Посольство України в Таїланді/Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Thailand

In May 1905, Russia sent its fleet across half the world to try to change the course of war and restore imperial prestige. What followed became one of the most devastating naval defeats in modern history.
Over a century later, Ukraine – despite not having a conventional navy of its own – has dealt a devastating blow to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, sinking and damaging some of its most symbolic assets, including the flagship Moskva, and forcing Russia to retreat much of its fleet from the Black Sea.

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.”

The 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.

31 травня 2026 року в Бангкоку за сприяння Посольства України в Королівстві Таїланд було проведено щорічний 33-й "Пробіг під каштанами". Згаданий захід вже традиційно був організований українською дипломатичною установою в День Києва у парку Лумпіні, розташованому у самому центрі тайської столиці.

"Пробіг під каштанами" - благодійна ініціатива, яка привертає увагу до проблеми вроджених вад серця і можливості її вирішення.

У 2026 році благодійний збір у межах проєкту спрямований на придбання відеоларингоскопа для Центру дитячої кардіології та кардіохірургії МОЗ України.

Проведення у Бангкоку "Пробігу під каштанами" стало не просто спортивною подією, вона продемонструвала, що ми, українці, це незламна нація, яка, попри всі випробування, продовжує жити, боротися та підтримувати одне одного, де ми не знаходилися.

Вдячні тайській стороні за можливість організації "Пробігу під Каштанами", а також громадянам України та Таїланду, які долучилися до участі у цьому важливому заході.

On the eve of Kyiv Day, we invite you to discover the Ukrainian capital through one of its most original urban projects – “Shukai!” (“Search!”).

Over 50 bronze mini sculptures hidden across the city keep telling stories about Kyiv’s history, present, traditions and everyday life. Together, they reveal the many layers of Kyiv’s identity – from medieval times to today.

The decision has been made.

37 states officially approved the agreement necessary to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and move it towards operation in The Hague. This is a milestone for international justice.

The Tribunal is built on a principle established after the Second World War: those who unleash wars of aggression bear personal responsibility for that decision. Russia’s war against Ukraine did not happen by itself. It was planned, authorised and executed by specific individuals.

They must be held accountable. Because lasting peace is impossible without justice – and aggression must never remain without consequences.