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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.
Russia is tightening control over real estate in occupied Ukrainian territories. Property owners must re-register their holdings under Russian law by July 2026 – but many displaced people cannot or will not return.
A Russian missile attack on Kyiv killed four people and injured 56 overnight, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Two people were killed and nine others injured, including an infant, in a massive Russian air strike on Oblast overnight on May 24. Damage was recorded in all districts, the regional military administration said.
At least two people were killed and dozens injured in a massive Russian missile attack on Kyiv overnight on May 24, the city administration reported.
Russian forces struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones overnight, hitting residential buildings. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and the head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, 44 people were wounded and one woman was killed.
After a massive combined attack on the night of May 24, the Kyiv city administration has restricted metro operations. The Lukyanivska station and the entrance to Khreshchatyk station are affected.
Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles overnight on May 24, killing at least one person and causing severe damage, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
In the Oblast, the Wild Drones competition took place, where Ukraine's best combat drone operators showcased their skills and tested new technologies already being used on the front against Russia.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on international partners to use their diplomatic and economic leverage against Moscow to deter Russia from a massive air strike. The warning must be heard in Moscow, not in Kyiv, Sybiha said.
Ukrainian property owners must pay the property tax within 60 calendar days after receiving the tax notice, as reported by 24tv. The deadline applies to the 2025 tax year, which is filed in 2026.
Ukrainian forces are targeting the main supply road used by Russian occupiers to reach Crimea. According to 24tv, the route from Rostov through occupied Pryazovia is becoming increasingly impassable.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of an imminent attack using the Russian intercontinental ballistic missile Oreshnik. According to Spiegel, it would be only the third deployment of this missile type since the start of Russia's war of aggression.
Ukraine has warned of a heightened threat of a new Russian air strike on Kyiv, with a possible combined attack involving the Oryeshnik missile system.
Russian forces launched another wave of Shahed combat drones against several Ukrainian regions overnight on May 23, 2026, triggering air raid alerts across the country, according to 24tv.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned of a possible Russian missile attack on Ukraine using the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile, based on intelligence from the US and Europe.
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.
A soldier from a military recruitment center in Kyiv physically attacked Artem Moroz, a veteran who lost both legs at the front. The Land Forces command condemned the violence as unjustifiable and ordered the perpetrator's transfer to a combat unit.
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.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted sanctions against 127 Russian commanders responsible for thousands of missile strikes on Ukraine, the presidential office announced.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed sanctions on 127 Russian military personnel, the Kyiv Post reports. The punitive measures are linked to missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv.
A Ukrainian drone strike on a student dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk in Luhansk has killed at least ten people, according to Russian occupation authorities. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin condemned the attack and ordered a military response.
Ukrainian forces have stepped up strikes on Russian supply lines in occupied territories, the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports. The attacks target the occupiers' logistics and slow their advance.
Ukrainian forces attacked an oil depot in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight, causing a fire that spread to port buildings. In Russian-occupied Luhansk, the death toll from a Ukrainian strike rose to 11 after more bodies were pulled from a student dormitory.
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.
Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson has spoken out in favor of Ukraine joining NATO. According to Politico Europe, Jonson said in Prague on Saturday that the country's battle-tested armed forces and growing defense industry would strengthen the alliance.
Russia convened an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss a Ukrainian strike on an occupiers' headquarters in Starobilsk, falsely presenting it as an attack on a student dormitory. Denmark's UN representative Kristina Marcus Lassen strongly rebutted the Russian claims.
Ukrainian drones attacked an industrial facility in Russia's Perm region on May 23, according to local authorities and Ukrainian outlet Exilenova+.
In spring 2022, a few thousand Ukrainian soldiers held the city of Mariupol for nearly three months against an overwhelming Russian force. They were defeated but never broken – the siege proved to Ukrainians that Putin could be defied.
Ukraine's SBU security service has broken up an agent network of Russia's FSB intelligence service that was gathering information for missile strikes on Kyiv and Odesa. The suspects face life imprisonment with asset confiscation.
According to 24tv, Putin held a meeting with representatives of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff. The generals assured him that Russia could fully capture the Donbas by fall 2026.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a video call with German Friedrich Merz (CDU), British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and French President Emmanuel Macron that the allies see Ukraine strengthened in the war. Zelenskyy announced this via social networks, as reported by Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Defense Ministry to prepare retaliatory measures for an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory in Starobilsk. The Ukrainian General Staff rejected the account, stating the target was a Russian military base.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and his Hungarian counterpart Anita Orbán have met in person for the first time. According to the BBC, Sybiha described the conversation as open and constructive.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed efforts to end Russia's war of aggression with French Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Friedrich Merz. According to Ukrainska Pravda, the leaders agreed to a meeting of their national security advisors soon.
Ukrainian farmers who fled Russian occupation in 2022 are trying to revive their farms near the front line. Besides the war's aftermath, they are battling banks that are collecting old debts, as agricultural expert Denys Marchuk told 24 Kanal.
Ukraine attacked a student dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk in Luhansk with drones, killing four people and injuring at least 35, according to Euronews.
Mid-level Kremlin officials see no future for President Vladimir Putin's political system, according to a report by the independent Russian outlet Verstka.
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.