Oleksandr Dubinsky

10:02 PM

Ombudsman: 13 more children return to Ukraine from Russia with Qatar's assistance.

Qatar acts as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia to bring back Ukrainian children illegally held by Russia.

9:07 PM

Man who shot Fico cites policy towards Ukraine as motivation for assassination attempt.

The man charged with shooting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico cited his country's policy towards Ukraine as a motivation for the attempted assassination, Slovak media reported on May 23.

8:24 PM

Ukraine Business Roundup — A tale of two cities

8:20 PM

Ukraine downs another Russian Su-25 fighter jet in second shootdown in one day.

It is reportedly the sixth Russian Su-25 jet that Ukraine has shot down this month.

8:19 PM

Media: US to announce $275 million in additional military aid for Ukraine.

The U.S. government will announce an additional $275 million in ammunition and artillery for Ukraine in the coming days, two U.S. officials told the Associated Press (AP) on the condition of anonymity.

8:10 PM

Poland increases security at Ukraine aid export hub over sabotage concerns.

Polish authorities are increasing security at the main transit hub for foreign military aid to Ukraine amidst increased threats of Russian-backed sabotage, Bloomberg reported on May 23.

7:43 PM

Norway announces new $190 million package of military assistance for Ukraine.

"We stand with and support Ukraine as long as necessary," said Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram.

6:59 PM

Estonian authorities say Russian border guard removed river border markers from Estonian territory.

Eerik Purgel, head of the PPA's Eastern Prefecture, said that Estonian and Russian authorities install the buoys that separate the territories on a yearly basis in order to ease navigation on the river and prevent fishermen and others from accidentally straying across the border.

6:25 PM

Putin signs decree authorizing confiscation of US companies, individuals in retaliatory measure.

The decree would enable Russian citizens, companies, and the central bank to appeal to courts that the seizure of their assets is unjustified. In turn, the Russian government could offer U.S. assets in Russia as compensation.

6:14 PM

Rosneft asks Kremlin to compensate for costs of protecting oil refineries from drones.

The CEO of Russia's state-controlled oil company, Rosneft, sent a letter to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asking the Kremlin to approve tax breaks to offset the cost of preventing drone attacks on the company's oil refineries, Russian state-controlled media reported on May 23.

5:48 PM

Field report

Russian missile strike reduces Kharkiv printing press to ashes, killing 7 (Photos)

5:36 PM

Energoatom: Workers restore power connection to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after potential blackout warning

"Russian (forces) continue to create an extremely dangerous situation" at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, said Energoatom President Petro Kotin.

5:17 PM

War analysis

Russia’s latest offensive into Kharkiv Oblast is stretching Ukrainian defenses

5:09 PM

FT: EU seeks to stop Russian imports of Western luxury cars via Belarus.

The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on Belarus as a way to close a trade loophole that has allowed Russia to import luxury cars and other banned goods produced in Western countries, the Financial Times reported on May 23.

5:08 PM

Ukrainian court releases first prisoners to join army under new conscription rules.

The court said that the two men had been convicted of theft in 2022 and sentenced to four years and nine months and five years and five months in prison, respectively.

4:32 PM

ECHR rules prosecution cases against Georgia's Saakashvili are fair.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is currently serving six years in prison in Georgia on charges of abuse of power and ordering an assault on an opposition lawmaker.

3:57 PM

Syrskyi: Russia 'completely bogged down' in Vovchansk street fighting, deploys reserves.

Russian troops are "completely bogged down" in street battles for the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, having suffered "very heavy losses," Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 23.

3:17 PM

Ukraine's military intelligence confirms drone attack on Russia's Tatarstan Republic.

Ukraine's military intelligence agency confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that it was behind a drone attack targeting Russian military facilities in Russia's Tatarstan Republic on May 23.

3:01 PM

Kuleba calls for additional Patriots in wake of 'heinous attack' on Kharkiv.

"This heinous attack must remind everyone around the world that Ukraine still urgently needs seven 'Patriot' systems," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on X, thanking Germany for pledging an additional system last month.

3:00 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Russia’s shadow fleet strategy draws from Iran’s playbook

2:03 PM

General Staff: Ukraine hits Russian S-400 air defense system.

Ukraine's Air Force and rocket and artillery forces also hit two Russian artillery pieces, two drone control stations, two command posts, an electronic warfare station, and a Su-25 fighter jet, according to the report.

1:38 PM

Military: Russian troops trying to advance near Chasiv Yar but haven't entered town.

The Russian troops are trying to advance near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, but they have not entered the town, Kyrylo Sazonov, a soldier of the 41st separate mechanized brigade, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) on May 23.

12:50 PM

Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast village kills 74-year-old man.

Russian troops attacked the village of Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on May 23, killing a 74-year-old man, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

12:14 PM

Finance minister: Ukraine's budget lacks $5 billion for military spending.

There is a gap in Ukraine's state budget of $5 billion needed for military expenditures, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko told in an interview with Hromadske Radio on May 22.

11:05 AM

Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 7, injures 21.

Russian forces launched attacks against Kharkiv Oblast on May 23, killing at least seven people in Kharkiv and injuring at least 20, as well as at least 11 elsewhere in the oblast, as reported by local officials and a Kyiv Independent reporter.