Seven-year-old among injured civilians in Russian attack on Ukraine ahead of Istanbul peace talks
Russian forces deployed 80 strike drones and four missiles targeting residential areas.
Massive drone attack targets Russian military-industrial sites right after surprise Spiderweb operation that destroyed bombers
The overnight drone strikes across Russia reportedly targeted the Borisoglebsk military airfield and the NLMK steel-producing industrial complex.
Satellite images reveal wreckage of Russian strategic bombers after Ukraine’s Spiderweb drone operation deep in Russia
The images show destroyed Russian Tu-22M3 and Tu-95 strategic aircraft, used as long-range missile carriers for strikes against Ukraine.
Russia sends ordinary criminals unrelated to war for exchanges instead of soldiers or activists
Ukraine claims it had limited ability to influence the composition of exchange lists. That's why among the 120 civilians returned in the recent three-day exchange, many were individuals who had lived and worked in Russia before being convicted of non-war crimes, rather than Ukrainians who remain in captivity due to war since 2022 or even 2014.
The MT: Kremlin stages Putin helicopter drone incident to portray “heroic leader” sharing “war suffering”
The alleged drone strike was designed to counter public dissatisfaction as ordinary Russians face flight cancellations and internet outages due to increasing Ukrainian drone attack on military-industrial targets.
Ukrainian high-schoolers hold graduation ceremony at cemetery. Russian missile killed their classmate and his two siblings
The students brought toys, cards, and pieces of birthday cake to the gravesite on the graduation day that "should have been filled with joy, hugs, tears of happiness" but turned into a day of mourning.
Drones hit alleged Russian military positions in Kursk amid threats of new offensive from this direction
Russians officials claim that the attack struck residential buildings and injured civilians.
Russian bomb kills child, injures teen in massive attack. Terror of Ukrainian civilians continues.
On the night of 31 May, Russian forces launched over 100 drones and 5 missiles at Ukraine, damaging homes and other civilian infrastructure.
German long-range Taurus missiles for Ukraine “within realm of possibility,” Chancellor says. But hesitation continues.
Friedrich Merz emphasized that the weapons system requires several months of soldier training that could make deliveries ineffective in the near term.
Russia delays promised ceasefire memorandum ahead of new peace talks. Ukraine gives Russia four-day deadline
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov claimed that the exchange of documents with conditions to end the war was supposed to be mutual following the 16 May Istanbul meeting, but only Ukraine has delivered its proposals to Russian delegation head.
Trump uncertain if Putin wants to end war, open to joining Zelensky-Putin meeting if needed
Trump also noted that he was very "disappointed" by the recent deadly attacks on civilians in Ukraine during the negotiation process.
Russia builds power lines to restart and connect seized Ukrainian nuclear plant to its grid
The occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, captured by Russian forces in March 2022, would become the first nuclear facility seized by one nation during war and operated for another country's energy needs if Moscow's plans succeed.
“Russia destroys future of Ukraine”: Russian missile strike killed three siblings aged 8, 12, 17
Hundreds of Ukrainians attended funeral services for the Martyniuk children, including 17-year-old Roman, 8-year-old Stanislav, and 12-year-old Tamara, whose parents survived the attack.
Senior Russian official responds to Trump comment with World War III threat. US envoy calls this “reckless”
Keith Kellogg called for a ceasefire and reminded that the US is still awaiting the Russian memorandum for ending the war.