Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Multiple fires broke out across Kyiv overnight after Russia launched a drone attack on the capital overnight on June 6. Explosions and falling debris were reported in several districts, including Solomianskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Darnytskyi. In Holosiivskyi district, debris hit a residential building, sparking a […]
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) has gained access to sensitive data of Russia’s strategic aircraft manufacturer Tupolev, a source in HUR told the Kyiv Independent on June 4. Tupolev, a Soviet-era aerospace firm now fully integrated into Russia’s defense-industrial complex, has been under international sanctions since 2022 for its role in Russia’s war against Ukraine. […]
An explosion recently occurred at the Crimean Bridge, but caused “no damage,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on June 4, accusing Ukraine of attempted attacks on Russia’s infrastructure. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed responsibility for the explosion that rocked the bridge in the early hours of June 3. The agency said that more […]
U.S. President Donald Trump was not informed in advance about Operation Spiderweb, Ukraine’s mass drone strike that damaged over 40 Russian bombers, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on June 3. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) smuggled first-person-view (FPV) drones deep within Russia to coordinate attacks against four key air bases on June 1. […]
Editor’s note: this is a developing story and is being updated. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out the third attack against the Crimean Bridge since Russia’s full-scale war began in 2022, mining and damaging its underwater supports, the SBU announced on June 3. “The operation lasted for several months. SBU agents mined the […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 31 that there remains no clarity on Russia’s position ahead of the upcoming peace talks in Istanbul, raising doubts about Moscow’s intentions. Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine and its partners are still waiting to see what, if anything, Russia plans to present, he said in his evening video address. “We […]
Former U.S. State Secretary Mike Pompeo warned against recognizing Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea and other Ukrainian territories seized by force, calling it “a mistake of epic proportions” during remarks at the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa on May 31. Pompeo acknowledged frustrations over the current front lines but cautioned against ceding Ukrainian land to […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A rail line was damaged in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast on May 25 after a cargo train ran over an explosive device planted underneath the tracks, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed. Following an explosion in the Novooskolsky district, the railway’s overhead contact line damaged, Gladkov […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg became the first U.S. official to react to Russia’s overnight large-scale attack on Ukraine on May 25, calling for the end to hostilities. “The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the 1977 Geneva Peace Protocols […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to victory in Ukraine and his objectives have not changed since the beginning of the war, according to a recent report from the United States Defense Intelligence Agency. The report, which was prepared by the DIA for the US House of Representatives, includes up-to-date information as of May 11, […]
Key developments on May 23: Ukraine, Russia hold largest prisoner swap since start of Russia’s war Ukraine confirms strike on Russian factory making parts for Iskander ballistic missiles, glide bombs Russian military helicopter crashes in Oryol Oblast Zelensky slams Russia’s delay on peace memorandum as ‘mockery of the whole world’ Russia executes 2 Ukrainian POWs […]
Ukrainian drones attacked an industrial zone in the city of Yelets in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast overnight on May 23, causing a fire, Governor Igor Artamonov said. The drones attacked the Energy (Energia) plant in Yelets, Russian Telegram-channel Astra reported, citing local residents. Videos on social media purported to show blasts and fires following the strikes. […]