"(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.
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.
Firefighters work at the attack site following the Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on April 6, 2025. (Danylo Antoniuk/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A Russian missile attack destroyed the newsroom of the Ukrainian television channel Freedom TV in Kyiv overnight on April 6 but no employees were hurt, the channel said in a statement.
The missile strike on Kyiv killed one person and wounded three, according to the local authorities.
The TV channel said that an office building where international broadcasting channels were located suffered from the attack. The three top floors were "destroyed" and the lower floors were "significantly damaged," Freedom TV said.
The statement said that the attack struck the premises where the state-owned International Multimedia Broadcasting Platform of Ukraine, which owns Freedom TV and other channels, was building a new studio. Freedom TV said that its newsroom had been based in the building since a Russian attack damaged the channel's previous office in February.
The office building attacked during the April 6 missile strike on Kyiv also housed other channels owned by the state enterprise, including UATV English, UATV Español, UATV Arabic, UATV Português, and The Gaze, according to the statement.
Freedom TV said it continues to operate despite the attack from a backup studio.
The April 6 attack on Kyiv comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on Western allies to do more, stressing that "the pressure on Russia is still not enough."
"The number of air attacks is growing," Zelensky said in a Telegram post.
Yuliia Bin, CEO of the International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform of Ukraine, vowed that her team would find a solution despite the attack.
"This is the second attack in less than two months," Bin said in a statement.
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