Russia's Kadyrov urges use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine

5:06 PM

Ukrainian Defense Industry: Kyiv catches up with Russia in Shahed drone analog production.

Ukraine has caught up with Russia in the production of domestically-made kamikaze drones similar to Iranian-designed Shahed-131/136, Herman Smetanin, the head of the state-owned Ukrainian Defense Industry company, said in an interview with ArmyInform published on May 8.

4:59 PM

Media: Detained Ukrainian student at Moscow university to be expelled from Russia.

According to MediaZona, Serhiy Hulko was first arrested on April 3 and detained for 10 days. After his release he was detained again for writing "Glory to Ukraine!" on social media.

4:52 PM

Prosecutor's Office: Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky suspected of ordering murder of lawyer in 2003.

Jailed Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky is suspected of ordering the murder of the head of a law firm more than 20 years ago in Crimea, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on May 8.

4:43 PM

Parliament passes bill allowing military service of citizens convicted of minor offenses.

Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed in the second and final reading on May 8 a bill permitting military service of citizens convicted of minor offenses, said lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko, one of the bill's authors.

4:27 PM

UK to expel Russian defense attache for being 'undeclared military intelligence officer.'

The U.K. is to expel a Russian defense attache, saying they are an "undeclared military intelligence officer," British Home Secretary James Cleverly said on May 8.

4:19 PM

Business

Ukraine is facing a cement crisis: Could a deal between two cement giants worsen the situation?

3:54 PM

Governor: Fire at oil depot in Russian-occupied Luhansk causes serious damage.

An oil depot in the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk was heavily damaged in a fire that Russian proxies claim was the result of a Ukrainian strike, Luhansk Oblast Governor Artem Lysohor said on May 8.

3:19 PM

Ukrainian-born Congresswoman Spartz wins Republican primary.

Congresswoman Victoria Spartz was among the 112 Republicans in Congress who voted against aid for Ukraine in April.

2:29 PM

Parliament approves extension of martial law.

Under martial law, Ukrainian men aged between 18 and 60, with some exceptions, are not allowed to leave the country as they may be called up for military service.

2:18 PM

Updated: Russian attack on Kharkiv injures 7, including children.

Russian forces carried out a strike at around 1:30 p.m. local time, hitting an area near the school.

1:32 PM

Russian soldier deserting from army arrested in Poland.

The Polish media outlet RMF24 later added that the man was not in uniform and unarmed, but that military documents were found indicating he had fought in Ukraine.

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.