Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important in the Ukrainian war on May 8, 2024. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the invasion of the aggressor for the third year.
16:04. On May 8, a projectile fired by Russian troops hit a sports field in Kharkiv, seriously injuring five people. Among them are 12, 13 and 15-year-old teenagers, reports pravda.com.ua.
15:08. For the second year in a row, a large poster facing the Russian city of Ivangorod across the river will be hung in the Narva near the flag tower of Hermani Palace, showing the bloodied dictator Vladimir Putin and the inscription “Putin War Criminal” in English.
14:16. Polish border guards detained a Russian deserter who illegally crossed the Polish border with Belarus, the Polish border guard announced on Wednesday. The Russian embassy in Warsaw claims that it is not aware of this case and doubts the veracity of the statement. She revealed that the detainee is a 41-year-old man who fought in Ukraine. Polish media reports that the man was dressed in civilian clothes and was not armed.
13:38. Rada extends martial law and mobilization until August 11, 2024, reports pravda.com.ua.
12:45 p.m. Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on May 7 at the UN General Assembly that peace in Ukraine is possible only if the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored, not if Russia receives compensation for its aggression, reports pravda.com.ua. “For peace to be fair and lasting, it must be based on the noble and inalienable principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations,” he added.
The Italian president emphasized that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not just a regional conflict. He emphasized that the war in Ukraine has led to food and energy shortages, especially in certain parts of Africa.
11:27. Energy workers of the Ukrainian private energy company DTEK have restored electricity to 1,023 families in the Vyshhorod district of the Kyiv region after the Russian morning attack, reports pravda.com.ua.
10:35 a.m. On Wednesday night, the Russians sent 55 different types of missiles and 21 attack drones to Ukraine, and Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners destroyed 59 of these air targets, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk said.
10:08 a.m. The 14th package of sanctions of the European Union, which will be directed against Russia, will ban Russian funding of “European political parties and European political funds”, “non-governmental organizations” and “media service providers”, according to the draft sanctions, which has reached the internet newspaper “EUobserver”.
The purpose of the ban is to “protect the integrity of the union’s political processes, protect the union’s citizens from manipulation, and protect the union’s internal affairs from malicious interference,” the draft sanctions said.
09:46. Commenting on the Russian attacks on the night of May 8, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that only a Nazi would commit such crimes on the day of commemoration of World War II and victory over Nazism. He stated that Russia launched more than 50 missiles and launched more than 20 Shahed drones against Ukraine, writes pravda.com.ua.
08:17. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 477,430 soldiers by Wednesday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army. According to the data of the general staff, 970 invaders were destroyed during the day.
Since the beginning of the repeated invasion on February 24, 2022, the Russians have lost 7,418 tanks, 14,246 armored personnel carriers, 12,317 cannons and mortars, 1,057 rocket launchers, 792 anti-aircraft artillery, 349 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 215 1 cruise missile, 26 ships and speedboats, one submarine, 16,549 cars and tankers, as well as 2,019 units of specialized equipment.
07:09. Russia announced on Tuesday that it had declared the US-funded non-governmental organization (NGO) Freedom House an “undesirable organization”, effectively banning cooperation or communication with it.
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office said Freedom House had called for “comprehensive assistance to Ukraine to defeat Russia” and had “discredited” the Russian military.
00:10. German authorities have banned Russian flags, military uniforms, posters with the letters V or Z and other symbols and signs that may glorify Russia’s war against Ukraine in Berlin on May 8 and 9, writes pravda.com.ua.
