Schemes: Pro-Kremlin politician Portnov leaves Ukraine despite travel ban for military-age males.

12:47 AM  (Updated:  June 2, 2025 7:03 am)

Nationalist candidate Narwocki wins Polish presidential election by narrow margin.

Right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki garnered 50.89% of the vote in the run-off election on June 1, narrowly defeating his liberal rival, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.

6:17 AM

Russia attacks Kharkiv with ballistic missiles, drones, injuring at least 6, including child.

A 7-year-old boy was among the victims injured in overnight attacks on the city of Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported. Information about casualties and damage is still being investigated.

5:17 AM

Russia shatters drone record, launches 472 UAVs at Ukraine night before Kyiv's strike on Russian airfields.

The mass aerial attack breaks Russia's previous record, set just last week on May 26, by over 100 drones.

3:31 AM

Lavrov, Rubio discuss peace settlement ahead of Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul.

The State Department confirmed that Russia requested the call and that Rubio reiterated President Trump's call for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine to achieve "a lasting peace."

11:57 PM

Ukrainian strikes in Russia

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drone strikes hit over 40 Russian aircraft, damage 34% of strategic bombers

2:19 PM  (Updated:  June 1, 2025 11:46 pm)

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Ukraine calendar: What will happen this week

1:52 PM  (Updated:  June 1, 2025 9:56 pm)

'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source says.

"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.

9:23 PM

34% of Russian strategic missile bombers at main airfields damaged in Ukrainian drone operation, SBU reports.

The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported that the June 1 “Spider Web” drone operation caused approximately $7 billion in damages and disabled 34% of cruise missile carriers in key Russian airbases.

7:57 PM

Zelensky announces updated Ukrainian delegation list, ahead of planned peace talks with Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 1 an updated 14-member Ukrainian delegation for upcoming peace talks with Russia in Istanbul, expanding the original group of 12.

5:41 PM

Photos

May 2025: Ukraine in photos.

5:04 PM

War analysis

As Trump fails to sanction Moscow, few expect breakthrough during upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks

5:00 PM

Ukrainian Land Forces Commander resigns after Russian attack that killed 12 soldiers on training grounds

Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi submitted his resignation on June 1.

3:10 PM

Video

Germany steps up aid after Russia's unprecedented attacks | Ukraine This Week.

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur breaks down the top stories of the week, from Germany’s increased military aid to last weekend’s unprecedented attacks on Ukraine.

2:51 PM

12 Ukrainian soldiers dead, 60 injured after Russian missile strike on training center

A statement on the attack did not identify the location of the training grounds, nor the specific type of missile used by Russia.

12:39 PM

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UK wants nuclear-armed US fighter jets to counter Russian threat, Times reports

The British military is looking at F-35A Lightning stealth fighter jets, made by Lockheed Martin.

10:49 AM

Russian soldiers surrendered because 'abuse in units is worse than captivity,' Ukrainian paratroopers say.

Russia's abuse of its own soldiers has been well documented throughout the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

10:25 AM

Russian military freight train blown up en route to Crimea, Ukraine's HUR claims.

"The Muscovites' key logistical artery on the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Crimea has been destroyed," HUR's statement said.

1:14 AM  (Updated:  June 1, 2025 10:22 am)

Mass casualties after Russian train derailment and bridge collapse in Bryansk Oblast, officials say.

At least seven people are dead and another 69 injured after a train derailed in Russia's Bryansk Oblast overnight on May 31, following the collapse of an overhead road bridge, Bryansk Oblast Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.

9:29 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 987,330 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,230 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

6:30 AM

Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia Oblast injure 7 people, damage critical infrastructure.

Russia launched a series of attacks on Zaporizhzhia Oblast overnight on May 31-June 1, injuring 7 people and damaging homes and critical infrastructure, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported.

5:34 AM

Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway in Russia-occupied Donetsk Oblast, group claims.

The Atesh partisan group allegedly sabotaged the recently-constructed Volnovakha-Mariupol railway in occupied Donetsk Oblast, disrupting Russian logistics, the group claimed in a Telegram post on June 1.

4:09 AM

Using Russian assets for Ukraine aid needs 'closer look,' German official says.

Top German official Thorsten Frei said in an interview with German media on May 31 that the EU should reconsider using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, urging a tougher stance against the Kremlin.

1:22 AM

'Serious setback' for democracy — EU condemns Russia-style foreign agents law in Georgia.

The EU condemned Georgia's foreign agents law, which officially came into effect, and called on authorities to reverse the country's democratic backsliding in a statement published on May 31.

10:51 PM

No clarity on Russia’s agenda ahead of Ukraine peace talks, Zelensky says.

Ukraine and its partners are still waiting to see what, if anything, Russia plans to present at the upcoming peace talks in Turkey scheduled for June 2, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

9:40 PM

Russia-linked disinfo campaign stokes anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland before June 1 vote, investigation finds.

Russia-aligned actors are amplifying anti-Ukrainian sentiment through coordinated campaigns across platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), Bluesky, Facebook, and Telegram, according to a new investigation by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.