Dmytro Basmat

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators urged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a May 23 letter to release a previously approved $400 million aid package for Ukraine that has been delayed for months.

Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Kyiv overnight on May 24, officials reported.

Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Kyiv overnight on May 24, officials reported.

Oleksandr Usyk retained his heavyweight title with a late-round victory over Rico Verhoeven on May 24.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio on May 25 in which Lavrov told Rubio that Moscow will begin strike on "decision-making centers," recommending that the top U.S. diplomat to "ensure the evacuation of its diplomatic personnel," according to a read out provided by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The latest estimates appear to be significantly higher than figures published earlier this month by independent Russian media outlets Mediazona and Meduza that estimated 352,000 Russian men between the ages of 18 and 59 have been killed since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Ukraine's military reportedly struck oil infrastructure in various Russian and Russian-held territories overnight on May 30, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters on May 30 that the United States will "find a way" to help Ukraine defend itself, days after President Volodymyr Zelensky sent an urgent letter to the White House warning about Ukraine's worsening shortage of air defense systems.

The latest measures come as the peninsula continues to experience fuel shortages stemming from a combination of Ukrainian strikes on supply routes as well as on oil infrastructure.

Ukraine's military reportedly carried out a drone attack against the Saratov Oil Refinery late on May 30, Russian Telegram media channels reported.