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.
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.
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.
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.
The consequences of one of the Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast on Feb. 16-17. Photo: Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko/Telegram.
Russian attacks were reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts in the east, south, and north of Ukraine. According to local authorities, nine people were killed, and 24 were wounded in the past 24 hours.
Russian troops struck Kherson Oblast 76 times using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), mortars, tanks, drones, and artillery, Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported on Feb. 17. The attacks killed three people and wounded seven more, according to the administration.
Russia hit a seaport and residential buildings in the city of Kherson, it added.
Russian attacks killed five civilians in Bakhmut and injured ten more in Donetsk Oblast, according to Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. Russia hit 16 settlements and one community in the region, damaging ten high-rises, more than six houses, and an administrative building, Kyrylenko said.
Late on Feb. 16, Russian forces hit Kharkiv with S-300 missiles, targeting infrastructure facilities, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. There were no casualties, he added.
Russian forces struck 12 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, killing one and wounding six more in Vovchansk, according to Syniehubov. Russian attacks also injured a woman in the village of Velykyi Burluk and damaged houses, garages, and a car in Kupiansk.
Zaporizhzhia regional state administration reported that civilian infrastructure in 18 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was under Russian fire. Local authorities received five reports about the damages to citizens' households and infrastructure sites due to Russian attacks.
Russian troops hit the Ochakiv community on the Black Sea coast in Mykolaiv Oblast with mortars on Feb. 16, said Vitalii Kim, the oblast governor. No casualties were reported.
Russian troops shelled seven Sumy Oblast communities on Feb. 16, damaging four houses and adjacent farm buildings in the Novoslobidske community, according to regional military administration.
Russia struck Stelmakhivka, Nevske, and Chervonopopivka in Luhansk Oblast, the regional state administration wrote. The administration didn't provide information on casualties or damage.
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