As a result of 30 attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region, a woman was killed and two people were wounded. A kindergarten, residential buildings, enterprises, and infrastructure facilities were damaged.
On May 25, Zelenskyy and the Prime Minister will meet with the "Servants of the People" to resolve the parliamentary crisis. The President will also hold negotiations with the opposition.
The government dismissed Ivan Havryliuk and Yevhen Moisiuk from their positions as deputy ministers of defense. New officials were appointed to the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the State Statistics Service, and the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine.
The leaders of China and the Russian Federation discussed the war in Ukraine and a joint strategy during a meeting in Beijing. The parties also criticized US nuclear policy.
Beijing views the Russian Federation as a weak raw material appendage for obtaining cheap resources. Joint projects remain without agreed-upon details due to toxicity.
The government has clarified the mechanism for reducing the cost of services in case of their inadequate quality due to shelling. Kyiv residents will have their bills for January 2026 recalculated.
Mark Rutte announced a NATO mission in the Strait of Hormuz due to threats to the economy. Allies are also discussing allocating 0.25% of GDP to support Ukraine.
During the first 20 days of May 2026, the AFU struck over 10 Russian oil refining facilities. Operations were suspended at plants in Moscow, Ryazan, Tuapse and other cities.
In Brussels, Syrskyi briefed NATO on the situation at the front and the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since the beginning of 2026, enemy losses have exceeded 141.5 thousand personnel.
In the Kyiv region, heads of charitable foundations were detained for selling military deferments and facilitating escapes abroad for $16,000. The suspects face up to 9 years in prison.
The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Amin Exchange and 19 oil tankers. The restrictions target a network of front companies in the UAE, China, and Hong Kong.
The new Prime Minister of Hungary, Péter Magyar, has begun a visit to Poland to restore relations. He plans to revitalize the V4 and involve new partners in the format.
Due to a technical malfunction of the Polish database at the "Medyka" checkpoint, vehicle processing has slowed down. A queue of 50 cars has formed at the exit from Ukraine.
Queen Margrethe II has been discharged from the hospital after surgery following a heart attack. She is recovering at the palace, and a planned visit to the theater has been canceled.
Draft Law No. 15258 regarding fines for violations in granting veteran status has been registered in the Rada. Officials face penalties of up to 51,000 hryvnias.
Heorhii Tykhyi apologized to the Baltic states for drones redirected by Russian electronic warfare. He denied using their airspace for strikes against Russia.
The Defense Forces struck the Lukoil refinery in Kstovo and a station in the Yaroslavl region. The plant, with a capacity of 17 million tons, provides fuel for the Russian occupation forces.
Russia is spreading a fake about "Indian assistants" to the TCC to divide society. The primary source of the plant was a little-known propaganda Telegram channel. In Ukraine, it was disseminated by bloggers who are under sanctions.
Ukraine does not use the territory of Latvia for attacks against Russia. MFA spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi called the Kremlin's accusations propaganda aimed at destabilizing the Baltic region.
The SBI has completed its investigation into TCR officials who beat and tortured conscripts. One victim had an organ removed due to the injuries sustained.
Hungary has canceled the deportation and three-year entry ban for seven Oschadbank employees. Ukraine's Foreign Minister called this decision a long-awaited step.
The "Artan" special unit drove the occupiers out of fortified positions in Stepnohirsk. Budanov reported heavy enemy losses and thanked the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Russian banks are mass-converting non-performing consumer loans into bonds for sale. The market for such assets could grow to $13.3 billion by 2026.
The Ministry of Defense has introduced automatic extension of deferrals for 22 categories of citizens through registries. In case of system failures, applications are now accepted only at Administrative Service Centers (TsNAPs).
Iran has responded to the US peace proposal through a Pakistani mediator. Tehran is demanding the payment of war reparations from Washington.
The SBI has exposed the head of a Probation Center department who demanded money to exempt an individual from mobilization. The suspect faces up to five years in prison.
Zhytomyr police detained a man who wounded two people with a knife. The perpetrator turned out to be a deserter; he faces a lengthy prison sentence.
In Kyiv, two fraudsters posing as law enforcement officers swindled a pensioner out of 7 million hryvnias. The perpetrators accused the man of purchasing drones for the Russian army.
Instead of the late Stepan Kubiv, Denys Pyatygorets from "European Solidarity" may enter the Rada. He previously served as the deputy head of the Volyn Regional State Administration.
In the village of Pidlyman, two women were killed due to a Russian KAB strike. Enemy shells hit a private house and damaged neighboring buildings.
