SBU damaged over 40 Russian aircraft, Russia struck a training center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – LIVE
On the morning of February 24, 2022, Russia launched missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine and launched a full-scale invasion. For over three years, the Defense Forces have been repelling the enemy, destroying over 900,000 Russians, a lot of equipment and weapons of the occupiers.
On the morning of Saturday, May 24, a drone attack damaged an enterprise in the Tula region of Russia. This was reported by the governor of the region, Dmitry Milyaev. The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, announced the damage to the chemical enterprise "Azot".
British security services are investigating whether Russia may be involved in three arson attacks on property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Ukraine still considers the Vatican a platform for negotiations with Russia, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga told reporters.
On the night of May 23, the Defense Forces struck the Russian enterprise "Energia", located in the city of Yelets, Lipetsk region. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has announced the creation of a "buffer zone" along the border with Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry commented and stated that the dictator has shown that he wants to continue the war.
General Robert Brieger stated that Russia is the greatest threat to Europe today.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is ready to take the fastest steps possible for the world, and Russia's readiness to mirror that is needed. But it is not there.
Switzerland has confirmed its readiness to host future meetings on the settlement of Russia's war against Ukraine, said Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Office.
Russian propaganda continues its disinformation campaign about the alleged military threat to Ukraine from Hungary. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation/
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported to President Volodymyr Zelensky on working with partners for new weapons supplies. The head of state said this in an evening video address.
Defense forces struck the Bolkhovsky plant in Russia's Oryol region with drones on May 21, the General Staff reported.
Ukraine intends to ask the EU to lead sanctions against Russia amid US hesitation on the issue, Reuters reports.
A group of US senators is advocating that Russia return deported children to Ukraine before signing a peace agreement.
The GUR reported that it was possible to intercept a conversation between Russians in which the commander ordered the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian military personnel.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky announced Russia's losses in the war in Ukraine since the beginning of 2025. The enemy lost 185,000 occupiers.
GUR showed how fighters of the "Timur Special Unit" evacuated an armored vehicle hit by the Russians in the Kupyansk direction.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a telephone conversation on May 20 with his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb, discussed the importance of pressure that would force Russia to behave differently towards a peaceful settlement.
The White House announced that US President Trump will speak with President Zelenskyy after his phone call with Russian dictator Putin on May 19.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may stand trial in The Hague for aiding Russia in the war against Ukraine.
Satellite images show Russia is building up forces on its border with Finland, the NYT reported. According to the Finns, an invasion is possible in five years.
The head of the Estonian Ministry of Defense said that the danger from Russia to the region will increase after the end of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
The head of the Estonian Ministry of Defense said that the danger from Russia to the region will increase after the end of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
SBU drones hit gas rigs in the Black Sea. Russian radar, warehouses, and an apartment block were destroyed.
For the first time, Russia has detained an oil tanker that left Estonia and was heading to the Netherlands - the ship's route was also agreed with Moscow .
Ukraine and Russia may exchange prisoners in a 1,000-for-1,000 format next week, said the head of the GUR, Kirill Budanov.
The FT reported that Putin refused to discuss a 22-point peace plan drawn up by the US, Ukraine and Europe, prompting Witkoff to reconsider flying to Moscow for a fifth time.
A source for LIGA.net in the SBU reported that special service drones attacked Russian warehouses in Crimea on May 16. There is information about the deaths of Russian servicemen.
Russia attacked a passenger bus in the Bilopillya district of Sumy region on May 17, causing injuries. Medics and rescuers have arrived at the scene.
Donald Trump said he could call dictator Vladimir Putin to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine and that they should meet.
On Friday, May 16, the bodies of 909 fallen servicemen were returned to Ukraine as a result of repatriation measures. The Coordination Headquarters reported this.
Russia launched 112 drones over Ukraine before the talks in Istanbul, of which 74 UAVs were shot down. There are fires, injuries and destruction in several regions.
On the night of May 16, Ukraine lost an F-16 aircraft , but the pilot was able to eject, and his life is not in danger.
Russia has deployed a group of troops numbering up to 640,000 in the war against Ukraine , Commander-in-Chief Syrsky reported.
The British Defense Minister said that it is necessary to "put pressure" on Putin to come to the negotiating table.
US Secretary of State Rubio believes that dictator Vladimir Putin should personally participate in the negotiations. And a breakthrough requires a conversation with US leader Donald Trump.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he may not meet with dictator Vladimir Putin if technical delegations agree on a ceasefire.
Volodymyr Zelensky will not go to the talks in Istanbul, as will a number of members of the Ukrainian delegation. He stated that they have nothing to do there, since Putin and similar representatives of the Russian Federation have not flown to Turkey.
Russia is preparing to strike the Sumy community with missiles on May 15 at around 5:00 p.m. According to the OVA, the enemy has targeted several addresses, and residents are being asked to leave the area.
Russia sent a low-level delegation to Turkey for talks and did not seize the opportunity presented by President Volodymyr Zelensky for a peaceful settlement, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.
In the near future, an intensification of hostilities is expected in the Hulyaipil direction "soon". An increase in the activity of the occupiers is already observed in the Orikhiv direction.
"The enemy is not giving up attempts to break through our defenses in this area of the conflict and seize a certain bridgehead to influence Zaporizhia and to try to take control of certain logistical routes leading from Zaporizhia to the east," explained Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces.
On May 13, the Donetsk region decided to expand the zone of forced evacuation of families with children. This was announced by the head of the Donetsk OVA, Vadym Filashkin.
Russia hits Sumy with missile, damages industrial infrastructure. Seven people injured, one killed.
Poland has decided not to send its military to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said, responding to a statement by US President's special envoy Keith Kellogg.
Head of the OP Andriy Yermak explained why a 30-day ceasefire is necessary.
Donald Trump's announcement that Ukraine should immediately begin talks with Russia has set back and possibly jeopardized Europe's carefully crafted plans to persuade Washington to impose sanctions on Moscow for its refusal to sign a 30-day ceasefire, the British newspaper The Guardian reported, citing unnamed European diplomats.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Oleksiy Makeyev supported the country's government's idea to again classify military aid to Kyiv.
Head of the OP Yermak stated that Putin is trying to lead the US and European allies by the nose with his proposal for negotiations without a ceasefire. He emphasized that first silence is needed on the front, and then any format of dialogue is possible.
Russia fired on a civilian freight train of Ukrzaliznytsia in the Donetsk region. The driver received a shrapnel wound to the leg and was hospitalized.
Following the meeting in Kyiv, the leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on the details of a possible 30-day ceasefire, further sanctions against the Russian Federation, and support for Ukraine .