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Update from 4:08 pm: The EU wants to use billions in interest income from the Russian central bank’s frozen assets to finance military aid to Ukraine. The representatives of the Member States reached an agreement on a plan for this in Brussels on Wednesday after weeks of negotiations, as announced by the current Presidency of the Council of the EU of Belgium. This was reported by the German Press Agency.
The EU wants to use frozen Russian funds to finance military aid to Ukraine. © Arne Immanuel Bänsch/dpa
Zelensky attacks Russia: Putin called “evil”.
Update from 2:15 pm: On the anniversary of the end of the World War in 1945, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky put Russia’s current war of aggression in the tradition of the victory over Hitler’s Germany. “80 years ago, millions of Ukrainians fought to defeat Nazism forever,” he said in a video message. “But today the Ukrainians are standing again against the evil that has come back, that has come back and is trying to destroy us again.”
Meanwhile, a draft law was passed in Ukraine that could mobilize some offenders. “Those convicted of premeditated murder, rape, sexual violence and crimes against national security will not be mobilized,” said a parliamentarian on Telegram.
Russia links possible links to plans to attack Zelensky
Update as of 1:03 p.m.: The news about the recent war in Ukraine spread like wildfire: Ukrainian circles claimed that two Russian agents were exposed trying to plan Zelensky’s murder. In light of the allegations, the Kremlin has now responded to the rumors and put them in perspective. Like the British one Guardian According to reports, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had no comment on the claim, but said it was unlikely to be accurate information.
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The information processed here comes from the international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties of Ukraine and Russia. The information about the war in Ukraine cannot be independently verified.
Poland captures a Russian deserter in the middle of the war in Ukraine
Update from 11:38 am: Polish border guards have arrested a deserted Russian soldier in the border region with Belarus. The 41-year-old crossed the Belarus-Poland border illegally with a group of migrants, a spokesman said. According to information from the radio station, it is said to be the man Rmf.fm unarmed and mixing with people in civilian clothes. His papers show that he last fought for the Russian army in the Ukrainian War.
The border situation between Poland and Belarus has been extremely tense for years. It was only in the summer of 2022 that the Polish government installed a 5.5 meter high fence and an electronic surveillance system at the border. This was reported by the German Press Agency. The situation previously escalated in the late summer of 2021. Thousands of people tried to enter the EU illegally. The European Union has long accused Alexander Lukashenko of organizing migrants from crisis regions to the EU’s external border to put pressure on the West.
Russia sets attacks i The war in Ukraine close
Update from 11:12 am: Even during the day, Russia seems to be continuing its heavy attacks in the Ukraine war. Shortly before Putin’s military parade to celebrate “Victory Day” on May 9, the Russian army is bombing the Kharkiv region, among other places. It was reported around 11 am (local time). Air Force of Ukraine on Telegramthat Russia would attack with missiles. A short time later, observers reported numerous explosions. Meanwhile, it is becoming clear that destroying the Crimean Bridge would be a waste of energy.
Energy supply disrupted by Russian aggression in Ukraine war: power outages threatened
Update from 10:44 am: After a power outage in the Kiev region this morning due to attacks in the war in Ukraine, the situation is now back to normal for those affected. In a statement, energy company DTEK said power had been restored to more than 1,000 households.
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However, since Putin’s army stepped up attacks on the energy infrastructure on Wednesday night, it was already announced that there could be further power outages in other regions of Ukraine in the evening. “The enemy has launched a large-scale attack on power generation and transmission facilities in Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia Oblasts. The consequences are currently being assessed,” said the statement of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine regarding the attacks in the Ukrainian War. People are currently being asked to reduce the use of energy-intensive devices in the evening hours.
Russia continues attacks in Ukraine war: Poland responds with fighter jets
First report from May 8, 10:01 am: Kiev – In the Ukraine war, Russia seems to have chipped away at some cities and regions. Kremlin troops are said to have fired more than 50 rockets on the night of May 7th to May 8th. In addition, more than 20 Shahed kamikaze drones are said to have been sent to Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the targets included the cities of Lviv, Zaporizhia, Vinnytsia, Poltava and the capital Kiev. The Ukrainian Air Force said 39 out of 55 missiles and 20 out of 21 drones were shot down.
Russia attack begins Saporischschja
In addition to the intense fighting, Russia is said to have continued to target Ukraine’s energy supplies within the country. This was reported by the Ukrainian news platform, among others Pravda Ukraine. Electricity generation and transmission facilities were attacked in Zaporizhia, where the country’s largest nuclear power plant is located, and elsewhere in Ukraine. In other parts of the country, Russian attacks damaged several thermal power plants.
Due to the mass Russian missile attacks on Ukraine, Poland has put its air force on high alert. According to a report from the The truth of Europe Polish and allied fighter planes took off at 5 am to secure the airspace on the border between Russia and Ukraine.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s latest missile attack in the Ukraine war. Zelensky accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being a “Nazi” for ordering a major attack on Ukraine on May 8, Independence Day, which celebrates the victory over Nazi Germany.
Zelenskyj makes serious accusations against Putin in the war in Ukraine
“On the day of commemoration and victory over Nazism in World War II, Nazi Putin launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine,” Zelensky said on Facebook. On Telegram, the president of Ukraine said: “The whole world must clearly understand who is who. The whole world has no right to give Nazism another chance.”
But while Russia has achieved some success in the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s troops continue to suffer greatly. According to Ukraine, 970 Russian soldiers were killed in the last 24 hours alone. In total, more than 477,000 soldiers are said to have died on the front lines of the Ukrainian war. However, the information provided by the Ukrainian authorities cannot be independently verified. Russia itself does not provide any information about losses in the Ukrainian war.
A look at Russia’s losses in the war in Ukraine
- Soldiers: 477,430 (+970 the day before)
- Panzer: 7418 (+13)
- Armored vehicles: 14246 (+19)
- Aircraft: 349
- Helicopters: 325
- Artillery system: 12317 (+30)
- Air defense systems: 792
- Vehicles and tankers: 16549 (+40)
- Ships and boats: 26
- Drones: 9728 (+11)
- Source: General Staff of Ukraine (May 8)
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What territories did Russia achieve in the Ukraine war? Where were the Kremlin’s troops defeated and where is the fighting going on now? Our current maps of the front line in Ukraine provide insight into the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine. (edited with agencies)
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