Loud explosion heard in Kyiv

5:49 PM

EU officials explore options for supporting Ukraine if Trump halts aid, Bloomberg reports.

European officials met in Budapest on Nov. 7 to discuss whether the European Union would be willing to continue funding support for Ukraine if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump halts U.S. assistance, Bloomberg reported Nov. 8, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

4:49 PM

US Election

Kuleba: 5 lessons for Ukrainians from Trump’s victory

4:46 PM

Ukraine retrieves bodies of 563 fallen soldiers.

The bodies of 320 soldiers were recovered from Donetsk Oblast, while 89 were brought back from Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Another 154 bodies were repatriated from morgues in Russia.

4:00 PM

Europe won't be able to finance Ukraine's defense without US support, Orban says.

"The Americans are going to get out of this war," Viktor Orban said, adding: "Europe can't finance this war on its own."

3:02 PM  (Updated:  November 8, 2024 3:42 pm)

Russian drone damages Estonian ambassador's apartment building in Kyiv.

"No one is safe in Ukraine until Russia stops its aggression," Estonia's Foreign Affairs Minister Margus Tsahkna said in a post on social media on Nov. 8.

3:16 PM

Russian army used chemical weapons 323 times in October, Ukraine's General Staff says.

The Russian army uses munitions such as K-51 and RG-VO, which are loaded with hazardous chemicals that are used for counter-riot operations and are prohibited as weapons of war, the General Staff's report read.

3:34 PM  (Updated:  November 8, 2024 2:21 pm)

Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 10, including 1-year-old boy.

Russia struck Zaporizhzhia five times using guided aerial bombs. The attack partially destroyed an apartment building, houses and damaged a cancer hospital.

2:18 PM

Estonia to provide Ukraine with air defense missiles for testing.

The missiles to be trialed by Ukraine are designed to counter drones, and can shoot down targets at an altitude of up to 2 kilometers.

1:02 PM

US will support Zelensky if he decides to negotiate with Putin, State Department says.

"It's not something that it is appropriate for us or for any other country to push him into," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.

10:57 AM  (Updated:  November 8, 2024 12:33 pm)

Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery in Russia's Saratov, HUR source confirms.

The city hosts the Saratov Oil Refinery, formerly known as the Cracking Plant, which is part of Rosneft, the state-run oil company

12:32 PM

World Bank announces $750 million support package for Ukraine.

Since February 2022, Ukraine has received over $37 billion in budget support through World Bank partnerships.

10:22 PM  (Updated:  November 8, 2024 12:00 pm)

Explaining Ukraine

Why Ukraine doesn't have nuclear weapons

11:33 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 14, injure 88 over past day.

Russian forces killed nine people and injured over 40 in a single attack against Zaporizhzhia.

10:00 AM

Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv for first time since early October.

Due to Russian drones approaching, the air raid alert in Kyiv sounded at around 9:30 p.m. local time on Nov. 7, and the all-clear wasn't given until just after 7:30 a.m. the following morning.

8:50 AM

North Korean troops taking casualties in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Zelensky confirms.

Kursk Oblast has seen heavy battles since Ukraine launched a cross-border offensive in early August.

8:16 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 705,880 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,580 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

1:59 AM  (Updated:  November 8, 2024 7:56 am)

Russia strikes Odesa Oblast, killing 1, injuring 9.

The attack damaged multiple residential buildings and a local school. According to preliminary data, one person was killed and nine more were injured.

4:54 AM  (Updated:  November 8, 2024 6:41 am)

Russian attack on Kharkiv injures 25.

At least 25 people were injured and more may be trapped under the rubble, local authorities said. Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the building.

5:49 AM

Scholz fired finance minister over Taurus missiles proposal, ex-FM says.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired former Finance Minister Christian Lindner after he proposed sending Ukraine Taurus missiles instead of financial aid, Lindner said on Nov. 7.

4:25 AM

Ukraine to receive $6 billion in US military aid before Trump's term begins, Pentagon confirms.

When asked if the U.S. had enough weapons stockpiled to get shipments to Ukraine before Trump's inauguration, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Washington was "confident" it could keep its commitments to Kyiv.

12:23 AM

World's largest business organization cuts arbitration costs to boost foreign investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), will lower the costs of its arbitration court for foreign investors involved in Ukraine's reconstruction projects to encourage much-needed investment.

11:46 PM

Zelensky says he is unaware of details of Trump plan to end Ukraine war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a news conference at the European Political Community summit in Budapest that he believed Trump wanted to end the war with Russia quickly, but that he had not discussed a plan with him.

10:57 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian mass airstrike on Zaporizhzhia kills 4, injures over 30

9:52 PM

German aid for Ukraine in 2025 safe despite coalition collapse, Reuters reports.

Germany will be able to provide most of the 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) promised to Ukraine, even if the 2025 budget is not approved in time due to the coalition collapse, Reuters reported on Nov. 7, citing unnamed sources from the budget committee.

9:32 PM

Putin congratulates Trump on US election victory, says he is 'ready to have discussions'.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election during the Valdai forum in Sochi on Nov. 7.