⚡️ General Staff: Russian troop activity increases in Kupiansk direction.

There has been a sharp increase in Russian troop activity in the direction of Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on May 26.
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Russia hit a building materials supermarket in Kharkiv in the middle of the day on May 25, killing 16 people and injuring 44.

Eight people were considered missing as of 6 p.m. on May 26, according to the governor.

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⚡️ Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 3 people, injure 2.

Russian attacks across the settlements in Donetsk Oblast killed three people and injured two on May 26, the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported.

⚡️ Zelensky calls on allies to allow Ukraine strike military targets on Russian soil.

President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukraine's partners to allow Kyiv to use Western weapons to strike military targets in Russia on May 26.
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⚡️Defense Minister Umerov: Russia used 10,000 guided bombs in Ukraine this year.

Russia typically uses laser-guided or satellite-guided KAB bombs, with payloads ranging from 250 to 1,500 kilograms, against Ukrainian military and civilian targets.

⚡️Scholz against Ukraine using German weapons to strike Russian territory.

Speaking at an event in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his government gave clear rules to Kyiv prohibiting the use of German weapons on Russian soil and that he sees no reason to change this.

⚡️Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast kills one and injuries two.

The attack killed a 72-year-old woman, and a nine-year-old boy was one of the two injured residents.

The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur breaks down the top stories from Ukraine this week, from Russia’s newly-opened front in Kharkiv Oblast to a botched proposal to redraw the international maritime borders in the Baltic Sea.

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⚡️Border Guard: Buildup of Russian troops along Sumy border not enough for major attack.

Russia does not have enough troops for a major attack in Sumy Oblast but may still attempt to invade the region, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said on May 26.

Even in the turbulence of wartime, life in Kyiv, to the greatest extent possible, goes on as usual.

The Kyiv Independent has put together a two-day guide for visitors with recommendations about where to go and what to see in the city.

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⚡️Energy Ministry: Explosive device found at electrical substation in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The police and sappers were called to remove the device, the Energy Ministry reported on May 26. kyivindependent.com/energy-ministr…

⚡️Russian attacks against 3 Ukrainian regions kill 1, injure 19.

Russia’s recent attacks against Ukraine’s Kherson, Donetsk, and Kharkiv oblasts killed one person and wounded another 19, regional authorities reported early on May 26. kyivindependent.com/russian-attack…

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of May 26, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

⚡️Argentina to join coalition for the return of kidnapped Ukrainian children.

A Ukrainian delegation, headed by presidential adviser Daria Herasymchuk, visited Argentina as part of President Volodymyr Zelensky's Bring Kids Back UA project.
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