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Russia is producing ballistic missiles faster than it is consuming them. The GUR's assessment is not about the current attack, but rather a structural problem: the production rate allows for years of warfare without depleting the arsenal.
Acting head and head of the accounting department are suspected of unlawful deprivation of liberty, while an instructor is suspected of torture. The case was opened after the ombudsman had to go to court to gain access for an inspection.
Ukraine is asking Germany to immediately transfer dozens of Patriot interceptors from its reserves as an advance on missiles that will be produced later. Berlin is considering the request, with negotiations being held behind closed doors.
After two patrol officers abandoned civilians during a terrorist attack in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, the Interior Ministry launched mandatory tactical training sessions at training grounds. Instructors are combat veterans, the duration is one year, and the question remains whether this will be sufficient.
From June 2025, Poland is systematically restricting civilian flights along its border with Ukraine and Belarus — a three-kilometer "ceiling" has now become the standard response to regular airspace violations.
# Russia Systematically Closes Market to Armenian Flowers, Vegetables, Mineral Water, and Cognac Russia has sequentially closed its market to Armenian flowers, vegetables, mineral water, and cognac ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7. The EU responded with a support package, but Armenian economists doubt that alternative markets can be found quickly.
Following inspections, a number of military units lost the right to independently conduct combat training — Syrsky demands unified training standards across the entire army.
Criminal proceedings against Ukrainian airlines over leasing agreements are not merely a legal oddity. This is an indicator of whether the State Bureau of Investigation is capable of distinguishing between crime and commercial dispute.
Austria is the first EU country to publicly demand the cancellation of automatic temporary protection for Ukrainian men of military age after March 2027. According to Eurostat data, there are already more than 1.4 million such men in the EU, and this number continues to grow.
Baiba Braze laid out Moscow's demands in specific points: from the status of the Russian Orthodox Church to Ukraine's neutrality. And Kyiv cannot accept any of them, nor can the West ignore them.
Over several years, an official approved the issuance of local loan bonds despite the capital's budget revenues exceeding expenditures. The city paid over 581 million hryvnias in interest — and this money will not be recovered.
Austria and Portugal have secured seats as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, positions that Berlin considered its own. This is Germany's first defeat in such elections throughout its entire history of UN participation — and the vote revealed how many Global South countries are already operating within the coordinates being established by Moscow and Beijing.
Satellite imagery from Vantor has confirmed damage to the missile carrier "Boyky" at the dock of the Kronshtadt Naval Plant. Defense Express believes that recovery could take years — or prove economically unfeasible.
Kyiv's Shevchenko District Court acquitted NABU detective Viktor Husarov of criminal charges. While the court acknowledged the fact of information transfer, the crime was committed more than ten years ago. The treason charge remained unproven.
Two SBU employees were detained on May 28 on bribery charges — one demanded $15,000 for non-prosecution, the other took $2,000 for a license. Now the question is not whether to conduct an audit, but who exactly and with what authority will carry it out.
On May 5, 2026, instead of hearing testimony from an independent oncologist, the court in the Odrex doctors case went into procedural tangents again. The defense demanded a change of judges — and succeeded. Now the proceedings, which operate under a three-year statute of limitations, are essentially starting over.
Budapest and Kyiv have agreed to expand language, educational, and cultural rights for the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia. The agreement opens the first negotiation cluster of the EU, but Kyiv has not yet publicly confirmed its content.
Shevchenko District Court has released Viktor Husarov from liability: the treason charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence, and the only proven leak became time-barred under the statute of limitations. Criminal liability has been removed, but he has not been acquitted.
# Romanian Pilots Had Orders to Shoot Down and Technical Capability — But "Shahed-2" Still Crashed into a Nine-Story Building in Galati. This Failure Forces the Alliance to Reconsider Not So Much Hardware, but the Legal Architecture of Response.
GUR confirms: Russia is mass-producing "Geran-4" and "Geran-5" and plans to increase their share to half of its entire attack drone fleet. Ukrainian interceptors have already demonstrated that shooting down such targets is possible, but the reaction window has narrowed to just minutes.
The U.S. Secretary of State presented two incompatible theses to Congress simultaneously: peace "does not appear close" because Moscow is not making concessions — but after the war, Washington is ready for better relations with the Kremlin.
# Commander of Latvia's Armed Forces Kaspars Pudans Explains to Financial Times Why Russia Outmatches NATO in Drone Scale, Not Quality — and Why 2028 Is the Critical Threshold The Commander of the Latvian Armed Forces, Kaspars Pudans, has explained to Financial Times why Russia surpasses NATO not through superior quality but through the sheer scale of drone deployment — and why 2028 represents a critical turning point.
Lithuania's defense minister confirmed secret negotiations with Washington regarding the placement of American nuclear warheads. A constitutional ban currently stands in the way — amending it requires 94 parliamentary votes twice, with a three-month interval between votes.
Presidential envoy confirms: London preparing new restrictions following criticism over weakened oil price cap. Whether control mechanism will be implemented remains key question.
# Blocking Logistics in Occupied Crimea is Not the Goal of Azov's Strikes on the Sea of Azov, But a Possible Side Effect. A Corps Officer Explained Where the Real Boundary of the Task Lies.
# Kateryna Maternova Does Not Leave Kyiv. Foreign Ministry Calls Russian Threats Blackmail. What Lies Behind the Latest Escalation of Rhetoric — and Why It Matters.
On May 25, American forces destroyed missile launch installations and Iranian boats attempting to lay mines — an hour before Trump's latest statements about negotiations. CENTCOM called this "deterrence during a ceasefire."
Poland's Foreign Ministry responded to Russian threats of strikes on Kyiv using Moscow's own logic: if this is not a war, but a "special operation" exclusively against military facilities—then any strike on the embassy is a deliberate attack on Poland.
# US State Secretary Reveals Mechanics of Lavrov Call: Putin's Personal Message to Trump About Embassy Threat, Not Direct Evacuation Demand The U.S. State Secretary disclosed the mechanics of the conversation with Lavrov, clarifying that it was a personal message from Putin to Trump regarding threats to the embassy, rather than a direct evacuation demand. The distinction is fundamental.
Bihus.Info revealed that while Bohdan Andriiiv has failed to declare his wife's income for years, the family business is constructing residential complexes in the city where he oversees permits. The partners in these projects are people from structures linked to Hennadii Korban.