The smoke, a traditional sign of a successful papal conclave vote, appeared after a round of balloting by the College of Cardinals on May 8.
Despite the Kremlin’s announcement of a May 8–11 truce, heavy fighting continued in multiple regions throughout the day.
The shooting occurred around 3:22 p.m. local time in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, a residential area in Bucha district, according to the Kyiv regional police.
Lawmakers urged the EU and its member states to step up efforts to hold Moscow accountable through international courts and support for Ukraine’s campaign to bring its children home.
The Kyiv Independent’s Chris York sat down with author, historian, and Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on May 9, which mark the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II, are one of the country’s biggest public events of the year. President of the Ukrainian Society of Switzerland Andrej Lushnycky who sheds some light on the things Putin would rather you didn’t know about World War II.
Washington’s involvement may also help mitigate political opposition in Europe, while giving the U.S. strategic visibility over future Russian energy flows, sources told Reuters.
This is the fourth such tranche from the bloc, which is secured by proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
At least 19 children were killed and 78 injured in April, the highest verified monthly number of child casualties since June 2022.
The agreement, signed on April 30, establishes a joint investment fund between Kyiv and Washington and grants the U.S. special access to projects developing Ukraine's natural resources.
Three women in Kharkiv, believing the truce was in effect, were injured by a Russian drone while gardening.
Politico: White House sends House Republicans 'vacation reading' about consequences of congressional inaction in Ukraine

The White House sent a memo to House Republicans castigating their inaction on aid for Ukraine and assigned a packet of "vacation reading" containing the potential consequences of their unwillingness to bring the aid to a vote, Politico reported on Feb. 21, citing a memo obtained from White House spokesperson Andrew Bates.
The White House has continued to criticize House Republicans over their refusal to pass legislation providing aid for Ukraine, which escalated after U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson convened an early recess on Feb. 15 without bringing the aid, passed days before by the Senate, to a vote.
The episode was the latest in months of impasse in Congress over aid for Ukraine, which has effectively run dry in the meantime.
The bipartisan funding measure, passed by the Senate on Feb. 13 with 70 votes, includes $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, as well as additional funding for Israel and other U.S. allies.
"The damage House Republicans are actively causing to American national security mounts every day that they insist on continuing their two-week vacation," Bates wrote in the memo.
Congress is set to reconvene on Feb. 28.
"Johnson has shown no signs of canceling Republicans’ vacation as he puts his own internal politics over the safety of the American people," Bates said, adding that the inaction threatens the security of the U.S.'s allies, including the possibility of Russian advances on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Concerns about Russia gaining the initiative in the war have grown after Ukraine was forced to retreat from the city of Avdiivka on Feb. 17 after months of intense fighting.
Johnson has continued to emphasize that he believes domestic concerns about the southern border with Mexico should take precedence.
"No amount of memos from the White House can change the fact that House Republicans were clear from the very beginning: any national security supplemental should start at our own border," said Johnson's spokesperson, Taylor Haulsee, on Feb. 21.
NBC News reported on Feb. 14, citing a source close to Johnson, that he wanted an in-person, one-on-one meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden before he took any action on the funding bill.
Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise claimed the president refused to accept the request, but Biden said on Feb. 19 that he was willing to meet with Johnson in order to try and hash out a deal.
"I'd be happy to meet with (Johnson) if he has anything to say," Biden said.

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