral defense cooperation. One of Brave1’s missions, therefore, is to serve as a bridge between Ukrainian developers and international partners capable of scaling Ukrainian technologies globally. This is exactly why we organize investment initiatives such as the UK Investment Tour.

The event was supported by 1991 Ventures - a UK-based venture capital fund investing in Ukrainian founders - as well as the Embassy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the London Stock Exchange, Palantir, and TheCityUK.

On the night of June 2, Russia launched another large-scale attack against Ukraine.

In Kyiv, Russian attack killed four people and injured at least 58, including three children. The strikes damaged residential buildings and civilian infrastructure across several districts of the capital. A nine-storey residential building was hit, causing the partial collapse of its upper floors. Emergency services continue to search the rubble as people may still be trapped underneath.

In the Dnipro region, seven people were killed and 35 injured in Russian attacks on residential areas in Dnipro and Kamianske. Among them are 3 kids. During rescue operations following the initial strike, Russia launched a second attack that killed a rescuer. Search and rescue operations continue.

In the Kharkiv region, Russian attack injured at least 14 people, including a child. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were damaged in several communities across the region.

In the Chernihiv region, a 15-year-old boy was injured. Among the damaged facilities are warehouses, a school and private homes.

continues to wage war against civilians. More pressure on the aggressor, stronger sanctions, and more support for 's air defence are needed to save lives.

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31 травня за ініціативи Посольства було організовано візит учнів Української Школи Пречистої Діви Марії на протимінні кораблі Військово-Морських Сил Збройних Сил України «Чернігів», «Черкаси», «Маріуполь» та «Мелітополь», які нині базуються у місті Портсмут.

Українських дітей гостинно зустріли екіпажі кораблів, які підготували змістовну та насичену програму знайомства з особливостями служби у ВМС України.

Юні гості мали можливість побачити кораблі зсередини, поспілкуватися з моряками, офіцерами та старшинами, дізнатися більше про повсякденну службу, завдання та традиції українського військового флоту.

Особливе зацікавлення у дітей викликали практичні та інтерактивні заняття: приміряння пожежного спорядження, відпрацювання елементів боротьби за живучість корабля, майстер-класи з морської справи та в’язання вузлів, а також демонстрація корабельного обладнання.

Щирість, професіоналізм і гостинність українських моряків залишили у дітей та їхніх батьків найтепліші враження. Цей день став не лише захопливою пригодою, а й особливою нагодою відчути тісний зв’язок з Україною та її захисниками.

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On 31 May, at the initiative of the Embassy, pupils of the St Mary's Ukrainian School in London visited the mine countermeasure vessels of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - “Chernihiv”, “Cherkasy”, “Mariupol” and “Melitopol”, which are currently based in Portsmouth.

The Ukrainian children received a warm welcome from the crews, who prepared an engaging and informative programme introducing them to the specifics of service in the Ukrainian Navy.

The young guests had the opportunity to explore the vessels from the inside, speak with sailors, officers and senior ratings, and learn more about daily naval service, operational duties and the traditions of the Ukrainian fleet.

Particular interest was sparked by the practical and interactive activities, including trying on firefighting equipment, practising elements of damage control, attending seamanship and knot-tying masterclasses, and viewing shipboard equipment demonstrations.

The sincerity, professionalism and hospitality of the Ukrainian sailors left the children and their parents with the warmest impressions.

The day became not only an exciting adventure, but also a special opportunity to feel a close connection with Ukraine and its defenders.
St Mary's Ukrainian School

On the night of June 1, Russian attacks struck Dnipro, Odesa, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine, injuring at least 18 civilians, including three children.

In Odesa, six people were injured as residential buildings, private homes, warehouses and civilian infrastructure were damaged by Russia. In the Chernihiv region, eight people, including three children, were injured in attacks on settlements in the Korukivka district.

Four women were injured in Kharkiv, where Russian attack damaged civilian property. In Dnipro, rescuers extinguished a massive fire covering 10,000 square metres after a Russian strike on warehouse facilities.

These attacks demonstrate once again that Russia is choosing war over peace. Ukraine needs more air defence and stronger pressure on Russia to stop this terror.

Happy Kyiv Day! 🇺🇦

A city of more than a thousand years of history, resilience, and people who continue to shape Ukraine’s future every day.

