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According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), this marks the first time Ukrainian authorities have exposed a Hungarian military intelligence network conducting activities harmful to Ukraine.
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Delegations from 35 countries and the Council of Europe gathered in Lviv as EU officials prepare to approve both new defense aid and steps toward establishing a tribunal for Russian leadership.
The ruling marks a significant victory for RFE/RL amid growing concerns about U.S. funding cuts to independent media countering Russian disinformation.
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U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced on May 8 to crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square, according to Vatican News.
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George Simion, leader of Romania's far-right AUR party, who won the first round of the presidential election with nearly 40% of the vote, reiterated that if elected, he would oppose any further assistance to Ukraine and shift Romania’s focus inward.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed their countries' relationship on May 8, vowing to increase cooperation in all areas, including military ties.
"There is Turkey, which maintains channels of communication. And then, above all, there is the People's Republic of China, which, more than anyone else, has the means to make (Russian President Vladimir) Putin come to the negotiating table and soften his demands," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on May 8.
The United States will be ready to "walk away" from the negotiating table if it does not see Russia making progress in negotiation to end the war, U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News on May 8.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico arrived in Moscow on May 9 to celebrate Victory Day, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
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US President Donald Trump on May 8 called for a "30-day unconditional ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia. Writing on Truth Social, Trump expressed his hope for "an acceptable ceasefire," with both countries "held accountable for respecting the sanctity of... direct negotiations."
President Volodymyr Zelensky had a "constructive" phone call with United States President Donald Trump on May 8, discussing the war, continued pressure on Russia, and a potential ceasefire.
The survey, conducted between April 24 and May 4, shows that 56.9% of respondents would not be willing to compromise on either territorial integrity or Ukraine’s pro-Western direction in any potential talks with Moscow.
Russian strikes on Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts in the east and south of Ukraine killed five people and wounded 14 more, according to local authorities.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces killed four civilians and injured seven more in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on Dec. 23.
Russia hit nine settlements in the region, damaging five houses, a college, and a highrise, he added.
Russian troops struck Kherson Oblast 61 times with artillery, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), mortars, and tanks, killing one person and wounding two, according to Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych.
The attacks damaged educational institutions, private houses, and apartment buildings in residential areas of Kherson, said Yanushevych.
Russia also hit settlements in Kharkiv Oblast close to the Ukraine-Russia border with missiles and artillery, according to Oleh Syniehubov, the oblast governor.
Near Vovchansk, five people were injured due to the attacks, and a hospital building and garages were damaged.
In Kupiansk, private houses were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
Russia conducted a missile strike on Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Dec. 22, hitting a private house with two children inside who survived the attack, Governor Oleksandr Starukh said.
He didn’t specify the name of the settlement where the incident happened and whether the children were wounded.
Zaporizhzhia regional administration reported that civilian infrastructure in 17 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was under Russian fire.
Local authorities received 27 reports about the damages to citizens’ houses and infrastructure objects due to Russian attacks.
Russian military struck Nikopol and Marhanets overnight with heavy artillery, damaging private houses, farm buildings, and a gas pipeline, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko wrote on Telegram.
There were no casualties, according to him.
Russian forces attacked Seredyna-Buda in Sumy Oblast at night using self-propelled artillery, according to Dmytro Zhyvytsky, the oblast governor.
Earlier, on Dec. 22, three communities next to the Russia-Ukraine border were hit 54 times with mortars and artillery, said Zhyvytsky.
A private house, a cultural center, and a shop were damaged.
Six settlements of Luhansk Oblast came under Russian fire over the past day, the regional state administration wrote. There was no information on casualties and damage.
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