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2:40 PM

Portuguese prime minister pays visit to Irpin.

Antonio Costa visited Irpin, a Kyiv suburb that saw heavy hostilities during the Battle of Kyiv, on May 21. "The levels of destruction and violence are completely devastating. I testified the evidence of vicious, indiscriminate, and unjustified attacks," Costa said. "I will never forget the visit to Irpin."

2:19 PM

Russian forces fire mortars on settlements in Chernihiv Oblast.

According to Ukraine’s Northern Operational Command, at around 12 p.m. on May 21, Russian forces fired mortars toward Hremiach and Mykolaivka villages in Chernihiv Oblast. No casualties have been reported yet.

1:59 PM

Biden signs bill providing $40 billion in aid for Ukraine.

According to an announcement by the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the “Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022” on May 21. The package includes military, economic, and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it battles the Russian aggression.

1:53 PM

Russian shelling destroys music school in Donetsk Oblast.

A music school in the town of Sviatohirsk was shelled by Russian forces in the early morning on May 21, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported. The school is completely destroyed now, according to Kyrylenko.

1:33 PM

Ukraine’s air defense shoots down Russian missile in Vinnytsia Oblast.

According to regional governor Serhiy Borzov, the missile was shot down near the town of Nemyriv in Vinnytsia Oblast on May 21.

1:04 PM

SBU confirms Kramatorsk train station was attacked from Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) spokesperson Artem Dekhtiarenko said on May 21 that the SBU “got indisputable evidence” that Russia was behind the attack on the Kramatorsk railway station that killed 61 and injured 121 people on April 8. The SBU established that a missile was launched by the Tochka-U ballistic missile system from the territory in Donetsk Oblast which has been occupied by Russia since 2014.

12:39 PM

Russian missile hits military infrastructure object in Rivne Oblast.

Rivne Oblast Governor Vitaliy Koval reported that the number of victims and the extent of destruction are being clarified.

12:27 PM

Zelensky: 700,000 soldiers defending Ukraine now.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised interview on May 21 that 700,000 defenders of Ukraine are fighting all across the country, Ukrainska Pravda reported.

12:08 PM

Zelensky says Ukrainian defenders of Azovstal up for prisoners exchange.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised interview that Ukrainian defenders taken from Azovstal to Russian-controlled cities must return home as part of a prisoner exchange. According to Zelensky, all civilians, doctors, as well as wounded and severely wounded people left the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. According to Russia's Defense Ministry, a total of 2,439 soldiers from Azovstal have surrendered.

11:11 AM

General Staff: 28,850 Russian troops killed since Feb 24.

Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on May 21 that Russia has also lost 1,278 tanks, 3,116 armored personnel carriers, 2,178 vehicles and fuel tanks, 596 artillery systems, 201 multiple launch rocket systems, 93 anti-aircraft defense systems, 169 helicopters, 204 aircraft, 462 UAVs, and 13 boats.

11:00 AM

Reuters: Germany, Italy approve rouble accounts for Russian gas payments.

Following discussions with the EU, Germany and Italy told companies they could open rouble accounts to proceed purchasing Russian gas “without breaching” sanctions against Russia, Reuters reported citing its anonymous sources.

10:34 AM

Russia shells Ukrainian border village in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces shelled the territories near Kucherivka village on the morning of May 21, according to Ukraine's Armed Forces. No casualties have been reported.

10:09 AM

Russia cuts off gas supplies to Finland.

According to the Finnish gas firm Gasum, starting from May 21, it will “supply natural gas to its customers from other sources through the Balticconnector pipeline.” The decision comes after Gasum’s earlier refusal to pay for Russian gas in rubles.

9:43 AM

Russia’s war killed at least 400 civilians in Donetsk Oblast since Feb 24.

1,116 people have been injured, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on May 21. The numbers, however, do not include those killed in the destroyed cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha. According to officials, the number of civilian casualties is estimated to be around 20,000.

7:05 AM

Ukraine’s military destroys 3 tanks, Grad missile launcher.

Ukraine’s Operational Command “South” reported on May 20 that Russia has lost at least 36 soldiers, three T-72 tanks, a Grad missile launcher, and a number of vehicles along Ukraine’s southern frontlines over the past 24 hours.

6:37 AM

Oksana Bashuk Hepburn: Winners and losers of Russia’s war.

The unprovoked war that Russia unleashed on Ukraine has far-reaching consequences. If he wins, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will be elevated to godhood. Russia’s false historic claims to entitlements will explode. Its global propaganda machine will spin arrogant superiority sans pareil to push Russia-style dictatorship even further on countries

5:19 AM

Institute for the Study of War: Russia potentially overstating number of Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Azovstal.

The U.S. think tank said that Russia may be inflating the numbers either to maximize the amount of Russian prisoners of war received at the next exchange, or to avoid the embarrassment of admitting to having undertaken a months-long siege against merely “hundreds” of Ukrainian soldiers.

4:58 AM

Official: Ukraine receives 29,000 tons of humanitarian aid over past week.

According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, aid received this week has consisted of food, clothing, medicine, military goods, furniture, cars, generators, and thermal-imaging cameras. Tymoshenko said humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s war totals 360,000 tons.

3:28 AM

Zelensky: Pilots risk their lives to deliver supplies to Azovstal.

Ukrainian pilots braved Russian anti-aircraft fire to bring humanitarian supplies to and retrieve the dead and wounded from Azovstal steel plant, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised address on May 20. “A very large number of our pilots died, unfortunately. Absolutely heroic people… Just imagine what these people have done,” Zelensky said.

