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Ukraine's Soviet-era centralized energy system has proven vulnerable during Russia's war of aggression. As the Kyivpost argues in an opinion piece, the country needs decentralized community models based on the EU example.
The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that Russia fired an RS-26 Rubezh medium-range ballistic missile, known as the Oreshnik, at the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region overnight on May 24. The attack was part of a massive wave of 690 aerial threats that primarily targeted the capital.
Russia attacked Kyiv and its surroundings with missiles and drones overnight, including the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned hours earlier of a combined strike, as reported by FAZ.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected Chancellor Friedrich Merz's (CDU) proposal for a special EU status for Ukraine. In a letter to EU leaders, he insists on full membership without concessions.
While international debates about Ukraine often swing between war heroism and corruption skepticism, a deeper shift is underway, according to the Kyivpost. The country is becoming a testing ground for new European resilience models — with digital governance, resilient SMEs, and a growing focus on mental health.
The Kyiv Post spent a day with the Lava brigade of Ukraine's Khartiia Korps in the Kharkiv region, where soldiers launch Leleka and Bulava reconnaissance drones near the Russian border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has put a figure on Russian army losses in the war of aggression against Ukraine since the beginning of the year. According to Ukrinform, 145,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since January 1.
Ukraine will use its public warning systems to announce the daily national minute of silence at 9 a.m., Yuliia Svyrydenko announced on Friday.
Ukraine recaptured about 400 square kilometers of territory after thousands of Starlink terminals were blocked for Russian troops, according to a US military intelligence report.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have killed 880 Russian soldiers in the past 24 hours, according to 24tv. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine continues to inflict heavy losses on the aggressor.
The case around Andriy Yermak has become a political problem for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and could complicate Ukraine’s EU path.
Unmanned Systems Forces and the SBU security service say they struck a Russian drone training and production facility in occupied Donetsk, destroying equipment, vehicles, and ammunition, and killing dozens of soldiers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that peace talks with Russia could resume in the coming weeks, citing "good contacts" with the US administration as a basis, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russian territory are intended to show Moscow that Kyiv can escalate the war, says political scientist Gustav Gressel. The attacks aim to weaken Russia's economy and military production.
Peter Magyar has reaffirmed his hope to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in early June in Berehove, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Magyar tied Budapest's consent to opening the first negotiation chapter in EU accession talks with Kyiv to a condition.
Russia launched a massive drone attack on western and central Ukraine on May 20, the BBC reported, citing the Ukrainian Air Force.
Two major Russian oil refineries in Moscow and Ryazan have halted operations after Ukrainian drone attacks, the Kyivpost reports, citing Reuters and industry sources.
A long-eared owl named Sunny, injured by a Russian kamikaze drone in Zaporizhzhia in February, is recovering in Dnipro but will never fly or hunt again, the Guardian reports.
The European Union will transfer €3.2 billion to Ukraine in mid-June as the first tranche of a €90 billion loan, the Kyivpost reports.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemned the joint tactical nuclear exercises of Russia and Belarus as an unprecedented challenge to the global security architecture and called for a tough international response.
In the night to Sunday, the Ukrainian army attacked the Moscow region with drones. According to Tagesspiegel, Russian military bloggers complain of 'significant gaps' in air defense.
A Russian drone struck a Chinese cargo ship in the Black Sea near Odesa, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, condemning the attack as a deliberate act.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the demand for Ukrainian language courses has surged worldwide. Ksenia Golubytska, founder of Language Lab in Kyiv, shares insights on this shift.
Ukrainian forces launched one of the largest coordinated drone operations against Russia, resulting in explosions and injuries in Moscow, while 556 UAVs were intercepted.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced an agreement with French Emmanuel Macron for active collaboration in ballistic defense. The talks focused on urgently enhancing Ukraine's air defense capabilities following devastating Russian missile and drone attacks.
Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that long-range operations have hit military and energy targets deep within Russia, describing these strikes as 'long-term sanctions' against the Kremlin's war machine.
Ukrainian forces have made significant gains in the Kharkiv region, reclaiming several villages while the front remains stable.
In the night of May 15 to 16, Russian forces carried out coordinated drone strikes on several Ukrainian regions. The port infrastructure in Odesa was particularly hard hit, injuring several civilians.
Ukrainian authorities confirmed that the Kh-101 missiles used in a deadly attack on Kyiv this year were manufactured with Western components, according to Ukrainian sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that military intelligence has obtained information about Russian plans to target decision-making centers in Kyiv.
A UN aid convoy in the Kherson region was attacked by a drone while distributing humanitarian supplies, with no injuries reported.
On the night of May 15, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine with six missiles and 141 drones. According to Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrainian air defense intercepted 130 enemy drones and one missile.
At least 24 people, including three children, have died in Russian airstrikes on Kyiv on May 14, according to Ukrainian emergency services.
Residents of Ryazan, Taganrog, and Yeisk experienced a massive drone attack on the night of May 15, resulting in multiple explosions, fires, and injuries.
U.S. Secretary of State Marko Rubio stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are the strongest in Europe, attributing this to their combat experience and international support during the war with Russia.
Following extensive Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, at least five people, including a 12-year-old girl, have died, according to reports from the BBC.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faces a corruption scandal that threatens his image. His former press secretary has made serious allegations against him.
On Wednesday evening, the Russian Air Force launched a missile attack on Starokostjantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region, as reported by the BBC. An air alert was triggered across Ukraine when a MiG-31K equipped with hypersonic missiles took off.
Russia has launched a massive drone strike on Ukrainian railway infrastructure, resulting in 23 hits. This occurred as part of a comprehensive offensive involving over 750 unmanned aerial vehicles, according to Kyivpost.
On May 13, Slovakia temporarily closed its border crossing to Ukraine after Russian drones reached Uzhhorod. The closure was ordered for security reasons, according to Ukrainska Pravda.