Previously, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused the Russian intelligence services of orchestrating a May 2024 arson attack on the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw.
Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak voiced doubt about leading negotiations with anyone from Russia except President Vladimir Putin, implying only the Russian leader can make real decisions.
This includes at least seven people injured in drone attacks overnight on May 12, a date from which Kyiv and its allies put forward a demand for a 30-day unconditional truce, a step that Moscow continues to reject.
"When European unity becomes inconvenient, disinformation goes so far as to make a simple tissue look like drugs," the Elysee Palace reacted to a fake story pushed by Russia.
The comments came after Trump urged Ukraine to agree to direct negotiations with Russia, which has invited Kyiv to peace talks in Istanbul on May 15, without first agreeing to halt military operations.
A Russian drone hit a civilian freight train in Donetsk Oblast on May 12 and injured its driver, Ukrainian Railways said amid Kyiv's calls for a ceasefire.
Moscow and Hanoi agreed to negotiate and sign agreements to construct nuclear power plants in Vietnam, the two countries said in a joint statement on May 11.
The sanctions appear to be in response to Russia's rejection of a 30-day ceasefire that the U.K., alongside Ukraine, France, Germany, and Poland, demanded during a visit to Kyiv on May 10.
"We now know for sure that the great fire of the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special services," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X. "Some of the perpetrators have already been detained, all the others are identified and searched for."
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.
Photo for illustrative purposes. Cars move along a road in the evening, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine, on Sept. 25, 2023. (Albert Kosheliev / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Editor's note: This news article initially said that Russia's morning attack on Zaporizhzhia had injured two people on Jan. 8. The number of casualties was changed after regional authorities issued an update.
Russia hit a residential area in Zaporizhzhia during its mass missile morning attack against Ukraine, resulting in at least four people being injured, the regional governor Yurii Malashko reported on Jan. 8.
Five explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia at around 7 a.m. local time, with missiles hitting open areas and near residential buildings, Malashko said on Telegram.
A man and a woman were known to have been injured in the attack on Zaporizhzhia as of 8 a.m., according to the governor. Less than two hours later, Malashko said the number had increased to four.
First responders are working on the sites, and the number of casualties might increase as more information comes in.
Russia unleashed multiple cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukraine early on Jan. 8, according to the Air Force. The exact number of the missiles launched by Russia and downed by Ukraine's air defense hasn't yet been reported.
Except for Zaporizhzhia, explosions were reported in Kharkiv and the region, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast’s Kryvyi Rih, and Khmelnytskyi.
Later, Kharkiv Oblast authorities said that Russia's attack hit industrial facilities in Kharkiv and a house in the city of Zmiiv, injuring three people.
Dinara Khalilova is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a news editor. In the early weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion, she worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News’ team in Ukraine. Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master’s degree in media and communication from the U.K.’s Bournemouth University.
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