A fire broke out at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport following a drone attack.

During the night and in the early hours of 17 May 2026, Moscow and the Moscow Region came under a massive attack by strike drones.

Bulgaria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Yesterday and during the night of 16 May 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck a number of key targets belonging to the Russian occupiers.

Since the start of the day, the aggressor has attacked the positions of the Defence Forces 61 times.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that following talks between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, both sides expressed interest in further efforts aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The defence forces are continuing to apply long-range pressure on Russia, striking the enemy’s military, logistical, and strategic targets.

The political crisis in the Verkhovna Rada continues. During this plenary week, the Rada once again failed to pass a number of important votes.

Mykola Tyschenko, a member of parliament from the "Servant of the People" party, currently has no plans to contribute to the bail for former Head of the President's Office Andrii Yermak.

The war could end according to the ‘Finnish scenario’: without a complete victory for Russia, but with possible territorial losses for Ukraine.