2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (131+ words) " " " "! Russia has conducted a Shahed drone strike overnight on a Chinese merchant vessel in the Black Sea. Quote: "It is unclear what the Russians were thinking when they struck a Chinese merchant vessel in our sea last night with a…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (137+ words) " " " "! Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orb'n has said that consultations with Ukraine on resolving issues related to the rights of the Hungarian minority in Zakarpattia Oblast will take place with the participation of representatives of that community. Source: Orb'n on Facebook,…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (126+ words) " " " "! Oleg Ozerov, Russia's ambassador-designate, was summoned to Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the morning of 18 May. Source: European Pravda, citing Romanian news portal Deschide. MD Details: The reason for the summoning of the Russian diplomat to the Moldovan Foreign…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (286+ words) " " " "! A total of 242 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting the most attacks on the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Huliaipole fronts, trying to break through Ukrainian defences 78 times. Source: General Staff of the…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (157+ words) " " " "! As of 09: 00 on the morning of Monday 18 May, the full amount required for bail for Andrii Yermak, former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, had been raised. Source: informed sources speaking to Ukrainska Pravda; the High Anti-Corruption…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (160+ words) " " " "! Russian forces launched a combined strike against Ukraine using attack UAVs and ground-based missiles on the night of 17-18 May. The main targets of the attack were the city of Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Odesa, Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia oblasts were also…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago  (361+ words) " " " "! Source: Politico, a Brussels-based politics and policy news organisation Details: An investigation has revealed that Global Trade, a German trading company based in the city of L'beck, was at the centre of the smuggling scheme. The firm has been run…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (71+ words) " " " "! Russian drones attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast on the night of 17-18 May, causing fires at industrial facilities. Source: Serhii Tiurin, Head of Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "The enemy attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast with UAVs overnight. Air defence forces were responding....

5+ hour, 9+ min ago  (191+ words) " " " "! Nineteen adults and two children have been injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential area in the city of Dnipro on the night of 17-18 May. Quote: "Russians struck Dnipro with missiles. Early reports indicate a hit on a…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago  (131+ words) " " " "! President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed Europe's role in negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war with European Council President Ant'nio Costa. Source: Zelenskyy on Facebook Quote: "We discussed in detail the prospects of the negotiation process for peace for Ukraine…...