More than 140 strikes on Ukrainian front-line positions had been recorded by 7 a.m. local time, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Who is winning? Since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the information space around the war has been obsessed with this deceptively simple question, and the constant new iterations of answers to it. In the hands of those fighting the narrative war, from officials on both sides, online cheerleaders, armchair generals, and a certain world leader who likes to talk about who has the cards, the answers differ radically, but all are delivered with consistent venom, emotion, and
Prime Minister Evika Silina requested the resignation of Defense Minister Andris Spruds, saying he had lost her trust and "that of the public."
Key developments on May 9-10: * Putin says he believes war in Ukraine almost over * 'Victory will be ours,' Putin tells Victory Day parade without any tanks * Russia breaks 3-day ceasefire as strikes kill 1, injure 19 across Ukraine * Kremlin says it expects US envoys Witkoff, Kushner, 'quite soon' Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 9 that he believes the full-scale war in Ukraine will be over soon. "I think the (war in Ukraine) is coming to an end," he told journalists at a Kre
A German official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the proposal was not credible because Russia had not changed its conditions for ending the war.
Ukraine has offered to send experts to the Baltic states to help strengthen air security following several drone-related incidents, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on May 9.
For the first time in nearly two decades, Russia’s Victory Day parade on Red Square was held without heavy military equipment, officially due to security concerns linked to Ukrainian drone attacks. In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Kateryna Hodunova examines whether Russia can still be considered a military superpower, and what recent developments reveal about its true capabilities.
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.
