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Day 806: Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia’s Bashkiria region, 1,400 km from border
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State Department: More announcements on Ukraine aid to come in next few weeks
The U.S. will make more announcements on military aid to Ukraine “in the next few weeks,” U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on May 9. After six months of political infig Source : …
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Russian attacks kill 2, injure 13 in Ukraine over past day
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed two people and injured 13 over the past day, regional authorities said on May 10. Civilian casualties were reported in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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General Staff: Russia has lost 479,710 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 479,710 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on May 10. This number includes 980 casu Source : …
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Czech president confirms attendance at global peace summit
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel discussed the ongoing defense cooperation between their countries, and Pavel confirmed his participation at the upcoming peace summit in Swi Source : kyivindependent.com/czech-pre…
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Zelensky congratulates newly elected North Macedonian president
President Volodymyr Zelensky extended congratulations, in a post on X, to Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova for her win in North Macedonia’s presidential election. “I congratulate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkov Source : …
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Update from Ukraine | The most massive strike on Ruzzian Oil Refineries | Glory to Ukraine
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Russian attack on Kharkiv injures 1
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A Russian attack on the city of Kharkiv damaged homes in a residential area and caused a fire to break out, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov Source : …
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SBU arrests Kharkiv man accused of spying on Ukrainian positions
A 45-year-old man from Kharkiv was arrested by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) on May 9 for allegedly tracking Ukrainian firing position, and providing coordinates to Russian intelligence officers. A Source : …
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Russian forces attack Sumy Oblast 302 times in one day
Russian forces attacked Sumy Oblast 302 times in 60 separate attacks throughout the day, firing at 11 communities along the border on May 9, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported. The commu Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-f…
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Zelensky: Ukraine expects EU accession negotiations to begin in June
Ukraine expects to begin accession negotiation to join the European Union in June, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 9. “We are actively preparing the next stage of rapprochement with the Europ Source : …
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Court arrests deputy agriculture minister in theft case
The High Anti-Corruption Court on May 9 issued an arrest warrant for Deputy Agriculture Minister Markiian Dmytrasevych. Dmytrasevych is one of the suspects in an embezzlement case involving Agricultur Source : kyivindependent.com/court-det…
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Bloomberg: Russian tycoons move assets home amid Western sanctions
Some Russian billionaires have given up trying to keep their money in the West and are now resigned to bringing it back to Russia where it faces the ever-present risk of being seized by the Kremlin, B Source : kyivindependent.com/bloomberg…
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Bloomberg: Pentagon blocks Russian military from accessing Starlink in Ukraine
The U.S. Pentagon is preventing the Russian military from using Starlink internet terminals operated on the battlefield in Ukraine, John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy at the U Source : kyivindependent.com/bloomberg…
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Zelensky, von der Leyen discuss EU accession and peace summit
President Volodymyr Zelensky and head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, held a video conference on May 9 and discussed Kyiv’s accession to the EU. In a tweet on X, von der Leyen also c Source : …
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv strikes Russian oil facilities, Germany to buy 3 HIMARS for Ukraine
Key developments on May 9: Ukrainian drones strike multiple Russian oil facilities Germany to buy 3 HIMARS for Ukraine Zelensky dismisses Zaluzhnyi from military service Russian attack on Nikopol kill Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-w…
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Ukraine creates a secret network of underground factories to revive its arms industry
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky spearheads the near-total reconstruction and repurposing of the country’s defence industry for ambition beyond self-reliance. This move seeks to establish Ukrain Source : www.uawire.org/ukraine-c…
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Orban says he supports the Chinese peace plan
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he supports the “Chinese peace plan” during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Budapest on May 9. The Chinese Foreign Ministry published a 12-poi Source : …
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Border police: Number of Ukrainian men fleeing to Slovakia more than doubles
The number of military-age men caught fleeing Ukraine and attempting to cross into Slovakia more than doubled in the first four months of 2024, compared with the same period of 2023, the Slovak border Source : kyivindependent.com/slovakia-…
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Zelensky: Ukraine will regain battlefield initiative if more weapons arrive
Ukraine will be able to blunt the Russian offensive if its allies increase weapons supplies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 9. Speaking at a joint news conference in Kyiv with the European P Source : kyivindependent.com/zelensky-…
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Russia to withdraw troops from border posts and military bases in Armenia
Hayk Konjoryan, the leader of Armenia’s ruling parliamentary faction from the “Civil Contract” party, has announced the decision to end the activities of the Russian border guards at Zvartnots Interna Source : …
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Kerch Bridge Down: Russia's Afraid of Ukraine Strikes that Will COLLAPSE the Bridge
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Germany to buy 3 HIMARS for Ukraine
Germany will buy three HIMARS multiple rocket launchers for Ukraine, the country’s defense minister announced on May 9. Speaking during a trip to Washington, Boris Pistorius said they would be purchas Source : …