Soldiers from Ukraine’s 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade cleared the settlement of Novoplatonivka in Kharkiv Oblast of Russian troops who had entered it, using an unmanned ground vehicle to provide fire cover during the operation, according to a video

A drone alert in Finland’s Uusimaa region on May 15 was caused by a Ukrainian error, Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported

Nikol Pashinyan said there is currently no basis for holding a referendum on whether Armenia should choose between membership in the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union

At least one storage tank was damaged after Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck a line production and dispatch station in Armavir, in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, on May 30

Sweden’s Gripen fighter jets will not instantly change the situation on the battlefield, but the Meteor missiles they can carry may be able to push Russian aviation farther from Ukraine’s borders, Yurii Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine’s Air Force, said

Serhii Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, spoke to Radio NV about Ukraine’s fire control over Russia’s southern land corridor and the mood in occupied Crimea

Former unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko reacted to Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Rico Verhoeven on May 24, saying the most important part for him was seeing Ukraine’s flag raised and hearing the national anthem played again

More than 40 Russian strategic aviation aircraft were struck in the unique Cobweb special operation conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on June 1, 2025

The first phase of Ukraine’s planned military reforms is set to begin in June 2026, with changes expected first in pay for service members and later in contract and conscription rules, according to statements from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and an adviser to the defense minister

🇪🇺 EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová says Ukraine’s path to EU membership will be challenging and lengthy. In a candid interview, she discusses the Mindichgate scandal, energy risks ahead of winter, and what she most admires — and struggles to understand — about Ukrainians

A driver in Kyiv’s Obolonskyi district was wounded in the stomach after another man fired three shots during a road dispute and then fled the scene

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he scored perfectly on a “high difficulty” cognitive test

More than half of the tankers in Russia's shadow fleet may be in a hazardous technical condition, posing a risk of a massive oil spill

Nicușor Dan said a drone that crashed onto the roof of a residential building in Galați was conclusively identified as Russian in origin

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he believes the best format for negotiations with Russia would include both the United States and European partners

🪖👶 Soldiers of Ukraine’s 82nd Air Assault Brigade held a gender reveal party on the frontline for fellow service members expecting a child The reveal brought joyful news: the couple is expecting a baby boy 💙 📸: 82 окрема десантно-штурмова Буковинська бригада

Video circulating online purportedly shows the moment a drone struck the Russian frigate Admiral Essen in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on May 23

The United Nations added Russian and Israeli military to its annual blacklist of parties credibly suspected of committing conflict-related sexual violence for the first time

Political scientist and Charles University research fellow Oleksandr Morozov spoke with Radio NV about the incident in NATO member Romania, where a Russian Shahed drone hit a residential building

Russia’s military command regularly shows dictator Vladimir Putin exaggerated data on Russian advances at the front in Ukraine, prompting the Kremlin leader to make increasingly unrealistic demands in peace talks, the Institute for the Study of War said

Russian media have been banned from reporting on the rapidly growing issue of unpaid wages in Russia

Russian forces advancing on Kostiantynivka are combining tactics previously used in battles for Pokrovsk and Avdiivka, as Ukrainian troops report spotting small groups of Russian soldiers inside parts of the city

A fire broke out at the seaport in the Russian city of Temryuk in Krasnodar Krai following a drone attack, regional operational headquarters confirmed on May 29

Romania's Foreign Ministry called a Russian drone strike on the city of Galați a "serious and irresponsible escalation" by the Kremlin and said the country would take diplomatic action

Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out overnight strikes on several Russian military targets in occupied Crimea and parts of Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces targeted a Turkish cargo ship, the ANT, in the Black Sea on May 29, injuring three crew members

Russian propaganda effectively admitted that Russian forces struck Kyiv indiscriminately, without distinguishing between military and civilian targets, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Andrii Melnyk said

A Russian Shahed drone crashed into an apartment building in the Romanian city of Galați, setting the 10th floor on fire, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reported on May 29

Satellite images published online show a Russian FSB base on the Arabat Spit (between Crimea and Kherson Oblast) nearly destroyed after a Ukrainian drone strike

Even if Ukraine had unlimited stocks of interceptor missiles, by concentrating fire on a single area, Russia will always be able to overload local Ukrainian air defenses, MP and parliamentary Defense Committee chair Roman Kostenko told NV

The United States must respond to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request for additional interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said

✈️Sweden and Ukraine have signed an agreement for the delivery of 150 Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets, including 16 C/D-model aircraft expected to arrive in Ukraine in early 2027 and 22 of the newest E-model jets by 2030 🔗: link.nv.ua/xM4GRC

A former laboratory employee told The Insider that Russia tested the Novichok nerve agent under the cover of a pharmaceutical company in St. Petersburg, including animal experiments and falsified military reports

An armored vehicle with a roof position for a machine gunner and another vehicle that appeared to carry electronic warfare equipment were spotted in Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s motorcade in Astana, Kazakhstan. A helicopter also covered the route from above

Recent Russian-Belarusian nuclear drills near Ukraine appear aimed more at intimidation and political signaling than at preparing an imminent nuclear strike, according to Ukrainian officials and analysts cited by NV

Ukraine's State Migration Service issued 9,574 work permits for foreign nationals through employment centers in 2025, with 4,975 of those individuals subsequently receiving temporary residence permits

Ukraine's successful drone strikes against Russian mid-range and frontline logistics limits Moscow's ability to transport and supply troops, undermining Russian mobilization efforts

Ukrainian drones have been drifting into the airspace of Baltic states in recent weeks, raising tensions with Russia at a moment when U.S. commitment to NATO collective defense remains uncertain

Czechia is moving to tighten temporary protection rules for nearly 400,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia’s war, as anti-Ukrainian sentiment grows and Prague weighs what to do about men of draft age, NV found

A drone or its debris fell onto the roof of a regional court building in Nizhny Novgorod as residents reported hearing an explosion and seeing a low-flying drone, the Telegram channel Astra said on May 28

Ukrainian forces cannot completely halt Russian logistics near Mariupol but can reduce the enemy's cargo traffic by approximately 75%, an officer of the Ukrainian National Guard's 1st Azov Brigade said

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is planning to announce the transfer of Jas 39 Gripen C/D fighter jets to Ukraine on May 28

Turkey will cut imports of Russian Urals crude from Baltic and Black Sea ports in May to the lowest level in nearly 18 months

The government should oversee and tightly control exactly how defense contractor Fire Point is using state funding, making sure the company focuses on manufacturing weapons, Vitaliy Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), told NV

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed further steps to improve Ukraine’s defense against Russian ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy said

Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters on Prisoners of War officials met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her team and arranged a meeting between Tsikhanouskaya and Belarusian citizens held as prisoners who fought on Russia’s side

The European Commission said Hungary’s ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products is unjustified and should be lifted

The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has presented the results of three projects involving Russian troops and collaborators in Ukraine, Deputy Head Andriy Yusov said

Anti-Corruption Action Center chief Vitalii Shabunin spoke with Oleksiy Tarasov at Radio NV about Denys Shtilerman, the owner of Fire Point, which promised to produce missiles for Ukraine’s Armed Forces; Mindichgate; and the case against Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff

Specialists at Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) have received more than 5,900 radar satellite images from space since September 2022 through the People's Satellite project