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12:45 PM

Lithuania halts Russian gas, oil, electricity imports.

Lithuania became the first Baltic country to stop importing Russian energy products.

12:05 PM

General Staff: Russia has lost 29,050 troops in Ukraine since Feb 24.

Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on May 22 that Russia has also lost 1,285 tanks, 3,141 armored personnel carriers, 2,194 vehicles and fuel tanks, 599 artillery systems, 201 multiple launch rocket systems, 93 anti-aircraft defense systems, 170 helicopters, 204 aircraft, 470 UAVs, and 13 boats.

11:52 AM

Kyiv City Council names districts most contaminated with unexploded shells, mines.

The council said it’s dangerous to attend the Pushcha-Vodytsya, Vynohradar, and Sviatoshynsky forestry areas, as well as highways in the direction of Zhytomyr and Vyshhorod.

10:54 AM

Russian forces fire missiles at Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring residents.

The Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration said on May 22 that Russian troops launched a missile attack on civilian infrastructure in one of the villages in the Vilnianschyna area, and some civilians were injured. The administration didn't report how many were injured in the attack, or how severe their injuries were.

10:36 AM

Russians mine roads in occupied Kherson Oblast.

According to the Kherson regional administration, Russian troops are mining roads and bridges, blocking the way for residents to evacuate from the occupied Kherson Oblast to the territory controlled by Ukraine. Explosions and shelling were reported overnight in many areas of the Kherson Oblast, the administration added.

10:00 AM

General Staff: Russia preparing to resume offensive on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast.

The Armed Forces reported on May 22 that Russians shelled villages of Virnopillia, Dibrivne, and Dovhenke in Donetsk Oblast, preparing for their offensive on Sloviansk.

9:56 AM

UK Defense Ministry: Sieverodonetsk area remains Russia’s tactical priority.

According to the latest intelligence update by the U.K. Defense Ministry, Russia’s only operational company of BMP-T Terminator tank support vehicles has likely been deployed to the Sieverodonetsk axis of the Donbas offensive. The intelligence added that with a maximum of 10 Terminators deployed, they are unlikely to impact the campaign drastically.

7:45 AM

General Staff: Russia deploys Iskander missile launchers to Belgorod Oblast.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on May 22 that Russia has deployed Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile system launchers to Russia's Belgorod Oblast that borders Ukraine. Russia is also increasing logistics and repair bases in the area, the General Staff said.

5:13 AM

Russian Transport Minister: Western sanctions have led to serious problems with logistics in Russia.

Russia's Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev told journalists on May 21 that Western sanctions have forced Russia "to look for new logistics corridors," Russian independent media Meduza reported. Russia will now rely more heavily on the North-South transport corridor to move freight, Savelyev said.

4:31 AM

Polish President Duda arrives in Ukraine to address Ukrainian parliament.

President Andrzej Duda arrived in Ukraine on May 21 and will become the first head of a foreign state to deliver a speech to Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

3:51 AM

ISW: Russian troops likely reinforcing positions in Kharkiv Oblast, increasing combat power in south.

The Institute for the Study of War in its latest update said Russian troops will likely attempt to prevent further Ukrainian advances toward the border with Russia in Kharkiv Oblast while continuing to intensify efforts to encircle and capture Sievierodonetsk. Russian forces may also be assembling forces in southern Ukraine in an attempt to seize more territory on the southern axis.

3:24 AM

Guerrillas help Ukraine's Armed Forces destroy Russian artillery in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration said on May 21 in a Telegram post that "thanks to coordinated actions with guerrillas, Ukrainian riflemen destroyed several artillery systems of the Russian army."

2:49 AM

Russian occupying forces in Zaporizhzhia Oblast threaten entrepreneurs who refuse to conduct business in rubles.

The Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported on Telegram that Russian occupiers have set the exchange rate in the occupied village of Vasylivka as 10 hryvnias to 25 rubles and those who refuse to sell products in rubles are threatened with a "prophylactic conversation."

2:32 AM

Mykolaiv mayor reports explosions from cluster munition within city.

Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich reminded residents of the rule of "two walls" — that there must be two walls between oneself and the street.

2:23 AM

Zelensky: More than 1,000 educational institutions destroyed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

During his nightly address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Russian military has destroyed 1,873 educational institutions since Feb. 24. "This is a colossal scale of losses,” Zelensky said.

2:14 AM

Zelensky: Situation in Donbas 'very difficult.'

President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his daily briefing that the Russian military continues its efforts to advance on Sloviansk and Sievierodonetsk but that Ukrainian forces are holding back the offensive.

2:09 AM

Ukraine's Air Force destroys at least 12 pieces of Russian military equipment on May 21.

