Key developments on May 12: * Ukraine's Defense Ministry: Ukraine advances 2 kilometers toward Bakhmut * Military: Signs of exhaustion evident among Russian forces on battlefield * 24th Separate Assault Battalion says it recaptured Russian positions southwest of Bakhmut * Wagner chief attacks Russian Defense Ministry, calls on Shoigu to visit Bakhmut Ukrainian forces
Key developments on May 11: * Russian attacks kill 1, injure 10 in Donetsk Oblast * UK delivers long-range missiles to Ukraine * Ukraine needs more time to prepare for counteroffensive, says Zelensky * Alleged drone attacks reported in 3 Russian regions The U.K. has already delivered long-range Storm Shadow attack missiles, capable
Key developments on May 10: * Journalists geolocate 223 military facilities in Russian-occupied Crimea * Kremlin claims no knowledge of Wagner boss' lack of ammunition complaint * Kuleba says Ukraine may launch more than one counteroffensive * Russia's Victory Day parade shows material, logistical issues * Russian Kh-55 missile likely fell in Poland in December
Key developments on May 9: * Ukraine intercepts most of Russian missiles in latest mass attack * Putin reiterates anti-Western propaganda during Victory Day speech * Wagner mercenaries again threaten to leave Bakhmut, saying they haven’t gotten ammunition despite requests * Peace talks impossible now because “both parties are convinced they can win,
Key developments on May 8: * Russia launches missiles, drones at Kyiv, Odesa * Russian attack injures 10 in Kherson Oblast * Moscow blocks Grain Deal, says Infrastructure Ministry * Drone Army's 8 new units ‘ready to fight' * Russia deports locals from occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, starts forced mobilization in occupied Mariupol Russia
Key developments on May 7: * Wagner chief claims army promised enough ammunition to keep fighting in Bakhmut after threats * Commander: Russia intensifying attacks in Bakhmut with heavy weaponry * Ukrainian military: Russia moving civilians out of occupied Enerhodar Russia's Wagner Group claimed on May 7 that Moscow had promised enough ammunition
Key developments on May 5: * Ukraine retrieves bodies of 80 fallen soldiers * Russia tries to seize Bakhmut by May 9, Defense Ministry says * Wagner mercenaries to withdraw from Bakhmut on May 10 due to 'ammo lack,' Prigozhin claims in another vocal exchange with top military command * Drone strikes oil
Key developments on May 4: * Zelensky: We all want to see Putin in The Hague * Zelensky meets Dutch PM and King of the Netherlands, addresses Dutch Parliament * At least one drone shot down over Kyiv; debris causes fire Russian President Vladimir Putin must be held accountable for his country's brutal
"We don't attack Putin or Moscow, we fight on our territory, defending our villages and cities. We don't even have enough weapons to do that.” Zelensky told a news conference in Finland.
Key developments on May 2: * Blinken says counteroffensive planned within weeks * 8 Offensive Guard brigades 'fully formed,' others in progress * US believes Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties in 5 months * CBC: 2 Canadians killed in Bakhmut * Parliament extends martial law, defines Russia's regime as 'ruscism' Ukraine's new Offensive
Key developments on May 1: * Ukraine’s military forces Russian troops to ‘abandon some positions' in Bakhmut, commander says * Infrastructure reportedly sabotaged in two Russian regions * UK Defense Ministry: Russia’s defensive build-up suggests 'deep concern' over Ukrainian breakthrough, alleges * Defense Minister 'confident' Ukraine to receive modern fighter jets Colonel
Key developments on April 30: * Ukraine, US' top generals talk of counteroffensive possible scenarios * Zelensky discusses military needs with Macron * Fire at oil depot in Sevastopol is 'preparations' for counteroffensive, says military * Intelligence chief pledges to eliminate Russian war criminals worldwide According to Ukraine's Armed Forces' Southern Command spokesperson Natalia
Key developments on April 28: * Russian missile strike on apartment block in Uman kills at least 23 people * Defense minister: Preparations for Ukraine counteroffensive at final stage * Slovak, Czech presidents make joint visit to Ukraine * Denmark delivers Caesar howitzers to Ukraine A Russian mass missile attack against Ukraine killed 25
Key developments on April 27: * Court sentences Russian soldier to life in prison for killing 1, injuring 3 Ukrainians * Russian serviceman admits killing POWs after interrogations, intercepted call allege * Mayor: Collaborator killed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * US commander confident in success of Ukraine's counteroffensive Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) published an intercepted
Key developments on April 26: * Zelensky holds phone call with China's Xi Jinping, appoints Ukrainian ambassador to Beijing * CNN: White House 'welcomes' Zelensky-Xi call, expresses caution regarding Chinese peace plan. * Italian correspondent wounded, Ukrainian fixer killed in Kherson Oblast * 44 Ukrainian POWs freed in prisoner exchange President Volodymyr Zelensky held
Key developments on April 25: * Institute for the Study of War: Ukraine makes minor advances near Kreminna * NYT: US officials believe Ukrainian counteroffensive to start in May * WSJ: Iran opens marine route to supply Russia with ammo * Ukraine plans to introduce additional sanctions against Iran * General Staff: Ukraine repels 36
Key developments on April 24: * Zelensky calls on Western allies to speed up delivery of weapons and ammunition * Estonian PM visits Zelensky, agrees to help Ukraine draw closer to NATO membership * Lavrov addresses UN Security Council in New York, UN says a possibility of conflict between global powers at ‘historic
