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⚡️Russian airstrike on central Kramatorsk injures at least 12. Russia carried out an airstrike on the center of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast on May 25, injuring at least 12 civilians, regional authorities reported. https://t.co/aaX7mOjwKx

⚡️Update: European leaders and diplomats signal that they will remain in Kyiv despite Moscow’s warnings, rejecting what they described as an attempt to intimidate and isolate Ukraine. "We stay in Kyiv," Katarina Mathernova, the EU’s ambassador to Ukraine, said. "We stay w/

Unlike a number of his contemporaries, Symon Petliura saw that true independence demanded a decisive break from centuries-long Russian influence.

A century ago, on May 25, 1926, an otherwise ordinary afternoon in Paris’ bohemian Latin Quarter was disrupted by a barrage of gunshots, leaving one of Ukraine’s famous military leaders dead in the street. https://t.co/zoCpvAeXyf

Many of the cultural institutions damaged in the attack sit at the heart of Kyiv, including the Ukrainian Institute on the city’s central Kreshchatik Street. Though only the dome’s windows and part of the facade were shattered, the strike served as a stark reminder: nowhere in

In one of the most devastating attacks on Kyiv since the start of the full-scale war, Russia’s missiles and drones targeted some of the city’s most treasured cultural landmarks. https://t.co/CHM3Rb744i

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call with his U.S. counterpart on May 25, telling Rubio that Moscow would begin strikes on "decision-making centers" in Kyiv and urged "the evacuation of (U.S) diplomatic personnel," according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

⚡️In call with Rubio, FM Lavrov conveys planned strikes on 'decision-making centers' in Kyiv, urges US embassy evacuation. https://t.co/BfCCExpGnm

At the same time, the cleanup operation in Kyiv after Russia's massive missile and drone strike over the weekend continued for a second day, with nearly 100 emergency service workers attending multiple attack sites, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 25.

Russia's Foreign Ministry has announced plans for a new round of mass long-range strikes on Kyiv, including on Ukraine's "decision-making centers," in what Moscow called retaliation for a Ukrainian strike in occupied Luhansk Oblast whose target remains disputed.

⚡️Ukraine strikes Russian oil facility in Bryansk Oblast overnight, General Staff says. The facility, located around 60 kilometers from Ukraine's northern border, was an important link in the supply of fuel to the Russian military, the General Staff said on social media.

Several Baltic officials and public figures who spoke to the Kyiv Independent warned that if the incidents continue, they could gradually erode public support for Ukraine in countries that have been among Kyiv's strongest backers.

Russia has recently began jamming Ukrainian drones and redirecting them toward neighboring NATO countries, particularly the Baltic states and Finland, creating a growing security and political challenge for some of Ukraine's closest allies. https://t.co/LozZNo6JFE

Last week, Belarus's participation in Russian-led tactical nuclear drills further fueled Kyiv's concerns. Military experts view the immediate situation on the ground as largely unchanged and claim that Kyiv is moving to leverage the moment politically.

President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Kyiv in an official capacity on May 25. In the weeks prior to the visit, Zelensky has been increasingly vocal regarding a deeper involvement of Alexander Lukashenko's Belarus in

Today, Ukraine's Foreign Minister and the Foreign Diplomatic Corps visited Kyiv's most devastated neighborhoods following Russia's May 20th missile strike — a market, a shopping mall, a metro entrance, and a residential building where numerous lives were lost.  Diplomats and

⚡️Putin signs law authorizing use of military force to 'protect Russian citizens' abroad. The legislation enables the Russian president to order troop deployments abroad to "protect" Russian citizens facing arrest, detention, trial, or other perceived persecution by foreign

⚡️Russia announces plans for new mass attacks on Kyiv, including strikes on 'decision-making centers'. Foreign citizens, including diplomats, were encouraged to leave the city, while Ukrainian civilians were called upon to stay away from "military and administrative

“Beyond political and emotional issues, many Russian arrivals faced a more practical challenge: language. Tensions surrounding language soon appeared in everyday interactions.”

“In the first year following Russia's war against Ukraine, tens of thousands of Russian citizens relocated to Georgia, while thousands registered businesses and purchased property. The government showed little concern for how relations between Georgian society and Russian