Nuremberg Trials prosecutor: Putin should be 'behind bars.'

3:52 AM

Leaders of Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Council of Europe confirm participation in global peace summit.

The European leaders confirmed their participation in the upcoming global peace summit in Switzerland following phone calls with President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 8.

2:55 AM

Right-wing opposition wins elections in North Macedonia.

North Macedonia's conservative opposition party won a decisive victory in the country's dual parliamentary and presidential elections on May 8, according to preliminary results.

2:25 AM

Russia attacks 9 communities in Sumy Oblast.

The attacks caused 183 explosions in the area, hitting the towns of Yunakivka, Esman, Seredyna-Buda, Bilopillia, Znob-Novhorodske, Myropillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Krasnopillia, and Shalyhyne.

1:36 AM

US State Department: US preparing more aid packages for Ukraine.

"We are working on other packages. I think you can expect to see us get back to the kind of tempo that we were at before we had this break in funding," U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters.

12:57 AM

Media: Investigation shows Russian forces may use satellite systems made in Ukraine.

About 22,000 Gilat SkyEdge internet communications systems, valued at $5 million, were imported to Russia in 2023. The systems were manufactured at a facility in Uzhhorod, Ukraine.

12:25 AM

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12:04 AM

Hungary's FM opposes NATO's long-term Ukraine aid plan, calls it 'crazy mission.'

Budapest will not participate in NATO's long-term plan to support Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on May 8, calling it a "crazy mission," according to Reuters.

11:53 PM

Ukrenergo: Imported energy won't fully cover deficit after latest Russian attack.

Speaking to Ukrainska Pravda.Live, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, said the damage caused by the strikes was "quite large-scale."

10:57 PM

NATO military chair: 'It's not too late for Ukraine,' Russia's progress limited.

Lieutenant Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, said the most important thing now was that members of the military alliance continue to send aid.

10:46 PM

FM: Kosovo supports Ukraine despite Kyiv not recognizing its independence.

In an interview with AP, Donika Gervalla-Schwarz said her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in order to ensure the security of Europe.

10:36 PM

Military: Russian assault groups break into Krasnohorivka, blocked at local plant.

Small Russian assault groups broke into the town of Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast, but their advance was blocked at a local plant, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces, told Army TV on May 8.

10:02 PM

Austin: Too early to see effects of US aid on Ukraine's front lines.

It is still "very early on" to see improvements on the frontline after the first batch of U.S. weapons started flowing to Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told senators on May 8.

9:39 PM

Journalist-turned-soldier Oleksandr Mashlay killed in action near Avdiivka.

Oleksandr Mashlay was killed on a combat mission in the Avdiivka direction on May 7, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech said in a post on Facebook.

8:28 PM

Governor: Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia Oblast village injure woman.

Russian troops carried out three strikes on the village of Veselyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on May 8, injuring a woman, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

8:20 PM

Parliament summons Bureau of Economic Security head over alleged pressure on business.

CEO Club Ukraine said on May 6 that last month, the bureau's officials searched the association's premises.

8:06 PM

Armenia refuses to finance Russian-led CSTO security alliance.

In recent months, Armenia has taken an increasingly belligerent stance towards Moscow and, in March, threatened to leave if the military alliance fails to address Armenia's collective security concerns.

7:48 PM

Slovak president suggests hosting potential Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Bratislava.

"Let's talk about a ceasefire, about peace scenarios, let's mobilize diplomacy and approach weapons as a last resort," Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said without elaborating on concrete steps.

7:19 PM

Parliament restores limited access for journalists during plenary sessions.

Only up to 30 journalists will be allowed to work in the parliament's building at once due to security measures.

7:12 PM

Update: Death toll of Russia's April 29 strike on Odesa rises to 7.

The death toll of a Russian missile attack against Odesa on April 29 has risen to seven as an injured man died in the hospital, the Odesa city council reported on May 8.

6:58 PM

Zelensky holds 'focused' call with Orban, invites him to peace summit.

President Volodymyr Zelensky held "a lengthy and focused" call with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on May 8, Zelensky wrote on X.

6:51 PM

Governor: Chasiv Yar 'almost destroyed' but 679 people still live there.

Vadym Filashkin said it was becoming increasingly difficult for rescue and humanitarian workers to reach those that remain due to Russian shelling, with attempts only being made at night or early in the morning.

6:31 PM

Court arrests State Property Fund's ex-head in absentia.

The High Anti-Corruption Court on May 8 arrested in absentia Dmytro Sennychenko, the former head of the State Property Fund, Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) reported.

6:28 PM

Governor: 11 children brought back from Russian-occupied territory.

The 11 returned children included two orphan girls aged 10 and 13. The other nine children — four boys and five girls aged one to 16 — are half-orphans, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

6:04 PM

Governor: Russian forces forming grouping north of Kharkiv.

The authorities are "closely monitoring" the northern direction, as Russian troops have resumed active assault operations east of Kharkiv after military units' rotation, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

5:53 PM

EU ambassadors agree on using Russian assets revenue to fund Ukraine.

EU ambassadors agreed in principle on a measure using profits from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's recovery and military needs, the Belgian Presidency of the EU said on May 8.