Central bank and commercial institutions would arm themselves under new law; anger at UN over Russian threats to embassies. What we know on day 1,554

Syzran oil refinery halts operation after May 21 Ukrainian drone strike, Ukraine's General Staff reports ・Ukraine using 'secret' strike drones to devastate Russian logistics on crucial highway, Nemesis Brigade says ・'Russia's true attitude' — Iskander missile strike damages UN humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro ・Lavrov

Moscow's rhetoric may point to the Kremlin's nervousness over the war's direction, our defence correspondent writes from Kyiv.

May 25 (Reuters) - At least eight people have been killed in missile and drone attacks on Russian and Ukrainian territory in the past 24 hours, local authorities on both sides said on Monday, with damage reported to energy infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod region.

The Kremlin is trying to recruit more soldiers for its war in Ukraine but an analyst says at the rate of casualties, "Russia cannot replace recruits fast enough to keep the 'meat grinder' fed."

With the US pulling out of trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine, the EU is looking for potential candidates to step in.

Ukraine's defense leadership has said that it is already working on a way to counter Russian jet-powered drones.

Belarus' exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Kyiv on Monday as the Ukrainian capital cleaned up after Russia’s biggest missile attack of the year, and world leaders kept a close eye on how much support the Belarusian government is ready to provide for Moscow’s all-out invasion.

A hypersonic missile, which reportedly travels over 10 times the speed of sound, was used, Russia has confirmed.

STAROBILSK, Russian-controlled Ukraine >> Forensic experts on Sunday sifted through the ruins of a dormitory largely destroyed in what Russian authorities say was a Ukrainian drone attack in Ukraine’s Luhansk region,