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According to the Kyiv Regional Administration, residents of Irpin and Borodyanka, who lost their housing due to Russia’s war, will receive permanent accommodation. Two residential complexes of 50,000 square meters each will be built within five months, the authorities say.…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first foreign official to address Ukraine’s parliament since Feb. 24. “Ukraine will win, Ukraine will be free,” Johnson said. The U.K. will also send $375 million worth of military aid to Ukraine, including…

330 lawmakers supported the bill on May 3. According to the bill, parties that support, or whitewash Russia’s war against Ukraine and deny the fact that Moscow occupies Ukrainian territories, including Crimea and eastern Donbas, are to be banned. In…

Parliament greenlights deploying Territorial Defense Units in war zones. Skip to content This audio is created with AI assistance Ukraine’s parliament voted to allow Territorial Defense Units to fight outside their assigned regions, along with Ukraine’s military. Prior, Territorial Defense…

156 civilians evacuated from Azovtal arrived in Zaporizhzhia. Skip to content This audio is created with AI assistance Nearly 1,000 people remain trapped at the besieged facility, while Russian troops are trying to break into the plant after an intense…

Russian shelling kills at least 10 civilians, injures 15 in Avdiivka. Skip to content This audio is created with AI assistance The shelling killed workers waiting for their bus near the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko,…

A senior U.S. Department of Defense official said at a closed briefing for journalists on May 10 that Russia’s current position is about two weeks behind schedule of “what [Putin] would like to see,” RFE/RL reports. The official also said…

Czech Republic replaces Russia on UN human rights council. Skip to content This audio is created with AI assistance The United Nations General Assembly elected the Czech Republic to the Human Rights Council on May 10 to replace Russia, suspended…

Congress passes nearly $40 billion aid package to Ukraine. Skip to content This audio is created with AI assistance The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted 368-57 on May 10 to pass a roughly $40 billion bill to deliver military and…

Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Oleksandr Starukh said on May 10 that Russian troops fired on civilian infrastructure in the town of Orikhov in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing one civilian and injuring eight others. Starukh also said that due to the intensity of…