The Mission of “Democratic Belarus” in Ukraine has officially opened in Kyiv, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced.

She said the opening marks an important step toward closer and more systematic cooperation between the two countries.

The mission will be headed by Sviatlana Shatilina. Tsikhanouskaya wished her success in the role.

“I am grateful to everyone who helped create this mission.

We must do more to support Ukraine — politically, informationally, through cooperation with Ukrainian institutions, support for Belarusian volunteers and fighters, and assistance to Belarusians living in Ukraine.

This mission will make our work more consistent and visible. It will become a platform for dialogue, practical cooperation, and support.

It will help Ukrainians understand who they can work with, and help Belarusians in Ukraine know where to turn.

A free Belarus and a free Ukraine are part of the same future,” she wrote.

🦅💥 Another 12 Russian Shaheds shot down by 1st OVMR Brigade's ZRADN

Zelensky sent Trump and Congress a Memorial Day letter warning Ukraine lacks enough missile defense after Russia’s massive May 24 attack. He said Ukraine has made major progress in defending against drones, but cannot yet produce its own missile defense systems. Zelensky stressed that Kyiv relies on partners for air defense and almost entirely on the US for protection from ballistic missiles.

❗️❗️The statement about the occupation of Vozdvyzhivka in Zaporizhzhia is a fake, — DeepState

A couple of weeks ago, Muscovites were able to infiltrate the village to wave their aquafreshes, but Defense Forces quickly cleaned up this whole bunch by killing and taking them prisoner.

❗️GCHQ chief Anne Keast-Butler said nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In her first public speech as head of the UK spy agency, she said Putin is going backwards on the battlefield while Russia targets critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains and public trust in the UK and NATO states.

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces used several drones to destroy Russia’s Project 21631 Buyan-M small missile ship Grad on Lake Onega. The Oct. 4, 2025 operation took place as the vessel moved by inland waterways from the Baltic Sea toward the Caspian, where it was likely intended to reinforce Russia’s southern fleet grouping. A video of the strike was released only now.

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces expanded deep strikes on Russian air defense and military targets in operational depth. SBS drones hit a Buk-M2 command-staff vehicle and a Nebo-SV radar in occupied Luhansk Oblast, plus a tractor from the S-350 Vityaz air defense system in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Operators also struck Russian logistics targets.

The moment a Shahed drone struck a crowded area in Pavlohrad in broad daylight was caught on camera.

Zelensky thanked Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces for daily results, courage and service to the state. He said SOF fought in the hardest, most brutal and most important battles of the war, and now carry out long-range “sanctions” against Russia together with the SBU, SBS, missile units and intelligence. He also praised SOF support for resistance on occupied territory.

🇺🇦 Aid to Ukraine will be a top topic of the NATO summit!

The Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO, Olena Getmanchuk, reported that one of the key issues remains the proposal of Rutte to allocate 0.25% of GDP to aid Ukraine by the Alliance member states.

She noted that currently seven NATO states have already reached or exceeded this level of funding.

Zelensky said Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi and General Staff chief Hnatov briefed him on the situation and options for Ukraine’s actions in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and the south. He said Ukraine is receiving more internal Russian information about preparations for additional mobilization, aimed at compensating for heavy losses and increasing the occupation force by at least tens of thousands.