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May 8
02:45
The British government has approved the decision to provide Ukraine with a new military aid package of $1,6 billion worth. – Reuters
09:56
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 225 Ukrainian children have died, 413 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region [conservative estimates, real numbers are likely higher]. – Liudmyla Denisova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
10:55
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February to 08 May (approximation): 25500 troops; 1130 tanks; 2741 armored vehicles; 509 artillery systems; 179 MLRS; 86 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 199 aircraft; 156 helicopters; 1961 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 12 military boats; 360 tactical UAVs; 39 special military equipment; 92 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
14:39
As a result of Russian troops shelling, one of the high-voltage transmission lines in the Luhansk region was damaged. There is no light in the whole region at the moment. – Press service of the Luhansk regional military administration
16:00
Russian occupiers have shelled the Popasnianskyi water utility in the Luhansk region. As a result, about a million local citizens have been left without water. – Serhii Haidai, Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration
19:36
Due to Russian military aggression in Ukraine, more than 216,5 thousand Ukrainian citizens have been left without gas supply. – Ministry of Energy of Ukraine
19:40
The US government has imposed new sanctions against the Russian Federation. The new sanctions list includes: 3 main Russian propaganda channels – Channel One, Russia-1, and NTV; 8 heads of the Russian Sberbank, 27 heads of the Gazprombank, and the Moscow Industrial Bank; about 2,600 Russian and Belarusian officials and military officials; the manufacturer of small arms “Promtechnology”, 7 transport and 1 shipping companies. Moreover, the US government restricts Russia’s access to US financial services and suspends permits to export a number of nuclear materials to Russia. – Press service of the White House
21:24
In the last 24 hours, Russian aggressors have shelled the Mykolaiv, the Luhansk, the Odesa, the Donetsk, the Kharkiv, the Kherson, the Zaporizhzhia, and the Sumy regions. 14 people have been killed. 55 citizens have been injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
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A Ukrainian defender says goodbye to his beloved at the Kramatorsk railway station, in the Donetsk region.
By Kostiantyn Liberov and Vlada Liberova
A Ukrainian soldier in the frontline town of Avdiivka in the East of Ukraine. Russian forces shell the city daily, destroying buildings, smashing cars, and leaving craters.
By Evhenii Maloletka
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the positions of the Ukrainian military in the Bakhmut direction.
Photo from Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Instagram
A pug was rescued from the multi-story buildings in Zaporizhzhia after Russia’s missile attack on March 22, 2023.
Photo from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
A civilian kisses the hands of a Ukrainian defender in gratitude at the railway station in Kramatorsk, the Donetsk region.
By Kostiantyn Liberov and Vlada Liberova
Norway transferred 8 Leopard 2 tanks and 4 support vehicles to Ukraine.
Photo from the Norwegian Armed Forces
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