On the morning of May 17, Russia attacked a public bus in the Sumy region. The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported that the strike resulted in the deaths of nine people and injuries to seven others. According to the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Grygorov, the Russian Armed Forces targeted the "Bilopillya — Sumy" bus with a "Lancet" weapon system as it was leaving the town of Bilopillya at 6:17 AM. Emergency services, including medical teams, Ukraine's State …

Europe is poised to double its shipment of large-caliber artillery shells to Ukraine this year, according to EURACTIV. The announcement came from Robert Brieger, Chairman of the EU Military Committee, following a Brussels meeting with EU defense officials. The target is to deliver two million large-caliber munitions to Ukraine in the current year, effectively doubling last year's supply. The EU is urging member states to boost production, leveraging contracts sourced from the European Defense …

Morning of May 16 began with reports of explosions near Simferopol, Sevastopol, and several other Crimean locations. Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported that an ammunition depot in Perevalnoye was set ablaze, leading authorities to shut down the Simferopol-Alushta highway, a major artery passing through the afflicted area.

Crimean Wind also posted a video showing what is purportedly the fire engulfing the ammunition store of Russia's 126th Coastal Defense Brigade at Perevalnoye. According …

Russian officials have acknowledged a standstill in the development of the "Baikal" aircraft, a project personally overseen by President Vladimir Putin, which was intended to enhance the nation's connectivity amidst its geographical fragmentation.

The authorities have admitted the failure of the "Baikal" (LMS-901) light multipurpose aircraft initiative, originally planned to replace the Soviet-era AN-2, first designed in Kyiv by the Ukrainian Antonov design bureau. Yuri Trutnev, the …

The European Union has reached an agreement on a fresh wave of sanctions targeting Russia, according to media reports. The new package will focus on vessels within Russia's shadow fleet, firms identified for helping bypass existing restrictions, as well as individuals and companies linked to Russia's defense sector.

According to Ukrinform, which cites a source within EU diplomatic circles, the EU ambassadors have given their nod to the 17th sanctions package against Russia since the onset of …

In a stark address to Congress, General Gregory Guillot, head of the U.S. Northern Command (NORAD), cautioned that the risk of direct confrontation with adversaries like China, North Korea, Iran, and Russia has heightened amidst a progressively volatile global atmosphere.

During his speech, General Guillot highlighted the threats posed by the collaboration between China and Russia to the U.S.

Guillot identified three pivotal trends causing deep concern due to their immediate implications for …

Igor Lutsenko, a Ukrainian UAV operator, explained that modern warfare has set a new global trend: the expansion of the "gray zones". As a result, Russia could lose the land corridor it fought so hard to establish, Igor Lutsenko during the Espreso broadcast.

"In Russia, alongside the defense plan for Crimea, there's a plan to attack the right bank of the Dnipro River. As is common in military practice, various plans are developed," he said. "However, it's important to understand that one of …

The Russian military's losses in its war against Ukraine have reached nearly $94 billion as of May 14, 2025, according to a report published on the Ukrainian Finance Ministry's portal. This figure has been accumulating since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022.

The data on Russian troop losses are based on summaries from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. "The information regarding the average cost of equipment lost by the …