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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed Chief of the General Staff - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ruslan Khomchak to take personal control over the investigation into the circumstances of the crash of Mi-8 helicopter that took place in Rivne region late in the evening on Wednesday, May 29.

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine will consider the problems in the coal industry. This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on May 29 during the briefing in Lviv region.

The Head of State signed the relevant Decree on May 29. Oleksiy Otserklevych was recommended to the President by the current officers, as well as veterans, volunteers and journalists.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Lisova mine in Sokal district of Lviv region, where two miners were killed in the accident last night - Mykhailo Turko and Mykhailo Pavlyk. The Head of State spoke to the relatives of the miners and expressed deep condolences.

On May 29, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a draft law on special procedure for dismissal of the President from office (impeachment) to the Verkhovna Rada. It was stated by Advisor to the President of Ukraine - Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk at the briefing. Also, the Head of State once again submitted an appeal to the Parliament as regards consideration of the bill on the abolition of parliamentary immunity (No. 7203), which has already been registered.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make a working visit to the EU and NATO institutions in Brussels on June 4-5.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that everything necessary would be done to return captive warriors. “We will act as fast and efficient as possible to free our men,” the Head of State emphasized.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with the mission of the International Monetary Fund in Ukraine headed by Ron van Roden in Kyiv. The meeting was also attended by Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Yakiv Smolii and Minister of Finance Oksana Markarova.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with newly elected President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and congratulated him on the convincing victory at the elections.

Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov met with representatives of the Eurasia Foundation (TAPAS project), East Europe Foundation (EGAP project), Estonian e-Governance Academy (EGOV4UKRAINE project), Administrative Services Reform Office, American Chamber of Commerce and State Agency for e-Governance.