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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,339,190 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,130 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukraine's military reportedly strikes Russian oil refinery, defense technology center
Ukrainian forces reportedly launched an attack on critical Russian military-industrial sites overnight on May 8, striking an oil refinery as well as the branch of a defense technology center, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Ukraine reportedly launches dozens of drones at Moscow ahead of Victory Day Parade
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that Ukraine's military launched dozens of drones towards the Russian capital throughout the night on May 8, just one day before Moscow is set to stage its annual Victory Day military parade.
Friday, May 8
US launches new strikes on Iran, though Trump claims ceasefire still holds
U.S. President Donald Trump told ABC News that the strikes against Iran were "just a love tap" and that the ceasefire remains in effect.
'We don't recommend' — Zelensky warns foreign officials against attending Russia's Victory Day parade
"(Russia) wants permission from Ukraine to hold their parade, so they can safely march onto the square for one hour once a year, and then go back to killing our people and waging war again," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
'On the issue of Ukraine, we are not an ally of Russia,' Armenian PM says as Kremlin fumes over Zelensky visit
Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the Armenian ambassador on May 7, saying it was "incomprehensible" for Yerevan to host Zelensky days earlier.
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"We just don't see the point (to follow it) for the parade," a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.
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