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Top News

‘It’s Going Quite Well,’ Putin Tells Xi – Ukraine at War Update for May 17

War in Ukraine

Putin thanks Chinese autocrat for help in Ukrainian “crisis”; Moscow accuses Kyiv of civilian deaths in Donetsk and Belgorod; Zelensky says the country’s western gas infrastructure is now a target.

By John Moretti

3h ago

Nuclear weapons

Russia May Be Testing Potential Nuclear Capable Anti-Satellite Weapon

By Kyiv Post

14h ago

Nuclear weapons

Russia Once Again Falsely Accuses Ukraine of Building ‘Dirty Bombs’

By Kyiv Post

15h ago

Nuclear weapons

Russia May Be Testing Potential Nuclear Capable Anti-Satellite Weapon

By Kyiv Post

14h ago

Nuclear weapons

Russia Once Again Falsely Accuses Ukraine of Building ‘Dirty Bombs’

By Kyiv Post

15h ago

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LIVE

Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 05-17-2024

Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war 05-17-2024 developments on the ground with KyivPost fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated war maps.

By Kyiv Post

6h ago

Changes and Adaptation Precipitated by War: Top Ukrainian Defense Official Talks to Kyiv Post-Part One

EXCLUSIVE

Armed Forces of Ukraine

Changes and Adaptation Precipitated by War: Top Ukrainian Defense Official Talks to Kyiv Post-Part One

By Julia Struck

12h ago

OPINION: We Need All Our Courage to Seek Understanding

By Lviv Media Forum

14h ago

Kharkiv

Ukraine Says Halted Russian 'Advance' in Some Kharkiv Zones

By AFP

16h ago

Putin

'Tsar' Putin Goes Groveling to Beijing Again

By Serhiy Kolyada

17h ago

Drones

HUR Drones Strike Weapons Factory Deep in Russia

By Kyiv Post

17h ago

Crimea

Belbek Airfield Attack Destroyed Fighter Aircraft, Missile Systems and Fuel Dump

Wednesday’s early morning precision missile strike by Ukraine destroyed two Russian fighter jets, a missile system and a fuel and lubricant depot at the Crimean Peninsula base.

By Kyiv Post

18h ago

Slovakia

Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group

The 71-year-old man who fired five shots at Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, is linked with a pro-Russian extremist group a Hungarian investigative journalist reported.

By Kyiv Post

19h ago

Fact-Check

Europe

Did Ukraine Suspend Certain Clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights in April?

By Kyiv Post

May. 13

War in Ukraine

Fact Check: Serious Issues with Kremlin Claims Ukraine Blasted Belgorod Apartment Building

By Kyiv Post

May. 13

Aviation

Did a Turkish Passenger Airliner Fly Over Bakhmut by Accident?

The reports that began circulating on the internet on Friday might simply be a technical error from flight trackers due to the prevalence of electronic warfare (EW) interference in operation.

By Leo Chiu

May. 13

EXCLUSIVE

PICTURES: Evacuation Under Shelling in Kharkiv Region

By Sergii Kostezh

Putin’s War Post-Patrushev

By Andrei Piontkovsky

Big Tech Companies Have Blood on Their Hands, Says Polish Minister of Digital Affairs

By Michał Kujawski

Stories That Come to an End

By Andriy Kurkov

OPINIONS

By Timothy Ash Ukraine – Running Through the Numbers

By Phillips P. OBrien Russia is Pressing Lots, Breaking Through Nowhere

By Steve Brown Shoigu Not Sacked, Just Moved Sideways as Putin Tightens Grip on Power

By Alexander Vindman Russia Leadership Shakeup

By Andrei Piontkovsky A Personal Duel: Macron vs Putin

ANALYSIS

Putin Shake-Up Signals a Long War May Be Coming

Xi in Europe: Business, Cognac and Ukraine

Russia’s Lethal Electronics Are Impossible Without the West

Russia’s Electronic Warfare Equipment

VIDEO

EXCLUSIVE Azov

The Changing Face of Ukraine’s Azov Division Over a Decade of War

Kyiv Post met with Azov fighters who participated in the unit’s formation, its first battles and its transformation into one of Ukraine’s fiercest fighting units.

By Sergii Kostezh

1d ago

Ukraine

Ukrainian Refugee Artist Opens Studio in Barcelona

By Bohdan Nahaylo

May. 12

EXCLUSIVE Odesa

Odesa: Standing Firm Against Regular Russian Attacks

By Sergii Kostezh

May. 9

Ukraine

Tech Summit 2024: Ukrainian IT Companies Adjusting to Wartime

By Leo Chiu, Olena Hrazhdan

May. 7

Overcoming Russian Propaganda and Engaging with Ukraine

By Jason Jay Smart

May. 1

CORRUPTION WATCH

Corruption Watch

Mystery Surrounds Firing of Deputy Reconstruction Minister

By Olena Hrazhdan

May. 10

Oligarchs

Kolomoisky Suspected of Paying to Have a Man Killed

By Kyiv Post

May. 8

Zelensky

Zelensky Officially Dismisses SBU Head of Cybersecurity Following a Series of Scandals

By Kyiv Post

May. 2

Corruption Watch

Mystery Surrounds Firing of Deputy Reconstruction Minister

Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov was once rumored to have permitted corruption during road construction, but parliament being asked to dismiss him came as a surprise for many.

