Katya Soldak

1 week ago | forbes.com | Katya Soldak

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,193. Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine and War DevelopmentsAiming to create a "buffer zone," Russian forces have seized villages near Sumy, Ukraine’s northern regional capital. As 50,000 Russian troops accumulate on Ukraine’s border, the Sumy region prepares for a renewed large-scale offensive. More than 200 settlements are under evacuation orders after Russia advanced deeper into Ukrainian territory.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Katya Soldak

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,189. Russia's Attacks on UkraineRussia launched an unprecedented wave of aerial attacks on Ukraine between May 24 and 26, deploying 903 drones and 92 missiles over three consecutive nights, marking the most intense bombardment since the start of the war. On May 26 alone, Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted nine cruise missiles and neutralized 288 of the 355 incoming drones, a record number deployed in single attack to date.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Katya Soldak

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,186. Russia’s Attacks on UkraineKyiv. Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and dozens of drones at Ukraine’s capital overnight on March 24. It's one of the biggest combined aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital of the three-year war, damaging several apartment buildings and injuring 15 people. Sumy region. On May 20, Russian forces carried out 120 strikes on 35 settlements across Ukraine’s northern province, killing two civilians and wounding seven others.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Katya Soldak

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,182. Trump-Putin Phone CallU.S. President Donald Trump spoke for nearly two-and-a-half hours with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on May 19, with the phone conversation focusing on potential steps toward ending the war in Ukraine and trade issues. Putin described the call as “very substantive and useful,” saying that Moscow is willing to work on a memorandum with Ukraine drafting principles for a future peace agreement, including a possible ceasefire.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Katya Soldak

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,179. Diplomatic Efforts in Turkey. Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul on May 16, with no agreement reached on a 30-day ceasefire. Moscow demanded Kyiv withdraw completely from Ukraine’s four regions, currently occupied by Russia. Reportedly, Ukraine offered an immediate ceasefire, an all-for-all prisoner exchange and to hold a face-to-face meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Putin. Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. Kherson region.