⚡️Update: 6 killed, 16 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv.
A Russian missile attack against Kharkiv on May 23 killed at least six people and injured at least 16, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
A Russian missile attack against Kharkiv on May 23 killed at least six people and injured at least 16, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
⚡️ Military: Russian troops trying to advance near Chasiv Yar but haven't entered town.
Russian troops are trying to advance near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, but they have not entered the town, Kyrylo Sazonov, a blogger and a soldier of the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade deployed in the area, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on May 23.
According to the crowd-sourced DeepState monitoring service, which tracks changes on the front line, Russian forces advanced near Chasiv Yar and in Klishchiivka and Krasnohorivka in the region as of May 23.
Russian troops are trying to advance near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, but they have not entered the town, Kyrylo Sazonov, a blogger and a soldier of the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade deployed in the area, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on May 23.
According to the crowd-sourced DeepState monitoring service, which tracks changes on the front line, Russian forces advanced near Chasiv Yar and in Klishchiivka and Krasnohorivka in the region as of May 23.
⚡️Update: 7 killed, 16 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv.
A Russian missile attack against Kharkiv on May 23 killed at least seven people and injured at least 16, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
A Russian missile attack against Kharkiv on May 23 killed at least seven people and injured at least 16, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
⚡️ General Staff: Ukraine hits Russian S-400 air defense system.
Ukrainian forces hit a Russian S-400 air defense system on May 22, Ukraine's General Staff reported on May 23.
The General Staff did not elaborate on the extent of damage done to the air defense system or its location.
Ukrainian forces hit a Russian S-400 air defense system on May 22, Ukraine's General Staff reported on May 23.
The General Staff did not elaborate on the extent of damage done to the air defense system or its location.
⚡️Russia again attacks Kharkiv, nearby town with aerial bombs.
Russian forces launched two aerial strikes with KAB bombs against Kharkiv and a nearby town of Derhachi on May 23, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
One person was reportedly injured in Derhachi.
The news came only hours after Russia launched a massive missile strike against Kharkiv and Liubotyn, killing at least seven people.
Russian forces launched two aerial strikes with KAB bombs against Kharkiv and a nearby town of Derhachi on May 23, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
One person was reportedly injured in Derhachi.
The news came only hours after Russia launched a massive missile strike against Kharkiv and Liubotyn, killing at least seven people.
⚡️ Kuleba calls for additional Patriots in wake of 'heinous attack' on Kharkiv.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on May 23 again urged Kyiv's partners to provide additional Patriot air defense systems after Russia launched a deadly missile attack against Kharkiv Oblast.
"This heinous attack must remind everyone around the world that Ukraine still urgently needs seven 'Patriot' systems," Kuleba said on X, thanking Germany for pledging an additional system last month.
Photo: Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on May 23 again urged Kyiv's partners to provide additional Patriot air defense systems after Russia launched a deadly missile attack against Kharkiv Oblast.
"This heinous attack must remind everyone around the world that Ukraine still urgently needs seven 'Patriot' systems," Kuleba said on X, thanking Germany for pledging an additional system last month.
Photo: Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent
⚡️ Russia claims downed drone over Tatarstan.
Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian drone over Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on May 23, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed.
Russian Telegram channels shared videos showing a drone-like aerial vehicle above Russia's city of Nizhnekamsk and rising smoke.
Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian drone over Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on May 23, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed.
Russian Telegram channels shared videos showing a drone-like aerial vehicle above Russia's city of Nizhnekamsk and rising smoke.
⚡️Update: 7 killed, 20 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv.
The number of injured in a Russian missile attack against Kharkiv has risen to 20, the State Emergency Service said. Seven people were reported as killed.
The number of injured in a Russian missile attack against Kharkiv has risen to 20, the State Emergency Service said. Seven people were reported as killed.
Opinion: Russia’s shadow fleet strategy draws from Iran’s playbook
As Russia’s shadow fleet mirrors Iran’s playbook, the growing threat of petro-dictatorships underscores the need for coordinated international responses to safeguard maritime security and global stability, write Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Mykola Kolisnyk and Razom We Stand Director Svitlana Romanko in their recent op-ed.
Read the full op-ed here.
