President says three days of strikes will not ‘go unpunished’ and points to Ukrainian attack on Russian oil refinery. What we know on day 1,543

More than 1,500 Russian drones and dozens of missiles were launched in the last two days, according to Ukrainian officials.

Last month, Ukraine managed to liberate more land than Russia seized – the first time Moscow suffered a net loss of territory since Ukraine’s 2024 Kursk incursion.

Rescue workers ended search operations Friday at the devastated building, which was struck this week during Russia’s heaviest air attack on the Ukrainian capital this year.

According to updated information released on May 16, the refinery sustained damage to the AVT-3, AVT-4 and AT-6 processing units, as well as a diesel fuel hydrotreating unit. The Ryazan refinery is one of Russia’s largest oil refining facilities and helps supply fuel to Russian occupation forces.

The Commercial Court of Kyiv has ordered the Russian Federation to pay UAH 26.24 million (US$590,000) in lost profits to Katwind Energy LLC, an Odesa-based company.

Thirty-four European states – along with Australia and Costa Rica – said Friday they would join a proposed special tribunal for Ukraine. The future legal body would allow Kyiv to prosecute Russia for a "crime of aggression" over its invasion.

A Moscow court has ruled in favor of Russia’s Central Bank in its lawsuit against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house that holds the bulk of Moscow’s frozen assets in Europe, Russian media has reported.