⚡️ The UK has sanctioned 85 Russian individuals and entities involved in the forced deportation and illegal militarization of Ukrainian children. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Putin’s language for top Ukrainian officials shifts over four years of Russia’s invasion.

⚡️Russia is now targeting Poland's water infrastructure after launching series of cyberattacks on the nation's energy grid. united24media.com/world/russia...

⚡️ Four Ukrainian crew members are staying aboard the MV Hondius to help navigate the ship to the Netherlands after hantavirus outbreak kills three people. united24media.com/world/ukrain...

⚡️ Ukraine and Russia are preparing for a massive prisoner exchange involving 1,000 soldiers from each side. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Driver gives cigarettes to Ukrainian defenders as a sign of respect.

⚡️ Russian strikes on the Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions have killed three people and left several others wounded. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

🔴 German defense minister visits Kyiv to expand industrial cooperation. Boris Pistorius arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Monday to hold talks aimed at strengthening long-term partnerships between European and domestic arms manufacturers.

⚡️ Russia is using online games and Discord to recruit young people and spread war propaganda in Africa. 🧵 1/6 ⬇️

Ukraine's Leleka rehearses “Ridnym” on the Eurovision stage in Vienna.

🔴 Vietnamese man reveals the brutal reality of Russia's foreign recruitment. Watch: youtu.be/rEgAA_LnYyQ

⚡️ BREAKING: President Zelenskyy says that Putin is "finally ready for real meetings" because Ukraine has "pushed" him. According to the president, Ukraine has long been open to negotiations, and it is now necessary to find a format for talks and “end this war.”

⚡️ Zelenskyy warns of immediate 'sanctions' if Russia resumes massive air attacks. Ukraine has experienced a break from large aerial bombardments due to the ceasefire, but Russian forces still breach it with ground combat and shelling of frontline communities.

⚡ The Ukrainian national ice hockey team has been promoted to the elite division of the World Ice Hockey Championship. This was secured following the results of the final round in Division IA.

💪 Yaroslav Amosov celebrated with a victory spin after defeating Joel Alvarez at UFC 328 in Newark.

👀 Ukraine is considering sending military and technical specialists to the Baltic states following a series of drone-related incidents near NATO borders. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

🤯 Previously classified US diplomatic documents related to unidentified aerial phenomena turned out to be connected to Russia. Here's what we know ⬇️ united24media.com/world/declas...

Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, women continue to give birth, raise children, and build lives amid war. On Mother’s Day, we share their stories. 🧵 1/11

🤨 Putin on Armenia: “We are now experiencing everything that is happening in the Ukrainian direction. But where did it all begin? With Ukraine’s accession or attempts to join the EU.” 🔗 united24media.com/world/putin-...

🔴 BREAKING: Russian forces struck an emergency response vehicle in the Dnipro region while rescuers were responding to a call. A 23-year-old State Emergency Service worker was injured and hospitalized.

⚡ ISW: Russian forces have failed to secure any significant operational breakthroughs across the front over the past year, while Ukrainian forces achieved their most notable battlefield gains since the Kursk operation in August 2024. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

🤨 A reconnaissance drone was found in Poland near the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region. Polish media report the UAV was equipped with cameras for surveillance and carried no explosives.

Poland, Finland, and the Baltics lead the way as Europe’s most battle-ready nations against rising Russian threats. 🔗 united24media.com/world/which-...

🚨 BREAKING: Russian drone strike damages Kharkiv apartment building and injures three. A technical floor of a nine-story residential building was hit during a Russian aerial attack on May 9, resulting in three injuries, including an eight-year-old boy.

🔴 Russia violates three-day ceasefire with drone strikes. On May 9, Russian forces broke a US-brokered three-day truce by launching aerial attacks, including an FPV drone strike that destroyed a civilian vehicle in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. 🧵 1/4 ⬇️

In 2026, Ukraine has become a central pillar of Europe’s defense architecture. No longer just a recipient of aid, Kyiv now exports battlefield-tested expertise in drone warfare, integrated air defense, long-range strikes, and military innovation. 🧵 1/7 ⬇️

Russia uses diaspora to celebrate war abroad.

