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Saturday, 16 May 2026, 01:19
For Ukraine, it is important to make full use of various international platforms to keep the issue of Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children and accountability for those responsible high on the global agenda.
A number of conditions must be created to ensure the return of Ukrainian families currently staying abroad, while at the same time it is already necessary to support Ukrainian children in preserving their identity while overseas.
Among the 205 servicemen released from captivity on May 15 is Andrii Khmilovskyi, a resident of the village of Krasnohirka in the Zhytomyr region, a defender of Mariupol, and a marine who spent four years in captivity.
The Security Service of Ukraine has released exclusive footage of the return home of Ukrainians freed from Russian captivity as a result of an exchange on Friday, May 15.
On Friday, May 15, partly cloudy weather will persist across Ukraine. Short rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in some areas of the northeast, Zakarpattia, Prykarpattia, and eastern regions, while the rest of the country will remain dry.
A total of 113,500 civilians remain in the Kramatorsk and Sloviansk communities of the Donetsk region, which are under daily shelling.
14 May 2026
The city of Kyiv has declared May 15 a Day of Mourning for those killed in the massive combined Russian attack on May 14.
Two Trypillia settlements located in the Verteba Cave and near the village of Hlybochok in the Ternopil region have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
As of early May 2026, 1,783 cultural heritage sites and 2,540 cultural infrastructure facilities in Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged as a result of Russian aggression.
13 May 2026
Ukrinform journalist Olha Zvonariova has been awarded the military journalism prize Premio Montecatini di Giornalismo 2026 in Italy, which honors the best editorial materials devoted to defense, security, and the activities of the armed forces.
The Russian Federation remains the biggest violator of human rights in Ukraine. In 2025, the aggressor country killed 2,514 people and wounded more than 12,000. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, more than 15,000 civilians have been killed.
The Kremlin is using criminal networks, mercenaries, and marginalized recruits as a low-cost tool for terror and destabilization in European Union countries, according to Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD).
12 May 2026
Urban residents are less likely to contract hantavirus than people living in rural areas because they have significantly less contact with rodent carriers that transmit the infection.
The Hryhorii Skovoroda National Literary and Memorial Museum in the Zolochiv community of Kharkiv region has been hit by a Russian drone strike.
As part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, Ukraine has already succeeded in returning 2,134 children abducted by Russia.
Four of the five Ukrainian crew members aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, where a hantavirus outbreak occurred, will remain on board to help deliver the vessel to the Netherlands, while one Ukrainian citizen will be evacuated on a special flight. No signs of illness have currently been detected among the Ukrainians.
The UK Ministry of Defence pays millions of pounds annually for the purchase of Starlink terminals and satellite internet services, including to support Ukraine.
11 May 2026
Chronic health conditions that go undetected during military medical examinations have become one of the main problems identified among mobilized recruits during training, according to the 199th Training Center of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces.
On Monday, May 11, cloudy weather with clear spells will prevail across Ukraine, with rain expected in most regions and thunderstorms in some areas.
Ukraine records dozens of hantavirus infection cases every year, with the virus transmitted from rodents to humans.
The coming week in Ukraine will be influenced by atmospheric fronts, with rain and occasional thunderstorms prevailing.
10 May 2026
Ukraine has handed over a “list of 1,000” names to the Russian side as part of preparations for a prisoner exchange.
Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire tried his hand at Petrykivka painting for the first time during Europe Day celebrations at the Place de la Republique square.
Due to sanctions and geopolitical isolation, Russia has become a market for forced substitutes, parallel imports, and rising prices.
On Saturday, May 9, a banner reading “Putin war criminal” was displayed on the wall of Narva Castle in the Estonian city of Narva, facing Russia.
As of March 31, 2026, a total of 4.33 million Ukrainian citizens who fled the war had temporary protection status in the European Union.
09 May 2026
A large-scale international memorial and unity run titled "I Run with Europe" was held in Kyiv to mark Europe Day.
Until February 24, 2022, Soviet victims of World War II were almost entirely and mistakenly identified exclusively with Russia in German society and politics, while Ukraine and Belarus – the main arenas of the Nazi war and the Holocaust – were marginalized.
On Saturday, May 9, Ukraine is celebrating Europe Day together with the countries of the European Union.