Київ – місто тисячолітньої історії, незламного духу та людей, які щодня творять майбутнє України 🇺🇦

З Днем Києва!

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine firmly rejects the latest unfounded accusations by the Russian Federation regarding the alleged "attack by Ukraine" on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, disseminated on May 30 by representatives of the Russian state corporation "Rosatom." The Russian accusations have also been officially refuted by the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

We consider these statements as yet another information operation by the occupying state, aimed at diverting the international community's attention from the only real source of nuclear danger at the Zaporizhzhia NPP – the illegal Russian occupation of the station.

As always, Russian accusations lack logic: it is unclear why Ukraine would strike its own nuclear power plant located on its own territory, which it itself seeks to regain under its sovereign control.

Russian propaganda is trying to promote the absurd notion again and again: the state that is defending its territory is supposedly attacking its own nuclear facilities, while the state that has occupied them is acting as their "protector." The very fact that it is necessary to repeat this thesis already indicates its untenability.

The Russian Federation has been refusing for years to provide full and unrestricted access to international experts to all areas of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. In particular, throughout the entire time of the IAEA mission at the station, international experts were not granted access to the western parts of the turbine halls of the power units. The Russian side also systematically restricted access to other facilities and premises of the station under various pretexts.

A state that does not allow international inspectors into certain areas of the occupied nuclear facility today demands the world to trust its own reports about events at the same facility.

Ukraine draws the attention of the IAEA member states to an obvious pattern: practically before every meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, the Russian Federation launches a new wave of information manipulation around the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The details, pretexts, and wording change, but the goal remains the same – to divert the international community's attention from the illegal occupation of the station, the systematic limitation of the IAEA's activities, Russia's violation of international law, and the fact that the Russian military presence at the ZNPP remains the main threat to nuclear safety.

The current provocation occurs on the eve of the June session of the IAEA Board of Governors, during which member countries will consider the Agency's Annual Report for 2025 and the Director General's Report on the Application of Safeguards.

For Russia, these documents pose a serious political problem. They will reiterate what Moscow has been unsuccessfully trying to change for the fourth year in a row: the IAEA does not recognize any Russian claims on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; the IAEA does not recognize any Russian jurisdiction over Ukrainian nuclear facilities located in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine; the Agency continues to assert that the ZNPP is a Ukrainian nuclear facility under illegal Russian occupation. The same applies to other Ukrainian nuclear facilities in temporarily occupied territories, including those in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, in particular the Sevastopol research reactor and the subcritical nuclear assembly to which Russia unsuccessfully attempts to extend its illegal claims.

No information campaign will change the main fact: the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was, is, and will remain a Ukrainian nuclear power station.

We specifically address the member countries of the IAEA Board of Governors. For many years, the international community has responded to Russian nuclear provocations with statements of concern, calls for restraint, and diplomatic formulas. Russia responds to concern with new provocations, to calls for restraint – new violations, to diplomatic signals – further escalation.

Ukraine calls on the 34 members of the IAEA Board of Governors to respond to the actions of the Russian Federation not only in statements but also in decisions.

For many years, Russia has enjoyed the privileges and authority granted by membership in the Agency's governing bodies, while simultaneously grossly violating fundamental principles of nuclear safety, occupying the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, obstructing the work of international inspectors, and using nuclear facilities as instruments of military and political pressure.

Today, the members of the IAEA Board of Governors have the opportunity to demonstrate that this behavior cannot go unpunished.

We call on the members of the Council not to support granting the Russian Federation a seat on the IAEA Board of Governors at their June session.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine:

The United Nations has, for the first time, included Russian armed and security forces in its annual list of parties credibly suspected of patterns of conflict-related sexual violence.

The decision, announced in the latest report of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is an important acknowledgement of crimes committed against Ukrainian prisoners of war, civilian detainees, and other victims during Russia’s war against Ukraine.

“Today’s inclusion is a crucial step on the painful road to truth and accountability. For years, Ukrainian women, men, and children have endured horrific acts of sexual violence as part of Russia’s war,” Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has noted.

“Concrete action must follow. Accountability for criminals. EU and G7 travel bans for Russian combatants. Isolation for Moscow: with such horrific crimes in its “portfolio” Russia should be kicked out from every community – ranging from major sports events to international organisations.”