Russia’s failure to critically confront the mass crimes of the Stalin era is one of the key preconditions for the war against Ukraine, and the West bears part of the responsibility for never having firmly demanded such a reckoning.

Taurus cruise missiles would have a real military impact for Ukraine, but the decision on their supply is a political responsibility of the governing parties.

The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) has presented Fifa with 10 conditions for participation at the World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.

Efforts are ongoing to extinguish a forest fire in the Polissia Nature Reserve in the Zhytomyr region, with rescuers monitoring smoldering hotspots using drones.

The unmanned vessel, suspected to be of Ukrainian origin, was found by fishermen in a cave on Thursday.

On May 9, Russian forces attacked a gas service vehicle that was heading to restore gas supply in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region.

Ukrainian forces have significantly intensified strikes on Russian logistics, military equipment, and manpower, which has weakened Russia’s ability to conduct offensive operations.

The unidentified individual had jumped a perimeter fence two minutes before being struck by the airliner.

The BBC’s Russia editor reports from a Red Square with none of the military hardware which the Kremlin normally showcases to project power internationally.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Peter Magyar on his appointment and the start of his work as Prime Minister of Hungary.