By Olena Hrazhdan

May. 10

Corruption Watch

Ukrainian Minister Detained Over Suspected Corruption: Prosecutors

By AFP

Apr. 26

Corruption Watch

Criminal Case Instead of Resignation: What Do the Charges Against the Minister of Agrarian Policy Mean?

By Sergii Kostezh

Apr. 23

Corruption Watch

Corruption Suspect Granted Bail And Remains Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi was granted bail. He continues to perform his duties, although he technically resigned on Thursday, April 25.

By Kyiv Post

Apr. 26

Corruption Watch

Ukrainian Minister Detained Over Suspected Corruption: Prosecutors

Investigators earlier this week accused Mykola Solsky of illegally seizing land worth more than $7 million when he was the head of a major farming company and a member of parliament.

By AFP

Apr. 26

Corruption Watch

Criminal Case Instead of Resignation: What Do the Charges Against the Minister of Agrarian Policy Mean?

Minister of Agrarian Policy Mykola Solskyi has become one of the few top-level officials in the history of Ukraine to face corruption charges during his tenure.

By Sergii Kostezh

Apr. 23

ECONOMICS

OPINION: Ukraine – Running Through the Numbers

Obviously $100-150 billion annually to support Ukraine sound like big numbers. But these have to be set against the costs of not supporting Ukraine and the costs of a Russian victory.

By Timothy Ash

1d ago

Ukraine’s Largest Private Postal Service Opens Branches in London

By Kyiv Post

2d ago

The EU Suspends Import Duties and Quotas on Ukrainian Exports for Another Year

By Olena Hrazhdan

2d ago

Uklon Pulls Out of Azerbaijan

By Olena Hrazhdan

2d ago

ICU Bond Market Insight: 8 May 2024

By ICU

May. 8

EDITOR'S CHOICE

EXCLUSIVE

France

OPINION: The Macron Doctrine

By Andrei Piontkovsky, Jason Galie

Mar. 19

Coming of Age in Ukraine’s Tumultuous Setting

By Mari Cheba

Mar. 3

PS, MAGA, Putin Hates You (But He Loves Your Work)

EXCLUSIVE

Washington

OPINION: PS, MAGA, Putin Hates You (But He Loves Your Work)

By Stephen Humphreys

Feb. 23

Poland

OPINION: When Poles and Ukrainians Fight, Russia Wins

By Adam Borowski

Feb. 20

CULTURE

Yuliya Magdych: Vyshyvankas Are Bridge Between Past and Future

The well-known Ukrainian vyshyvanka designer said that a few years ago, the traditional embroidered shirt had been seen as something exotic. Now it's commonplace formalwear that's even sold abroad.

By Kyiv Post

23h ago

Ukraine

Ukrainian Refugee Artist Opens Studio in Barcelona

By Bohdan Nahaylo

May. 12

Europe

Switzerland Takes Home Another Victory in Eurovision 2024; Ukraine Secures Third Place

By Julia Struck

May. 12

Europe

Switzerland Takes Home Another Victory in Eurovision 2024; Ukraine Secures Third Place

Ukraine’s representatives, Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil, performing the song “Teresa & Maria,” clinched third place with a total of 453 points.

By Julia Struck

May. 12

Ukraine Wants to Be ‘Visible’ in Eurovision Clouded by Israel

By AFP

May. 4

SPOTLIGHT

Retired U.S. Army Major General David L. Grange has been appointed as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CONSTANTA Airline.

The Ukrainian airline "Constanta", which provides cargo and passenger transportation for international humanitarian missions, has re-elected its supervisory board for a term of three years.

By Viktoriia Zatsarinna

1d ago

Philip Morris launches new facility in the Lviv region

Currently facility employs 100 personnel relocated from the Kharkiv Philip Morris facility, 150 more are to be transferred by the end of the year

By Philip Morris

1d ago

Alliance for a billion

The bank, in collusion with the energy traders affiliated with Ihor Kolomoisky, stole 14,000 Mavic drones from the state. Courts prevent refund.

By Olga Onishchenko

May. 7

Ukrainian Entrepreneur Revolutionizes Dubai Car Rentals: A Story of Top-class Service

Ambitious entrepreneur from Kyiv, Yevhen Parokhod, CEO at Renty.ae, is step-by-step taking the top positions among the players in the UAE luxury car market.

By Serhii Stepanysko

May. 3

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