Category: 1. Ukraine

This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘How Ukraine fell victim to fake arms deals’

Marc Filippino
Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Tuesday, May 27th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

I’m Marc…

Police officers from the “White Angel” special unit have evacuated more than 70 people from Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, which remains under Russian fire.

Reconnaissance units of the Hart border brigade have destroyed Russian vehicles, two cannons, and drone launch sites in the Vovchansk sector.

The relevant statement was made during the Blue…

Ukraine’s public and government-guaranteed debt increased by UAH 357.12 billion in April 2025, reaching a total of UAH 7,480.33 billion ($179.97 billion).

Here’s where things stand on Tuesday, May 27:

Fighting:

• Ukraine says Russia launched a record number of drones overnight on Monday, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describing the attacks as a sign that Moscow is “acting with…

In 2024, 213 servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine received housing from the state, and another 30 guardsmen – Heroes of Ukraine and family members of the victims – received apartments as part of the President’s initiative to support the military and strengthen social protection for…

SALT LAKE CITY — A new book tells the story of life in Ukraine during the first year of war in that country.

The author, Danielle Leavitt, is from Utah. She’s an expert on that part of the world, having earned a doctorate from Harvard focusing…

As Washington settled in for a typically sleepy Memorial Day following…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained another spotter who was helping coordinate Russian airstrikes on the Mykolaiv region. The suspect turned out to be a former employee of a furniture factory.