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US plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany amid rising transatlantic tensions
The Pentagon announced the troop withdrawal on May 1, following a week of sharp exchanges between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Russian attacks kill at least 3, injure at least 42 in Ukraine
In Kharkiv, an overnight Russian drone attack hit an apartment block, injuring two men and a woman, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Synehubov reported on May 2.
Zelensky invites Slovak leader to Kyiv ahead of Moscow trip
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the two countries need to have "strong relations" and that the two leaders should meet in person soon.
At least 2 killed, 8 injured after Russian drones strike buses in 'brutal safari' in Kherson
At least two people were killed and seven others injured after a Russian drone struck a civilian bus in Kherson in the early hours of May 2.
US to delay arms shipments to Europe, potentially affecting Ukraine, FT reports
Several sources told the Financial Times that the United States has informed the United Kingdom, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia that there will be long delays, with two sources also mentioning possible delays to Asia.
News from occupied Ukraine: Evictions in Mariupol, more strikes on Crimea, stolen grain
This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key news as of May 2: * Russia begins evictions from "ownerless" apartments in Russian-occupied Mariupol * Belarus bars Russian conscripts from leaving country, raising risks for Ukrainians in occupied territories * Ukraine hits Russian Iskander missile storage facility, oil depot in occupied
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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