Ukraine
Technology
ANALYSIS: Russia’s Lethal Electronics Are Impossible Without the West
Microchips and other high-tech components are essential to maintaining Russia’s war machine. If the West gets serious about blocking access, Moscow’s forces will be crippled.
May 14, 2024
Drones
Russian Fuel Container Train Derailed by Suspected Drone Attack Near Volgograd
Russia’s railway authorities reported that freight train cars had been derailed due to an “intervention by unauthorized persons,” in the Volgograd region.
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin’s Safe Space: Defeating Russia’s Kharkiv Operation Requires Eliminating Russia’s Sanctuary
Current US policy prohibiting Ukraine from using US-provided weapons in the territory of Russia is compromising Kyiv's ability to defend itself against the cross-border invasion near Kharkiv.
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
US: Russian Defense Shake-Up Signals Putin's War Desperation
Putin, embarking on an unprecedented fifth term as president, replaced veteran defense minister Sergei Shoigu with top economic official and technocrat Andrei Belousov.
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
Scholz Urges Europe to Boost Aid to Ukraine
Germany announced it would send a third Patriot air defence system to Ukraine in April - a decision Scholz said was difficult because they do not have many of the systems.
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Rains Attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv Region After Launching Offensive
The Ukrainian army acknowledged Russia was "achieving tactical success" after launching a ground assault on Friday that has sparked the evacuation of almost 6,000 people.
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
No Immediate Threat of Ground Assault on Kharkiv, Ukraine's Security Council Chief Says
Lytvynenko noted that while Russian forces made small advances into the Kharkiv region on Friday, capturing several villages, they had not posed a direct threat to Kharkiv itself.
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
Blinken in Ukraine on Unannounced Visit to Show US Support
Marking his fourth visit to Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion, Blinken arrived by overnight train from Poland and was due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
WSJ: Ukraine's Missile Interception Rate Falls to 30% Amid Surge in Russian Attacks
According to WSJ’s analysis of Ukrainian Air Force Command data, Ukraine intercepted 46% of Russian missiles in the past six months, down from 73% in the preceding period.
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 13, 2024
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on April May 13, 2024
May 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘We’re Trying to Get Them Out of This Hole‘ – Ukraine at War Update for May 14
National Security Council chief not worried about any imminent siege of Kharkiv; US confirms delivery of latest weapons package; EU gives another year’s reprieve from trade tariffs on Ukrainian goods.
May 14, 2024
Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 05-14-2024
Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war 05-14-2024 developments on the ground with KyivPost fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated war maps.
May 14, 2024
Ukraine
Did Ukraine Suspend Certain Clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights in April?
As opposed to rumors that started at the end of April, Ukraine actually eased certain restrictions introduced in 2022 and submitted the updates as a formality.
May 13, 2024
Kyiv
SBU Says It Prevented May 9 Russian Terrorist Attacks Against Civilian Targets in Kyiv
SBU says its operators apprehended agents of the Russian GRU who were in the process of planting explosive devices in crowded areas in Ukraine’s capital on May 9.
May 13, 2024
Ukrainian Orthodox Synod Deems ‘Russian World’ Doctrine Heretical, Putin ‘Self-Excommunicated’
The supreme bishops of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine held a synod in which the Russian Church’s doctrine and Putin’s actions were judged anathema to the teachings of Christ.
May 13, 2024
Crimea
Storm Shadow Missiles May Have Hit ‘Secret’ Russian Air Defense Base in Crimea
ASTRA reports on Telegram, citing its own sources, that the commander of a Russian military unit sited on Mount Ai-Petri in occupied Crimea was killed in a missile attack on Monday, May 13.
May 13, 2024
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