"We agreed that a full and unconditional ceasefire must begin on Monday, May 12, for at least 30 days. We jointly demand this from Russia, and we know we are supported in this by the United States," Zelensky said.
Ukrainian media outlet ZN.UA reported on May 10 that their law enforcement sources confirmed an ongoing probe by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau into suspected embezzlement, money laundering and bribery.
Iran is preparing to send Russia Fath-360 short-range ballistic missile launchers, Reuters reported on May 9, citing Western security and regional officials familiar with the matter.
"Ukraine and all allies are ready for a complete unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air, and at sea for at least 30 days, starting as early as Monday," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote.
U.S. President Donald Trump has acknowledged in private that Russia is difficult to negotiate with because they "want the whole thing," referring to Ukraine, the WSJ reported, citing sources familiar with the comments.
A notice about the airspace closure was published on the U.S. Defense Department's NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) website on May 10, as cited by Ukrainian defense news outlet Militarnyi.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the idea of a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming in an interview with ABC News on May 10 that it would be "an advantage" for Ukraine.
"Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights," North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said. "I regard this as part of the sacred mission we must execute for our brothers and comrades-in-arms."
"We have a plan B and a plan C. But our focus is plan A, the essence of which is to get everyone's support" for Ukraine's accession, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
"(T)he presence at the Victory Parade of a country that bombs cities, hospitals, and daycares, and which has caused the deaths and injuries of over a million people over three years, is a shame," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with Iranian-made kamikaze drones, heavy artillery, and Grad multiple rocket launchers overnight on Dec. 19, 2022, damaging more than 30 private homes, according to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko. (Valentyn Reznichenko/Telegram)
Russian forces launched attacks on nine Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours, killing three civilians, according to reports by local authorities.
Thirteen people were wounded due to strikes on Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts in the east, south, and north of Ukraine.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces killed two civilians in Bakhmut and one in Torske, and injured four people in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on Dec. 19. Russia struck eight settlements in the region, damaging three private houses and an administration building, he added.
Russian troops struck Kherson Oblast 69 times with artillery, anti-aircraft guns, mortars, and tanks, wounding six people, according to the oblast governor Yaroslav Yanushevych. The attacks damaged an educational institution, a hotel, and private and apartment buildings in residential areas of Kherson city, Yanushevych said.
Russia also launched dozens of Iranian-made kamikaze drones on Ukraine overnight, 30 of which were shot down, according to the Air Force.
As a result of the drone attack, infrastructure and homes were damaged, and two people were injured in Kyiv Oblast, the oblast governor Oleksiy Kuleba wrote on Telegram.
During the past day, Russia shelled the settlements of Kharkiv Oblast close to the Ukraine-Russia border and the contact line, with the Kupiansk district suffering the most, according to the oblast governor, Oleh Syniehubov.
The attacks injured a paramedic while on duty in the village of Kivsharivka and damaged a private house and farm buildings in Dvorichna, Syniehubov said.
Russia attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with Iranian-made kamikaze drones, heavy artillery, and Grad multiple rocket launchers overnight on Dec. 19, Governor Valentyn Reznichenko said.
There were no casualties, but the strikes damaged more than 30 private homes and farm buildings, cars, a gas pipeline, several power lines, three schools, and an administrative building, according to Reznichenko.
Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration reported that civilian infrastructure in 15 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was under Russian fire. Local authorities received 12 reports about the damages to citizens’ households and infrastructure sites due to Russian attacks. The administration didn’t provide information on casualties.
Mykolaiv Oblast’s Ochakiv community on the Black Sea coast was hit with multiple launch rocket systems, said the oblast governor Viltaliy Kim. No casualties were reported.
Russian forces struck two communities in Sumy Oblast close to the Russian-Ukrainian border on Dec. 18, hitting them 26 times with mortars and self-propelled guns, Dmytro Zhyvytsky, the oblast governor, reported. On the morning of Dec. 19, Russia attacked another community in the region, according to Zhyvytsky. There were no casualties.
Russia also attacked six settlements of Luhansk Oblast, according to the regional state administration. There is no information on casualties and damage.
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