General Staff: Russia has lost 218,500 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

8:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 485,430 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,400 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

8:09 AM

Russia attacks Kharkiv with glide bombs.

Two people – a 52-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman – suffered shock and were treated on the spot, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

7:45 AM

Air Force: Ukraine downs 18 Russian drones.

Ukrainian air defense units shot down all of the 18 Russian attack drones overnight on May 14, the Air Force said in its morning update. The drones were launched from the occupied Crimean peninsula.

6:36 AM

Blinken arrives in Ukraine for official visit.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who arrived in Ukraine by train early in the morning on May 14, hopes to "send a strong signal of reassurance to the Ukrainians who are obviously in a very difficult moment."

4:53 AM

Biden signs bipartisan bill prohibiting Russian imports of enriched uranium.

President Joe Biden on May 13 signed a bipartisan bill that bans Russian imports of enriched uranium, the primary fuel used in nuclear power plants. The move aims to sever one of the remaining major financial channels from the United States to Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

3:35 AM

Chairman of Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk on official state visit to Turkey.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of Ukraine's parliament, is in Turkey on an official visit from May 13 to 15.

2:45 AM

WSJ: Ukrainian air interception rates decline amidst heightened Russian attacks.

Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian missile attacks has declined, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on May 13.

1:27 AM

Russia attacks 11 communities in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces attacked eleven border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast on May 13, firing 36 times and causing at least 166 explosions, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

12:07 AM

Georgia

Explainer: What's behind ongoing protests in Georgia?

The protests, which grew out of opposition to the controversial foreign agents law, have begun to morph into a larger sign of discontent against the government and the direction it is taking the country.

11:46 PM

Ambassador: Germany to supply Ukraine with another IRIS-T air defense system in May.

Berlin will provide Kyiv with another IRIS-T air defense system in May, German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jager said on May 13.

11:38 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian troops push further in Kharkiv Oblast; nearly 6,000 people evacuated from region

11:21 PM

Ukraine downs second Russian aircraft over past day.

Ukraine's 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down another Russian Su-25 fighter jet, the unit said on May 13.

10:53 PM

Russia approves bill to ban 'undesirable' foreign state-funded organizations.

Organizations belonging to the list are banned from operating in Russia, and it is illegal for individuals or other media outlets to share their content.

10:46 PM

Veteran Oleksandr Budko to be Ukraine's next 'Bachelor'.

Ukrainian veteran Oleksandr "Teren" Budko will be the next "Bachelor" of the Ukrainian adaptation of American TV series by the same name, the Ukrainian TV channel STB reported on May 13.

9:35 PM

Estonian official says Tallinn ‘seriously’ discussing sending troops to Ukraine for non-combat roles.

The comments came after the head of Estonia's Armed Forces, General Martin Herem, said earlier in May that there had been talks about the possibility of sending Estonian soldiers to western Ukraine.

9:27 PM

Governor: 5,900 people evacuated from Kharkiv Oblast amid new Russian offensive

At least 5,900 people have been evacuated from Kharkiv Oblast since Russian forces launched a new offensive in the region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said during a press briefing in Kharkiv on May 13.

8:28 PM

Zelensky dismisses Foreign Intelligence Service’s first deputy head.

There was no reason given for Andrii Alieksieenko's dismissal. He was replaced by Oleh Luhovskyi in a subsequent decree.

8:02 PM

General Staff: Russian forces 'partially succeed' near Lukiantsi in Kharkiv Oblast.

Russian forces have "partially succeeded" near the village of Lukiantsi in Kharkiv Oblast as its offensive in the region continues, Ukraine's General Staff reported on May 13.

6:59 PM

Opinion

The Counteroffensive: Inside Ukraine's prisoner of war negotiations with Russia

6:56 PM

Georgian police arrest 2 US citizens at Tbilisi protests.

The ministry said that individuals arrested "ignored the legal request of the police" and "violated public order, resisted, and insulted law enforcement officers."

6:37 PM

Warsaw suspends talks on Polish farmer protests due to ex-agriculture minister corruption suspicions.

Poland has suspended talks with Ukraine regarding the Polish farmer protests at the countries' shared border over corruption suspicions involving former Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi, Polish Deputy Agriculture Minister Michal Kolodziejczak told the media outlet Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

5:41 PM

Kuleba visits Serbia for first time since beginning of full-scale war.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, and his Serbian counterpart Marko Djuric.

4:45 PM

European Council extends export tariffs suspension for Ukraine for another year.

The extension of the free-trade regime also included two new "safeguard mechanisms to protect the EU market."

4:33 PM

Governor: Russian ammunition depot explodes in occupied Luhansk Oblast.

A Russian ammunition depot exploded in the occupied town of Sorokyne (Krasnodon) in Luhansk Oblast, on May 13, Governor Artem Lysohor said.

3:57 PM

Police: Russian cluster munitions attack in Chernihiv Oblast injures 3.

Russian troops attacked the border town of Snovsk in Chernihiv Oblast on May 13 with cluster munitions, injuring three people, Ukraine's National Police reported.