Ukraine
Moscow must not be rewarded with territory for its aggression – top European parliamentarians on Alaska meeting
The statement urges the leaders of the free world to reach a ceasefire agreement "that serves the best interests of freedom-loving people throughout the democratic world."
The Council of Europe, the EU and 38 countries called on Russia to return the kidnapped Ukrainian children without delay and any conditions
The International Coalition’s Statement sends a clear and united message from the international community: Russia must return the Ukrainian children without delay or conditions
While missiles hit Kyiv, the OSCE throws itself a birthday party
Today, one OSCE member state – Russia, assisted by another member, Belarus – has systematically violated every single Helsinki principle
Ukraine refutes Russia’s claims of “fully processing” list of abducted children
Yermak highlighted that Ukraine has deliberately maintained restrained public commentary to preserve space for substantive dialogue and avoid politicizing the sensitive humanitarian track. However, the President's Office provided a detailed explanation, as Yermak outlined, due to the "distorted and manipulative nature" of certain Russian claims
China supplies Russian military with drone engines under guise of refrigerators – Reuters
An internal document from Kupol showed that the company signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to produce more than 6,000 Garpiya-A1 this year, compared with 2,000 in 2024. The document states that Kupol had already delivered more than 1,500 drones by April
Ukraine proposes a leaders’ summit with Trump and Erdoğan by end of August, amidst direct talks with Russia in Istanbul
After the talks between the two countries, Russian propagandistic media, including pro-Kremlin Meduza, reported that Medinskyi announced that Ukraine and the Russian Federation's positions in the memorandum are "quite far from each other. Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy called this document an ultimatum
Russian drone strike kills 65-year-old woman in Kherson
Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, also expressed his condolences to the victim's family
Russian attack kills at least two and injures 38 across two Ukrainian regions
Russians launched a total of 339 Shahed drones out of 597 total drones and 26 missiles.
Russian missile strike hits town of Samar in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing five and injuring 23 (updated)
Earlier, the Air Force reported that a high-speed target was flying towards Dnipro and urged the residents of Samar to take shelter
Russian strikes kill at least nine civilians in Kyiv overnight
In the latest barrage, 352 Russian drones and 16 missiles targeted Ukrainian territory, mostly in the Kyiv area, the Ukrainian air force reported
Ukraine urges Russia to honor Istanbul prisoner exchange agreement
Ukraine regards Russia's claims as manipulation and disinformation from Russia, which has accompanied every stage of the exchanges agreed upon in Istanbul
Russia expands African influence through education and sports programs, forming Kremlin-loyal elite on the continent
Yusov said that leading African universities plan to launch Russian language courses and professional development programmes for teachers. Russian standards will align educational programmes in the future
Ukraine will propose a roadmap for achieving a sustainable peace settlement during the negotiations with Russia in Istanbul
Reuters reports that Ukraine’s demands include a complete cessation of hostilities, security guarantees, territorial issues, compensation for damage caused by Russia and sanctions in the event of any breach of the agreement
Russians kill a 32-year-old woman in Chuhuiv, five others injured across Kharkiv Oblast
Russians killed a 32-year-old woman and injured two people. They also damaged a business facility, houses and cars
Newly elected Pope provided with a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war
A Ukrainian delegation has presented newly anointed Pope Leo XIV with a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war held in captivity in Russia.
France, Germany, Poland, UK and Ukraine release statement on need for ceasefire
Previously, Zelensky elaborated for Russitins on the meaning of the word "unconditional," referring to a 30-day ceasefire
Ukraine urges countries not to whitewash Russian war crimes by participating in Moscow’s May 9 military parade
The MFA considers the participation of foreign military personnel in this event unacceptable and will regard it as an "outrage against the memory of the victory over Nazism, the memory of millions of Ukrainian front-line soldiers who liberated our country and the whole of Europe from Nazism" eight decades ago
“Don’t Be Silent! Captivity Kills”: Kyiv rally demands release of Ukrainian POWs
The organaizers of the peaceful assembly called on Ukrainians to attend the rallies every Sunday with flags, posters, and photographs of prisoners or simply to be present and collectively say, "We do not forget"
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We cannot allow war to become humanity’s everyday reality again
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a classic neo-colonial war for the enslavement of an entire people
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
“Sharper than physical pain – the feeling of helplessness”: speech of the imprisoned journalist
