Germany delivers new aid package for Ukraine

1:32 PM

Russian soldier deserting from army arrested in Poland.

The Polish border guard said they had detained a 41-year-old Russian soldier who crossed the border but did not add any more details.

11:54 AM

Updated: Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast kill 1, injure 3.

Russian forces attacked the village of Bilozerka and the city of Kherson on May 8, local governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

11:15 AM

Investigation reveals that almost 11,000 criminal cases have been halted because defendants volunteered to fight.

According to the investigation, the most common cases halted by courts were theft, car accidents involving criminal misconduct, and drug trafficking.

10:20 AM

Ukraine marks first 'Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism' in WWII since official date change in 2023.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law in 2023 officially changing the date of Ukraine's World War II commemoration to May 8, aligning it with most of Europe and indicating a full break from the Soviet-era holiday.

9:50 AM

Air Force: Ukraine downs 39 missiles, 20 drones overnight.

Ukraine intercepted 33 Kh-101/Kh-505 cruise missiles, four Kalibr cruise missiles, two Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles, and 20 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

9:07 AM

Zelensky says Cape Verde is first African country to agree to join peace summit.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva on the phone and "thanked him for his support for the peace formula and his personal principled position on the Russian invasion."

8:37 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 477,430 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

This number includes 970 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

4:49 AM

Updated: Russia launches large-scale attack against Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure.

Russian forces launched a large-scale attack against Ukrainian cities overnight on May 8.

2:05 AM

Russian proxy claims missile strike on oil depot in occupied Luhansk.

An oil depot in occupied Luhansk was struck by ATACMS missiles, causing a mass fire at the facility, the Moscow-installed head of the occupied region, Leonid Pasechnik, claimed on May 8. At least five employees were reportedly injured and hospitalized.

1:03 AM

UK and allies sanction leader of Russian ransomware group.

The U.K., U.S., and Australia announced sanctions on the Russian leader of the cyber-crime gang, LockBit, the U.K.'s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on May 7.

12:27 AM

Ukraine qualifies for Eurovision 2024 song contest finals.

With their song "Teresa & Maria," Ukraine's Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil qualified for the Eurovision finals in Sweden's Malmo, successfully passing the semi-finals on May 7.

11:53 PM

Bloomberg: Russia uses TikTok content to undermine Ukrainian leadership, Kyiv says.

"Russia is dominating us on TikTok due to the scale" of its operation, said Andrii Kovalenko, the head of a department countering disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council.

11:40 PM

President Iohannis: Romania open to discussing sending Patriot to Ukraine.

Speaking in Washington after a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, Klaus Iohannis said he would discuss the matter with his Supreme Defence Council.

11:07 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: 2 Ukrainian colonels detained in Russia's plot to assassinate Zelensky, SBU says

10:54 PM

Ukraine's Kraken unit releases video from Chasiv Yar, says 'no occupiers in city'.

Drone footage shows what used to be home to 12,000 people has been reduced to a mass of rubble and burned out buildings as Russia continues its attempt to take the town.

10:14 PM

2 Georgian volunteers fighting for Ukraine killed in combat.

Two Georgian volunteers fighting for Ukraine, David Gogadze and Beso Lomidze, have been killed during hostilities in the Avdiivka sector, the Black Eagle unit said on May 7.

10:01 PM

Source: Military intelligence carries out cyberattack on Russia's 1C Company.

Based in Moscow, 1C Company is a software developer, distributor and publisher best known for its widely used business software.

9:36 PM

Russia declares US-based NGO Freedom House 'undesirable' organization.

Russia's "undesirable organization" law was adopted in 2015, effectively banning cooperation with about 160 organizations included on the list since then.

9:13 PM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 54

9:02 PM

Russian strikes on Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injure at least 6.

At least six people, including a six-year-old girl and a 91-year-old woman, have been injured during an intense day of Russian strikes in Nikopol, in the south-east of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, authorities reported on May 7.

8:40 PM

Spanish, Belgian, Latvian, Finnish leaders confirm participation in peace summit.

The event will be centered around Ukraine's 10-point peace formula, a plan first outlined by President Volodymyr Zelensky in fall 2022 that calls for a complete withdrawal of Russian troops from occupied Ukrainian lands.

8:30 PM

Denmark donates $33 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The Danish Foreign Ministry announced on May 7 a new 250 million kroner ($33.2 million) humanitarian aid package for Ukraine.

8:16 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 130

8:10 PM

Media: Russian Su-30 producer buys back over $400 million of own equipment in past 2 years.

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet producer bought back its own equipment previously sold to foreign partners worth over $400 million in 2022 and 2023, the Russian independent outlet Moscow Times reported on May 7, citing customs data.

7:27 PM

Government backs decree on unmanned systems Armed Forces branch.

The government supported on May 7 a draft decree by President Volodymyr Zelensky on the creation of a separate Armed Forces branch dedicated to unmanned systems, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.