22 May 2026
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets stated that the Russian Federation uses 695 different forms of torture against Ukrainian prisoners of war, including physical and psychological abuse as well as sexual violence.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) lost humanitarian aid worth $1 million after a Russian missile struck one of its warehouses in the city of Dnipro.
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said that technical work is currently underway at the level of negotiating groups regarding the proposed 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange.
Claims about a large-scale influx of labor migrants into Ukraine do not correspond to reality, according to Head of Ukraine's State Migration Service Nataliia Naumenko.
The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration has delivered five pickup trucks to the anti-drone unit of a special police battalion. The vehicles were purchased using regional budget funds.
Ukraine and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed a grant agreement worth approximately USD 40 million to support critical areas of recovery and resilience.
21 May 2026
Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War held a meeting with media representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritania, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Benin, Senegal, and Cameroon.
The remains of Ukrainian military and political figure Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofiia Fedak-Melnyk have been returned to Ukraine through the Slovak border in the Zakarpattia region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska have congratulated Ukrainians on Vyshyvanka Day.
On Thursday, May 21, rain is expected in most regions of Ukraine, with hail and strong wind gusts possible in some areas. Daytime temperatures will be summer-like warm: 23-28°C across most of the country, up to 31°C in the east, while western regions will see temperatures around 18-23°C.
The Ukrainian government, together with businesses, is developing training, retraining and veteran entrepreneurship support programs, with the goal of employing 100,000 veterans by 2030.
The Czech Republic has donated 25 mobile water purification stations to communities in the Nikopol and Synelnykiv districts.
20 May 2026
Ukraine differs strikingly from the Russian Federation in its understanding of the concept of “victory” and its attitude toward the relevant dates.
Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (FISU) has obtained access to a number of Russian documents detailing plans to discredit Ukraine in the media.
The structural independence of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance (UINR) helps shift the focus from a defensive stance in the struggle for national memory to a historical “offensive.”
Units of the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine have received 20 mine-protected armored vehicles as part of cooperation under the Demining Capability Coalition.
Ukraine is not currently considering lowering the mobilization age or restricting foreign travel for men aged 18 to 24.
19 May 2026
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is conducting investigative actions as part of a corruption case involving the Supreme Court of Ukraine.
Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, internet restrictions and worsening economic conditions have triggered the strongest surge in public dissatisfaction with Kremlin policies in eight years, while the number of Russians unhappy with the government's foreign policy has reached a 20-year high.
A delegation from the Rescue Services Agency of the Kingdom of Sweden familiarized itself with the work of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) under conditions of Russia’s armed aggression.
Ukrainian poets met with readers at the Book World literary festival held in Prague as part of the International Book Fair.
18 May 2026
On May 19 Ukraine will experience partly cloudy weather with clear intervals. At night, short-term rain is expected in some areas, while during the day brief rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast nationwide.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska honored the memory of the victims of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people and reminded that Russia’s current war began with Crimea, where the aggressor state is once again trying to deprive the Crimean Tatar people of their home.
On Monday, May 18, Ukraine marks the Day of Struggle for the Rights of the Crimean Tatar People and commemorates the victims of the genocide of the Crimean Tatars on the 82nd anniversary of their mass deportation.
Scientists at the "Akademik Vernadsky" station shared what a full Moon looks like in Antarctica.
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
Oleksandr Safonov, a legendary announcer of Ukrainian television and a People's Artist of Ukraine, has died at the age of 82 after a serious illness.
The Russian Federation and Belarus are spending billions to turn children into obedient mobilization resources.
17 May 2026
Russian propagandists are spreading false claims on social media about an alleged "investigation" by Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies into Olena Zelenska, the wife of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The world-renowned illusionist David Blaine traveled as a passenger of Ukrzaliznytsia on his journey to Lviv, Kyiv, and Kharkiv.