Russia’s 4th-largest oil refinery in Kstovo halts its main crude unit after 20 May attack
The Lukoil-owned plant's CDU-6 unit, accounting for 53% of refinery capacity, processes 25,700 tonnes of crude per day, Reuters says.
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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
Czech president to Europe: Ukraine isn’t a charity case, it’s your defense laboratory
Czech president opens GLOBSEC with warning against "bad peace"
Kyiv moves to scale low-cost interceptor missiles to counter cost imbalance in defending against Russian Shahed strikes
Ukraine says low-cost air defense systems are now doubling interception rates while cutting reliance on expensive missiles.
Ukraine threw out the international rulebook after firefighters stood helpless against burning mined forests
The international demining playbook does not cover Russia’s war—Ukraine is writing one as it goes.
Ukraine’s traditional vyshyvanka embroidered shirt submitted for UNESCO cultural heritage recognition
The embroidered shirt has become one of the country’s strongest cultural symbols both at home and abroad.
Merz proposes interim EU “associate member” status for Ukraine
Berlin's plan would extend the bloc's mutual defense clause and partial budget access during wartime, with a snap-back clause if rule-of-law standards slip.
Ukrainian forces seize tactical initiative across frontline, Syrskyi says
Ukrainian counterattacks have liberated more than 400 square kilometers of southern Ukraine in winter and spring 2026, with further gains in Kupyansk and Zaporizhzhia.
Putin and Xi signed “multipolar world” declaration that teads as repudiation of what Russia is doing in Ukraine
The declaration's principles include respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.
Kazakh court authorizes forced collection of $1.4 billion from Gazprom for Ukraine’s Naftogaz
A Zurich-seated tribunal ordered Gazprom to pay $1.37 billion in principal for unpaid transit services in June 2025.
Russia threatens Latvia with “just retribution.” Von der Leyen calls it “absolutely unacceptable”
Latvia's government already resigned last week over its handling of the incursions.
360-degree armored capsule, V-shaped anti-blast underbody, thermal night-vision: Ukraine gets 20 Roshel Senator MRAPs
Russia's drones are hunting demining crews now, not just buried ordnance. This batch comes in an MRAP variant Ukrainian feedback helped design.
Drones strike Lukoil’s Kstovo refinery, hitting primary crude unit
The plant is among Russia's largest fuel producers and supplies the Moscow region; it was also targeted on 18 May.
Russian mines cost Ukraine $11 billion every year. Clearing them is the work of decades
Deputy Minister Ihor Bezkaravainyi, who lost his leg to a mine in 2015, on clearing Russia’s mines from Ukraine.
Beijing endorses Moscow’s ‘root causes’ framing on Ukraine in Putin-Xi joint statement
The summit produced no agreed timeline for the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline.
ISW: Russia prepares the ground for Baltic aggression as its spy agency threatens Latvian “decision-making centers”
Russia's SVR threatens Latvian military bases over Ukrainian drone claims Riga denies. ISW warns Moscow is manufacturing a pretext for Baltic aggression.
Ukraine shows sea drone carrying 27 AI-guided interceptors built to kill Russia’s Shaheds in air
The Katran X1.2 is 9 meters long, powered by a 350-horsepower engine.
US wants Ukraine’s AI-assisted targeting, GPS-free navigation, and IP to reproduce it, but Zelenskyy has red line
Ukraine plans 3 million attack drones this year; the US built 300,000 last year, and now wants the technology to reproduce them.
Even the FSB knows you won’t believe it—so Russia now lies only to Russians
A Ukrainian military intelligence official maps how Russian disinformation flipped—from flooding Ukraine to feeding Russians.
Xi told Trump Putin could come to regret invading Ukraine, FT reports
First time Xi has offered such an assessment to a US president, per FT sources.