Sweden announced transfer of 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine by 2030
Stockholm to deliver 16 aircraft in first tranche as part of a potential 150-jet order
Ukraine has sent over 600 letters to Washington pressing for stronger air defense, its US ambassador said
Kyiv relies "almost exclusively" on the US to stop ballistic missiles—and says its interceptors are running low
Sweden prepares to donate Gripen C/D jets to Ukraine and open E-model sale talks
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson details the plan at an Uppsala airbase on 28 May, with Kyiv funding later purchases via an EU loan.
Ukraine downs 138 of 147 drones in overnight Russian Kinzhal and drone attack
Three people were injured in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where strikes damaged homes, a lyceum, and a gas station.
Kallas says US embassy left Kyiv, Ukraine’s foreign ministry refutes it
Presidential spokesman Serhii Nykyforov said Washington was preparing a response and would likely refute the EU diplomat's account.
Russia is “directing” Ukrainian drones into NATO territory, Estonian foreign minister says
The minister spoke ahead of an alliance foreign ministers meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, where colleagues rejected Moscow's claims of Baltic complicity.
Ukraine has struck 24 of Russia’s 33 largest refineries since 2022, Russian media reports
Only the Omsk and Angarsk refineries, both located east of the Urals, remain outside the strike zone, the publication said.
EU will return to buying Russian gas once war ends, new Hungarian PM Magyar predicts
The new prime minister told Rzeczpospolita the calculation is set by competitiveness and geography, contrary to the bloc's three-year phase-out plan.
Russia’s secret “Skythen” project would station nuclear missiles on seabed, German media report
Investigators have been watching the specialized vessel "Zvezdochka" from Severodvinsk for some time, the broadcasters said.
Putin wants war concluded this year on victorious terms including Donbas, Bloomberg reports
The Russian president also seeks a broader security agreement with Europe that would acknowledge Moscow's territorial gains, sources said.
Ukraine’s FM Sybiha informs NATO allies of growing Belarus threats at Helsingborg meeting
The foreign minister urged action to deter and prevent the expansion of aggression by Moscow and Minsk at the informal Council on 21 May.
Ukrainian drone strike halts NORSI’s main crude unit, Reuters reports
The Lukoil-owned refinery near Kstovo, Russia's second-largest gasoline producer, was hit on 20 May 2026, two industry sources told Reuters.
US approves potential $108.1 million sale to sustain Ukraine’s FrankenSAM HAWK
Sierra Nevada Corporation will lead the deal, which includes erectable mast trailers and repair services for launchers Ukrainian forces use on the southern front.
Pentagon: Ukraine retook 400 km² after cutting Russian troops off from Elon Musk’s Starlink internet
A Ukrainian offensive retook roughly 400 square kilometers of territory in early 2026 after thousands of Starlink terminals used by Russian forces were deactivated, according to a Pentagon Inspector General report