What is known about those killed in Kyiv in 14 May attack

A Russian missile struck an apartment building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district on the night of 13-14 May. Twenty-four people were killed in the attack, including three girls aged 12, 15 and 17.... Read more »

Russia hits Taiwan too—and three democracies are comparing notes on public media

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); “Public media is not a political question, but a public one,” said Mariya Frey of Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne. The hall around her—at Lviv Media Forum, Ukraine’s largest annual media industry... Read more »

Russia starved Pokrovsk into submission. Kostiantynivka’s robots are blocking the encore.

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); The Ukrainian garrison in Kostiantynivka blocks the most direct route for a Russian offensive toward Kramatorsk and Sloviansk The Russians aim to starve the Kostiantynivka garrison, but Ukrainian ground robots keep... Read more »

Nursing advocates warn of critical staff shortage, underfunding of nursing care services

Photo: Interfax-Ukraine / Oleksandr Zubko Ukraine’s healthcare system is facing a critical shortage of nursing staff and underfunding of nurses’ work, which is significantly worsening the provision of medical care, nursing advocates... Read more »

Marci Shore: “I don’t believe in genetic immunity to fascism” • Ukraїner

What was the miracle of the Revolution of Dignity? How did Donechchyna become the start of a new global conflict? Why do Russians struggle to form a protest movement? Find the answers... Read more »

First real crash test for Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); On 11 May 2026, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) formally notified Andrii Yermak, former head of the Presidential Office and one of the most influential... Read more »

A pro-government think tank wants Russia’s central bank chief replaced—the trap stays

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); A Russian pro-government think tank has proposed amending the law to add economic growth as a secondary goal of monetary policy. The note also calls for a coordination mechanism between the... Read more »

Nicolas Tenzer: stop talking about peace, the question is victory

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Four years into the full-scale war, European debate keeps returning to one question: what would a deal with Putin look like? Capitals from Paris to Berlin float ceasefire frameworks and territorial... Read more »

Europe doesn’t make missile defenses at scale. Thirteen countries just joined Ukraine to fix that.

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Thirteen European countries and the office of the NATO secretary general met in Kyiv on 12 May to launch what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an “anti-ballistic coalition”—a coordinated push to manufacture... Read more »

Vacation budgets in Ukraine up 25-40% year-on-year – study

The focus of summer vacations in Ukraine in 2026 has shifted toward mountain resorts and city tours, while vacation budgets have increased by 25-40% compared to the previous holiday season, according to... Read more »