Illia Kabachynskyi

Russia’s new Minister of Defense is a civilian and his name is Andrey Belousov. He is a long-time friend of Vladimir Putin and a member of a closed religious brotherhood.

The “Khartiia” Brigade has been defending the village of Lyptsi in the Kharkiv Region of Ukraine for over ten days now. Even though Russia is saying that it has been captured, the village is entirely under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

Two years after the fall of Azovstal, the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war, including members of the Azov brigade, remains uncertain. Held by Russia in undisclosed locations, they are denied contact with families, exchanges, and access to international observers. Why?

In its assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Russia has set its sights on the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant, less than 20 kilometers from the Moldovan border. The destruction of this dam could unleash a flood, engulfing towns and triggering a humanitarian crisis in a nation already grappling with the spillover effects of the war next door.

On May 10th, Russian troops launched a new offensive in the Kharkiv region. However, rapid progress in the region did not happen; battles are ongoing in border areas, and the Russian forces have managed to advance only by 10 km.

Before the full-scale invasion, Ukraine could fully supply itself with energy and even export it abroad. But the war has changed everything. The Ukrainian energy system is being destroyed, and energy prices are rising in Europe.