Olga Rozgon
Andrii Sybiha will visit Brussels on May 11 to participate in EU and NATO events. The Minister will discuss EU accession and the return of abducted Ukrainian children.
Due to a sewer main accident, 200,000 residents of Engels are without water, and the city has been flooded with sewage. Authorities have declared a state of emergency due to the utility disaster.
In Spain, public buildings are being equipped with air conditioning and water to save the population. In 2025, more than 150,000 heat-related deaths were recorded in the country.
The pace of the Russian offensive has become the worst in the last year due to drones and problems with recruiting contract soldiers. The occupation of Donbas could drag on for decades.
Customs officers seized five 1930s postcards depicting Hitler from a Kyiv resident. She attempted to transport them by train to Prague without the necessary permits.
60 attacks took place over the past day, with the most difficult situation on the Pokrovsk front. The AFU are repelling the occupiers' assaults and exhausting them along the entire front line.
A commercial vessel was attacked in Qatari waters, causing a fire on board. There were no casualties; the ship has arrived at port, and an official investigation is underway.
Russian publishing houses are mass-removing mentions of war, emigration, and LGBT+ from books. AI is already being used to search for undesirable content in texts.
Satellites have detected an oil spill covering 45 square kilometers near Kharg Island. This is the largest slick recorded in the last 70 days of conflict in the region.
An exhibition about Mariupol opened in New Delhi to justify Russian aggression. The CCD calls the event a tool of Kremlin disinformation and propaganda abroad.
The General Staff confirmed strikes on the Kedrovka arsenal, the Sverdlov plant, and the Bryansk chemical plant. These facilities produce explosives and aerial bombs.
Kallas proposes doubling aid to Moldova to €120 million per year through the Peace Facility. This would become the EU's largest defense package for a country after Ukraine.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Federation has concentrated 106,000 people with daily losses of a thousand soldiers. Syrskyi is introducing new rules for rotation and contracts.
A trader bet 7 billion dollars on a drop in oil prices before Trump's statements regarding Iran. Large-scale deals were concluded just minutes before the official announcements.
The FAO index rose by 1. 6% due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and resource shortages. Vegetable oils, meat, and cereals saw the largest price increases.
As of 5:00 PM on May 8, gamma radiation levels in Ukraine remain within normal limits. Efforts to extinguish a large-scale fire continue in the Chernobyl zone.
A former judge of the Novoazovsk District Court was sentenced in absentia for high treason. He headed the occupation court in Dokuchaievsk and worked in the interests of the aggressor.
Former President Rumen Radev has become the Prime Minister of Bulgaria following his party's election victory. The politician opposes arms supplies to Ukraine and advocates for ties with the Russian Federation.
Sweden has handed over a batch of specialized equipment to Ukraine for airfield maintenance. The equipment will allow for the maintenance of runways in 24/7 readiness.
Three residents of Odesa region are suspected of stealing over 3. 4 million UAH from the office of an agricultural firm. The perpetrators broke into a safe and stole cash, having prepared disguises.
The Ministry of Justice has released a list of property that is not subject to seizure for debts. The threshold for the recovery of a sole residence has been increased to 50 minimum wages.
The Ministry of Justice has released archives regarding Nazi crimes, the Holocaust, and the forced labor of Ukrainians. The documents contain testimonies about Babyn Yar and the Nuremberg trials.
Foreigners in the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be issued residence permits for the duration of their contract plus six months. It is permitted to submit documents even with expired passports.
A Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia has injured four people, including a teenager. Vehicles were damaged in the city, and victims are receiving medical assistance.
Latvia handed a protest note to a Russian diplomat over drones entering three districts of the country. Riga also condemned the Kremlin's threats to strike Kyiv on May 9.
Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov stated the necessity of withdrawing Ukrainian troops from Donbas. This would allegedly allow for a suspension of hostilities and the beginning of a dialogue.
Spanish police have seized a record 30 tons of cocaine on a vessel near the Canary Islands. 23 people were arrested, and the value of the cargo exceeds 812 million euros.
A resident of Luhansk has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason and participation in hostilities. In 2022, he ordered the shooting down of a UAF helicopter for 300,000 rubles.
The suspects imported 4,700 vehicles as humanitarian aid for the Armed Forces of Ukraine through charitable foundations. The vehicles were illegally sold online for profit.
The Government of New Zealand has introduced sanctions against 20 Russian individuals and legal entities. The restrictions target cybercriminals, propagandists, and payment services.