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Friday, May 8
Russia will likely strike Ukraine’s energy grid again. Kyiv still isn’t preparing
As the springtime sun coaxes Kyiv’s residents outdoors, memories of a winter without reliable heat or electricity caused by Russian strikes are beginning to fade — creating a dangerous distraction from the government's failure to prepare for the upcoming season. Kyiv expects Moscow to launch another brutal campaign against its energy infrastructure this winter. But efforts to diversify Kyiv’s power generation and heating sources either started too late or not at all, several people in the energ
Russian oil refinery, defense technology center struck in Ukraine's overnight attacks
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.
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 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.
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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"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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