The sanctions appear to be in response to Russia's rejection of a 30-day ceasefire that the U.K., alongside Ukraine, France, Germany, and Poland, demanded during a visit to Kyiv on May 10.
"We now know for sure that the great fire of the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special services," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X. "Some of the perpetrators have already been detained, all the others are identified and searched for."
The publications' latest report covers the period of February 24, 2022 to May 8, 2025. Since it was last updated at the end of April, 2,857 additional Russian military personnel have been confirmed killed.
Hungary cancelled a meeting planned for May 12 with a Ukrainian delegation on the rights of national minorities, Hungary's Deputy Foreign Minister said on May 11, amid a deepening spying scandal between the two countries.
Three were injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast when the town of Rylsk was allegedly struck by a missile attack on May 11, local governor Alexander Khinshtein claimed.
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.
An apartment building damaged by a Russian drone attack on Sumy on March 6, 2024. (Sumy Oblast Military Administration / Telegram)
A Russian drone strike in Sumy during the early hours of March 6 injured four people and caused damage to multiple homes, schools, and medical centers, the local military administration reported.
The administration first reported that Russian Shahed drones had struck the city at around 2:30 a.m. local time on March 6.
Four civilians were injured in the attack. Authorities said all injured persons received medical attention.
One drone reportedly struck a courtyard between two apartment buildings, shattering windows and destroying cars. The administration said that 235 apartments sustained damage.
The attack also damaged a kindergarten, a school, a medical college, a library, and two medical facilities. Authorities said that 589 windows were broken. Emergency workers are still at work clearing debris and attending to the damage.
Smaller towns along the Sumy Oblast border were also targeted in Russian attacks throughout the day on March 6. Russian forces attacked seven border communities, causing nearly 100 explosions in the area.
The communities of Khotin, Yunakivka, Znob-Novhorodske, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, and Seredyna-Buda came under fire.
Russian forces reportedly dropped four aerial bombs over Seredyna-Buda, including one that contained cluster munitions.
No casualties or damage from the border attacks were reported.
Sumy Oblast lies on Ukraine's northeastern border with Russia and is regularly targeted by daily Russian attacks.
Abbey Fenbert is a senior news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She is a freelance writer, editor, and playwright with an MFA from Boston University. Abbey served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine from 2008-2011.
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