Did the War End? Ep. 2: Defending Azovstal

10:01 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 18 over past day.

Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Sumy, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Odesa, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson. Casualties were reported in the latter four regions.

9:40 AM

US State Department does not anticipate Russian breakthrough toward Kharkiv.

The U.S. State Department does "not anticipate any major breakthroughs" by Russia toward Kharkiv, but Russia may "make further advances in the coming weeks," Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a press briefing on May 13.

9:36 AM

Russian media: Russian Defense Ministry personnel chief Kuznetsov detained.

Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov, the head of the main personnel directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry, was detained on May 13 on criminal charges, the state-owned news agency TASS reported, citing undisclosed law enforcement sources.

9:03 AM

Security council secretary: Over 30,000 Russian troops involved in attack on Kharkiv Oblast.

More than 30,000 Russian troops are carrying out renewed offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Lytvynenko told in an interview with AFP published on May 13.

8:50 AM

Freight train derailed in Russia's Volgograd Oblast due to alleged 'interference.'

Several cars of a freight train in Russia's Volgograd Oblast were derailed due to "interference by unauthorized persons," the Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported on May 14, citing a statement from the Russian railway services.

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

Updated: 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."