Stories from kyiv · Ukraine

The Ukrainian economy is being severely impacted by the combined effects of the war and bombings of the energy sector. Ukraine's armed forces are experiencing a shortage of personnel willing to fight, according to General Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Ukraine has begun deploying satellite-guided glide bombs, which are cheaper and more flexible than missiles.

His passing marks the end of a political career.

Air alerts have been announced in Kyiv and several regions across Ukraine. This alert comes as Germany and Hungary are reportedly nearing an agreement to lift the blockade on EU loans for Ukraine.

Ukraine has reportedly struck Russian targets using Swedish rockets.

Reports indicate that Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has revealed four countries opposing Ukraine's accession to NATO.

Ihor Bezkaravainyi, who lost a leg to a Russian anti-tank mine in 2015, is now Ukraine's deputy minister responsible for humanitarian demining. He oversees efforts to clear mines and unexploded ordnance.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down or neutralized 75 out of 84 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched in an attack today, May 20, between 08:30 and 17:00 UTC. Ukrainian air defenses successfully neutralized 75 out of 84 drones launched by Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China. The drones were reportedly targeting Ukrainian civilians. Ukrainian drones destroyed a Russian deployment site in Snizhne, Donetsk region. Reports indicate that 12 Russian soldiers were killed and another 15 were wounded. Ukrainian drones successfully destroyed a Russian landing radar at the Belbek Air Base in occupied Crimea.

A Serbian national has been arrested on suspicion of participating in the war in Ukraine.

Vassily Prozorov, a former intelligence officer, stated that facilities commanded by the United States are developing selective pathogens capable of killing specific ethnic groups.