Air Force Spokesman Yuri Ignat said that two Solntsepek multiple rocket launchers were among the equipment destroyed. Ignat also reported that Ukraine's Air Force downed two Kalibr cruise missiles Russia fired from the Black Sea as well as missiles over Vinnytsia Oblast.

2:02 AM

Mayor: More than 1,000 apartments damaged in Lozova after shelling.

A Russian missile strike on the city of Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast on May 20 also damaged 11 educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and completely destroyed the city's house of culture, Lozova Mayor Serhiy Zelensky said on May 21 in a video address on Telegram.

12:44 AM

Bild: Germany has unused Marder vehicles which it refuses to provide to Ukraine.

The German newspaper Bild has obtained a classified document stating that Germany has 62 Marder infantry fighting vehicles that are no longer used and could therefore be given to Ukraine. Earlier Germany stated it cannot supply any Marder vehicles to Ukraine because all 343 of them were being used by the German military.

12:34 AM

Podolyak: Ukraine rules out ceasefire or concessions to Russia.

In an interview with Reuters on May 21, presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said agreeing to a ceasefire would backfire as Russia would use the pause in fighting to prepare for further offensives. "The (Russian) forces must leave the country and after that the resumption of the peace process will be possible," he said.

12:32 AM

Russian shelling kills 3 civilians in Kherson Oblast.

Russian troops fired on the village of Bilozerka, damaging infrastructure, killing three residents and injuring three others, Suspilne television reported.

11:47 PM

Ukrainian troops say they destroyed Russian battalion tactical group.

The group was liquidated while attempting to cross the Siversky Donets river near the village of Serebryanka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's 30th Mechanized Brigade said. The Ukrainian soldiers said they had destroyed dozens of Russian troops and several units of equipment, as well as a pontoon bridge.

11:26 PM

Russian shelling kills 7 civilians in Donetsk Oblast.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of Donetsk Oblast, also said that 10 people were injured in the region on May 21.

11:11 PM

Statue of Russian writer Alexander Pushkin taken down in Mykolaiv.

The mayor of the city, Oleksandr Senkevych, said the monument was taken down to avoid vandalism, and a decision on what to do with it will be made after the war is over. Since Russia launched the ongoing large-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ukraine has witnessed "derussification" - the dismantlement of some momuments to Russians and the renaming of some streets named after Russians.

10:38 PM

Andriy Zagorodnyuk: ‘Those who say Ukraine can’t win don’t understand the situation'.

A New York Times editorial article titled “The War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isn’t Ready,” published on May 19, immediately triggered a stir in Ukraine and beyond. Coming from a media outlet that has the reputation of being supportive of U.S. assistance to Ukraine against

10:14 PM

CIT: Ukraine could be ready for a counteroffensive within 2 months.

Ruslan Leviev, head of the Conflict Intelligence Team, told the Meduza news site that the war is likely to turn in Ukraine's favor in one and a half or two months. He cited the popular demand for an offensive and the arrival of Western weapons. The Conflict Intelligence Team is an independent Russian open-source intelligence outfit.

9:14 PM

Russia to consider exchanging Mariupol defenders for Medvedchuk.

Leonid Slutsky, a member of the Russian delegation in talks with Ukraine, said that Russia would consider exchanging the Ukrainian soldiers who were taken by Russia as prisoners of war in Mariupol for pro-Kremlin member of parliament Viktor Medvedchuk. The Ukrainian soldiers surrendered earlier in May after defending the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, for months. Medvedchuk is currently under arrest in a treason case.

8:25 PM

General Staff: Russia preparing offensives towards Slovyansk, Lyman.

Ukraine's General Staff said that Russian troops had unsuccessfully tried to storm Lypove, Vasylivka, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces also shelled Velyka Komyshuvakha and Dovhenke in Kharkiv Oblast, the General Staff added.

7:39 PM

Russian forces destroy bridge between Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk.

Serhiy Haidai, governor of Luhansk Oblast, said that previously the bridge had been blown up by Russia's proxies in 2014, before being rebuilt in 2016.

6:36 PM

Russia bans US top officials including Biden, Harris from entry.

963 U.S. nationals, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and CIA Director William Burns are now denied entry to Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry took this step in response to U.S. sanctions over Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

6:17 PM

Zelensky: Ukraine should receive EU candidate status.

President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled out alternatives to Ukraine's EU candidate status, hinting that Russia could be behind the pressure to block Ukraine's membership.

6:11 PM

Portugal to provide 250 million euros to Ukraine.

"This will help Ukraine maintain macroeconomic stability during the war and allow us to recover sooner after our victory," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during the meeting with Portugal's Prime Minister António Costa. The funds will the allocated through the International Monetary Fund.

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1:35 AM

(Updated: June 20, 2025 12:49 am)

'A brutal strike' — Massive Russian missile and drone attack hits Kyiv, killing 30, injuring 172.

