Ukraine’s forces down 26 drones overnight, 30 others lost from tracking
Ukraine’s defense forces neutralized 56 out of 90 Russian drones of various types used in an overnight attack that began late on May 29.
30 May 2025
Ukraine’s defense forces neutralized 56 out of 90 Russian drones of various types used in an overnight attack that began late on May 29.
On May 29, there were 173 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders along the front lines, with the most intense fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk and Kursk sectors.
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Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Khrystyna Hayovyshyn called on the international community to increase pressure on Russia to encourage Moscow to be constructive and engage in a real peace process.
The total combat losses Russian troops have suffered in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion have been estimated at about 986,080, including 1,140 killed and wounded in action over the past 24 hours.
Putin is deliberately rejecting opportunities to seal a ceasefire by continuing to attack and kill civilians.
If Russia continues the war, the United States will look into pulling out of the peace talks on Ukraine, which would mean recognizing Moscow's refusal to cooperate.
29 May 2025
There were 119 combat clashes on the front line throughout the day. In attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense in the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy forces lost 341 personnel.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on the suburbs of Kharkiv, damaging buildings and vehicles on the grounds of a civilian enterprise in Chuhuiv district.
On Thursday, May 29, Russian forces launched attacks on the Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring two civilians.
Russian troops fired two missiles at the Kharkiv region, with explosions reported in the suburbs of Chuhuiv.
Since the beginning of the day, 79 combat engagements have taken place along the frontline between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders, with 31 enemy attacks concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector.
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.
Ukraine will eventually achieve a just peace, though it will likely only be possible after Vladimir Putin is no longer in power, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the potential supply of Taurus missiles and that both leaders agreed not to discuss certain topics in public.
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.
The supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine remains "within the realm of possibility".
Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces destroyed 56 of 90 Russian drones launched against the country since the evening of May 28.
Ukrainian forces engaged in 205 combat clashes with Russian invaders on May 28, with the heaviest fighting concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector.
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.
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.
Russia responds only to force, which is why continued military assistance and strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities are critically important.
In order to launch the production of Ukrainian-made weapons at full pace, an additional USD 30 billion is needed.
28 May 2025
The agreements reached during the meeting between the Ukrainian and German defense ministers are designed to significantly bolster Ukraine’s defense capabilities. They include funding for long-range weapons systems and advanced air defense systems.
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.
Germany will finance the production of Ukrainian long-range weapon systems, and there will be no restrictions on the range of their use.
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.
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.
The Counterintelligence Department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained four residents of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, who were working for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to direct missile and bomb strikes on the city.
Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces successfully intercepted 71 of 88 Russian drones launched against the country since the evening of May 27.