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Tuesday, May 12
Inside a mission to liberate Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine's south
Secrecy was paramount. Not even some of the high-ranking commanders who would be taking part knew of Ukraine's upcoming counterattack in southeastern Ukraine. "Everything here was done secretly, so very few people knew about it," Vadym, a battalion commander with the 110th Mechanized Brigade who goes by his callsign "Lighthouse," said at a command post in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Vadym had heard rumors about the operation, but only believed "something was brewing" after seeing an increase in the
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,343,050 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,020 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Sweden detains two suspects over allegedly aiding high-tech shipments to Russia
Swedish authorities have detained two people on suspicion of violating international sanctions in assisting Russia to procure "advanced products," the Swedish Security Service said on May 11.
As ceasefire ends, Russian drone strikes residential building in Kyiv
The latest attack on the Ukrainian capital comes just hours after a U.S.-brokered temporary ceasefire reached between Ukraine and Russia expired.
Ukraine turns to Europe for possible 'airport ceasefire' with Russia, Sybiha says
Europe may help Ukraine and Russia reach an agreement to pause attacks on each other's airports, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Politico on May 11.
Monday, May 11
Zelensky's former second-in-command, Yermak, charged in major corruption probe
President Volodymyr Zelensky's former chief of staff has been charged with money laundering tied to the construction of a luxury residential compound outside Kyiv, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) said in a statement. Although not named in SAPO's statement, the chief of staff in question is Andriy Yermak, a source in law enforcement familiar with the case told the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Pr
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Who is winning? Since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the information space around the war has been obsessed with this deceptively simple question, and the constant new iterations of answers to it. In the hands of those fighting the narrative war, from officials on both sides, online cheerleaders, armchair generals, and a certain world leader who likes to talk about who has the cards, the answers differ radically, but all are delivered with consistent venom, emotion, and
