Umerov arrived in Miami in the USA for talks, – Reuters
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UE rejette plans d’évacuation malgré menaces russes
EU has no plans to evacuate diplomats despite Russian threats to attack Kyiv on May 9.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 7 mai 2026
European Commission Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Anouar El Anouni @AnouarEUspox :
"Russia's public threats to attack Kyiv are part of its reckless escalatory tactics. Russia, once again,… https://t.co/FePUuaWOZD pic.twitter.com/nByCEQtQfHEU has no plans to evacuate diplomats despite Russian threats to attack Kyiv on May 9. European Commission Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Anouar El Anouni @AnouarEUspox : "Russia's public threats to attack Kyiv are part of its reckless escalatory tactics. Russia, once again,
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She stays in Irpin, speaks with Ukrainian women in Europe
She remained in Irpin and led civilian evacuation as Russian forces shelled the bridge. Her two children left. Four years later, Violetta Dvornikova is in Brussels—speaking daily with Ukrainian women across 17 European countries about whether they will return home.
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Battalions exceeded expectations and outperformed forced mobilization
Validol: "They probably expected our battalions to last a year, grind down and disappear. But that is not what happened. We showed results — and far better results than those mobilized by force." 8X
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Validol discusses responsibility, leave, and support for wounded commanders
Validol: "We take responsibility by granting leave ourselves. We cannot give ranks but people hold command positions. Those who physically cannot take it after wounds — we find them work so they can share their experience." 7/
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Pregnant ex-prisoner soldiers must serve; denied burial
180 women who left prison by signing military contracts must continue serving while pregnant and after giving birth. Even after dying in combat, a soldier with an uncleared conviction can be denied burial at the National Memorial Cemetery. 6/
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Ex-convict soldiers in Ukraine face unequal rights
However, former convicts serving in Ukraine's army do not have the same rights as other soldiers. They cannot take leave — neither annual leave, nor after captivity, and even after being wounded, they can only recover in a hospital. They cannot be promoted in rank and cannot transfer to another unit.
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Three fighters defended Kostiantynivka for 224 days, awarded Crosses of Combat Merit.
Three of its fighters defended a position near Kostiantynivka for 224 consecutive days and came out alive. Brigade commander Shamil Krutkov awarded them the highest military decorations — Crosses of Combat Merit. 4/
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Alcatraz battalion completes assault twice as fast with no retreats
In the battalion's first assault in Donetsk Oblast not one fighter retreated and the unit completed the mission almost twice as fast as planned. For the past year and a half Alcatraz has carried out the most difficult missions — assaults and holding the hardest sections of the