Over the past day, May 8, a total of 245 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded along the frontline.

Abbas Araghchi says the US attacks each time there is a diplomatic solution on the table.

Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 34 out of 43 drones launched by Russian forces in attacks beginning in the evening of Friday, May 8.

On Saturday, May 9, Ukraine is celebrating Europe Day together with the countries of the European Union.

Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces have reported the presence of Russia’s 90th Tank Division in Pokrovsk.

The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, through May 8, 2026, amount to approximately 1,340,270 personnel, including 1,080 killed or wounded over the past day.

Law enforcement officers in Ukraine’s Ternopil region have uncovered a scheme involving draft evasion and the illegal smuggling of men across the state border, allegedly involving a doctor and two accomplices.

U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a three-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap at his request.

Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy and Minister of Culture Tetiana Berezhna met with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, as well as the country’s Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Rianne Letschert, during the 61st Venice Biennale.

A performative march titled “Ukraine in Memory” took place in central Berlin on Friday, May 8, to honor Ukrainians who died during World War II and to call on the German authorities to create a separate memorial space dedicated to Ukrainian victims.