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Vyshyvanka, a traditionally styled embroidered shirt or dress, is the central feature of Ukraine’s national clothing.
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The Council of Europe on May 14 approved the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia's top leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian lawmaker Maria Mezentseva reported.
Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, disappeared in August 2023 while reporting from Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories. Moscow admitted she was in Russian detention the following year.
European foreign ministers approved the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine during a meeting in Lviv on May 9. The tribunal, which will operate under the auspices of the Council of Europe, aims to prosecute Russia's top political and military leadership, including President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine expects the tribunal to start work in 2026. The Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Hodunova spoke with Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel about the future tribunal and its role in bringing justice for Ukraine.
Turkish officials told Bloomberg that while they don't expect Trump to visit Istanbul, they are not ruling it out, and preparations for any scenario are underway.
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The air raid was announced at around 2:30 p.m. local time, while the explosion sounded around 2:50 p.m.
Melkonyants was arrested in August 2023 in connection with the activities of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO), which was co-founded by Golos's legal predecessor, the Golos association.
Ukraine's underground storage facilities are currently using 19.4% of their capacity. Almost 32%, or 2.79 bcm, less gas is available in the storages than in the previous year, according to the estimates.
The majority of Ukrainians, 71%, do not support holding elections before a full peace deal, even in the case of a ceasefire and security guarantees, according to a poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on May 14.
"He'd like me to be there, and that's a possibility. ... I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Qatar, Reuters reported.
Trump has long demanded that NATO allies increase their military spending, previously calling for the alliance to raise its benchmark from 2% to 5% of GDP.
Two of the suspects were reportedly detained over the weekend, and the third on May 13, during police raids in Germany and Switzerland.
More than 1,000 Russian government entities and 1,200 private companies are involved in the economy of occupied Mariupol, a major southeastern city occupied by Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, according to a research paper published on May 14.
This marks Zelensky's highest trust rating recorded by KIIS since December 2023, when he enjoyed the confidence of 77% of respondents.
Over the past day, Russian attacks targeted Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Luhansk, and Donetsk oblasts.
Russian troops struck Kherson Oblast 86 times with artillery, MLRS, tanks, mortars, and drones, killing three people, including an eight-year-old boy, and injuring 13, according to Kherson Oblast Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych. The attacks hit residential areas in Kherson, damaging a shipbuilding plant, an educational institution, warehouses, a newspaper publishing house, a school, a shop, a Kherson Regional State Administration building, and homes, said Yanushevych.
Russian forces killed two civilians and injured four in Bakhmut and Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Dec. 15. Kyrylenko added that nine communities in the region were hit, and 18 homes and an agricultural warehouse were damaged.
Russia hit Kharkiv Oblast, wounding a 63-year-old woman in the village of Kivsharivka, according to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov. A critical infrastructure object and a two-story administration building were damaged in the Kupiansk district due to Russian attacks, Syniehubov added.
The Zaporizhzhia regional state administration reported that civilian infrastructure in 15 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast came under Russian fire. Local authorities received 11 reports about damages to citizens’ homes and infrastructure sites due to Russian attacks. The administration didn’t provide information on casualties.
Russian forces used heavy artillery and “Grad” multiple launch rocket systems to attack three communities in Nikopol district, damaging private homes, farm buildings, and a gas pipe, according to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko. No casualties were reported.
The Chornomorka and Ochakiv communities on the Black Sea coast were also hit, said Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Viltalii Kim. Infrastructure sites in both communities were damaged, but there were no casualties, he added.
Russian forces struck the Putyvl community with mortars 14 times over the past day, Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported. There were no casualties or damage.
Russia also attacked seven settlements in Luhansk Oblast using tanks, mortars, and rocket artillery, according to the regional state administration. There is no information on casualties and damage.
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