“Trying to exploit any opening”: Ukrainian officer warns of Russian tactics near Lyman in northern Donetsk
Moscow seeks to retake the city it briefly held in 2022, but Ukrainian forces are holding strong.
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After killing tens of thousands and erasing Mariupol, Russia now seeks to resurrect statue of its butcher in city’s center
Where 120,000 may have died, Moscow prepares to honor the man whose troops once bathed Ukraine in blood.
Russia legally steals 20,000 homes in razed Mariupol — then charges homeless victims for rent
Survivors of Putin's most brutal siege now face a deadlier trap: a rigged paperwork leaving them "homeless bums" whose stolen homes are sold to Moscow buyers.
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 occupies four empty border villages in Sumy Oblast
Evacuated zones now under Russian control, but defenses hold elsewhere, local authorities say.
Ukrainian drones hit Russian military train with fuel in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast (video)
Footage shows the fiery aftermath of a 24 May attack on a key railway supply line.
Russian children’s army larger than US army and combined armies of EU countries
Russia's youth military program "Yunarmia" consists of 1.8 million children, including hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians from occupied territories. Indoctrinated by Russian propaganda, they may become future soldiers in various conflicts.
Russia signals openness to US involvement at occupied Ukrainian nuclear plant
This potential shift comes days after Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had categorically dismissed any transfer of control over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant proposed in US peace deal.
Pistorius says Trump peace plan would mean Ukraine capitulation
The German Defense Minister rejected Trump’s peace plan suggesting Ukraine cede Crimea and occupied areas, emphasizing that Ukraine could have agreed to such terms a year ago.
Ukraine “willing to give up 20% of its land,” senior US official claimed talking to NYP
The US expects Russia and Ukraine to respond to a peace deal within days.
Bloomberg: US ready to recognize Crimea as Russian in Trump-pushed peace deal
A US peace proposal discussed in Paris would freeze current frontlines, leave occupied Ukrainian land under Russian control, and drop NATO membership plans, per Bloomberg sources.
ISW: Russia resists territorial compromises in future peace talks
Russian authorities are intensifying efforts to extract concessions from the US in ongoing bilateral negotiations, further delaying progress toward a peace.
Pavel: Ukraine to face territorial compromise without increased Western support
Czech President Petr Pavel believes Ukraine won’t be able to reclaim all Russian-occupied territories without the West's real will to provide greater support.
Trump’s Witkoff dismisses Starmer’s Ukraine ceasefire support plan
The envoy called Starmer's plan simplistic, praised Putin as "super smart" and "not a bad guy," and repeated Russian propaganda on Ukraine.
After failed mineral deal, Trump proposes US takeover of Ukrainian nuclear plants
The US now pressures Kyiv to hand over control of nuclear power plants, disguising the takeover attempt as protection from Russian attacks.
Ukrainian forces destroy strategic bridge near Kherson’s occupied Oleshky
Ukrainian aviation completed the destruction of the 150-meter Konkivskyi bridge, following partial demolition in October 2024.
Russians lose valuable S-400 radar station in Crimea (video, updated)
Video footage captured a burning 96L6E radar station, a critical component of Russian S-400 air defense systems, with flames engulfing its antenna module.
CNN: What we know about Trump’s proposed Ukraine minerals agreement
The US President announced a "very big deal" giving US access to Ukraine's critical minerals through a joint investment fund, though Ukraine's leader Zelenskyy expressed caution.
Russians target Central Asian migrants for military recruitment in occupied Ukraine
Ukraine's National Resistance Center says that Russian forces are coercing draft-age men into contracts through threats of arrest and property confiscation.
Ukraine secures return of 12 children from Russian-occupied territories
A sixteen-year-old girl who lost her mother under occupation and eight-year-old girl targeted for refusing Russian citizenship are among 12 Ukrainian children returned from Russian-controlled areas.