"(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.
The suspect in a photograph released by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on April 21, 2025 (Security Service of Ukraine).
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of working with Russian military intelligence (GRU) to help target missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian airfields in western Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on April 21.
The 26-year-old Ukrainian, described as "a local drug addict looking for 'easy' money on Telegram channels," was detained in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the SBU said in a statement.
It said the suspect rented an apartment near a logistics center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to conduct reconnaissance near a military airfield in one of Ukraine's western oblasts.
According to the report, her information could have allowed GRU to strike military units at the time of the highest concentration of Ukrainian personnel and equipment, as well as informing them about Ukrainian air defenses.
The suspect's mobile phone, which reportedly contained incriminating messages with Russian security services, was seized.
The accused has been charged under Part 2 of the Art. 111 (treason committed under martial law) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The suspect faces life imprisonment if convicted.
Also on April 21, the SBU detained a suspect alleged to have helped target Russian strikes on railway infrastructure potentially used by Ukraine's armed forces.
A 29-year-old unemployed woman was detained in the Chernihiv Oblast and accused of installing "a video camera with a power bank and online broadcast for the Russians" near a railroad crossing.
The suspect has been detained and charged under Part 2 of the Art. 111 (treason committed under martial law) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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