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Moscow continues to demand the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the unoccupied part of Donbas as a condition for a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine, but Russian troops on the front in the spring of 2026 are performing worse than in 2025, when the Kremlin began to push this ultimatum, according to experts at the Institute…

The European Union flag was raised near the Ukrainian Parliament to mark Europe Day, the parliament’s press service reported.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is aware of reports regarding the humanitarian situation in the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky (Kherson region), and is in dialogue with the relevant authorities on both sides, the ICRC press service told Interfax-Ukraine.

On Europe Day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted the conscious choice of Ukrainians to be an integral part of the European family, and of Europeans to stand with Ukraine, whose citizens “are fighting today for peace and true security from tyranny not only for themselves, but for the entire continent.”

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia on May 9-11.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, during a visit to Moscow, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and said he supports any form of ceasefire in the Russian-Ukrainian war, Slovak outlet Dennik N reported on Friday.

DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy holding, is slowing the pace of its international expansion in order to focus on the Ukrainian market and develop within it by attracting investors and partners, DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko said.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed strikes on production buildings of Sverdlov Plant in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, the Kedrovka arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry, and an explosives production enterprise in the town of Seltso, Bryansk region.

Ukrainian national investigations and court proceedings will be key to holding the Russian Federation accountable for war crimes, and Ukraine is making every possible effort to achieve this, emphasizes expert in international law and Executive Director of the International Bar Association (IBA) Mark Ellis.

Russian occupiers shelled populated areas of Donetsk region 17 times over the past day, leaving people killed and injured, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin has said.