Peter Pellegrini

5:48 PM

General Staff confirms Russian missile ship Tsiklon struck in occupied Crimea.

The ship was reportedly hit during an attack that the Ukrainian Navy said resulted in the destruction of the Russian minesweeper Kovrovets.

5:17 PM

Russian court jails yet another hypersonic missile expert on treason charges.

The case is the latest in a string of investigations against scientists involved in Russia's hypersonic missile program, responsible for developing such weapons as the Kinzhal and Zircon.

4:53 PM

Former Russian major general arrested on suspicion of fraud.

Former Major General Ivan Popov was arrested as part of a wider investigation involving large-scale fraud, TASS said.

3:45 PM

Moldova, EU sign pact on security, defense.

"It (partnership) will allow to jointly address common security challenges, make our engagement more effective and explore new areas of cooperation," European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said.

3:27 PM

Reuters: India's Russian oil imports in April highest in 9 months.

India's imports of Russian oil rose to a nine-month high after shipments from non-sanctioned tankers of the Russian Sovcomflot company resumed, Reuters reported on May 21, citing data from shipping and trade sources.

2:59 PM

Justice Ministry: Over 3,000 Ukrainian convicts have applied to join military.

More than 3,000 convicts have applied for conditional release to join Ukraine's Armed Forces, Deputy Justice Minister Olena Vysotska said on national television on May 21.

2:40 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Putin's China visit was another battle in Russia's war of economic endurance

2:23 PM

Reuters: Germany plans to up Ukraine military aid by 3.8 billion euros.

Initially criticized for its sluggish delivery of military aid to Ukraine following the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Germany has become the second-largest provider of military equipment after the U.S.

1:42 PM

EU Council approves using Russian assets revenue to fund Ukraine.

"Up to 3 billion euros ($3.26 billion) (could be raised) only this year, 90% goes for Ukraine's military. Russia must pay for its war damages," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said.

1:28 PM

Russian drone attack on Kherson Oblast injures 3 elderly women.

A Russian drone dropped explosives on the village of Antonivka in Kherson Oblast on May 21, injuring women aged 69, 75, and 76, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

1:01 PM

Law enforcement agencies search State Judicial Administration premises.

Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) are carrying out searches at the premises of the State Judicial Administration, the judicial body announced on May 21.

12:39 PM

10 Ukrainian soldiers complete F-16 maintenance training in Netherlands.

Ten Ukrainian soldiers completed training for the F-16 aircraft maintenance in the Netherlands, the Dutch Defense Ministry announced on May 21.

12:36 PM

Border Guard: Russian offensive in Sumy Oblast can't be ruled out.

Russia has "certain units" on the border with Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, and an attack in this sector "can never be ruled out," State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) on May 21.

12:18 PM

Bloomberg: Germany ready to back US plan to tap Russian assets revenue for funding Ukraine.

Washington's proposal envisions borrowing against future profits from the frozen assets and transferring the money to Kyiv upfront from a Group of Seven (G7) loan.

11:39 AM

Media: 15-year-old Ukrainian boy stabbed in Germany.

The injured boy walked a kilometer before losing consciousness and was hospitalized soon after, Bild wrote. He was no longer in life-threatening condition as of May 20, the local police said.

10:55 AM

Politico: EU, Ukraine push for membership talks to start on June 25.

According to Politico, intense diplomacy is being undertaken aimed at convincing the Hungarian government to drop their objections to Kyiv's membership to the bloc.

10:39 AM

Man injured in Russian May 17 attack on Kharkiv Oblast dies in hospital.

A 53-year-old man injured in the Russian strike on the village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv Oblast on May 17 died in hospital, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on May 21.

10:11 AM

UN: Humanitarian aid for Ukraine falling but needed now more than ever.

In an interview with AFP, Karolina Lindholm Billing, the UNHCR's representative in Ukraine, said there are four million displaced people in the country including "some very, very vulnerable people."

9:31 AM

Politico: US may announce new military aid package for Ukraine this week.

The U.S. may announce a new military aid package for Ukraine later this week, Politico reported on May 20, citing two unnamed American officials.

9:24 AM

Russian delegation arrives in North Korea.

According to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, these military ties are increasingly a "two-way street," in which North Korea provides Russia with military equipment to use in Ukraine.

8:53 AM

Lithuanian FM: Ukraine 'must be allowed' to strike Russian territory with Western arms.

In an interview with French TV station LCI, Gabrielius Landsbergis said restrictions such as those imposed by the U.S. on using long-range ATACMS missiles inside Russia were a "mistake."

8:41 AM

Air Force: Ukraine downs 28 of 29 Russian drones overnight.

Ukraine intercepted 28 of the 29 drones over Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Kherson, and Kirovohrad oblasts, Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk said.

8:33 AM

German FM in Kyiv: Germany's air defense initiative collects close to 1 billion euros.

Upon her arrival, Baerbock underscored Ukraine's need for air defenses to help repel Russian aerial attacks. "That's why, together with Defense Minister (Boris) Pistorius, I launched a global initiative for more air defense. Almost a billion euros have now been raised to provide additional support for the Ukrainian air defense forces, and we are working intensively to ensure that there is even more," she said.

8:05 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 495,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,380 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

5:08 AM

Nine people arrested in Poland over alleged Russian sabotage plot.

The Polish government arrested nine people from a Russian spy ring in connection to alleged sabotage plots, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told Polish media outlet TVN24.