The United States has published a draft of changes to the Department of Justice (DOJ) rules that remove Ukraine from the list of countries subject to arms import restrictions. According to Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, this will unblock the
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Fico sole European leader in Moscow to deliver Zelenskyy’s message to Putin
Slovak PM Robert Fico will be the only EU leader at Russia's 9 May commemorations in Moscow. Per the Slovak Foreign Ministry, he's carrying a message from Zelenskyy to Putin — and hopes to hear Putin's "assessment of efforts to end the conflict" in return. euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/… [Translated from EN to English]
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Azov’s Hornet drone over Russian supply route
A Hornet strike drone, most likely operated by Azov drone units, loiters over a key Russian logistics route near Mariupol searching for targets at a distances of 100+ km from the frontline. https://t.co/Rdcag9oRL2 pic.twitter.com/DxwBRNFUtN
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) 8 mai 2026A Hornet strike drone, most likely operated by Azov drone units, loiters over a key Russian logistics route near Mariupol, scanning for targets at distances exceeding 100 km from the frontline.
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Russia plans 7.3M FPV drones and 7.8M warheads in 2026
Russia plans to produce 7.3 million FPV drones and 7.8 million warheads for UAVs in 2026. The Russian Federation is actively copying Ukrainian solutions in drones and electronic warfare (EW), deploying new units to counter Ukrainian drones, and strengthening air defense around
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3.2% of men 18-65 in district died, higher in some areas.
9/ This amounts to 3.2% of all able-bodied men in the district aged between 18-65, or one in 31. The figure is much higher in some localities. In the Dzhidinsky district of Buryatia, 6% of all men aged 18 to 65 have died in the current war. /end
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Irkutsk district casualties in Ukraine surpass two-thirds of WWII deaths
8/ Meanwhile, in the Chuna district of the Irkutsk region, casualties have already reached two-thirds of those who died in World War II. A war memorial in the village of Chuna lists 320 dead in World War II, and was recently updated to list 215 dead in Ukraine.
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Bredy Memorial: 15 Ukraine War Dead vs 14 in WWII
A memorial in the village of Bredy in the Chelyabinsk region lists 15 graduates of the local school who died in the war in Ukraine, compared to 14 who were killed in World War II.
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Casualties approaching those of World War II
In some places, casualties are approaching or have already exceeded those sustained in World War II (known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War), previously Russia's bloodiest conflict.
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Russia’s grim Ukraine war death toll
1/ As Russia prepares to celebrate Victory Day, its death toll from the ongoing war in Ukraine is so enormous that in parts of the country it is approaching or exceeding the number of casualties sustained in World War II. Vast memorials are being installed across the country. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/rLBRshESGW
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 8 mai 2026As Russia prepares to celebrate Victory Day, its death toll from the ongoing war in Ukraine is so enormous that in parts of the country it is approaching or exceeding the number of casualties sustained in World War II. Vast memorials are being installed across the country.
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Ukrainian drone operators attack major oil refinery in northern Russia
❗️On the night of May 8, operators of the 🇺🇦1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces, in coordination with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of 🇺🇦Ukraine, successfully attacked one of the largest oil refineries in northern Russia — the… pic.twitter.com/ZaLaKGaWzI
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 8 mai 2026On the night of May 8, operators of the 1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces, in coordination with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, successfully attacked one of the largest oil refineries in northern Russia — the