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.
"According to the participants of the performances, their goal is to remind the civilized world of the barbaric actions of Moscow, which for many years and decades has systematically violated international law," a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.
"I have great hope that an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine will be reached this weekend," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 9, shortly before traveling to Kyiv alongside the leaders of France, Poland, and the U.K.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will arrive in Kyiv early on May 10.
The United States embassy in Kyiv on May 9 issued a warning that Russia could launch "a potentially significant" attack in the coming days, despite Putin's self-declared Victory Day "truce."
The sanctioned oil tankers have transported over $24 billion in cargo since 2024, according to Downing Street. The U.K. has now sanctioned more shadow fleet vessels than any other country.
Employes of the Synevo chain of medical laboratories stand in one of the company's facilities. (Synevo/Facebook)
The Synevo chain of medical laboratories said on Feb. 27 that it had reached an agreement with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) over the seizure of its main office and laboratory in Kyiv earlier the same day.
Synevo said earlier on Feb. 27 that the SBI had seized its building as part of a criminal case over the “illegal removal of real estate from state ownership” between 2016 to 2021, unrelated to the company itself.
The company said its building was seized without an official notice, calling on the bureau to resolve the issue “as soon as possible.”
In a statement later the same day, the SBI noted that no “investigative actions” were taken in relation to the “specified medical enterprise” that would interfere with its operations.
In an updated statement, Synevo said it engaged in “fruitful dialogue” with SBI representatives about its building’s seizure.
“They (the SBI) emphasized that any targeted influence on the activities of Synevo, now or in the future, in the course of the criminal proceedings, was not intentional,” Synevo said.
According to Synevo, the SBI denied any intention of blocking the laboratory’s activities and assured the company of its desire for a “quick resolution.”
In a comment to the Kyiv Independent, Synevo’s deputy director general Mykola Skavronskyi said the building’s seizure led to the expiration of the company’s current lease agreement, thereby ceasing the laboratory’s operations.
“The seizure was made quietly – no one was informed about it… why it happened this way and for what purpose, we should ask the SBI,” the representative said.
According to the Skavronskyi, the company discovered by accident that the building had been seized. When it tried to lift the seizure at the Lviv court that had issued it, the company’s request was denied.
“Given the obvious absurdity of the situation, we intend to continue to seek justice, and the only option we have left is to file another lawsuit in the coming days to cancel the seizure of the building, but this time at the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv.”
The representative said the SBI informed the company that it does not intend to keep the building seized.
“We do not know the reasons for the seizure, nor do we know the reasons for the previous refusal to lift the seizure at the Lychakiv Court in Lviv. The court also did not disclose its decision, so only the SBI can clarify the situation.”
“Currently, the common goal of Synevo and the SBI is to resolve the issue quickly and cancel the seizure of the building in court,” Synevo’s statement said on Facebook.
According to the company, around 300,00 people use Synevo services every month, including Ukrainian military personnel and war veterans who are served free of charge.
If Synevo is forced to halt its operations, Ukraine will lose “hundreds of millions of hryvnias in taxes and fees,” the company said.
Kateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Kateryna Hodunova
