Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia support EU candidacy for Ukraine.

"Our goal is to increase the pressure on the Russians in the rear even further and prevent them from carrying out active assault operations," Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.

The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek speaks with Kaupo Rosin, director general of Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, about Russia’s long-term strategy against Ukraine and Europe, the risks facing NATO’s eastern flank, and why Moscow still views the United States as its main adversary.

"Where missiles and drones fall, hopes also fall, homes and places of worship are destroyed, and innocent lives are shattered," Pope Leo XIV said.

Explosions and fires were reported overnight on May 27 across multiple regions in Russia and occupied Crimea, with smoke reportedly visible near a military airfield in the southeastern Russian city of Voronezh.

The U.S. denied a visa to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov, who was expected to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting.

The number includes 1,000 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Norway will provide Ukraine with 425 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $40–42 million) to support its energy sector under a new agreement with the EU, the Norwegian government announced on May 26.

The new structure would allow for the rapid deployment of German and Dutch troops to Latvia and Estonia in the event of a conflict with Russia.

Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, said Ukrainian forces have identified potential military targets in Belarus amid concerns Minsk could become more involved in the war.

"The initiative is still working, but the new difficulty is that only about nine member states are contributing financially," Czech President Petr Pavel told the Financial Times.