Iran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal areas.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that as of 7:00 on Friday, May 8, more than 140 strikes on frontline positions and 10 assault operations had been recorded. Russian forces also carried out more than 850 drone strikes using various types of UAVs.

Today, May 8, Ukraine marks the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II.

A third woman who also returned to Australia from Syria was charged with joining a terrorist organisation.

Through surging profits or soaring share prices, the war has been a boon for some firms.

The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to May 8, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,339,190 personnel, including 1,130 troops lost over the past day.

FPV drone operators from the Asgard Battalion of the 412th Nemesis Brigade of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system near Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Representatives of the Medical Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are undergoing training in the United States, where they are participating in field exercises with the US Army’s 44th Medical Brigade, the international SOMA conference, and a course on prolonged field care.

Broadcasters in the two countries have yet to reach deals with Fifa, just weeks before the tournament is due to start.

The Ukrainian delegation took part in the International Migration Review Forum to draw attention to the challenges caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.