Zelensky visits soldiers on front line in Donetsk Oblast

Russian missiles and drones rocked Kyiv overnight on May 14 as Russia launched a large-scale missile attack across Ukraine, extending a mass daytime assault into the late evening and early morning hours of the following day.

The law allows the Russian president to order troop deployments abroad to "protect" Russian citizens facing arrest, detention, trial, or other perceived persecution by foreign nations and international courts.

"Recent Ukrainian gains have created an opportunity for peace, but the collapse of the recent ceasefire shows that leverage is needed for diplomacy to succeed," said Independent Rep. Kevin Kiley, who gave the final crucial signature.

Air raid alerts rang out across Ukraine as a massive swarm of attack drones crossed the Russian border shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time.

"By desecrating the bodies of fallen soldiers, the occupiers have once again demonstrated their sadistic nature and excessive, ostentatious cruelty. This is a gross, deliberate violation of the rules and customs of war."

Russia launched more than 800 drones in the mass attack on May 13, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more, including children. Ukraine's western Zakarpattia Oblast, home to a Hungarian minority, was among the areas targeted.

The new restrictions prohibit publishing text, photo, or video materials showing the aftermath of what officials described as "terrorist acts," including drone attacks.

The protections have been renewed yearly since it was first activated for Ukraine in February 2022, and though there is a feeling that a more permanent mechanism is needed, there is also a chance that it may be renewed a sixth time.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused U.S. President Donald Trump of continuing Biden-era policies despite publicly distancing himself from the war.

The Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Denisova speaks with one of Ukraine's most prominent investigative journalists, Mykhailo Tkach, about the newly published recordings exposing corruption and money laundering inside President Volodymyr Zelensky's inner circle.

Although the target of the attack was not immediately clear, Volna, located just east of Crimea's Kerch Peninsula, is home to an oil terminal that has previously been the subject of Ukrainian strikes.

Russia launched 139 drones overnight, Ukraine's Air Force said on the morning of May 13, most of them Shahed-type deep-strike drones and various Russian-made copies.