2:10 AM

Canada to loan additional $195 million to Ukraine via IMF.

Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland announced an additional loan of $195 million to Ukraine through the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Administered Account for Ukraine. Combined with earlier financial support, this loan brings Canada’s financial commitment to Ukraine to $1.5 billion this year.

1:03 AM

Over 40 countries of Ukraine Contact Group to meet again on May 23.

The group led by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will discuss further defense support for Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a May 20 briefing. The group, composed of nations dedicated to aiding Ukraine, first convened at Germany's Ramstein Air Base last month. The meeting will take place online. Before the meeting, Austin will speak with Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.

12:23 AM

Russian media claim all Ukrainian defenders left Azovstal in Mariupol.

According to the Kremlin-controlled media, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Azovstal and the entire city of Mariupol was under Russian control. In total, 2,439 Ukrainian defenders have been evacuated from the plant since May 16, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed. Ukraine hasn't confirmed this.

11:08 PM

Zelensky: Western partners involved in evacuation of Mariupol defenders.

Although the details were not disclosed, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine was negotiating the evacuation with the leaders of several countries, including Turkey, Switzerland and Israel.

11:02 PM

Lithuania to cut off Russian energy imports on May 22.

Pan-European electricity exchange Nord Pool halts trade with Russian Joint Stock Company Inter RAO due to the risk of non-payment for electricity by Russia. Dainius Kreivys, Lithuania’s energy minister, said that for his country it’s not only a “journey towards energy independence,” but also a way to show solidarity with Ukraine. “We must stop financing the Russian war machine,” Kreivys said.

10:42 PM

Russian missile hits Kharkiv.

The attack took place in the city's Kyivskyi District and caused a fire, the State Emergency Service confirmed. No casualties reported.

10:33 PM

Representatives of Ukrainian business meet with Presidential Office to discuss economic policy.

The business demanded that lawmaker Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the parliament's tax committee who stands for increasing taxes, was removed from making decisions about the state's economic policy. According to Serhiy Haydaychuk, head of the CEO Club, consensus was found on several key issues. Within two weeks, the Ukrainian business will expect a public statement from the office on economic policy.

10:02 PM

Prosecutors identify another Russian officer allegedly guilty of atrocities in Kyiv Oblast.

According to Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, a 30-year-old Vasyl Lytvynenko, commander of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade, ordered his soldiers to kill civilians in the village of Lypivka, 40 kilometers west of Bucha.

8:46 PM

Defense Intelligence: Putin is in absolute dead end, he can't stop war, he can't win it.

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Defense Ministry's Intelligence Directorate, told the Wall Street Journal that he was “amazed by Russian stupidity” because, according to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin chose the worst option in terms of war.

8:14 PM

Kramatorsk surgery center saves region’s lives.

KRAMATORSK, Donetsk Oblast – As war bleeds Donetsk Oblast, the surgery center in Kramatorsk’s first city hospital has to shoulder the burden of caring for civilians from a large area. Its handful of remaining doctors and nurses operate on the ill and the wounded before they can be transported west

8:13 PM

Local official: Russian troops complete clearing rubble of ruined Mariupol Drama Theater, conceal real death toll.

“Now we will never find out how many civilians were actually killed there,” said Petro Andriushchenko, advisor to Mariupol mayor. On March 16, the Russian military hit the theater, where hundreds of women and children were hiding, with an air bomb.

7:40 PM

General Staff: Russia has accumulated 130 units of military equipment near Chornobaivka, Kherson Oblast.

The occupiers seek to strengthen their military units, which have been repeatedly defeated by the Ukrainian army at a nearby airfield.

7:38 PM

National Bank of Ukraine to lift restrictions on exchange rate.

The National Bank of Ukraine said it would remove restrictions on the exchange rate at which banks sell foreign currency on May 21. Previously this rate could not deviate from the official rate by more than 10%. The bank also temporarily reduced the monthly limit on cash withdrawals abroad from hryvnia accounts from 100,000 Hr($3,418) to 50,000 Hr ($1710).

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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.

7:45 PM

Minerals

Exclusive: Ukraine pitches deepwater gas, oil refinery projects to US under landmark minerals deal

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)

Ukraine confirms drone strike on Russian chemical plant near Moscow.

The Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant is one of the city's biggest employers and an important part of Russia's defense-industrial complex.

5:23 PM

Russian airlines face $254 million losses from just 2 days of Ukrainian drone strikes, Kremlin media reports.

Since the start of mass disruptions on July 5, a total of 485 flights were canceled, 88 were diverted to alternate airports, and another 1,900 were delayed across major hubs, according to Russia's aviation agency Rosaviatsiya.

5:12 PM

EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine economy minister breaks down US minerals deal.

The Kyiv Independent's business editor Liliane Bivings sits down with Ukraine's Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to discuss the U.S.-Ukraine "minerals deal" and address the myths surrounding it.

4:10 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 4:45 pm)

Russian transport minister fired by Putin reportedly shoots himself dead.

According to Russian media, ex-Transport Minister Roman Starovoit's body was found near Moscow. Preliminary findings suggest that the suicide may be linked to a possible criminal case.

3:01 PM

Ukrainian drone strike hits major oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, HUR source claims.

Located roughly 500 kilometers (311 miles) from Ukrainian-controlled territory, the refinery is among the largest in southern Russia, producing over 6 million tons of fuel annually.

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