At least 24 people were killed in the widespread attacks targeting mainly Kyiv on Thursday night, authorities said. On Friday, mourning gripped the capital after what was described as one of Russia's largest drone and missile attacks since the war began.
ConflictsPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has been detained, the newspaper RBK-Ukraine reports.
WorldRussia has been attacking Ukraine non-stop with over 1,500 drones over the past two days, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At least 16 people were killed in Kyiv overnight alone - more are feared buried under rubble. Russian forces have also attacked a UN vehicle in southern Ukraine, according to Zelenskyy.
ConflictsMore than 200 Russian drones and more than 80 aerial bombs were fired at Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, according to Ukraine's president. The attacks came hours after a three-day ceasefire in the Russian offensive ended.
ConflictsFormally, the three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine remains in effect. Despite that, fighting is ongoing, according to Kyiv.
ConflictsRussian President Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine may be coming to an end. The statement was made at a meeting with journalists in Moscow on Victory Day - Russia's major World War II commemoration - which, according to Lieutenant Colonel Johan Huovinen, could be an internal signaling policy. Huovinen says Putin shows that he understands that Russia has suffered.
ConflictsUS President Donald Trump announced that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a three-day ceasefire. In addition, 1,000 prisoners from each country will be exchanged.
ConflictsUkrainian representatives are in the United States to discuss how to end the war, Kyiv says.
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