Category: 2. RussianAggression

People living near the western Ukrainian city of Starokostyantyniv cleaned up after enduring a record number of attack drones overnight, according to Ukraine’s military. The Ukrainian Air Force said on May 26 that Moscow deployed 355 drones and 9 cruise missiles. Speaking to RFE/RL, locals said…

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Russia has brushed off US President Donald Trump’s description of Vladimir Putin as “crazy” as it escalated aerial attacks that have hit Ukraine with more…

US President Donald Trump angrily said he is “not happy” with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and that he is considering further financial measures against Moscow following a series of deadly drone and missile strikes against Ukrainian cities.

“I’m not happy with what Putin is doing. He’s…

At least 12 people were killed in continuing overnight Russian strikes throughout Ukraine on May 25, with scores of residents wounded. In what Ukrainian authorities said was the largest Russian air assault since the start of the war, numerous cities and regions were hit during hours of attacks,…

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Russia carried out its largest ever aerial attack on Ukraine, shattering any hopes that a record prisoner exchange completed on Sunday could lead to a cessation of hostilities.

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Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw US support and walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace talks has raised alarm in Kyiv, setting the stage for what Ukrainian officials and soldiers expect to turn into a bloody Russian summer offensive that could reshape the war’s trajectory.

While Ukraine’s…

Kyiv is gearing up on May 25 for the third day of a mass prisoner swap with Moscow following scenes of raw emotion as Ukrainian prisoners returned from incarceration in Russia, even as both sides exchanged drone attacks on the opposing capital cities.

Early on May 25, Ukrainian officials said a…