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Russia struck Bila Tserkva with a ballistic missile "Oreshnik" and hit a garage cooperative. The target that Russia's Defense Ministry called "military" turned out to be three burning garages.
State Secretary Rubio announced "good news" regarding the Strait of Hormuz — while Trump says the deal is "basically agreed," Republican hawks in the Senate call it a disaster.
On May 24, Russia attacked Kyiv with 690 weapons for the first time combining the "Oreshnik" with a massive drone strike. The government building, the residence of the Albanian ambassador, and Ukraine's Foreign Ministry were damaged.
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On the night of May 24, Russia launched 90 missiles and approximately 600 drones against Ukraine. Kyiv sustained damage in all districts; Brussels responded with a summons to the ambassador and promised new air defense aid.
Christian Mungiu has received his second Golden Palm branch for a film about a Romanian family that clashed with the child protection system in Norway. But the real question of the film is not who is right, but who decides what is normal.
Nassire Best was known to the FBI and Secret Service after two incidents in 2025, including a forced hospitalization. This raises an uncomfortable question not about the threat, but about the system.
# Technical knockout after the bell, Dutch protests, and Usyk's words about his daughter in a bomb shelter — the fight in Giza left more questions than answers
# Russia strikes Bila Tserkva with Oreshnik ballistic missile On the night of May 24, Russia struck Bila Tserkva with a ballistic missile Oreshnik. Zelensky confirmed the use of new weapons and reported on the consequences.
# Russia Delivers One of 2025's Largest Strikes on Kyiv On the night of May 24, Russia launched one of its largest attacks on Kyiv this year, deploying X-101 cruise missiles, Kalibr missiles, Iskander systems, and aerodynamic weapons. The Shevchenkivskyi district sustained the heaviest damage: the Kvadrat shopping center was destroyed by fire, a business center was hit, a nine-story residential building was damaged, and two schools were struck.
Washington and Tehran are ready to halt hostilities for another two months and open the Strait of Hormuz, but the fate of 408 kg of enriched uranium and the mechanism for verifying the nuclear program remain outside the memorandum's scope.
# GLOBSEC Head Robert Vass Calls Ukraine a "Security Provider" for Europe. This Is Not a Compliment — It's a Diagnosis of Systemic Dependency GLOBSEC's head Robert Vass has characterized Ukraine as a security provider for Europe. However, this framing is not a tribute but rather an assessment revealing Europe's structural reliance on Ukraine's continued resistance and sacrifice.
Lviv blogger Andriy Havrylov drove a Corvette to Lake Morskie Oko, paid 100 zlotys instead of 5,000 — and only because he hid from police where exactly he parked. Social media exposed him.
Vilnius insists: €300 billion in blocked Russian reserves is not just a financial tool, but a real lever of pressure. Yet Europe still does not dare to use it fully.
Zelensky Confirms: Ukraine Verifies Intelligence from American and European Partners on Russia's Preparations for "Oreshnik" Ballistic Missile Strike. Known Facts and Remaining Questions.
# A military TCC officer who struck veteran Artem Moroz, who uses prosthetics, on the head will face punishment in the form of deployment to the front lines. However, police opened a case only for "minor bodily injury," video evidence was destroyed under pressure, and the victim himself is an active serviceman of the 241st brigade.
Verification is complete, but there is no specific date for the next stage. Russia has already disrupted an exchange once due to delays — and now the situation is repeating itself using the same pattern.
Ukraine's defense forces struck three maritime targets simultaneously — a shadow fleet tanker, a frigate, and a missile hovercaft. The extent of the damage has not yet been confirmed.
A drone exploded after falling into water in Kumbula Parish. Latvia's armed forces sensors did not record any border crossing — and this is not the first such incident.
A methane explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi Province claimed 90 lives. It was revealed that a warning signal about excessive carbon monoxide levels was received before the explosion occurred.
President rejects Merz's proposal in letter to EU leaders — and indicates that Orban's election defeat opens window for full-fledged negotiations on accession.
Presidential Office adviser Mykhailo Podolyak called the Office of the President a secretariat without executive functions, and Yermak a manager without his own political weight. This contradicts what sources at Ukrainska Pravda report: five months after his resignation, the former head of the Presidential Office maintains decisive influence over most key appointments.
Overnight on May 23, drones attacked oil infrastructure in Novorossiysk — NASA FIRMS detected fire hotspots at both facilities. Russian authorities acknowledged the fire but, as is typical, blamed it on "drone debris."
On May 22, Trump convened a National Security Council meeting to discuss possible resumption of airstrikes. Simultaneously, a Pakistani field marshal and a Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran in a last-ditch effort to halt the escalation.
Three American fifth-generation fighter jets landed at Łask Air Base — a place where Soviet MiG-29s were stationed just a few decades ago. For Poland, this is not just new equipment, but the final chapter of a thirty-year exit from Moscow's orbit.
NATO Secretary General at a briefing following the Ramstein-34 meeting noted a shift in front-line dynamics in favor of Ukraine — while citing Russian casualty figures that cast doubt on Moscow's ability to maintain its offensive pace.
Ukrainian military confirmed a strike on a facility near Starobilsk and explained why Russian claims about "civilian casualties" are an information operation rather than fact.
Four regional police chiefs paid over 18 million hryvnia in bail and were released. The deputy minister's driver — the person who personally received cash and shuttled between pornography studios and police offices — remains behind bars because he cannot afford bail.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Andriy Sybiga confirmed that there are candidates from Europe for talks with Russia, but the Kremlin will not determine who they are. According to Politico, the real choice is between Merkel, Stubb, and Draghi.