Residents in Russian regions along the Ukrainian border complain the area is increasingly uninhabitable due to the government’s actions amid Moscow’s attempt to establish a “buffer zone,” according to a call intercepted by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) and posted May 29. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on May 22 that he ordered the military […]
U.S. President Donald Trump hopes that the forthcoming peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will “move the ball forward” on his efforts to broker a peace deal, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on May 29. Moscow proposed that the next round of direct talks be held on June 2 in Istanbul, where Russia […]
Russia and North Korea have engaged in “unlawful military cooperation,” including arms transfers of up to 9 million shells and “at least 100 ballistic missiles” in 2024, according to a report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) published May 29. The MSMT is made up of 11 United Nations member states and was formed […]
The Kyiv Independent’s investigative documentary, “He Came Back,” which exposes sexual violence committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, has won the 2025 Ukrainian journalism award, “Honor of the Profession.” The winners were announced during an award ceremony in Kyiv on May 29. The documentary, which identifies perpetrators of sexual violence in occupied Ukrainian territories, was […]
Russia reports 2nd consecutive day of Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow, building damaged on the outskirts Rubio, Lavrov discuss next round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul ‘No one has seen it yet’ — Zelensky slams Russia for stalling on ceasefire memorandum ahead of Istanbul talks Russia amassed enough troops to attack Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, […]
Authorities believe the body found in a Long Island homeowner’s pool could be a fugitive who had eluded capture for several months. An East Shoreham, New York, homeowner found a male body while opening his summer pool for the season at approximately 4:20 p.m. on May 25, the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) confirmed to […]
A federal judge upheld a court order blocking President Donald Trump from stripping Harvard University of its ability to sponsor international student visas. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs on Thursday extended her earlier restraining order, which blocks the Trump administration from revoking Harvard’s certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, or SEVP. That […]
Police have launched an investigation into a vessel that washed ashore on an Eastern Caribbean island that contained human remains of at least 11 people in an advanced state of decomposition. The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said it received a report at about 10:45 a.m. Monday that a suspicious vessel […]
A Ukrainian citizen disappeared in Russian-occupied Crimea earlier in May after being detained by people who presented themselves as Federal Security Service (FSB) officers, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on May 29. Serhii Hrishchenkov was taken in Sevastopol overnight on May 7, and his whereabouts are currently unknown, said Lubinets, who received an appeal from […]
Ukraine will not take part in the World Judo Championships set for June in Budapest due to Belarus’s participation in the competition, the Ukrainian Judo Federation announced on May 29. The decision came after the Executive Committee of the International Judo Federation (IJF) confirmed, following an appeal from Kyiv, that Belarusian athletes are allowed to […]
Beginning overnight on Saturday, May 24, Russia rained down nearly a thousand drones and missiles on villages and cities across Ukraine in three nights of large-scale aerial attacks, as civilians spent hours sheltering underground. Russia’s bombardment killed more than a dozen people and injured dozens more, in one of the largest coordinated attacks since the […]
The upcoming Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting in the Ramstein format will be held on June 4 in Brussels under the chairmanship of the U.K. and Germany, NATO announced on May 29. The Ramstein summit will take place as Washington is trying to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia to end Moscow’s […]