Russia’s military advantage against Ukraine is declining, the Washington Post (WP) reported on May 24, citing U.S., European, and Ukrainian officials and military experts.
While Russia’s military difficulties could be an opportunity for …
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Russia losing battlefield edge in war against Ukraine, WP reports
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Russian air base in Tver Oblast attacked by drones, media reports
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia’s Migalovo Air Base in Tver Oblast came under attack by drones overnight on May 25, the Russian independent news channel Astra reported.
Locals reported that drones …
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Ukrainian drones shot down near Moscow as Russia attacks Kyiv, official claims
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Russian air defense units intercepted en route to Moscow overnight on May 25, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
Sobyanin’s claims came as Russia launched a …
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Russia launches mass attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian cities for second night in row
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Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions overnight on May 24-25, causing explosions in multiple cities.
The attacks come one night after one of the heaviest Russian …
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US rolls back Assad-era sanctions on Syria
The United States granted immediate sanctions relief to Syria after President Donald Trump called for a complete end to sanctions on the country.
The sanctions relief was announced by the U.S. Treasury Department and State Department on May 23. …
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Zelenskyy responded to a large-scale and vile Russian attack! #shorts
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🔥Factories on fire! Ukrainian drones hit Russian military infrastructure | Weekly Wrap-Up
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Russia will reveal peace terms to Ukraine after prisoner exchange, Lavrov says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on May 23 announced that Moscow will convey its peace terms to Kyiv immediately after the completion of the prisoner exchange between the two countries, which is currently ongoing.
Speaking to Russian state …
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Ukraine accuses Russian military of executing over 150 captured soldiers
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense Intelligence Directorate has confirmed the execution of more than 150 Ukrainian defenders who were captured by occupying forces. Special units have gathered evidence of these war crimes committed by Russian forces and …
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697 Ukrainians are at home! The task is to release everyone from russian captivity – Zelenskyy
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Vernacular Hardcore: Ukraine’s artists reimagine home and heritage at Venice Biennale
In southern Ukraine, giant reeds are known to populate the wetlands, skirting the Black Sea and stretching from Odesa to Kherson and Mykolaiv. Hollow grasses as tall as seven meters, swaying and pliant, that were the raw materials for the kinds of …
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'Putin remains confident in Russia’s ultimate victory in Ukraine,' US intelligence reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to victory in Ukraine and his objectives have not changed since the beginning of the war, according to a recent report from the United States Defense Intelligence Agency.
The report, which was …
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Ukraine thwarts major Russian drone and missile strike targeting Kyiv and surrounding regions
In a massive overnight assault on May 24, Russia launched 250 drones and 14 ballistic Iskander-M missiles against Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. The strikes were primarily aimed at Kyiv, though Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia …
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⚡Putin is “PLAYING” with NUCLEAR weapons⚡THE LAUNCH of the intercontinental MISSILE “Yars”
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Kyiv: Ukraine seeks expanded peace talks with Russia
Ukraine is gearing up for a potential meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha.
Sybiha stated that Kyiv is considering an expanded format for talks, …
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Poland's presidential debate: Trzaskowski slams Nawrocki over 'Putin's language' on Ukraine's NATO bid
Poland’s two presidential candidates, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, clashed over the country’s relationship with Ukraine on May 23, just a week before Poles head to the polls in the June 1 presidential …
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Inside Ukraine’s 1,000 for 1,000 POW swap with Russia
On May 23, Ukraine and Russia began the largest prisoner exchange since 2014. Over three days, 1,000 prisoners of war (POWs) from both sides will return home in a deal agreed upon during direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul earlier this month — …
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Russia's upgraded ballistic missiles harder to intercept by Patriots, Air Force says
Russia has upgraded its ballistic missiles with radar decoys and evasive maneuvers, making them potentially harder to intercept even by Patriot air defenses, Ukraine’s Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on May 24 after a massive attack on …
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Ukrainian drones strike key Russian chemical and military production sites
Ukrainian drones have reportedly attacked the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, Tula Region, Russia's largest chemical facility producing dual-purpose products. According to Astra, this marks the second attack on the Energiya plant in Yelets, a …
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Another 307 defenders at home! Ukrainians return from Russian captivity as part of a major #shorts
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Ukraine hands over 70 collaborators to Russia in May 23 prisoner swap
Kyiv has handed over 70 people convicted of collaborating with Russia during a prisoner swap on May 23, Ukraine’s Khochu k svoim (I want to go to my own) project said.
The identities of 31 of them have been revealed on the project’s …
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Lavrov dismisses Vatican as possible venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 24 cast doubt on the Vatican as a possible venue for future peace talks with Ukraine, saying the Catholic seat would not be an appropriate platform for negotiations between two Orthodox Christian nations, …
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BREAKING: Ukraine brings home 307 POWs in 2nd phase of 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap with Russia
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Ukraine has secured the release of 307 Ukrainian soldiers from Russian captivity in the second phase of its largest prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on May 24. …
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Russia 'hasn't faced enough pressure' —Ukrainian, foreign diplomats react to overnight attack on Kyiv
Western officials renewed calls for tougher sanctions on Russia after a large-scale missile and drone attack hit Kyiv overnight on May 24, which injured over a dozen civilians and damaged multiple residential buildings.
The attack came just hours …
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Russia pushes forward in Donetsk Oblast, threatening Ukrainian pocket around Toretsk
Russian troops have upped the intensity of their Donetsk Oblast offensive in recent weeks, increasingly pressuring a relatively large Ukrainian pocket between some of the last cities in the region.
An unsettling situation for Ukrainian troops is now …