News from Kyiv
EU Ambassador to Ukraine: Ukraine could join EU in 2030. 2030 is a very real date for Ukraine to join the European Union, Katarina Mathernova, the EU ambassador to Ukraine, said in an interview on May 9.
Zelensky: Ukraine expects EU accession negotiations to begin in June. Ukraine expects to begin accession negotiation to join the European Union in June, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 9.
Sweden to allocate 28 million euros for Ukraine's defense. In March 2024, Sweden officially joined NATO after a lengthy application process triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and was immediately vocal in its calls for other alliance members to do more.
Germany to buy 3 HIMARS for Ukraine. HIMARS, whose prowess became a popular motif of internet memes, was a game-changer for Ukraine when it first arrived in the summer of 2022, allowing Kyiv to target Russian forces behind the front lines far more accurately than they had previously.
Germany will provide Ukraine with 45 million euros for energy restoration. Germany will provide Ukraine 45 million euros ($48 million) in the form of a grant for energy restoration, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry announced on May 9.
Source: SBU hits 2 oil depots in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) hit two oil depots in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on May 9, a source privy to the information told the Kyiv Independent.
Source: Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery 1,500 kilometers from border. For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine attacked facilities in Bashkortostan, some 1,500 kilometers from the country's border, according to the source.
Zelensky: Ukraine will regain battlefield initiative if more weapons arrive.
Speaking at a joint news conference in Kyiv with the European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, Zelensky said he was putting "maximum pressure" on partners to increase supplies.
Parliament votes to increase fines for draft evasion. Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted in favor on May 9 of a draft law that increases the fines given to those who evade mobilization.
Two hydropower plants decommissioned after May 8 Russian attacks. Russia carried out a large-scale attack on May 8 against Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, and Vinnytsia oblasts, mainly targeting energy infrastructure.
Zelensky: Ukraine expects EU accession negotiations to begin in June. Ukraine expects to begin accession negotiation to join the European Union in June, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 9.
Sweden to allocate 28 million euros for Ukraine's defense. In March 2024, Sweden officially joined NATO after a lengthy application process triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and was immediately vocal in its calls for other alliance members to do more.
Germany to buy 3 HIMARS for Ukraine. HIMARS, whose prowess became a popular motif of internet memes, was a game-changer for Ukraine when it first arrived in the summer of 2022, allowing Kyiv to target Russian forces behind the front lines far more accurately than they had previously.
Germany will provide Ukraine with 45 million euros for energy restoration. Germany will provide Ukraine 45 million euros ($48 million) in the form of a grant for energy restoration, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry announced on May 9.
Source: SBU hits 2 oil depots in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) hit two oil depots in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on May 9, a source privy to the information told the Kyiv Independent.
Source: Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery 1,500 kilometers from border. For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine attacked facilities in Bashkortostan, some 1,500 kilometers from the country's border, according to the source.
Zelensky: Ukraine will regain battlefield initiative if more weapons arrive.
Speaking at a joint news conference in Kyiv with the European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, Zelensky said he was putting "maximum pressure" on partners to increase supplies.
Parliament votes to increase fines for draft evasion. Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted in favor on May 9 of a draft law that increases the fines given to those who evade mobilization.
Two hydropower plants decommissioned after May 8 Russian attacks. Russia carried out a large-scale attack on May 8 against Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, and Vinnytsia oblasts, mainly targeting energy infrastructure.
