KYIV, May 14 - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to rally the spirits of glum Ukrainians facing a fierce new Russian offensive, assuring them during a visit to Kyiv that they are not alone and that billions of dollars in American military aid on its way after months of political delays will make a “real difference” on the battlefield.

KYIV, May 15 – The majority of Ukrainians have a positive attitude towards the possibility of changing the state budget priorities for the long term in favor of strengthening the security and defense sector: the Armed Forces, other law enforcement agencies, and the defense industry, according to the results of a national survey conducted on March 21-27 by the Razumkov Center and presented at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday.

KYIV, May 15 - Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country’s northeast and battled Russian troops in other areas Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to postpone all his upcoming foreign trips underscored the seriousness of the threat his soldiers face.

KYIV, May 16 - Ukrainian units locked in street battles with the Kremlin’s forces in a key northeastern Ukraine town have halted the Russian advance, military officials in Kyiv claimed Thursday, though a senior Moscow official said the frontline push had enough resources to keep going.

KYIV, May 17 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative will function for another two months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said on Wednesday.

"Through the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends and the contribution of our Ukrainian friends, a decision was made to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative for another two months," he said on Twitter on Wednesday.

REYKJAVIK, May 17 - More than 40 nations agreed Wednesday to set up a system to tally the damage Russia has inflicted on Ukraine in the hope of getting reparations, adding to the international legal challenges the Kremlin is facing.

KYIV, May 14 – Kyiv budget losses reached about UAH 1.5 billion because of pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko said.

KYIV, May 16 - Parliamentary Speaker Dmytro Razumkov said Saturday efforts to return control of Crimea to Kyiv are part of "a difficult and slow process," that Ukraine is determined to resolve, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, May 17 - The Polish Foreign Ministry has criticized Russia for the construction of the bridge across the Kerch Strait without the consent of the Ukrainian side and calls on Russia to refrain from further violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and independence.

WARSAW, May 17 – Poland has detained a Russian woman who was part of a pro-Russian group that sought to whip up tension between Poland and Ukraine, Reuters reported Thursday citing the national agency for internal security ABW.