Category: 1. Ukraine

Russian forces continued massive attacks on Ukrainian positions throughout the past night, carrying out more than 140 shellings and over 850 drone strikes of various types, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that air defense forces shot down or suppressed 56 out of 67 drones launched by Russia against Ukraine starting from the evening of May 7.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that as of 7:00 on Friday, May 8, more than 140 strikes on frontline positions and 10 assault operations had been recorded. Russian forces also carried out more than 850 drone strikes using various types of UAVs.

According to Ukrinform, in 2023 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law establishing May 8 as the single official date for honoring victory over Nazism and commemorating those who…

The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022, to May 8, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,339,190 personnel, including 1,130 troops lost over the past day.

FPV drone operators from the Asgard Battalion of the 412th Nemesis Brigade of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system near Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Representatives of the Medical Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are undergoing training in the United States, where they are participating in field exercises with the US Army’s 44th Medical Brigade, the international SOMA conference, and a course on prolonged field care.

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Ukrainian Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity Denys Uliutin said this in a comment to an Ukrinform correspondent…

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the press service of…

Ukraine is facing a shortage of missiles for its Patriot, NASAMS, and IRIS-T air defense systems due to intense Russian strikes and difficulties with weapons supplies, which have depleted stockpiles and left some air defense units partially lacking ammunition.