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16 May 2025
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who leads the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul, stated after talks with representatives of Turkey and the United States that the war must end with a lasting and just peace.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that the international community must impose severe sanctions on Russia's banking and energy sectors if the negotiations in Istanbul end without tangible results.
Pope Leo XIV has suggested holding peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican after a meeting in Istanbul failed to bring together the main players in the conflict.
Russian propagandists have forged an announcement about an exam at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
Putin made a “big mistake” by sending a low-level negotiating team to Istanbul today.
Russian invaders shelled the town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region from a drone, killing two civilians and injuring three others.
A meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations has started in Istanbul.
The bodies of 909 fallen Ukrainian defenders have been returned to Ukraine as a result of repatriation efforts.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who is leading Ukraine’s delegation in Istanbul, has announced that Ukraine is ready for a full ceasefire and direct negotiations at the highest level. This statement followed his talks with advisors to the leaders of the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin ignored the peace negotiation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, clearly demonstrating his unwillingness to end the war. Therefore, pressure on Russia, including sanctions, must be increased.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have destroyed a total of 14 Russian military vehicles and damaged 13 more on the eastern front, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, motorcycles, and buggies.
Over the past 24 hours, in the area of responsibility of the Luhansk Operational Tactical Group (OTG), there were 20 combat engagements. The enemy was most active in the Kramatorsk and Toretsk sectors.
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak stated that before beginning negotiations with the Russians in Istanbul, the Ukrainian delegation coordinated its position with advisors to the leaders of partner countries — the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
Turkey has published a schedule of separate meetings of Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and American delegations in Istanbul on Friday.
In Odesa region, a Russian strike destroyed private houses and outbuildings, and injured three people.
Simplified product codification procedure will facilitate a boom on the armaments market
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Albania, where he will take part in the summit of the European Political Community (EPC).
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces engaged in 165 combat clashes with Russian troops.
Russia suffered approximately 971,690 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and May 16, 2025, with 1,100 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Russian forces carried out 402 strikes on 12 settlements in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on May 15.
In the Pokrovsk sector, drones operated by Ukraine's Defense Forces have destroyed a Russian tank, a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, a mortar, a self-propelled artillery piece, and a field gun.
A fire has been reported in a non-residential area of Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district following a drone attack, with firefighters currently working at the scene.
In the Pokrovsk sector, drones operated by Ukraine's Defense Forces have destroyed a Russian tank, a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, a mortar, a self-propelled artillery piece, and a field gun.
A total of 4,700 residential buildings have been damaged in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region as a result of ongoing Russian attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a conversation with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and renowned Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko.
A new package of EU sanctions against Russia could be approved at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on May 20.
On Saturday, May 24, asteroid 387746 (2003 MH4), which is considered potentially dangerous, will fly near the Earth.
As of April 1, 2025, the old external loan debts of Ukrainian enterprises reached about USD 21 billion, of which USD 14 billion is the principal amount and over USD 7 billion is interest.
The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense always issues warnings when something is about to happen.
The newly elected Pope Leo XIV has been handed lists of Ukrainian defenders who are in Russian captivity.