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Ukraine General Staff: 147 Russian attacks during day 1 of "ceasefire"

Ukraine General Staff: 147 Russian attacks during day 1 of "ceasefire"

Ukrainian forces recorded 147 combat clashes with Russian troops during 9 May, the first day of the announced three-day ceasefire.…

2026/05/11 - 00:05
Russians strike Kharkiv with drone despite "ceasefire"

Russians strike Kharkiv with drone despite "ceasefire"

Russian forces struck Kharkiv with a drone on Sunday during the announced ceasefire, setting fire to the roof of a private house. No casualties were reported.…

2026/05/10 - 23:45
Süddeutsche: Berlin dismisses Putin's Schröder mediator proposal

Süddeutsche: Berlin dismisses Putin's Schröder mediator proposal

The German government does not take Vladimir Putin's proposal to name Gerhard Schröder as EU mediator in the war in Ukraine seriously, calling it part of Russia's hybrid strategy.…

2026/05/10 - 23:25
Spiegel: SPD members open to discussing Schröder as EU mediator with Russia

Spiegel: SPD members open to discussing Schröder as EU mediator with Russia

Several Social Democrat MPs in Germany are open to discussing Vladimir Putin's proposal to name Gerhard Schröder as EU mediator in the war in Ukraine.…

2026/05/10 - 23:05
Russian drone strikes Kherson city council employee's car

Russian drone strikes Kherson city council employee's car

A Russian drone struck a vehicle belonging to a 53-year-old Kherson city council employee in the city's Korabelnyi district at around 08:40 on 10 May.…

2026/05/10 - 22:45
Russian FPV drone strikes civilian car near Mykolaiv, elderly couple injured

Russian FPV drone strikes civilian car near Mykolaiv, elderly couple injured

A Russian FPV drone struck a civilian car in the Mykolaiv district on the afternoon of 10 May, injuring a 68-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman.…

2026/05/10 - 22:25
Zelenskyy and Finland's Stubb coordinate positions before next week's talks

Zelenskyy and Finland's Stubb coordinate positions before next week's talks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about the state of diplomatic work with the United States ahead of meetings and negotiations scheduled for next week.…

2026/05/10 - 22:05
Brawl in Lviv Oblast village ends with shots fired at opponent's car

Brawl in Lviv Oblast village ends with shots fired at opponent's car

A village dispute in Ukraine's Lviv Oblast escalated into a brawl after which one man fired a hunting rifle at an Audi Q5 belonging to his opponent. No one was injured.…

2026/05/10 - 21:45
Ukrainian MP Mazurashu calls conscription team "helpers of Russian aggressors"

Ukrainian MP Mazurashu calls conscription team "helpers of Russian aggressors"

Servant of the People MP Heorhiy Mazurashu published a Facebook post calling representatives of a conscription notification team "unofficial helpers of Russian aggressors".…

2026/05/10 - 21:25
Sumy region: man detonates grenade during police standoff, five injured

Sumy region: man detonates grenade during police standoff, five injured

A man detonated a grenade during a standoff with police in the town of Okhtyrka in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, injuring himself, three police officers and a civilian.…

2026/05/10 - 21:05
Former Italian ambassador arrested in Rome over Schengen visa scheme for Russians

Former Italian ambassador arrested in Rome over Schengen visa scheme for Russians

Piergabriele Papadia de Bottini, former Italian ambassador to Uzbekistan, was arrested in Rome on suspicion of selling Schengen visas to Russian nationals for €4,000-16,000 each.…

2026/05/10 - 20:45
Drone with Cyrillic markings found in Poland near Kaliningrad border

Drone with Cyrillic markings found in Poland near Kaliningrad border

Polish authorities found a drone with Cyrillic markings and a camera in a field in Warmia-Masuria, close to the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.…

2026/05/10 - 20:25
Zelenskyy congratulates new Hungarian PM Péter Magyar

Zelenskyy congratulates new Hungarian PM Péter Magyar

Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Péter Magyar on becoming Hungary's prime minister, calling it symbolic that the inauguration took place on Europe Day.…

2026/05/10 - 20:05
Slovak PM Fico met Putin in Moscow and called visit a great honour

