Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important in the Ukrainian war on May 9, 2024. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the invasion of the aggressor for the third year.
08:45. The drone coalition for Ukraine could expand in the future, admits Defense Minister Andris Spruds (P). The coalition has attracted more than 500 million euros to donate to drones. Batches of drones have already gone to Ukraine, and further shipments are planned.
Spruds emphasized that there are currently 14 countries in the coalition and negotiations are underway with other countries as well. “We are moving internationally by attracting other countries, as this would mean additional resources. However, it is important that the structure is also well managed so that everyone is “on the same page”, said the minister, noting that the development of the coalition is continuous.
08:00. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 478,730 soldiers by Thursday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army. According to the data of the general staff, 1300 invaders were destroyed during the day.
Since the beginning of the repeated invasion on February 24, 2022, the Russians have lost 7,429 tanks, 14,281 armored personnel carriers, 12,340 cannons and mortars, 1,058 rocket launchers, 793 anti-aircraft artillery, 349 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 2,192 drones cruise missiles, 26 ships and speedboats, one submarine, 16,618 cars and tankers, as well as 2,027 units of specialized equipment.
07:05. In commemorating the end of World War II in Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Wednesday compared his country’s defense against the Russian invasion to Ukrainian efforts to defeat Nazi Germany.
“80 years ago, millions of Ukrainians fought to defeat Nazism once and for all,” Zelensky said in a video message recorded as he visited the town of Yahidne in Chernihiv Oblast, where Russian occupiers committed a war crime in 2022. “But today, Ukrainians are again fighting against evil, which has been reborn, has returned and wants to destroy us again,” Zelensky said.
00:10. On May 8, President Vladimir Zelenskiy had a telephone conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
According to the head of state of Ukraine, the conversation with Orban was “long and meaningful”.
Zelensky invited the Hungarian Prime Minister to the Peace Summit in Switzerland next month.
