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.
Washington and its partners are considering additional sanctions if the parties do not observe a ceasefire, with political and technical negotiations between Europe and the U.S. intensifying since last week, Reuters' source said.
The Kyiv Independent’s contributor Ignatius Ivlev-Yorke spent a day with a mobile team from the State Emergency Service in Nikopol in the south of Ukraine as they responded to relentless drone, artillery, and mortar strikes from Russian forces just across the Dnipro River. Nikopol is located across from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar.
Peter Szijjarto's announcement came after Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) allegedly dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network operating in Zakarpattia Oblast.
The aftermath of Russia's attack on the town of Lyman on July 15, 2024. (Vadym Filashkin/Telegram)
Russian troops attacked the town of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast with two 250-kilogram (551 lb) guided aerial bombs on July 15, injuring at least five people, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
The attack damaged three stores, an infrastructure facility and a house, according to the governor. People aged between 27 and 50 are among the injured, he added.
Lyman is located in the eastern sector where Russian troops are trying to advance, with three attacks during the day, Ukraine's General Staff said in its latest update. One battle is still ongoing.
The aftermath of Russia's attack on the town of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast on July 15, 2024. (Vadym Filashkin/Telegram)
The aftermath of Russia's attack on the town of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast on July 15, 2024. (Vadym Filashkin/Telegram)
Kateryna Denisova works as a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a news editor at the NV media outlet for four years, covering mainly Ukrainian and international politics. Kateryna holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv. She also was a fellow at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany.
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