At least 28 people have been killed and 134 others injured after a mass Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on June 17.

12:14 AM

Trump administration doesn't like working with Zelensky's top aide, Politico reports.

"All the people here who want to withdraw and abandon Ukraine are thrilled to have Yermak around," one source told Politico.

11:01 PM

American volunteer 1st US civilian killed in Russian strike on Ukraine, NYT reports.

Fred Grandy, a 62-year-old American artist and volunteer who was killed in Russia's mass missile attack against Kyiv on June 17, appears to be the first U.S. civilian killed by a Russian strike on Ukraine, the New York Times (NYT) reported on June 19.

10:23 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia accidentally admits to its staggering troop losses in Ukraine

10:10 PM

Air defense

Why there's loads of video of Israeli air defenses, and none of Ukraine's

10:08 PM

Ukraine documents 366 cases of war-related sexual violence, most victims women.

The victims include 231 women, 134 men, and 19 children, according to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry.

9:04 PM

Zelensky appoints Brigadier General Shapovalov as new Ground Forces chief.

Brigadier General Hennadii Shapovalov, born in 1978 in Kirovohrad Oblast, is a career officer who graduated from the Military Institute of Tank Troops in Kharkiv and later studied at the National Defense University of Ukraine.

8:46 PM

'Unwanted by their homeland' — Ukraine confirms Russia returned bodies of its soldiers disguised as Ukrainian.

"This is yet another proof of how Russia treats its people with contempt," Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

7:46 PM

Russia's prison chief sentenced in absentia for torture chambers in Kherson Oblast.

Arkady Gostev, head of Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service, was found guilty of orchestrating the transformation of captured Ukrainian prisons into torture sites.

7:42 PM

Eastern Europe

Once firm, support for Ukraine among its neighbors wavers amid a populist surge

6:51 PM

North Korea considers sending 25,000 workers to Russia to help produce Shahed drones, media reports.

In return, Pyongyang is reportedly seeking drone operation training.

5:55 PM

Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly — Issue 30

2:46 PM

(Updated: June 19, 2025 5:55 pm)

Ukraine, Russia carry out another POW exchange under Istanbul deal.

"These are warriors of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the State Border Guard Service. Most of them had been held captive since 2022," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, without revealing their numbers.

5:51 PM

Spain rejects NATO 5% defense spending push, calls proposal 'unreasonable'.

"Committing to a 5% target would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive," said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

5:42 PM

War analysis

Trump's peace push falters in both Ukraine and the Middle East — for similar reasons

5:05 PM

Russia says South Africa invited Putin to G20 summit despite ICC arrest warrant.

South Africa is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and a signatory to the Rome Statute, meaning it is obliged to arrest Vladimir Putin if he enters the country.

4:13 PM

Putin-Trump meeting currently not on the table, Kremlin says.

"Until the necessary 'homework' is done to remove the irritants in our relations with the United States, it makes no sense to organize a meeting," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

1:26 PM

(Updated: June 19, 2025 2:44 pm)

Russian losses

Russia just accidentally admitted to its staggering troop losses in Ukraine

2:26 PM

EU reportedly eyes riskier investments for frozen Russian assets to boost Ukraine aid.

According to Politico, the proposed plan would redirect the frozen Russian assets into a special investment fund under EU control, allowing for higher returns without confiscating the principal.

2:03 PM

Putin, Xi to agree to meet in China as they sneer at G7 summit fractures.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed their upcoming meeting and noted the supposed "rough edges" that emerged among G7 leaders during the recent summit, said Putin's aide, Yuri Ushakov, on June 19.

1:14 PM

Finland votes to withdraw from landmine treaty, citing Russian threat.

The vote aligns Finland with its Baltic allies, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, whose parliaments have already approved similar exits from the treaty.

12:39 PM

Trump & Ukraine

Diplomacy in crisis: G7 letdowns reveal limits to Western solidarity on Ukraine

12:33 PM

Ukraine must accept Moscow's demands or 'surrender,' Russia’s ambassador to UK says.

Russia's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Andrei Kelin, said Russia is continuing its offensive and sees no need to stop hostilities, publicly acknowledging Moscow's disregard for U.S.-backed ceasefire efforts.

12:32 PM

Russia 'on the verge' of recession, Kremlin economy minister warns.

"According to current business perceptions, we are already, it seems, on the verge of a transition to a recession," Russian Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

11:40 AM

Argentina says it uncovered Russian spy network linked to late Prigozhin's group.

The La Compania network, which is allegedly linked to the Russian government and the Kremlin's Project Lakhta, was led by Russian nationals Lev Konstantinovich Andriashvili and his wife Irina Yakovenko, who are both residents of Argentina, according to Argentine authorities.

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