The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Over the past 24 hours, on May 16, two men were wounded as a result of shelling by Russian forces in the Mykolaiv region.

Ukrainian forces engaged in 234 combat clashes with Russian invaders over the past 24 hours, with most attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors.

Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 279 out of 287 drones launched by Russian forces in an overnight attack that began on the evening of May 16.

Agents of the partisan movement ATESH have damaged several communication towers in the areas of Putilkovo, Kommunarka, and Domodedovo in Russia’s Moscow region.

Total combat personnel losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to May 17, 2026, have reached about 1,348,790 people, including 1,170 killed or wounded over the past day.

Russian forces carried out 960 attacks across 49 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region over the past 24 hours, injuring seven people.

Elina Svitolina claimed her third career title at the prestigious Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome after defeating American star Coco Gauff in the final.

Europe must recognize that the United States views Russia’s war against Ukraine differently from European countries and therefore needs to step up its own support for Kyiv, Czech security analyst and diplomat Tomas Pojar has said.

Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, while Ukraine finished in ninth place in this year’s competition.