At least 10 people were killed and 32 others injured over the past 24 hours as Russian forces launched widespread aerial and artillery attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions, regional officials and Ukraine’s Air Force reported on May 31. Ukrainian defenses shot down 69 drones and three Kh-59/69 guidedq missiles using air defense systems, electronic warfare, […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 30 that he was “very surprised” at Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities amid ongoing peace negotiations with Kyiv. “I’ve gotten to see things I was very surprised at. Rockets being shot into cities like Kyiv during a negotiation that was maybe very close to ending,” Trump said during […]
Key developments on May 28: Ukraine attacks elite Russian unit base nearly 7,000km away in Vladivostok, source claims Ukraine ready for 2nd round of Istanbul talks but seeks Russian draft memo in advance, Yermak says Senate to ‘start moving’ Russia sanctions bill next week, Graham says Russia may ‘consider’ ceasefire if Ukraine stops mobilization, arms […]
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed seven people and injured 39 others over the past day, regional authorities said on May 30. Ukrainian forces downed 26 out of the 90 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Thirty drones were intercepted by electronic warfare or disappeared from radars without causing […]
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Russian armed forces have committed crimes against humanity by deliberately targeting civilians with drones in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast, according to a new report by the United Nation’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. The commission concluded that the drone attacks, which began in July 2024, were widespread, systematic, and part of a coordinated state […]
After an unprecedented three-day wave of Russian aerial attacks in Ukraine over the weekend, the world is once again looking to U.S. President Donald Trump to take his first steps toward forcing Moscow to end its violence. From May 24 to 26, Russian forces fired more than 600 drones and dozens of missiles across Ukraine, […]
Russia requested a meeting of the U.N. Security Council over what it called Europe’s “threats to international peace and security,” only a day after launching its largest drone attack against Ukraine, Russia’s U.N. envoy, Dmitry Polyansky, said on May 27. Russia launched a three-day wave of aerial attacks from May 24 to May 26, firing […]
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russian air defense units intercepted several drones en route to Moscow overnight on May 25, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. Sobyanin’s claims came as Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for the second night in a row. […]
Editor’s note: The story was updated with additional information reported by Ukraine’s Air Force. Russian attacks against Ukraine killed seven people and injured 20 others over the past day, regional authorities said on May 23. Ukrainian forces downed 91 out of the 175 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, and an Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched by […]
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed two people and injured 27 others over the past day, regional authorities said on May 22. Ukrainian forces downed 74 out of the 128 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, and an Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Thirty-eight drones disappeared from radars without causing any […]
A Ukrainian citizen has been charged following a series of arson attacks on property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Times reported on May 21. Petro Pochynok, 34, charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, is expected to appear at Westminster magistrates’ court on May 21. Two properties and […]