On 9 May 2025, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the largest sanctions package in the country’s history, targeting 100 Russian oil tankers linked to Ьщісщц’s so-called “shadow fleet.” The announcement was made during the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit in Oslo.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) uncovered and detained two individuals allegedly working as agents for Hungarian military intelligence in Zakarpattia Oblast, the security serviсe reported on 9 May.
This marks the first time in history that Ukraine has exposed such a network operating on…
They play at being wizards — and end up in body bags. In the Lyman sector, Russian forces keep inventing new ways to storm Ukrainian positions, Armiia TV reports.
Fighting remains extremely intense despite Russia’s declared unilateral Victory Day ceasefire on 8-10 May. The heaviest…
On 8 May, US Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that the United States would “walk away” from ongoing negotiations with Russia if Moscow fails to demonstrate good faith in the peace process with Ukraine.
After a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US leader Donald Trump renewed his demand for an immediate halt to hostilities in the Russo-Ukrainian war, calling for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire. In a post on Truth Social on 8 May, he stated: “Talks with Russia/Ukraine…
Today, there is interesting news from the Kursk direction. Here, the Ukrainians launched another surprising incursion through the border. This is putting extra pressure on the Russian reserves and could force them into an overreaction that can lead to even more serious problems for them and…
Ukraine secured a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) tranche from the European Union, funded by proceeds from immobilized Russian Central Bank assets, as part of the broader Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) program.
The ERA program, spearheaded by G7 nations, pledged approximately $50 billion…
Eleven years after Russia seized the Ukrainian peninsula, Crimea still haunts every serious conversation about how this war might end.
As a Ukrainian journalist watching my country burn, I’m desperate for peace. With a child to protect and a husband of military age, every air raid siren is a…
April 2025 became the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since September 2024, with at least 209 deaths and 1,146 injuries confirmed by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), according to a report released on 8 May.
“Kryvyi Rih, Sumy, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and…
Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed hope for a “fair, lasting and binding peace deal that is accepted by all parties involved” regarding the Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported on 9 May, citing China’s Xinhua News Agency.
Xi reportedly made these remarks during a tea chat with Russian President…