Key developments on April 23: * Military asks for 'patience' on reports of possible Ukrainian advance in Kherson Oblast * UK Defense Ministry: Russia ramps up army recruitment campaign by appealing to 'masculine pride' * Military says Russia could try to storm Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast * General Staff reports shootout between Wagner and
Key developments on April 21: * Stoltenberg ‘confident’ that Ukraine now ready to liberate more territories * Zelensky: Ukraine ‘actively preparing’ new brigades and units for counteroffensive * Austin: Allies deliver over 230 tanks to Ukraine over past few months * Berlin, Warsaw, and Kyiv agree to open maintenance hub for Leopard 2 tanks
Key developments on April 20: * Stoltenberg meets Zelensky in Kyiv, says ‘Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO’ * Zelensky demands to know timeframe, ‘concrete steps’ needed for NATO membership * Southern military command: Russia received new batch of Iranian Shahed drones * Air Force: Ukraine experiencing shortage of air defense missiles due
Key developments on April 19: * "Complex measures" of Ukraine's planned counteroffensive are "already underway" in the east, Defense Ministry says * Patriot air defense systems arrive in Ukraine * NYT: 'Surge' in electronic components sent to Russia via Armenia, Kazakhstan * Commander: Embattled Bakhmut still stands Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that
Key developments on April 18: * Zelensky visits front-line Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast * Putin reportedly visits Russian-occupied Luhansk, Kherson oblasts * Macron wants China to help bring Ukraine, Russia to negotiating table, Bloomberg reports * Former Wagner Group mercenary admitted killing POWs, says "he knows more" atrocities committed President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the
Key developments on April 17: * Slovakia completes transferring 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine * Official: Ukraine hasn't found Chinese weapons on the battlefield * Ombudsman's office receives 'dozens' of videos with alleged executions of Ukrainian POWs * Two former Wagner Group mercenaries admit killing civilians, POWs Slovakia transferred all 13 pledged MiG-29
Key developments on April 16: * Russia fires over 50 missiles, bombs at Ukraine as country celebrates Orthodox Easter * 130 Ukrainian POWs return home from Russian captivity on Orthodox Easter * Italy-provided howitzers reportedly in use in Ukraine As Ukraine celebrated Orthodox Easter on April 16, Russian forces fired over 50 missiles
Editor's note: This story contains graphic images that some readers may find uncomfortable. Key developments on April 14: * UK Defense Ministry: Russia 're-energized' assault on Bakhmut as the Kremlin and Wagner improve cooperation * Ukrainian army rejects Russia's claim of being surrounded in Bakhmut, says fierce fighting continues on the streets
Key developments on April 13: * Spiegel: Berlin approves Poland’s request to ship fighter jets from East Germany stocks * Leaked US intelligence files anticipate no Ukraine-Russia negotiations this year * Military: Russia has fired 8,000 long-range anti-aircraft missiles against Ukraine since February 2022 * Zelensky gathers military, intelligence chiefs; awaits allies-pledged
Key developments on April 12: * Ukraine’s counteroffensive delayed, Washington Post reports * Zelensky meets with bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation * European officials react to decapitation video of a presumed Ukrainian POW * Russian forces complete 120-km defense line in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Ukraine repels 34 Russian attacks over April 12 Long-awaited
Key developments on April 11: * Wagner boss claims capturing 80% of Bakhmut; Ukraine denies it * Wagner boss: Flanks of Russian offensive on Bakhmut 'handed over' to defense ministry * Denmark says West could decide on transfer of fighter jets ‘before summer’ * Canada announces new small arms package for Ukraine The chief
Key developments on April 10: * Ukraine’s top commander visits Bakhmut, discusses how to further defend ‘the fortress’ * Russian proxy leader in Donetsk Oblast claims he visited Bakhmut, met Wagner mercenaries * 100 Ukrainian POWs freed in prisoner exchange * UK Defense Ministry: Russia increases armored assaults around Marinka, Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine’
Key developments on April 9: * Overnight Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 2, including a child * A civilian in Kharkiv Oblast hospitalized in critical condition after Russian shelling * Macron says ‘time is not for negotiations,’ calls on China to deal with Russia’s nuclear threats * Ukraine’s Air Force: Patriot
Key developments on April 7: * Ukraine's intelligence dismisses classified war documents leaked online as 'fake' * Foreign Ministry dismisses Brazil’s suggestion to cede Russian-occupied Crimea in exchange for peace with Moscow * Russian technicians may have sabotaged Slovak-provided MiG-29 fighters * UK Defense Ministry: Russian troops 'have regained some momentum' in Bakhmut
Key developments on April 6: * Russia’s Wagner Group admits Ukrainian strongholds remain in Bakhmut * Lithuania to send $44 million worth of military aid to Ukraine * Ukraine, Poland to co-produce 125 mm tank shells * Reuters: China ready to work with France on Ukraine peace * EU chief says China’s Xi
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