Key developments on June 11: Ukrainian drones strike targets in Russia, including gunpowder plant, General Staff says Zelensky urges ‘stronger’ EU sanctions on Russia, lower oil price cap Ukraine repatriates bodies of 1,212 fallen soldiers Ukraine’s SBU releases fresh video of Operation Spiderweb, teases ‘new surprises’ NATO summit statement omits Ukraine’s entry bid, $40 billion […]
Key developments on June 6: Russia hits Ukraine with large-scale attack days after Operation Spiderweb Ukraine strikes Russian air bases in ‘preemptive strike’ ahead of drone, missile attack, General Staff says Ukrainian drone attack destroys helicopter at Russian airfield in Bryansk, media says Russia plans to occupy Ukraine east of Dnipro, cut Black Sea access, […]
Ukrainian soldiers hit and destroyed in May more than 89,000 Russian targets using drones of various types, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 30. Syrskyi did not specify which targets were hit. Throughout Russia’s all-out war, Ukrainian drones have been used to target Russian vehicles, troops, as well as fortified positions. The Kyiv Independent could […]
Mass Ukrainian drone strike targets Moscow, Russia claims, multiple airports closed 9 Ukrainian children rescued from Russian-occupied territories, President’s Office says Trump tells European leaders Putin doesn’t want peace because he believes Russia winning war in Ukraine, WSJ reports Kyiv proposes EU partners help directly fund Ukrainian military under new model Russia says 159 Ukrainian […]
Russian air defense systems shot down 105 Ukrainian drones overnight on May 22, including 35 intercepted over Moscow Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that all the drones were flying toward the Russian capital. Due to the drone attack, all four Moscow airports — Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky […]
Russian air defenses allegedly intercepted 89 Ukrainian drones over occupied Crimea and another 23 over the waters of the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on May 2. The pro-Ukrainian Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported explosions in several key locations across the peninsula, including Sevastopol, Dzhankoy, Saky, Novofedorivka, and Kacha — sites that host […]
Key developments on May 1: Ukraine destroys 83,000 Russian targets using drones in April, Syrskyi says, up 8% on March Trump reportedly shifts tone on Putin after UK, France apply diplomatic pressure US to bring Ukraine, Russia together over the next 100 days, Vance says Ukrainian army retook 115 positions in April, Syrskyi says Zelensky […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated One person was injured, and fires have been reported in Kyiv amid a Russian drone attack overnight on April 29. A woman was injured in the Desnyanskyi district and is being treated on site, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported at 2:23 a.m. A house […]
April 13 marked Russia’s deadliest attack on the northeastern city of Sumy, killing 35 people and injuring nearly 120. As locals flocked to the city center on the morning of Palm Sunday, Russia launched two ballistic missiles in what is known as a double-tap attack. The second missile, fired minutes after the first one, was […]
Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s gas infrastructure in a mass drone and missile attack overnight on Feb. 20, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure with missiles and drones over the course of the war, including gas storage facilities in Ukraine’s west. Russia launched 161 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones […]
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi highlighted key military achievements during his first year in office, including long-range strikes, technological advancements, and NATO-standard training, in a Facebook post on Feb. 8. According to the statement, over the past year, Ukraine’s defense forces successfully targeted 377 military sites in Russia, with attacks reaching as far as 1,700 km. “DeepStrike’s […]
Key developments on Jan. 24: ‘More than 50 explosions’ — Massive drone strike targets Russian refinery, plants Russian army failing to outflank Pokrovsk, Ukraine’s military says Media investigation identifies over 90,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine ‘Utter bulls***’ — Ukraine rejects Russia’s demand to abandon NATO membership promise Zelensky is ‘no angel’ — Trump criticizes […]