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Poll: Almost half of Ukrainians would support military representatives in politics.
Almost half of Ukrainians would entrust the government in the post-war period to a political party founded by representatives of the country's military, according to a survey by the Razumkov Center published on April 10.
Trust in the military remains consistently high in Ukraine throughout the full-scale war, with 71% of citizens having "full trust" in the country's armed forces as of late March, the poll results showed.
Following the dismissal of highly popular ex-top Ukrainian commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi, trust in President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly fell by around 5%.
When asked what could be the source of "a political force" to they would entrust power after the war, most Ukrainians (45.1%) named the military, followed by volunteers (21.5%), intellectuals (20%), civil society organizations (18.6%), existing political parties (18.1%), and business (6.2%).
The survey was conducted on March 21-27 in all Ukrainian regions apart from front-line areas and Russian-occupied territories. The Razumkov Center said it interviewed 2,020 adults.
Ukraine's next presidential vote was to be held in 2024, but martial law, declared in 2022 in response to Russia's full-scale invasion, does not allow for holding elections.
Zelensky said in December 2023 that he was willing to proceed with the election as scheduled but believed that most Ukrainians think such a vote would be "dangerous and meaningless" in wartime.
According to a survey released on Feb. 20 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), almost 70% of Ukrainians think that Zelensky should remain in office for the duration of martial law.
Russian forces attack energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast.
Russian forces launched a drone attack in Sumy Oblast overnight on May 6, targeting the region's energy infrastructure, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
Media: Chinese leader wants to work with international community to end war in Ukraine.
China wants to work with France and the rest of the international community to end the war in Ukraine and a "resolution of the crisis," Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly told French media outlet Le Figaro on May 5.
European Commission looks to sanction Voice of Europe media outlet.
The EU executive body is proposing that the Voice of Europe media outlet be added to the upcoming 14th round of EU sanctions against Russia, the Vice-President of the European Commission, Vera Jourova, said on May 5, as reported by European Pravda.
Rheinmetall CEO promises to send Kyiv 'hundreds of thousands' of shells this year.
The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with "hundreds of thousands" of shells in 2024, including prototypes of artillery shells with a range of 100 kilometers, CEO Armin Papperger said.
Ukraine war latest: 150,000 Russian troops killed in action, Paris says.
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