Quick Takes

Ukraine Forces Blow Up Bridge to Thwart Russian Advance

Ukraine's National Guard released a video showing the blowing up of a bridge connecting Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk to Rubizhne in the Luhansk region. (Reuters)

Biden Departs on Trip to South Korea and Japan

U.S. President Joe Biden departed for South Korea and Japan on May 19, 2022, his first trip to the region since taking office. (Reuters)

Estonia Begins Joint Military Drills with US Forces

Estonia called on its reservists to take part in the annual SIIL exercises on May 17, 2022, alongside NATO forces. (Reuters)

Buses with Surrendered Azovstal Defenders Leave Mariupol

At least seven buses carrying Ukrainian fighters who have surrendered left the Azovstal steelworks escorted by pro-Russian armed forces on May 17, 2022, a Reuters witness said. (Reuters)

US Flag Raised at Embassy in Kyiv as Operations Resume

The U.S. embassy in Kyiv reopened on May 18, 2022, after a three-month closure prompted by Russia's February 24 invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)

Drone Video Shows Deminers at Work in Ukraine

Estonian Reservists Gear Up For NATO Drills

Ukraine Soldier Sings Eurovision Song Amid Shelling

Shooting in California Church Kills at Least One, Wounds Five

Gunfire erupted at a Southern California church early on Sunday afternoon, killing at least one person and wounding five, and a suspect was taken into custody, authorities said. (Reuters)

Ukraine Forces Target Russian Positions With US Howitzers

Ukraine's armed forces released a video on May 15, 2022, saying it showed servicemen firing new U.S. M-777 howitzers at the front line, in the east of the country. (Reuters)

Rain of Fire Hits Ukrainian Steel Plant

A shower of brightly burning munitions cascaded on the Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, in a video released by a pro-Russian separatist commander, May 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Bodies of Russian Soldiers Put into Refrigerated Rail Cars

Ukrainian military authorities loaded the bodies of dead Russian soldiers onto refrigerated rail cars on the outskirts of Kyiv on May 13, 2022. (Reuters)