A notice about the airspace closure was published on the U.S. Defense Department's NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) website on May 10, as cited by Ukrainian defense news outlet Militarnyi.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the idea of a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming in an interview with ABC News on May 10 that it would be "an advantage" for Ukraine.
"Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights," North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said. "I regard this as part of the sacred mission we must execute for our brothers and comrades-in-arms."
"We have a plan B and a plan C. But our focus is plan A, the essence of which is to get everyone's support" for Ukraine's accession, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
"(T)he presence at the Victory Parade of a country that bombs cities, hospitals, and daycares, and which has caused the deaths and injuries of over a million people over three years, is a shame," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
"According to the participants of the performances, their goal is to remind the civilized world of the barbaric actions of Moscow, which for many years and decades has systematically violated international law," a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.
"I have great hope that an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine will be reached this weekend," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 9, shortly before traveling to Kyiv alongside the leaders of France, Poland, and the U.K.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will arrive in Kyiv early on May 10.
The United States embassy in Kyiv on May 9 issued a warning that Russia could launch "a potentially significant" attack in the coming days, despite Putin's self-declared Victory Day "truce."
The sanctioned oil tankers have transported over $24 billion in cargo since 2024, according to Downing Street. The U.K. has now sanctioned more shadow fleet vessels than any other country.
Illustrative photo of a man at a computer next to a Russian flag. (Bill Oxford via Getty Images)
A notorious unit of Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU) is carrying out cyber attacks against critical infrastructure in NATO and EU countries, as well as Ukraine, Western intelligence agencies warned on Sept. 5.
GRU Unit 29155 is believed to be responsible for a number of physical attacks in Western countries, including the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal in the U.K. in 2018 and the ammunition warehouse explosions in Czechia in 2014.
The unit is also responsible for an attempted coup in Montenegro and a political destabilization campaign in Moldova.
Western intelligence agencies have now uncovered that this unit has a powerful cyber arm and that it has been carrying out attacks since 2020.
The U.S. charged five Russian intelligence officers and one Russian civilian on Sept. 5, who are suspected to have attempted attacks against Ukraine and at least 26 NATO countries, including the U.S.
The suspects are identified as the commander of the unit, Yuriy Denisov, and the unit's operatives Vladislav Borovkov, Denis Denisenko, Dmitriy Goloshubov, and Nikolay Korchagin. The civilian co-conspirator is named as Amin Sitgal.
The suspects "engaged in a conspiracy to hack into, exfiltrate data from, leak information obtained from, and destroy computer systems associated with the Ukrainian government in advance of the Russian invasion," the indictment said.
The group also "probed a variety of protected computer systems including those associated with 26 NATO member countries" from August 2021 and is believed to have hacked the transport infrastructure "of a Central European country that was supporting Ukraine" in August 2022, according to the indictment.
Estonia also issued arrest warrants for three men identified as attempting to carry out attacks in Estonia: Yuriy Denisov, Nikolay Korchagin, and Vitaliy Shevchenko.
"Although the suspects are currently known to be in Russia, the international search and arrest warrants mean that when they travel out of Russia, there is a real risk that some country will detain them and extradite them to Estonia for prosecution," Estonian State Prosecutor Vahur Verte said.
The Dutch Military Intelligence Agency (MIVD) warned that although the Netherlands has not yet been victim to a cyber attack by Unit 29155, the country is a target due to the role it plays in providing logistical support for Ukraine.
The unit's "operations are mainly aimed at Western governments and vital infrastructure," in order to disrupt Western aid to Ukraine, the MIVD said.
Abbey Fenbert
