Kremlin proxies in Luhansk also announce civilian evacuation.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with the prime ministers of the U.K., Norway, Finland, and the Czech Republic.

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines why war reporting is becoming more dangerous in Ukraine. As drone warfare expands across the country, journalists are increasingly exposed to risks far beyond the front line.

"Prolonging the war will only scale up our defensive operations," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Ukrainian forces downed 249 out of the 268 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

"These tankers were actively used to transport oil. Now they won't be," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The number includes 1,080 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

"We're going to cut way down, and we're cutting a lot further than 5,000," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions and urged residents to take shelter as Russia launched groups of drones at the capital late in the evening of May 2.

Relatives of allegedly trafficked individuals reported that their loved ones received misleading job offers along with promises of financial rewards. But once in Russia, they were forced into combat operations.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the two countries need to have "strong relations" and that the two leaders should meet in person soon.

Bohdan served as head of Zelensky's administration from May 2019 to February 2020, when he was dismissed and immediately replaced by Andriy Yermak.

The Pentagon announced the troop withdrawal on May 1, following a week of sharp exchanges between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.