Ukraine

While Kyiv holds out under Russian shelling, it is being destroyed from within. During the full-scale war, more than ten cultural heritage sites have been destroyed — not by enemy missiles, but by the hands of unscrupulous officials and developers. The former Tram and Trolleybus Administration building Address: 7b Dehtiarivska Street Built: 1911 Demolished: 2025, by Budkhol LLC “Please tell […]

Andriy Portnov, former adviser to the fugitive president Yanukovych, was allegedly shot dead around 9 a.m. today in Madrid suburb, Spain. This was reported by Reuters, citing a police source. According to preliminary information, the incident occurred near the gates of the American School in the affluent neighborhood of Pozuelo (a suburb of Madrid), while Portnov was dropping his children […]

Angelina Jolie drew attention to the stories of women who lost their lives during wars and conflicts. Among others, she mentioned Victoria Amelina. American actress Angelina Jolie spoke at the Trophée Chopard award ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival. During her speech, she mentioned Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who was killed in a Russian strike in 2023. According to Glavcom, […]

Imagine the moment when an ordinary act of digging a cellar in your own yard suddenly unveils a secret frozen in time for millennia, and over time it becomes clear that the traditional Ukrainian house – or rather its ancient prototype – is the first known land-based dwelling in human history. This is exactly what happened in 1965 in the […]

International Museum Day is a worldwide celebration that preserves cultural heritage and highlights the vital role of museums in cultural exchange, education, and societal development. On this day, many museums operate free of charge and invite visitors to come and enjoy their exhibits. Ukrainian News will share where to go in the capital in May. A bit of history The […]

The most massive ascent: Six Ukrainians conquered Everest in a single day. Six Ukrainian men and women reached the summit of Everest on May 14 — marking the most massive ascent in the history of Ukrainian mountaineering. This was reported to Ukrinform by Kharkiv native Valentyn Sypavin, who summited the peak for the eighth time, according to “Dim.” “The next […]

The Russian occupiers carried out another massive night attack on the Kyiv region, resulting in the deaths and injuries of civilians. The shelling caused significant destruction and large-scale fires in several areas. Rescuers of the State Emergency Service worked all night and continue to eliminate the consequences of enemy terror. A woman was killed and three more people, including a […]

This is about Jan Koum, an ordinary guy from the Kyiv region who managed to live out his “American dream” and create an app used by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Since he is originally from Ukraine, Diaspora.ua shares his story. Jan Koum was born on February 24, 1976, in Kyiv to a Jewish family but grew […]

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been relying on a single power transmission line for more than a week to supply the electricity needed to perform essential nuclear safety functions. The plant’s only backup 330 kV power line was disconnected on May 7, leaving it fully dependent on the sole operational 750 kV line. The IAEA reported that the damage […]

Military intelligence has presented a series of Magura drones that have been hitting Russian ships. The latest version, the Magura V7 drone, has for the first time destroyed a Su-30 fighter jet. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on Wednesday, May 14, presented a series of strike maritime drones called Magura, including the missile […]

Maksym Nelipa—a popular actor and TV presenter who had been defending Ukraine since the very first days of the full-scale invasion—has died on the front line. This was announced by his wife Tamara during the night of May 14–15, 2025. Maksym’s brother, Andriy Nelipa, also shared the tragic news on his Facebook page. He wrote that his brother joined the […]

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara today. This is reported by Anadolu Agency. Erdogan met with Zelensky at the presidential complex in Ankara. According to Turkish media, the event, which was closed to the press, included a meeting between the delegations of Ukraine and Turkey. After the bilateral meeting between […]