Photo: Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP via Getty Images
As Russia’s shadow fleet mirrors Iran’s playbook, the growing threat of petro-dictatorships underscores the need for coordinated international responses to safeguard maritime security and global stability, write Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Mykola Kolisnyk and Razom We Stand Director Svitlana Romanko in their recent op-ed.
Read the full op-ed here.
Photo: Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP via Getty Images
⚡️ Syrskyi: Russia 'completely bogged down' in Vovchansk street fighting, deploys reserves.
Russian troops are "completely bogged down" in street battles for the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, having suffered "very heavy losses," Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 23.
Russian troops are "completely bogged down" in street battles for the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, having suffered "very heavy losses," Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 23.
⚡Ukraine's military intelligence confirms drone attack on Russia's Tatarstan Republic.
Ukraine's military intelligence agency confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that it was behind a drone attack targeting Russian military facilities in Russia's Tatarstan Republic on May 23.
A source from the agency said the drones had reached the cities of Nizhnekamsk and Kazan, but did not specify the extent of the damage caused.
Ukraine's military intelligence agency confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that it was behind a drone attack targeting Russian military facilities in Russia's Tatarstan Republic on May 23.
A source from the agency said the drones had reached the cities of Nizhnekamsk and Kazan, but did not specify the extent of the damage caused.
⚡️ECHR rules prosecution cases against Georgia's Saakashvili are fair.
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is currently serving six years in prison in Georgia on charges of abuse of power and ordering an assault on an opposition lawmaker.
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is currently serving six years in prison in Georgia on charges of abuse of power and ordering an assault on an opposition lawmaker.
⚡️FT: EU seeks to stop Russian imports of Western luxury cars via Belarus.
The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on Belarus as a way to close a trade loophole that has allowed Russia to import luxury cars and other banned goods produced in Western countries, the Financial Times reported on May 23.
The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on Belarus as a way to close a trade loophole that has allowed Russia to import luxury cars and other banned goods produced in Western countries, the Financial Times reported on May 23.
Russian missile strike reduces Kharkiv printing press to ashes, killing 7 (Photos)
Russian forces destroyed one of Ukraine's largest printing presses amid a mass missile attack on the city of Kharkiv on the morning of May 23.
Seven people were killed in the attack, and over a dozen more injured.
Photo: Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent
Russian forces destroyed one of Ukraine's largest printing presses amid a mass missile attack on the city of Kharkiv on the morning of May 23.
Seven people were killed in the attack, and over a dozen more injured.
Photo: Francis Farrell/The Kyiv Independent
⚡Energoatom: Workers restore power connection to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after potential blackout warning.
Ukraine's nuclear energy agency Energoatom said on May 23 that workers had restored the main external power line to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after earlier warnings that it was disconnected.
The plant is now connected to two powerlines, Energoatom said.
Energoatom said earlier that the disconnected power supply caused the facility to be on the "verge of blackout." It did not specify the reason for the disconnection.
Ukraine's nuclear energy agency Energoatom said on May 23 that workers had restored the main external power line to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after earlier warnings that it was disconnected.
The plant is now connected to two powerlines, Energoatom said.
Energoatom said earlier that the disconnected power supply caused the facility to be on the "verge of blackout." It did not specify the reason for the disconnection.
⚡️Rosneft asks Kremlin to compensate for costs of protecting oil refineries from drones.
The CEO of Russia's state-controlled oil company, Rosneft, sent a letter to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asking the Kremlin to approve tax breaks to offset the cost of preventing drone attacks on the company's oil refineries, Russian state-controlled media reported on May 23.
The CEO of Russia's state-controlled oil company, Rosneft, sent a letter to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asking the Kremlin to approve tax breaks to offset the cost of preventing drone attacks on the company's oil refineries, Russian state-controlled media reported on May 23.
⚡Putin signs decree authorizing confiscation of US companies, individuals in retaliatory measure.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on May 23 authorizing the confiscation of assets of U.S. citizens and companies to compensate for Russian assets confiscated by the U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on May 23 authorizing the confiscation of assets of U.S. citizens and companies to compensate for Russian assets confiscated by the U.S.
⚡Estonian authorities say Russian border guard removed river border markers from Estonian territory.
Estonia's Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said on May 23 that Russian border guards removed the boundary markers from the Narva River that separate Russian and Estonian territory.
Estonia's Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said on May 23 that Russian border guards removed the boundary markers from the Narva River that separate Russian and Estonian territory.