Slovak PM Fico met Putin in Moscow and called visit a great honour

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Victory Day and said it was a great honour for him to be in Moscow on 9 May.…

2026/05/10 - 19:45
Day 2 of ceasefire: Russian forces launched 60 attacks on Ukrainian positions

Day 2 of ceasefire: Russian forces launched 60 attacks on Ukrainian positions

Russian forces attacked Ukrainian defence positions 60 times as of 16:00 on 10 May, the second day of the announced ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow.…

2026/05/10 - 19:25
Fico after Moscow visit: Zelenskyy should call Putin himself

Fico after Moscow visit: Zelenskyy should call Putin himself

Slovak PM Robert Fico, returning from Moscow, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should phone Vladimir Putin himself if he wants a meeting.…

2026/05/10 - 18:46
Russian media count over 350,000 soldiers killed in war in Ukraine

Russian media count over 350,000 soldiers killed in war in Ukraine

The total number of Russian military personnel killed from the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the end of 2025 stood at 352,000, according to a joint study by two Russian media outlets.…

2026/05/09 - 16:19
Drones reportedly attack Chechnya: explosions reported in Grozny, strike on FSB building recorded – videos

Drones reportedly attack Chechnya: explosions reported in Grozny, strike on FSB building recorded – videos

On the morning of 8 May, drones struck the Khankala district in Grozny, where one of Russia's largest military bases is located, as well as a building of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the village of Znamenskoye.…

2026/05/09 - 12:39
Ukraine's General Staff reports overnight fighting on front lines despite truce

Ukraine's General Staff reports overnight fighting on front lines despite truce

A total of 45 combat clashes occurred on the battlefield between 22:00 on 8 May and 08:00 on 9 May, which is an average figure. Since midnight, a three-day truce between Ukraine and Russia has been in effect.…

2026/05/09 - 12:37
Large forest fire on Chernihiv Oblast border shifts back towards Russia – video

Large forest fire on Chernihiv Oblast border shifts back towards Russia – video

Over the past 24 hours, the area of a wildfire sparked by Russian attacks on the border areas of Chernihiv Oblast has nearly doubled, while the fire front has shifted back towards Russia.…

2026/05/09 - 12:06
Internet cut off in central Moscow as Victory Day parade begins

Internet cut off in central Moscow as Victory Day parade begins

Mobile internet has been shut down in central Moscow as the Victory Day parade has commenced. [Victory Day is a Russian holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, celebrated on 9 May – ed.]…

2026/05/09 - 12:05
Russia's Perm cancels Victory Day parade following Ukrainian strikes on oil refinery

Russia's Perm cancels Victory Day parade following Ukrainian strikes on oil refinery

Dmitry Makhonin, Governor of Russia's Perm Krai, has announced that the military parade in Perm will not take place on 9 May, citing "security concerns".…

2026/05/08 - 13:24
Ukraine will demand compensation for attack on cash-in-transit workers in Hungary

Ukraine will demand compensation for attack on cash-in-transit workers in Hungary

Ukraine does not consider the matter of valuables seized by Hungary from Oschadbank's cash-in-transit vehicles to be closed and will demand compensation.…

2026/05/07 - 23:07
Ukraine simplifies residence permit application process for foreign military volunteers

Ukraine simplifies residence permit application process for foreign military volunteers

Ukraine's Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has announced that it will become easier for foreigners fighting or planning to join Ukrainian defence forces to obtain temporary residence in Ukraine, with the government establishing documentation procedures for them.…

2026/05/07 - 22:45
FT: EU leaders preparing for possible negotiations with Russia on ending war Ukraine

FT: EU leaders preparing for possible negotiations with Russia on ending war Ukraine

EU leaders are preparing for potential negotiations with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin as European capitals grow increasingly frustrated with the war-ending talks led by US President Donald Trump.…

2026/05/07 - 22:44
Occupants Cannot Force Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Left Bank of Dnipro: British Intelligence Explains Reasons

Occupants Cannot Force Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Left Bank of Dnipro: British Intelligence Explains Reasons

In Kherson region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces maintain a presence on the left bank of the Dnipro River and continue to repel Russian attacks despite…

2024/01/20 - 19:41