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In Donetsk region under Ukrainian government control, as many as 2,574 solitary low-mobility individuals remain, and all of them are currently refusing to evacuate, putting themselves at risk. According to a Ukrinform correspondent, this was announced during an online briefing by Dmytro Pozharskyi, Deputy Head of the Department and Head of the Social Services Division of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration’s Department of Social Protection. "As of May 7, there are 2,574 solitary low-mobility individuals across the region, including 579 people with disabilities. They are under the care of our social workers, who assist them daily. These are all individuals…

On May 8, there were 154 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders at the front, with more than fifty of those taking place in the Pokrovsk sector. According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook, sharing operational information as of 22:00 on Thursday, May 8. “Since the beginning of the day, 154 combat clashes have taken place. The Russian invaders carried out one missile strike and 15 air strikes, using one missile and 25 guided aerial bombs (KABs). Additionally, the enemy deployed 830 kamikaze drones and shelled our positions…

Regaining control over an area located north of the village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv region has allowed Ukrainian forces to push the line of contact farther from Kharkiv and strengthen the defense of the entire region. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. “In recent days, Ukrainian troops have liberated a forest area the enemy had nicknamed ‘Berlin,’” the General Staff stated. Thanks to the efforts of the 13th Khartia Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade named after Ivan Sirko, and other…

Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said the Netherlands and Romania would set up a joint center for training Ukrainian F-16 ground maintenance crews. The minister wrote about this on X, Ukrinform reports. Nederland leidt samen met Roemenië F16-vliegers op voor Oekraïne en Roemenië.We spreken nu ook af om samen technici op te gaan leiden om F16’s inzetbaar te houden.Ook bezoek ik onze mensen van het MQ-9 detachement (onbemande vliegtuigen). Grote waardering voor hun inzet! 🇳🇱🇷🇴 pic.twitter.com/QKY3ubN3d1 — Ruben Brekelmans (@DefensieMin) May 8, 2025 “The Netherlands, together with Romania, are training F-16 pilots for Ukraine and Romania. We have also agreed…

In Kharkiv region, as a result of a Russian strike on Velykyi Burluk, Kupiansk district, on May 7, buses of the Prolisok humanitarian mission, which operate social routes in frontline settlements, were damaged. This was reported by the head of the organization Yevhen Kaplin on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “Two minibuses “Prolisok” came under fire, which provided social transportation of residents of the border villages of Serednyi Burluk, Shypuvate, Kanivtseve, Chorne, Prykolotne, which do not have ATMs, pharmacies, shops and other social and administrative services to the community center of Velykyi Burluk. Fortunately, at the time of the shelling, the driver…

Employees of a utility company in Kupiansk were injured as a result of a Russian drone strike on a car. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “According to the investigation, on May 8, at about 11:00 a.m., Russian servicemen hit a company car of a utility company in Kupiansk. A 49-year-old man who was driving the car was wounded. The victim was a locksmith who was on his way to work to repair a damaged section of the water supply network,” the prosecutor's office said. The man was wounded and is being treated…

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with the newly appointed US Chargé d'Affaires in Ukraine Julia Davis, during which the parties coordinated joint steps to introduce a free trade zone between the countries. The Prime Minister announced this in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “We held the first meeting with the US Chargé d'Affaires in Ukraine Julia Davis. I congratulated her on her appointment... In continuation of the agreements with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, we coordinated our joint steps to introduce a free trade zone between Ukraine and the United States. This will be a significant achievement on the way to the…

Due to the heavy losses in manpower in the southern direction, the Russian command is redeploying professional artillerymen who have been training for a long time to infantry assault groups. This was stated by Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, in a commentary to Ukrinform. “In the southern direction, the enemy loses one and a half to two dozen artillery systems every day. All this is due to competent counter-battery combat and the active work of our drone operators and our intelligence. This leads to the fact that in some artillery units of the Russian troops, in particular…

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, informed the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, General Robert Brieger, about the situation along the frontline and Ukraine’s transition to a corps-based command structure. Oleksandr Syrskyi reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. Syrskyi expressed gratitude to General Brieger and the EU for their military suport, highlighting the importance of boosting EU initiatives on supplying ammunition and air defense systems. “I presented my view on the current situation across the approximately 1,100 km-long line of contact. Despite the difficult conditions, Ukraine is restructuring its Armed Forces’ command system,…

Changes in weather conditions are affecting the enemy’s assault tactics in the Chasiv Yar area and in the direction of Kostiantynivka. This was reported during a television broadcast by Dmytro Zaporozhets, Spokesperson for the Luhansk Operational Tactical Group of Troops, according to Ukrinform. “Foliage has appeared, and the enemy is trying to use it during assault operations, moving from one wooded area to another. There’s also been a decrease in nighttime movements and an increase in morning assaults. They typically operate in small infantry groups of up to four people, attempting to move, regroup, and conduct assaults toward Ukraine’s Defense…