Russia hits Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injures 8 and causes blackouts

Kyiv announced a day of mourning after 24 people, including three children, were killed in the attack.

Documents and satellite images posted by President Volodymyr Zelensky suggest that the Kremlin plans to attack the President's Office in Kyiv and the president's state residence in Koncha Zaspa.

Patrick Fragman, the former CEO of U.S. nuclear energy firm Westinghouse Electric Company, resigned from his position at Energoatom, which operates Ukraine’s three working nuclear power plants, less than five months after being appointed to the board, the company announced on May 15.

According to Zelensky, Moscow has made fresh contact with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, in an effort to convince him to "join new acts acts of aggression."

Under the new methodology, Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating rose for the first time since December.

A day of mourning was being observed in Kyiv on May 15.

Among the victims killed were three children, including a 12-year-old child, according to the State Emergency Service. Forty-seven people were reported injured as well.

Ukraine's military reportedly launched a large-scale drone attack overnight on May 15, striking Russian military and energy infrastructure in multiple regions of Russia, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

Ukraine has consistently qualified for the Eurovision final since it began participating in 2003 and won in 2004 with Ruslana's "Wild Dances," in 2016 with Jamala's "1944," and in 2022 with Kalush Orchestra's "Stefania."

Almost all of the Ukrainian POWs who returned home had been held under Russian captivity for four years.

36 countries and the European Union have committed to supporting the Special Tribunal, and the Netherlands has carried out preparatory work to host the court in The Hague.

The number includes 1,150 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The Pentagon has abruptly cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 U.S. troops to Poland, as concerns over the reliability of U.S. military commitments to European allies continue to increase.

Russia's prison population has fallen by nearly 40% over five years, a decline driven in part by Moscow's recruitment of prisoners to fight in Ukraine.