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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a decree dismissing Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from military service. Zaluzhnyi was appointed Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK by another decree.

Commenting on Russia’s attack on the night of 7-8 May, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that only a Nazi would commit such a crime on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II. He noted that Russia had fired more than 50 missiles and launched more than 20 Shahed attack drones to attack Ukraine.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) claims to have disrupted the plans of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to eliminate Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy and other members of the country’s top military and political leadership.

UK Defence Intelligence expects that in the next two months, Russian losses in the war against Ukraine will be greater due to offensive operations.

Russia has been forced to withdraw about 40 aircraft of various types from the area of the Kushchevskaya airfield after a recent Ukrainian strike – and to redeploy them to numerous airfields further from the original missile launch areas.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin will likely end the war against Ukraine only when he feels that he cannot win it, and it is dangerous to hope for any further agreements with Russia.

Three children have been brought back to Ukrainian-controlled territory from the Russian-occupied territory of Kherson Oblast.

Bill Blair, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, announced on 26 April that CAD 3 million [roughly US$2.2 million] will be allocated to the Ukrainian defence industry for the production of drones.

US President Joe Biden has announced that the first batch of aid to Ukraine under the newly signed supplemental funding law will be sent “in the next few hours” and listed what will be included in the package.

Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has instructed newly appointed Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Sergei Maslyak to search for oil in the country.

Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, says the West is one step away from deploying troops in Ukraine, but Budapest does not want a war.

Russian forces bombarded Ukraine with ballistic and guided missiles, two of which were shot down, on the night of 19-20 April.

National Police Chief Ivan Vyhivskyi has reported how many Ukrainian children abducted by Russia were found in Germany. Details

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that the United States and the G7 countries are “absolutely committed” to supporting Ukraine and called on Congress to approve urgent military and budget support.

A total of 14 people were killed and at least 60 injured in a Russian attack on the city of Chernihiv on the morning of 17 April.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a proposal to observe a ceasefire in the world’s major conflicts – including the war in Ukraine – during the Olympic Games, and he is counting on assistance from China’s leader in this regard.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has said he hopes his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive at the next Three Seas Initiative (TSI) summit in 2025 “in a suit”, symbolising that the war in Ukraine is over.

Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission, has confirmed that the EU started working on the next 14th sanctions package against Russia due to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The European Union has expressed its condolences over the death of Russian volunteer Alexander Demidenko, who has died in police custody.