This week, the world watched in anticipation for Russia’s Victory Day parade after President Volodymyr Zelensky commented that he could not guarantee the safety of those attending. Meanwhile, the European Union moves one step forward to banning Russian gas from the European continent. It is also revealed this week that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fallen out of step with the White House.
"(Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin... doesn't want to have a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the bloodbath. Ukraine should agree to this, immediately," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to to Antalya, Turkey, for a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting from May 14–16, where he is expected to address the war in Ukraine and push for stronger Allied defense commitments.
The Kremlin said the leaders held a detailed discussion about the Russian initiative and Erdogan expressed full support, reiterating Turkey’s readiness to provide a venue and assist in organizing the negotiations.
Erdogan told Macron that international cooperation is critical for initiating peace negotiations and the "sensitive implementation" of Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction processes, the Turkish Presidency reported.
The assault began around 2 a.m. on May 11, with Russian forces deploying 108 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy UAVs from multiple directions, Ukraine’s Air Force said.
The aftermath of a Russian strike against Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Sept. 13, 2023. (Source: Governor Serhii Lysak/Telegram)
Russian forces attacked nine oblasts over the past day, killing at least three people and injuring at least 15 others, local officials reported early on Sept. 13.
Russia launched a large-scale drone strike on the Danube River ports in Odesa Oblast, injuring seven people and damaging port infrastructure, Governor Oleh Kiper said.
One person was injured in an attack against the Port of Izmail, and six in a strike against Reni. Two of those injured are in serious condition, the official specified.
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed three civilians and injured three others, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration reported.
Two people were killed and one injured in Krasnohorivka, one person was killed in Vodiane, and two residents suffered injuries in Avdiivka, the report said.
In Kherson Oblast, four residents were injured in the attacks, as Russian forces targeted residential areas, a kindergarten in the Kherson district, and a company building in Kherson, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a 49-year-old man was injured in a Russian strike against Orikhiv, Governor Yurii Malashko reported.
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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