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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.

5:54 PM

Zelensky: Russia blocks 22 million tons of crops in Ukrainian ports.

President Volodymyr Zelensky added on May 21 that Russia steals Ukrainian crops. According to Ukraine's agrarian policy ministry, grain exports are limited to 500,000 tons per month, compared to 5 million tons before the war.

5:18 PM

Zelensky expects multiple rocket launchers to be approved for Ukraine.

Representatives of more than 40 countries will meet online on May 23 to discuss further military support for Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 21 that multiple rocket launchers could be a game-changer against Russia in Donbas. "We appeal to all countries to supply MLRS systems, thanks to which Ukraine will be able to take the initiative and liberate its territory," he said.

4:42 PM

Health minister: Russian forces block medicine supply to hospitals in occupied territories.

According to Viktor Lyashko, 235 medical institutions and 20 emergency teams, most of them in Kherson Oblast, are facing shortages. The official said that Russian occupiers are trying to force hospital staff to cooperate with them.

4:27 PM

'Saint Javelin' mural being painted in Kyiv.

The mural will portray the viral “Saint Javelin” meme with an Orthodox Madonna clad in green and cradling a Javelin anti-tank missile, which Ukraine uses as it battles Russian aggression. The mural will be the first of a series of murals on Antonova Street, according to former deputy of the Kyiv City Council Andriy Andreev.

3:58 PM

Ukraine launches hotline for Russian army's soldiers to surrender.

After intercepting phone calls from soldiers conscripted by Russia in the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine wh compare their service to “slavery” and ask for help, Ukraine’s State Security Service launched the “2024” hotline for the Russian army’s soldiers willing to surrender.

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1:33 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 1:34 pm)

Ukraine's ambassador to the US to be dismissed, source says.

Oksana Markarova has held the post since April 2021.

7:45 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 1:30 pm)

Minerals

Exclusive: Ukraine pitches US modernizes its largest oil refinery as part of minerals deal

12:27 PM

Overcoming Slovakia, Hungary opposition, EU set to approve new Russia sanctions package this week, Ukrainian official says.

In late June, EU ambassadors did not approve the sanctions package because of objections from Budapest and Bratislava.

11:13 AM

9 killed, 81 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 54 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones, and fired four S-300/400 guided missiles.

11:02 AM

On 1-year anniversary, Ukraine names Russian officer linked to deadly strike on Kyiv Okhmatdyt children's hospital.

The strike, which killed two adults and injured at least 34 people, directly hit the country's largest pediatric medical center, where 627 children were receiving treatment at the time.

9:56 AM

Crimea's Striletska Bay 'practically empty' of Russian Black Sea Fleet ships, Ukraine's partisans say.

The remaining combat units are periodically rotated and redeployed in an apparent effort to avoid detection by Ukrainian reconnaissance, the Atesh partisan group said.

4:15 AM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 9:23 am)

'They have to be able to defend themselves' — Trump says US will send additional weapons shipments to Ukraine, criticizes Putin.

"They're getting hit very hard. We're gonna have to send more weapons, your defensive weapons primarily," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

9:19 AM

Trump reportedly told Zelensky he's not responsible for US arms halt to Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on July 4 that he was not responsible for the suspension of U.S. arms shipments to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

8:17 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,028,610 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,070 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:56 AM

EU to impose 'toughest' sanctions on Russia in coordination with US senators, French foreign minister says.

"This (war) cannot continue; it must stop. To achieve this, in coordination with American senators, Europe is preparing to introduce, based on French proposals, the toughest sanctions we have imposed in the last three years," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said.

6:25 AM

Kellogg, Umerov set to meet, discuss resumption of US military aid to Ukraine, Politico reports.

Following the talks between U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Rome, Politico reported that more meetings are set to take place in Kyiv over the next two weeks.

2:53 AM

Russia jails former top general for 17 years in massive military graft case.

Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, a former head of the Russian military's communications unit, served as deputy chief of the army's General Staff from 2013 until his removal in 2020.

12:47 AM

Russia fails to meet OPEC+ oil production target in June, Bloomberg reports.

Historically, Russia, which co-leads the OPEC+ alliance with Saudi Arabia, has faced criticism for poor compliance with production quotas.

6:44 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 12:20 am)

Russia strikes conscription offices in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, injuring dozens, Ukraine says.

Two districts of Kharkiv came under attack that same day, in which one woman was killed and over 80 people, including eight children, were reported injured or suffered shock in Kharkiv, according to the local prosecutor's office.

10:32 PM

UK sanctions Russian officials and lab over chemical weapons use in Ukraine.

According to the updated sanctions list published on the U.K. government's official website, the new measures target Russia's Scientific Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, as well as Lieutenant General Alexei Rtishchev, head of Russia's Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, and his deputy, Andrei Marchenko.

10:27 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian airports cancel nearly 300 flights amid drone attacks on Russia

8:59 PM

EBRD to unlock $1 billion in credit for Ukraine's key sectors, considers mineral projects.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will enable Ukrainian banks to provide up to 900 million euros ($1.05 billion) in new loans by sharing credit risks.

8:23 PM

Russian weapons contain growing number of Chinese components, Zelensky's adviser says.

Russia’s growing ability to sustain weapons production despite Western sanctions is being driven by a flow of Chinese components and materials, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for sanctions, told journalists on July 7.

7:43 PM

Opinion

War has changed: Ukraine’s tech pioneers are leading the fight West can’t afford to ignore

6:00 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 7:29 pm)

Russian-Chinese relations

Would China invading Taiwan spark Russian attack on NATO? Experts say it's 'plausible'

6:54 PM

Interview

‘Neither side wasted time' — Ukraine's economy minister on minerals deal negotiations with Trump’s ‘business-oriented’ administration

5:49 PM

5 suspects charged over deadly explosion in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Oblast.

According to prosecutors, one of the company directors had established illegal production of explosive materials and involved unqualified personnel without the necessary training or certification.

12:17 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 5:42 pm)

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