Russia is expanding its missile reserves, increasing drone production, and modifying drone technologies as part of a long-term military strategy to achieve its war objectives in Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on 26 May. These developments signal Russia’s full…
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Russian motorcycle units storm Ukrainian border villages seeking Sumy buffer zone in new offensive
Russia advances step by step in Sumy Oblast. The invaders storm in on motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, says Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service, Hromadske reports.
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Zelenskyy orders to accelarate ballistic missile production in Ukraine after Russia’s record strike
Moscow strikes cities while pretending to pursue “peace initiatives.” In response, Ukraine is accelerating the production of ultra-fast missiles. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered separate funding to be allocated to Ukraine’s ballistic missile program.
Russia has escalated its air…
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Drone attack triggers airport closures across Russia, claims of 99 drones intercepted
On 27 May, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 99 Ukrainian drones between 20:00 on 26 May and 07:00 on 27 May. Despite these efforts, several airports in Russia were temporarily closed as a result of the ongoing drone strikes. Local…
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Russians bullied and threatened Ukraine in Istanbul — but Putin banned his men from one move
On 16 May, Serhiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister, participated in the first direct peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials in over three years. The previous round had also taken place in Istanbul during the early weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Since then,…
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Following a record 355-drone attack, Russia launches 60 drones—Ukraine intercepts most
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Media: Leaked memo shows Trump-era US pulled out of EU sanctions plan
Cooperation between the United States and the European Union on preventing Russian sanctions evasion has broken down, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on 27 May. According to a cited leaked internal report from Germany’s Foreign Ministry, the EU’s Special Representative for Sanctions, David…
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Ukraine weapon range limits still in place, says German vice chancellor, contradicting Merz
On 26 May, German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said there is “no new agreement” on lifting range restrictions for German-supplied weapons to Ukraine, directly contradicting a statement made earlier the same day by Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Russia occupies four empty border villages in Sumy Oblast
Late on 26 May, Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration, confirmed that Russian forces now control four settlements in the northern region of Ukraine. According to his Facebook post, the occupied locations include Novenke and Basivka of Yunakivka community, and Veselivka…
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Russian missile with 400 kg explosive mass was flying 1,000 km — but met Ukrainian kindergarten teacher
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