Casualties rise after airstrike on Verkhnia Tersa in Zaporizhzhia region
The number of casualties has increased following a Russian glide bomb attack on the village of Verkhnia Tersa in the Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia region.
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Ukraine deploys AI-powered 'mother drone' for first time
Ukraine has used an artificial intelligence-based "mother drone" in combat for the first time — a breakthrough system capable of delivering two strike drones up to 300 kilometers into enemy territory.
ISW analyzes why Russia and Belarus scale down Zapad-2025 military drills
Russia and Belarus reduced the scope of their joint Zapad-2025 military exercises, scheduled for September, and relocated the main maneuvers away from Belarus’s western borders, likely to create an appearance of cooperation and distract from Russia’s limited military capacity outside Ukraine.
Russian ballistic strike hits farm in Mykolaiv region – one killed, several injured
Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on a farm in Horokhivske community of Mykolaiv region, injuring four workers. One of the victims died on the way to the hospital.
Russian attack on Beryslav in Kherson region claims two lives
Russian troops dropped an explosive device from a drone in Beryslav, Kherson region, killing two men.
No imminent threat to Kharkiv as Russia rotating troops, say officials
The enemy is currently actively rotating and replacing personnel, pulling up and amassing reserves in the border areas adjacent to Kharkiv region. However, this is not happening on a scale that poses a threat of breaching Ukrainian defenses.
Russia reports drone attacks, including on Moscow
On the night of May 29, Moscow reported a drone attack near the Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
Russia amasses forces for potential offensive against Sumy region - Demchenko
The Russian army has accumulated significant personnel and equipment in the Kursk region, potentially preparing for an offensive against Ukraine’s Sumy region.
Ukrainian forces down 56 Russian drones
Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces destroyed 56 of 90 Russian drones launched against the country since the evening of May 28.
One killed, one wounded in Russian airstrike on village in Zaporizhzhia region
A Russian airstrike on a village in the Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia region, has left one person dead and another wounded.
Kharkiv sector: Russian army resumes offensive on Starytsia
On May 28, Russian troops resumed their offensive on Starytsia in the Kharkiv sector.
Russian drone strikes hit Sumy region overnight, leaving one dead and another injured
Russian forces launched drone attacks on four communities in the Sumy region overnight, killing one civilian and injuring another.
Enemy drops bombs on village in Zaporizhzhia region, civilians trapped under rubble
Russian troops have dropped at least five bombs on the village of Verkhnia Tersa in the Zaporizhzhia region, leaving civilians trapped beneath the rubble of a destroyed house.
Russian forces kill one civilian, injure 13 in Donetsk region
On May 28, Russian troops killed one civilian and wounded 13 others in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, according to Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration.
Ukrainian forces repel 54 assaults on Pokrovsk front, 205 clashes on front lines in past 24 hours
Ukrainian forces engaged in 205 combat clashes with Russian invaders on May 28, with the heaviest fighting concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russia's war casualty toll in Ukraine climbs by 1,050 in past day
Russia suffered approximately 984,940 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and May 29, 2025, with 1,050 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Warhead from Russian Kh-101 missile found in field in Kyiv region
In the Kyiv region, bomb disposal experts from Ukraine's State Emergency Service have recovered the warhead of a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile found in a field.
First instructors for operating DELTA combat system trained for Ukrainian Ground Forces
The first group of instructors for operating the DELTA combat system has been trained for the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
Over 1,200 Azovstal defenders returned from Russian captivity – Yusov
More than half of the Azovstal garrison have been freed from Russian captivity through prisoner exchange efforts, according to Andrii Yusov, deputy head of Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Ukraine needs another $30B to launch domestic arms production at full pace
In order to launch the production of Ukrainian-made weapons at full pace, an additional USD 30 billion is needed.
Evacuation of families with children announced in another village in Zaporizhzhia region
Due to escalating security situation, authorities in the Zaporizhzhia region have ordered the mandatory evacuation of families with children from the village of Mahdalynivka in the Komyshuvakha territorial community.
Ukrainian border guards destroy two Russian communication towers, UAV takeoff position in Kursk sector
Operators from the Prime strike unmanned aerial systems unit, part of the 5th detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, successfully destroyed a Russian UAV takeoff position, seven hideouts, two artillery positions, a dugout, a firing post, a truck, and two telecommunications towers in the Kursk sector.
Belarus moves inland main maneuvers of joint “West” exercise with Russia
Belarus has decided to “reduce the parameters” of the joint West-2025 exercise with Russia and move the main maneuvers inland from the western borders.
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Ukrainian border guards destroy enemy tank, cannon, and hideout in key frontline sector
Soldiers from the Phoenix reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine destroyed a Russian tank, a cannon, and a hideout in a strategically important frontline sector.
Russians drop four guided aerial bombs on Esman community in Sumy region, woman is killed
A 74-year-old woman died in Sumy region as a result of a Russian air strike.
Russians shell two districts of Dnipropetrovsk region, one wounded
During the day on May 28, Russian troops attacked Nikopol and Synelnyk districts of Dnipropetrovsk region. A woman was wounded, there is destruction.
War update: 114 clashes reported on frontline since morning, most intense fighting in Pokrovsk, Kursk sectors
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 114 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, including 32 in the Pokrovsk sector.
Ukrainian General Staff confirms strikes on Russian defense industry facilities in Moscow, Ivanovo regions
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the targeting of several facilities belonging to the Russian defense-industrial complex in Moscow and Ivanovo regions of the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian drones strike Russian plant producing cruise missiles
Last night, long-range drones of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) struck a strategic enterprise of the Russian military-industrial complex — the Raduga plant named after Bereznyak, located in the town of Dubna, 130 kilometers north of Moscow.