Drones operated by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) hit production facilities of the state-owned Russian weapons manufacturing company “Basalt” in the city of Tula overnight on May 16, a m Source : …
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Official: Ukraine's civil service suffering 'catastrophic' shortage of people
Ukraine’s civil service is suffering from a “catastrophic shortage” of people at both the state and local level, the head of the National Agency for Civil Service, Nataliia Aliushyna, said on May 15. Source : …
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Polish parliament's lower house passes law amendments on Ukrainian refugees
Sejm, the lower chamber of Poland’s parliament, supported on May 15 amendments to the law on Ukrainian refugees, which include several changes and extend their protection until Sep. 30, 2025. Poland h Source : …
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General Staff: Ukraine thwarts Russia's attempts to gain foothold in Vovchansk
Ukrainian troops thwarted Russia’s plans to gain a foothold in deeper urban areas in the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on May 16. Russia launched a new offensiv Source : …
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Coming Back and Recovering: The Story of a Grant
Coming Back and Recovering: The Story of a Grant – You know, I have a garden, but I may not look after it. My wife wouldn’t let me. I’m here now, but my head and heart are there – his hand pointing to Source : uacrisis.org/en/pro-po…
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FT: EU to freeze Georgia's membership bid if 'foreign agents' law enacted
The EU will freeze Georgia’s membership bid if it enacts its controversial “foreign agents” law, the Financial Times (FT) reported on May 15, citing three undisclosed EU officials. The bill requires o Source : …
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Russian offensive in Kharkiv region failed the task with Vovchansk seizure “in two days”
Russian offensive in Kharkiv region. Situation as of 11:30 p.m. on May 15, 2024 by Yuriy Butusov. Russians launched several infantry attacks in the Liptsy area, all of which were repelled with signifi Source : ukrainefrontlines.com/news/conf…
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Military: Ukraine has not lost ground near Robotyne in Zaporizhizhia Oblast
Ukrainian troops have not lost ground near the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Dmytro Lykhovii, the General Staff’s spokesperson, said on national television on May 16. His statement came Source : …
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Slovak PM shooting – everything we know so far about the assassination attempt on Robert Fico
Slovakia was rocked on May 15 when the country’s prime minister was shot in an assassination attempt as he left a government meeting in the town of Handlova. Footage from the scene shows the suspected Source : …
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 41 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed four people and injured 41 over the past day, regional authorities said on May 16. Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Sumy, Luhansk, Poltava, Dnip Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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Ukraine Business Roundup — (Not) getting away with murder
The following is the May 14, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here . Ukrainia Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-b…
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New Zealand announces new sanctions over Russia's war
New Zealand announced on May 16 a new package of sanctions against 28 individuals and 14 entities over suspected support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The restrictions target actors purportedly in Source : …
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Slovak PM 'no longer in life-threatening condition' after assassination attempt
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot several times during an assassination attempt, a Slovak deputy prime minister said late in the evening on Source : kyivindependent.com/slovak-pm…
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Partisans: Ammunition depot hit at Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea
The main missile and artillery depot of the Russian Belbek military airfield near occupied Sevastopol was damaged on the evening of May 15, according to the partisan group Atesh. The Crimean Wind Tele Source : kyivindependent.com/partisans…
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Putin arrives in China on state visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on May 16 for a two-day visit for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Prior to his trip, Putin gave an interview to the Chinese state outl Source : kyivindependent.com/putin-arr…
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General Staff: Russia has lost 488,460 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 488,460 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on May 16. This number includes 1,520 ca Source : …
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Two Ukrainian Railways workers killed in Russian attack
A railway inspector and repairman working for Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) were killed by Russian shelling of civilian railroad infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrzaliznytsia reported Source : kyivindependent.com/two-ukrai…
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Reuters: Finland plans to use reservists to patrol border with Russia
Finland is planning to change its conscription rules to allow reservists to help patrol the border with Russia in the case that there is a sudden wave of migrants, Reuters reported on May 15. Accordin Source : kyivindependent.com/reuters-f…
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Russia's attack on Sumy Oblast kills civilian, injures 1
Russian forces attacked 10 communities in Sumy Oblast on May 15, killing one civilian and injuring another, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported. The communities of Khotin, Bilopillia, Kra Source : kyivindependent.com/russias-a…
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Update from Ukraine | Ukraine Targeted Crimea with everything | Every day ATACMS strike
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Explosions rock Sevastopol, Belbek military airfield under attack
A fire broke out at the Belbek airfield in northwest Sevastopol in the evening of May 15, several Telegram monitoring channels reported. Explosions were also heard in Sevastopol, Simferopol, Dzhankoi Source : kyivindependent.com/explosion…
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Ukrainian Military Update 5/14/24- 5/15/24
General update regarding the situation in Ukraine for the last 48 hours: Text: pastebin.com/zX8F0yRW Source : soundcloud.com/languagel…
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Ukraine implements rolling blackouts after recent Russian attacks on energy infrastructure
Ukraine implemented rolling blackouts on May 15 due to power shortages caused by Russian attacks, Ukraine’s state-owned energy operator Ukrenergo announced. Moscow has recently intensified its missile Source : …
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Our readers' questions about the war, answered. Vol. 6
Editor’s note: We asked members of the Kyiv Independent community to share the questions they have about the war. Here’s what they asked and how we answered. Join our community to ask a question in th Source : …