The publications' latest report covers the period of February 24, 2022 to May 8, 2025. Since it was last updated at the end of April, 2,857 additional Russian military personnel have been confirmed killed.
Hungary cancelled a meeting planned for May 12 with a Ukrainian delegation on the rights of national minorities, Hungary's Deputy Foreign Minister said on May 11, amid a deepening spying scandal between the two countries.
Three were injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast when the town of Rylsk was allegedly struck by a missile attack on May 11, local governor Alexander Khinshtein claimed.
This week, the world watched in anticipation for Russia’s Victory Day parade after President Volodymyr Zelensky commented that he could not guarantee the safety of those attending. Meanwhile, the European Union moves one step forward to banning Russian gas from the European continent. It is also revealed this week that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fallen out of step with the White House.
"(Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin... doesn't want to have a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the bloodbath. Ukraine should agree to this, immediately," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to to Antalya, Turkey, for a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting from May 14–16, where he is expected to address the war in Ukraine and push for stronger Allied defense commitments.
The Kremlin said the leaders held a detailed discussion about the Russian initiative and Erdogan expressed full support, reiterating Turkey’s readiness to provide a venue and assist in organizing the negotiations.
Erdogan told Macron that international cooperation is critical for initiating peace negotiations and the "sensitive implementation" of Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction processes, the Turkish Presidency reported.
A house damaged by a Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight on Feb. 26, 2024. (Serhii Lysak / Telegram)
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed five people and injured 10 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Feb. 26.
Civilian casualties were reported in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Sumy oblasts.
In Sumy Oblast, a couple were killed when Russian forces used guided aerial bombs to attack the village of Yunakivka, situated less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border with Russia.
One house was destroyed and five others were damaged in the attack, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast came under attack multiple times during the day. One man was killed when a Russian drone dropped explosives directly on his truck. The truck driver was 57 years old.
Later in the evening, four people were injured when Russian forces targeted the regional center of Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
Two men, aged 41 and 49, and two women, aged 20 and 60, were hospitalized. The attack also damaged 10 homes and several cars.
In Kherson Oblast, Russian attacks killed two people and injured one person over the past day, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
Two people were killed when Russian forces attacked the village of Tiahynka, killing two people, a 44-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman.
Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin reported that five people were injured in Kostiantynivka, Kurakhove, Zakitne, Maksymilianivka, and Chasiv Yar.
Russia also carried out attacks in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv oblasts, but no civilian casualties were reported.
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