3:17 AM

Russia's drone attack on Kyiv injures 1, debris causes fire.

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported that a 27-year-old woman was wounded in Holosiivskyi District. Debris that fell over Kyiv’s Darnytskyi District caused a fire in a house, he added.

1:20 AM

Russia lost over 10,000 units of military equipment since Feb 24, 2022.

The Russian military has lost at least 10,469 units of military equipment since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to the Oryx analytical project.

11:44 PM

Anti-Kremlin militia claims to have reentered Russia's territory.

"Yesterday, Russian border guards celebrated their professional holiday. The fighters of the Russian Volunteer Corps congratulated them by successfully crossing the 'holey' state border once again," one of the Russian militia groups fighting on Ukraine's side said on May 29.

10:39 PM

Poland to close border for Russian, Belarusian trucks.

Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski signed an order on May 29 suspending freight traffic for Russian and Belarusian vehicles across the border with Belarus, as reported by Polish news agency PAP.

10:31 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches 2 large-scale attacks on Kyiv in less than 24 hours

9:19 PM

Denmark to provide Ukraine with another $2.6 billion in military aid.

Denmark will increase its spending on defense assistance to Ukraine by 17.9 billion Danish kroner (about $2.6 billion) in 2023-2024, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in an interview with DR.

7:48 PM

Update: 2 people killed, 8 injured in Donetsk Oblast following Russian guided bomb attack.

Two people were killed and eight others were injured after Russian forces shelled the city of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on May 29.

7:18 PM

Official: 100 soldiers killed in strike on temporary Russian base near Mariupol.

About 100 Russian soldiers were killed, and over 400 were injured in a strike on a former healthcare facility in the village of Yurivka near Mariupol, exiled Advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andriushchenko reported on May 29.

7:05 PM

Putin signs law denouncing arms control treaty.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law on May 29 denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, according to a Russian government website.

6:09 PM

Russian shelling of Kozatske, Kherson Oblast, kills civilian.

Russian troops hit the villages of Kozatske and Zolota Balka in Ukraine's southern Kherson Oblast on May 29, the regional administration reported. A 61-year-old man was killed in his house as a result of the Kozatske shelling, according to the report.

6:01 PM

Ukraine's parliament passes additional sanctions against Iran.

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, voted in favor of the proposal to impose additional sanctions against Iran for a period of 50 years, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on May 29.

5:15 PM

Ukrainian parliament allows nationalizing banks owned by sanctioned figures.

The draft law will enable the National Bank to nationalize Sense Bank (formerly Alfa-Bank), owned by Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman, wrote Ukrainska Pravda news outlet. It is yet to be signed into law by the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

4:43 PM

1 killed, 9 injured in Russian airstrike on Donetsk Oblast.

Russian forces used air-dropped bombs to attack the city of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast on May 29 around 11:30 a.m., killing at least one person and injuring at least nine, the regional Prosecutor’s Office reported.

4:25 PM

Russian state media: $36 billion lost from exiting foreign investors in past year, claims impact 'minimal'

Foreign investors have withdrawn approximately $36 billion from the Russian market over the past year, Russian state-affiliated media RIA Novosti reported on May 29.

3:46 PM

Putin signs ‘law’ allowing elections, forced deportations in Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill on May 29 allowing regional “elections” in occupied territories of Ukraine, which are planned for September this year, as well as forced deportations of the local population.

3:17 PM

Governor reports Russia's Belgorod Oblast under fire.

Ukrainian responded to Russian attacks by shelling Russia's Belgorod Oblast, according to the region’s Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.

3:16 PM

Russian forces attack Kharkiv Oblast, injuring 7.

Russia shelled two villages in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast on May 29, injuring at least seven people, including the elderly, children, and a pregnant woman, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

2:40 PM

Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing at least 1, injuring 10 others.

Russian forces launched another attack against Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on May 29, killing at least one person and injuring nine others, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

2:34 PM

Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine's air defense shoots down 11 ballistic and cruise missiles targeting Kyiv Oblast.

Ukraine's air defense shot down 11 ballistic and cruise missiles launched by Russia at Kyiv Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi reported on May 29.

2:14 PM

Moldova's president proposes new agency to tackle Russian disinformation, propaganda.

Moldova’s President Maia Sandu warned against the dangers of Russian propaganda and disinformation in the country and proposed the creation of a new governmental body to counter this threat. The envisioned “Patriot Center” would coordinate and implement the state's strategy on combatting disinformation, Sandu said during a press conference on May 29.

1:24 PM

Georgian parliament speaker says diplomatic relations with Russia 'strategic policy of patience.'

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said that the prospect of restoring diplomatic relations with Russia was not a "policy of concessions" but rather a "strategic policy of patience."

12:15 PM

Missile strikes reported in Kyiv, 1 injured.

Missile strikes were reported in the capital at 11 a.m. local time by the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, leaving one person injured so far.

11:55 AM

Officials: Russian strikes injure 3, damage property in multiple oblasts over the past day.

Russian forces launched massive strikes using artillery, drones, and aircraft on multiple oblasts over the past day, leaving three injured civilians and causing property damage, officials reported on May 29.

11:26 AM

Prosecutor’s Office: 483 children dead, 986 injured due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.

As a result of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at least 483 children were killed and 986 were injured, the General Prosecutor’s Office reported on May 29. These numbers are not final as investigations continue, specifically in the areas where hostilities are taking place.

10:41 AM

Update: 30 drones, 36 cruise missiles shot down overnight in Ukraine.

According to updated information by the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Russia launched 40 cruise missiles and 38 attack drones in the overnight attack. Ukraine’s air defense successfully intercepted 30 Shahed kamikaze drones and 36 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, the General Staff wrote.