Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have discussed defense cooperation and interaction on the path to Ukraine's European integration, as well as the treatment of Ukrainian defenders and assistance from the French side in investigating Russian war crimes.
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has suggested that as "Victory Day" in Russia on May 9 approaches, Putin will try to increase "Russian cannon fodder" and call the war "a war against the Nazis."
The 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo eliminated a group of Russian paratroopers who were trying to storm the Ukrainian positions in Luhansk region.
Head of the Ukrainian President's Office, Andriy Yermak, says Norway starting next weekend will close its ports to Russian ships, with the exception of fishing vessels.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 6,134 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started, including 2,899 killed and 3,235 injured.
An infrastructure facility, which is situated in Shepetivka District, Khmelnytskyi Region, has been hit with a Russian missile. No casualties were reported.
The Ukrainian military have successfully repelled nine enemy attacks within the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area, destroying a large number of Russian military vehicles.