Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has authorized the holding of the May 9, 2026 parade in Moscow and ordered that the area of Red Square be excluded from Ukrainian weapons targeting plans for the duration of the parade.

Ukraine has received Russia’s agreement to conduct a military prisoner exchange in a "1,000 for 1,000" format.

Most Australians do not want the women and children to come home, but advocates say they’re in danger.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will be in effect from May 9 to 11.

Russian forces have resumed attempts to infiltrate Kupiansk and destroy the Ukrainian bridgehead on the left bank of the Oskil River. However, all of their efforts have been unsuccessful, and there is currently no immediate threat to Kupiansk itself.

It comes as the two countries accused each other of violating separate ceasefires to cover the celebrations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited wounded service members at a hospital in Dnipro and presented awards to medical personnel.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will travel to Moscow for the May 9 military parade.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed strikes on the Bryansk Chemical Plant, the Ya.M. Sverdlov Plant in Dzerzhinsk, and the "Kedrovka" arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) of the Russian Defense Ministry in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region.

Greek media say the drone, which reportedly had explosives, could be either Ukrainian or linked to the Russia-Ukraine war.