Ukrainian naval drones

4:40 PM

Zelensky: Ukraine can prevent occupation of Kharkiv with 2 Patriot systems.

When asked if the U.S. is to blame for what is happening in Kharkiv Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "It is the world's fault."

3:49 PM

Russian cluster munition attack on Kharkiv Oblast injures 5, including Vovchansk official.

Tamaz Gambarashvili, the head of Vovchansk City Military Administration, two medics and two drivers are among the injured, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on May 16.

3:45 PM

Foreigners have opened over 2,600 businesses in Ukraine since start of full-scale war.

Businesspeople from Turkey represent the largest share, data shows, as they own 354 new Ukrainian businesses, or 13% of the total.

3:17 PM

PM's advisor: Power cuts in Ukraine may last until August.

Power supply restrictions in Ukraine may last until August, Yurii Boiko, an advisor to the prime minister, said at a press conference in Kyiv on May 16.

3:14 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Ukraine’s naval drones are taking over the Black Sea

3:07 PM

Netherlands' incoming coalition government reaffirms support for Ukraine.

Under outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands has been a staunch ally of Ukraine, being one of the few partners to pledge F-16 fighter jets.

2:19 PM

Xi claims Beijing, Moscow want 'political solution' to Russia-Ukraine war.

Speaking on May 16 at a press conference during Putin's two-day visit to China, the pair put on a united front and cast themselves as partners opposed to a Western, U.S.-led world order.

2:03 PM

Russian attacks on Kherson, Donetsk oblasts kill 1, injure 9.

Russian troops attacked the village of Mykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast and the Beryslav district in Kherson Oblast on May 16, killing one person and injuring nine, according to the prosecutors.

1:12 PM

Minister: Russia captures, shoots civilians in northern Vovchansk.

Russian forces are taking Ukrainian civilians captive and preventing their evacuation in the embattled northern part of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on May 16.

12:57 PM

Zelensky in Kharkiv: Situation 'difficult' but 'under control,' Russia suffers losses.

"As of today, the situation in Kharkiv Oblast is generally under control, our soldiers are inflicting significant losses" on Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

12:38 PM

Source: Ukrainian drones attack Russian defense manufacturer's facilities in Tula.

Drones operated by Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) hit production facilities of the state-owned Russian weapons manufacturing company "Basalt" in the city of Tula overnight on May 16, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent.

12:30 PM

Official: Ukraine's civil service suffering 'catastrophic' shortage of people.

Last year, the Ukrainian government passed a law limiting bonuses for those working in the civil service.

12:02 PM

Polish parliament's lower house passes law amendments on Ukrainian refugees.

Sejm, the lower chamber of Poland's parliament, supported on May 15 amendments to the law on Ukrainian refugees, which include several changes and extend their protection until Sep. 30, 2025.

11:48 AM

General Staff: Ukraine thwarts Russia's attempts to gain foothold in Vovchansk.

"The enemy's plans to advance deeper into the city of Vovchansk and gain a foothold there were thwarted," Ukraine's General Staff said on May 16.

11:18 AM

FT: EU to freeze Georgia's membership bid if 'foreign agents' law enacted.

The bill's introduction into the parliament has led to widespread protests across the country and criticism from the EU and the U.S.

11:02 AM

Military: Ukraine has not lost ground near Robotyne in Zaporizhizhia Oblast.

Ukrainian troops have not lost ground near the village of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Dmytro Lykhovii, General Staff's spokesperson told on the national television on May 16.

10:45 AM

Slovak PM shooting – everything we know so far about the assassination attempt on Robert Fico.

Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba said that Fico "was heavily injured" during the attack and one bullet "went through the stomach" while another "hit the joints."

10:30 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 41 over past day.

Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Sumy, Luhansk, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson. Casualties were reported in the latter five regions.

9:55 AM

Ukraine Business Roundup — (Not) getting away with murder

9:53 AM

New Zealand announces new sanctions over Russia's war against Ukraine.

The restrictions target actors purportedly involved in the transfer of North Korean arms to Russia for use against Ukraine and Iranian actors providing military aid to Moscow.

9:10 AM

Partisans: Ammunition depot hit at Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea.

The partisans claim that the damaged depot stored "most of the missiles" for Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets as well as MiG-31 aircraft, a carrier of Kinzhal ballistic missiles that Russia uses to attack Ukraine.

8:57 AM

Slovak PM 'no longer in life-threatening condition' after assassination attempt.

A 71-year-old man is reportedly suspected of carrying out what Slovak government officials have called an assassination attempt and has been detained.

8:34 AM

Putin arrives in China on state visit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on May 16 for a two-day visit for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

8:17 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 488,460 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,520 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

5:45 AM

Two Ukrainian Railways workers killed in Russian attack.

A railway inspector and repairman working for Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) were killed by Russian shelling of civilian railroad infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrzaliznytsia reported on May 15.