The publications' latest report covers the period of February 24, 2022 to May 8, 2025. Since it was last updated at the end of April, 2,857 additional Russian military personnel have been confirmed killed.
Hungary cancelled a meeting planned for May 12 with a Ukrainian delegation on the rights of national minorities, Hungary's Deputy Foreign Minister said on May 11, amid a deepening spying scandal between the two countries.
Three were injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast when the town of Rylsk was allegedly struck by a missile attack on May 11, local governor Alexander Khinshtein claimed.
This week, the world watched in anticipation for Russia’s Victory Day parade after President Volodymyr Zelensky commented that he could not guarantee the safety of those attending. Meanwhile, the European Union moves one step forward to banning Russian gas from the European continent. It is also revealed this week that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fallen out of step with the White House.
"(Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin... doesn't want to have a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the bloodbath. Ukraine should agree to this, immediately," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to to Antalya, Turkey, for a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting from May 14–16, where he is expected to address the war in Ukraine and push for stronger Allied defense commitments.
The Kremlin said the leaders held a detailed discussion about the Russian initiative and Erdogan expressed full support, reiterating Turkey’s readiness to provide a venue and assist in organizing the negotiations.
Erdogan told Macron that international cooperation is critical for initiating peace negotiations and the "sensitive implementation" of Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction processes, the Turkish Presidency reported.
U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The U.S. welcomed the EU's decision to approve the 50 billion euro ($54 billion) Ukraine Facility but stressed that this funding is no substitute for the U.S. military aid, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Feb. 1.
After months of delays and obstructions by Hungary, all 27 European leaders approved the four-year funding support for Kyiv during a Feb. 1 summit.
In turn, roughly $61 billion in U.S. assistance remains stuck in Congress since autumn 2023 due to political disputes largely unrelated to Ukraine.
Kirby noted that EU aid can help Ukraine alleviate financial pressure but is not designed as security assistance.
"But it's not a substitute for American leadership when it comes to security assistance. And that is why it's so critical for us to continue to urge Congress to pass that national security supplemental," Kirby added.
EU assistance is composed of grants and loans aimed at helping the Ukrainian state to function through stable and predictable financing amid the ongoing full-scale war with Russia.
The White House's supplemental funding package of $110 billion, containing $61 billion in economic and security assistance for Kyiv, has failed to break the gridlock in Congress due to disputes on border security measures attached to the bill.
A bipartisan group of senators is set to unveil a compromise deal on Ukraine and border security next week. If passed, it will move to the House of Representatives.
The agreement is likely to face stiff opposition from House Republicans, where Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly warned it would be "dead on arrival." House Republicans have demanded even stricter measures than their colleagues in the Senate, with some advocating against aid for Kyiv in principle.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
