Antonina Tumanova
India detained four people suspected of recruiting local men into the Russian army, who were then sent to fight in Ukraine against their will.
Chinese President Xi Jinping made no concessions during his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, despite efforts to improve tense relations over trade disputes and Beijing's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia fired more than 50 missiles and 20 drones at Ukraine on Victory Day, but Ukrainian defense forces withstood the Russian offensive, and Zelensky thanked the soldiers for their courage and resilience in defending the country.
President Zelenskyy discussed bilateral issues and the Ukrainian formula for peace with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who expressed his desire to help restore peace in Ukraine.
U. S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it is too early to assess the impact of U.S. funding on Ukraine's combat capabilities, as Kyiv needs time to receive the allocated support.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia RMA said that the temporarily occupied territories have been celebrating "Victory Day" for a week, with the elderly and children being most exposed to Kremlin propaganda, which includes school events, propaganda boards and Colorado ribbons.
April 2024 was the hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak of record monthly temperatures, indicating that the world is dangerously close to exceeding the 1. 5°C global warming limit set by the Paris Agreement.
the Russian army shelled the village of Veselyanka in Zaporizhzhya district, wounding a woman and damaging residential buildings and outbuildings.
Two people were wounded, 19 private houses, 1 kindergarten, 7 cars and power lines were damaged in Kyiv region as a result of Russian missile attacks.
Ukraine held another round of negotiations with Portugal on a bilateral security agreement, making significant progress toward the signing of the agreement by their leaders in the near future.
President Zelenskyy invited Hungarian Prime Minister Orban to the Peace Summit and discussed Ukraine's integration into the EU, bilateral cooperation, and regional security.
In a phone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Rutte, President Zelenskyy discussed the shelling of Ukrainian cities by Russia, the Peace Summit, and additional military aid from the Netherlands worth €1 billion.
President Zelenskyy invited the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the Peace Summit and thanked her for opening the office of the Register of Damages in Kyiv.
President Zelenskyy discussed with Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen the Russian air terror, strengthening Ukraine's air defense, ammunition supplies, support for the energy sector, accelerating the delivery of aid packages, and speeding up the delivery of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine.
The Moscow City Court left Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov in custody after considering the defense's appeal, and the hearing was held in a closed session without journalists being allowed.
Poetess Lina Kostenko and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi were awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Kyiv by the Kyiv City Council.
In Kirovohrad region, experts inspected about 60 yards and received the same number of complaints from residents after the Russian missile attack on the community of Svitlovodsk.
Michael Roth, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag, will visit Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on May 13-15 to meet with the government, parliament, opposition and civil society activists, expressing support for Georgia's European aspirations and democratic values.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he did not receive an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the inauguration, but will meet with him in Moscow on May 8 to discuss eliminating negative nuances in friendly Armenian-Russian relations and other bilateral and multilateral issues.
According to members of the European Parliament, Georgia's status as an EU candidate is under threat because of the ruling party's ties to the Kremlin and the suppression of protests.
Bitcoin's price declined slightly amid regulatory concerns and prolonged outflows from crypto-investment products, indicating a negative attitude towards cryptocurrencies.
A 56-year-old local woman fell to her death from a Ferris wheel in Kropyvnytskyi's arboretum, leaving a suicide note blaming Putin and Russians after losing a loved one in the war with Russia.
The Ukrainian Defense Minister discussed the situation on the frontline, the need for additional anti-aircraft missiles, the preparation of fortifications, and thanked the United States for the recent aid package during a phone conversation with the US Secretary of Defense.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has supported the creation of a separate branch of the Armed Forces called the Unmanned Systems Forces to effectively use unmanned systems in the air, on land and at sea for strategic, operational and tactical advantage over Russia.
Ukraine's representatives Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil are among the top five contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, and according to bookmakers' forecasts, Ukraine will share the lead with Croatia in the first semifinal.
In the Krasnodar region of Russia, an "abnormal descent" of a munition from a Russian aircraft occurs, resulting in an explosion, but no injuries have been reported.
Strong winds in Kharkiv knocked down more than 10 trees and damaged 18 roofs. Utilities are removing fallen trees and inspecting buildings.
President Zelenskyy discussed with Latvian President Rinkēvičs the consolidation of global support for the Peace Summit and thanked Latvia for signing a bilateral security agreement and for its commitment to allocate 0. 25% of GDP annually to support Ukraine.
Russian propaganda manipulates data to create the impression that Putin's "inauguration" was widely broadcast around the world, despite the boycott of major TV channels and the few foreign representatives who attended the event, underscoring Russia's growing isolation due to Putin's policies.
The mine, which was washed up on the coast of Odesa region by a storm, was discovered by a local resident and safely removed by the Ukrainian Navy through a controlled explosion.