Lilia Podolyak
Kharkiv is hit by Iranian Shaheed drones, damaging a civilian infrastructure facility and nearby residential buildings, according to the city's mayor, but no casualties are reported.
Van Gogh's 1884 painting "Portrait of a Peasant Woman in a White Bonnet" was sold for 4. 5 million euros at a European art fair.
Cars with Russian license plates are banned in Lithuania, with the exception of diplomatic corps vehicles and vehicles in transit to/from the Kaliningrad region.
Donald Trump will not finance the Ukraine-Russia war if he returns to the White House, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says.
Israel's military operation in Gaza could be completed within 4-6 weeks, as it has destroyed most of Hamas' capabilities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico has become more active, spewing steam, ash, gas and hot rock fragments over the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to warn against climbing the volcano and staying near it.
Heavy rains caused floods and landslides in West Sumatra, Indonesia, leaving 19 people dead, 7 missing, and more than 70,000 evacuated.
Oppenheimer, a biographical thriller about the creator of the atomic bomb, is a top favorite for several Oscars this year, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor.
Three people were killed and several injured in a shooting at a private party in Jensboro, Arkansas.
Russians shelled 10 settlements in Sumy region, causing 184 explosions with various weapons, including mortars, artillery, rockets, and drones.
President Zelenskyy criticized the Pope's proposal for Ukraine's negotiations with Russia, saying that the Church should be with people who are defending their lives, not engaged in "virtual mediation" from afar.
A series of explosions occurred in Kherson when Russian troops shelled the city from the temporarily occupied left bank.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, has been dismissed and will be replaced by the Commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Russian media report.
Zelenskyy and Macron discussed the situation on the frontline and the results of the International Conference in Support of Ukraine held in Paris, with Zelenskyy thanking Macron for the defense package and his leadership in launching initiatives to support Ukraine.
British Princess Kate, after recovering from abdominal surgery, shared a photo with her three children, thanking the public for their support and congratulating them on Mother's Day.
The leader of the international terrorist group al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula, Khalid bin Umar Batarfi, who was wanted by the United States, has died, and his successor will be Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned that if Russia attacks the Baltic states, NATO will win, but their cities will be destroyed, like Bakhmut and Avdiivka in Ukraine.
A 73-year-old man died in the village of Volokhivka, Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv region, as a result of enemy shelling.
A Ukrainian drone attack sparks a fire at an oil depot in the Russian city of Kursk.
A 58-year-old man was wounded in a rocket attack by the enemy on a company in Novomoskovsk district of Dnipro region, and at night, Russian occupants also attacked the region with drones and shelled Nikopol district three times, damaging infrastructure.
The Russian military shelled 10 settlements in the Kherson region, damaging buildings, a school, a medical facility and cars, and injuring 3 people.
Over the past day, 73 combat engagements took place on the frontline, during which the enemy launched 5 missile and 95 air strikes, and fired 136 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple rocket launchers.
In Vinnytsia region, air defense shrapnel damaged an infrastructure facility and caused a fire, but the fire was extinguished without casualties.
A Russian drone struck an industrial facility in Odesa district, damaging a building, and Ukrainian forces shot down 11 Iranian Shahed drones in a sustained attack that lasted more than 4. 5 hours.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 424,060 personnel and 6,731 tanks.
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 35 of 39 Shahid Kamikaze drones launched by Russian forces from occupied Crimea and Russia during a night attack on March 10.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces aviation conducted 8 attacks on enemy personnel, weapons, military equipment and air defense systems.
The United States sends its first ship, the USS General Frank Besson, to deliver equipment to build a temporary seaport in Gaza to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the region.
Russian air defense systems shot down two unmanned aerial vehicles over the Belgorod region at night, causing no casualties or damage.
Nine people, including eight children, died and 78 others were hospitalized after eating poisonous sea turtle meat in Zanzibar.