Truce.

Russia hit a civilian car with an FPV drone in Kharkiv region at 07:05, injuring three women. All victims have been hospitalized. The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, alongside Slovak PM Robert Fico, criticized the European Commission's plan to end Russian gas imports. Orban claims it will bankrupt Europe and burden Central European families. He also insists Hungary will not finance Ukraine's EU accession.

Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, says Russia is lying—the so-called “ceasefire” never took effect.

“They’re still attacking. No Shaheds in the sky doesn’t mean peace. A real ceasefire means no assaults, no shooting, total silence.”

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s MFA Andrii Sybiha: Putin’s “Parade ceasefire” is a farce. From midnight to midday, Russia violated it 734 times, launched 63 assaults, 176 FPV drone strikes & 16 guided bombs.

Ukraine shares evidence with partners. Putin can’t be trusted—he breaks even his own word.

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade continues clearing operations in the Kharkiv region. A Russian BMP-3, SPG, two artillery systems, two trucks, and a supply vehicle were destroyed. Russian infantry units in the area were also neutralized.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reports/complains Ukraine didn’t stop fighting during Putin’s “ceasefire” — as if Ukraine ever agreed to his PR stunt.

Declaring a fake truce and whining when no one obeys it is peak Kremlin delusion.

🇪🇺 Ukraine just received €1 billion from the EU under the ERA program, Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal announced. The funds come from profits on immobilized Russian central bank assets and will go toward critical budget needs and strengthening the state.

✅ Done deal: Ukraine's parliament has officially ratified the agreement on critical minerals and the creation of a Reconstruction Investment Fund — passed with 338 votes in favor.

🇷🇴🇳🇱 Romania and the Netherlands will establish a joint training center for Ukrainian F-16 maintenance personnel, the Dutch Ministry of Defense has announced.

https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/05/07/ook-trainingscentrum-voor-onderhoudspersoneel-f-16s-in-roemenie

🇱🇹 Lithuania is officially withdrawing from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Along with Latvia, Poland, Finland & Estonia, Lithuania wants the option to defend its borders—including with mines if needed.

https://www.dw.com/ru/litva-vyhodit-iz-konvencii-o-zaprete-protivopehotnyh-min/a-72477057

❗️🇺🇸 Trump reportedly asked Erdoğan to mediate in Russia’s war against Ukraine — and Turkey agreed, per Hurriyet.

Trump also hinted he may turn to China for help. Is the U.S. stepping back from direct Ukraine diplomacy?

https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/abdulkadir-selvi/erdogan-ile-bahceli-pkknin-silah-birakmasini-mi-konustu-42792748

Zelenskyy on the 🇺🇸🇺🇦 economic deal: This is the most forward-looking agreement in our bilateral history—decades of joint investment, industrial growth, jobs, and tech development ahead. A strong foundation for security today, and prosperity tomorrow.

White smoke. The new Pope is 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the U.S.—the first American to ever lead the Catholic Church. He takes the name Leo XIV.

Over 20,000 gathered at St. Peter’s Square to welcome the 267th Pontiff.

Heroic: near Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, just two Ukrainian soldiers from the Da Vinci Wolves — 108th Battalion — held their ground against a Russian assault group of five in a vehicle. With the help of drones, they stopped the Russians in its tracks.

🇺🇸 Trump and his entourage once again deliver a set of vague and contradictory statements on Ukraine.

“I think we’re making good progress. The fighting is a little different than it was. I think if we weren’t involved, Russia might’ve just kept going… maybe to take it all. If we can stop the war, that would be a big achievement.”

🇷🇴 The leading candidate in Romania's presidential election promises not to provide military aid to Ukraine.

George Simion stated he would not "personally vote for aid to Kyiv" but would follow any decisions made by Trump.

He justified his stance by claiming that Ukraine "does not respect the rights of the Romanian minority," adding, "We have our issues with Ukrainians because they act much like Russians."

Today, in the sector of the 46th Airmobile Brigade, Russian forces attempted an assault with 14 units of motorized equipment and around 20 infantrymen. It’s clear that the so-called "ceasefire" only applies to long-range drones and missiles, as assaults continue and guided bombs keep striking the front lines.

Slovak Prime Minister Fico, one of Europe's biggest traitors alongside Orban, has arrived in Moscow for May 9 Victory Day celebrations. He took alternative routes after several countries denied his plane passage through their airspace.