🤯 Dutch authorities fined Yango operator MLU €100 million for illegally transferring user data to Russia. Investigators found that sensitive information was stored on Russian servers, potentially exposing it to Russian security services.

Russian POWs surprised with McDonald’s by Ukrainian marines during interview.

🚨 BREAKING: Russian shelling in Dnipropetrovsk region kills woman. A 46-year-old woman was killed in the Mezhivska community and an 87-year-old woman was hospitalized following Russian strikes on May 9 that also damaged a school and an apartment building in the Nikopol district.

💪 On Norway’s Veterans Day, 11 Ukrainian veterans joined Norwegian veterans in a symbolic 10-kilometer run and commemorative ceremony in Oslo.

In 2005, more than 50 world leaders attended the May 9 parade in Moscow, when democratic nations still saw Putin as a partner. Two decades later, Russia’s full-scale war and constant attacks on civilians have left the Kremlin increasingly isolated from the free world.

⚡ Russia’s confirmed military losses in Ukraine have exceeded 350,000 dead since the start of the full-scale invasion, a new investigation finds. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Russia’s isolation is evident as world leader attendance at the 2026 Moscow parade drops to less than 10.

❤️‍🔥 Tom Hiddleston, a UNICEF UK ambassador, visited Ukrainian children at the Dyvosvit educational center in Moldova’s capital.

🥇 Ukrainian canoeists Liudmyla Luzan and Anastasiia Rybachok won gold at the World Cup in Szeged. The duo claimed victory in the 500-meter canoe event with a time of 1:55.99.

🤨 Slovakian PM Fico met with Putin and other Russian officials in Moscow. The Slovak prime minister said he plans to discuss “practical issues” with Putin and deliver messages from other European politicians. 🔗 united24media.com/world/slovak...

Russia’s militarized Victory cult has transformed the memory of World War II into a tool of propaganda and imperial revanchism.

⚡️ Moscow parade lasts 45 minutes without military equipment after Zelenskyy decree excludes Red Square from strikes. The May 9 ceremony in Russia's capital featured North Korean troops and units that participated in the war against Ukraine, held amid a localized internet and mobile blackout.

🔴 Russian forces launched a drone strike on a border village in the Chernihiv region, killing two people on May 8. A 70-year-old man and his 49-year-old son died after the attack sparked a fire at an agricultural enterprise, while another resident was injured.

🔴 BREAKING: Russian forcea struck a civilian car with an FPV drone in the Zaporizhzhia region. A 67-year-old driver was killed instantly, while two passengers were injured and hospitalized, regional authorities said.

⚡ Satellite imagery has confirmed successful Ukrainian strikes on three key Russian military sites: the Sverdlov explosive plant in Dzerzhinsk, the Kedrovka ammunition arsenal, and the Bryansk Chemical Plant. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

⚡️ Azov returns to Mariupol. Azov defenders released footage of long-range strike drones targeting Russian logistics and equipment transport routes 160 km behind the front lines.

⚡️ BREAKING: Zelenskyy signed a decree officially authorizing the Victory Day parade on May 9th in Moscow.

Ukrainian heavy bomber drones, dubbed “Baba Yaga” by Russian forces, have gained near-legendary status on the battlefield. 🧵 1/8 ⬇️

⚡️ Zelenskyy: Red Square is less important to us than the lives of Ukrainian prisoners who can be brought home.

⚡️ Trump declares three-day ceasefire and swap of POWs between Russia and Ukraine.

⚡️ Zelenskyy says that defending freedom from Putin honors the legacy of those who defeated Hitler.

⚡ A massive forest fire has consumed 1,100 hectares of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone after two Russian Shahed drones crashed in the reserve. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Europe turns to Ukraine for modern warfare expertise.