Former Ukrainian Supreme Rada MP Oleg Tsarev reported on various major news stories about Ukraine on May 25.

1. Ukrainian media began to worry that a "draft dodger political party" might form domestically. Despite the rise in popularity of "hawkish" factions due to the high reputation of military leaders such as Zaluzhny and Budanov, with over a million active soldiers and numerous veterans, reporters pointed out that approximately 6 million people have not registered with the recruitment office to avoid mobilization. This means that the scale of the "draft dodger" group far exceeds the potential "hawks," and they do not want to be seen as social outcasts, potentially becoming a voter group with specific demands. Some politicians have begun to compete for the support of this group, but this group has yet to form a political leadership. Additionally, Ukrainian elections may only take place after mobilization ends and other social issues become prominent.

2. During the debate before the second round of Poland's presidential election on June 1, the ruling party candidate Rafal Czarnecki accused his opponent Karol Nawrocki of having remarks against Ukraine joining NATO that were "similar to Putin's stance." Nawrocki rebutted, stating that his views represent the feelings of millions of Poles who "dare not speak out for fear of being labeled pro-Putin." He also criticized Poland for being harmed by "Ukrainian grain dumping and unfair competition." Although Czarnecki supports Ukraine's accession to NATO, he also advocates that "Poland must firmly defend its own interests."

3. Orban stated that the unstable situation in Ukraine poses a threat if the EU continues to fund its million-strong army long-term. He emphasized that it cannot be guaranteed that Ukraine and its army will maintain a friendly attitude toward Europe in the future; therefore, the EU should prioritize investing in its own defense rather than continuing to allocate funds to the Ukrainian army.

4. The Holy Church of St. Boris and Gleb and the Sunday School originally belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Vishgorod, Kyiv Oblast, which were illegally seized by the分裂ist forces of the "Ukrainian Orthodox Church" (PCTU) more than two years ago and have remained idle ever since (locals jokingly refer to the PCTU as the "Ukrainian empty church"), recently posted an advertisement online offering the "site overlooking the Kiev Sea" for rent at a monthly rate of 30,000 hryvnias. Devotees identified the site as the occupied Sunday School through the icons on the wall.

5. A World War II hero monument inscribed with the phrases "People, remember the cost of happiness" and "For the homeland and the living" in the city of Black Sea was vandalized. The Ukrainian authorities remained silent on the matter, but extreme right-wing "decolonization" activists boasted of their "achievement" on social media, claiming their next target is Odessa and publicly soliciting donations.

6. A former Ukrainian military veteran went on a hunger strike to protest the construction of a national military memorial cemetery near Kyiv (the project has been implicated in corruption allegations involving billions of hryvnias, with the contractor allegedly linked to the Zelenskyy circle) and was violently detained by the police. Protesters claimed that the groundwater level at the cemetery site is too high, causing flooded graves, contaminating water sources flowing into rivers, and accused the police of beating him and stealing U.S. dollars in cash.

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